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The Flipside Flame March(es) On! (2015 Vol 2)

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It’s March! Time for more information about all the stuff and things relating to Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd! Remember, if you have things you’d like to contribute to the Flame, please check out the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission form. You can find it under “Contact” on the home page of burningflipside.com.

Bonus Round Tickets

Hi Flipizens,

After our announcement that we did not meet our capacity at ticket opening, we’ve received LOTS of emails from people about how they can get in on a hypothetical “second round.”

Unfortunately, the ticket window is closed, so please don’t contact the ticket team about these hypothetical tickets and please don’t send in a money order or any additional ticket requests at this time. Please only contact the ticket team if you submitted your ticket request during the normal window and are having an issue. We’ll announce new opportunities to buy tickets as they come up.

We’ve always said that volunteering for DaFT, kicking ass at Work Weekends or volunteering in other ways, building art, checking in with your theme camp, coming out to church night, and in general participating is always the best way to get a ticket. We’re putting our tickets where our metaphorical mouths are now. Expect to see us at Church Night looking at who’s working on awesome art projects and speaking with our leads to put some of those tickets in the hands of people who are stepping up.

Whatever you do, DON’T PANIC.

We’ve already distributed some at the Houston Road Show and the North Texas Road Show and we will announce any opportunities that come available on official channels like the Flipside Flame, the official mailing lists, the official twitter page, etc. Maybe on just one of them, just because.

You might think that this kind of sounds a little like a pain in the ass.

And it is!

Let me esplain. No, let me sum up.

Our normal mail-in ticket process is partially in place to make ticket sales easier on our entirely volunteer run event, so when participants wait until after the ticket window to get their money together, they’re making it harder on the volunteers. Ideally, Austin Artistic Reconstruction won’t sell any tickets outside of the mail in window, and we just might not in the future, so next year be sure to follow directions, and get your ticket requests in on time.

So, if/when we sell additional tickets, we’ll probably have a few hoops for you to jump through and if you want tickets, keep watching, keep listening, keep participating. (And register on the website so you can get them easier!)

Thanks,
Austin Artistic Reconstruction

Adam
Izzi
Princess
Problem
Thomas

Ticket Opening Rundown

Hello Flipizens from Loribug the Ticket Lead.
The Ticket Window is CLOSED! Please stop sending in Ticket Registrations – they will not be accepted. The official ticket window was January 7 to January 22, 2015.

The Ticket Team processed over 3,400 tickets and accepted almost all of them. I personally researched all the returns.

The reasons for return this year:
• Late Postmark
• Personal Check
• Underpayment
• No Money Order Included
• Late Postmark AND Underpayment
• Late Postmark AND Personal Check
• The person who sent in a 1 cent Money Order

Impressions from Ticket Opening

  1. You guys are AMAZING – decorated envelopes were awesome – but some had problems going through the post office.
  2. Check your postage! Extra weight = extra postage. Inadequate postage can get your envelope returned to you from the post office.
  3. Smart Moves: Some of the more extravagantly decorated envelopes (think stickers, ribbons, dangling bits, etc) were mailed INSIDE of a second pre-paid USPS envelope. It costs a bit more, but makes it easier for the Post Office to read the address. I think those envelopes are even trackable. TRACKING IS GOOD when it comes to the post office.
  4. If you are getting really close to the deadline, make sure you get your envelope hand stamped.
  5. Don’t send personal checks! Don’t sent cash! If you include additional funds, tell us what they are for! If we do not get explicit instructions, we may have to refund the whole ticket registration. 🙁
  6. Contact the ticket team when you have problems. Really! We helped a lot of people before, during, and after the ticket window.

Most Sincerely, Loribug, Pterrifying Pterodactyl of Ptickets for P2015

Survival Guide is LIVE

Everyone who sent in a ticket request for Burning Flipside should be receiving a printed survival guide in the mail, but for now, you can regard it in all its electronic glory online at http://burningflipside.com/sg — it’s been extensively reorganized and looks great. And pay special attention to the Plan Ahead section while there’s still plenty of time to, well, plan ahead.

Town Hall Road Show Wrap-up

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North Texas

Thank you, Houston and North Texas for making the Road Shows great! We had fantastic turnout at both events, with lots of excited participants ready to learn more about what to expect from The Wizards of Odd.  There were small and lively batches of ticket sales at each event. Many thanks to our gracious hosts: Last Concert Cafe in Houston and Emily Rodriguez Simpson in Dallas. We were grateful to have good enough weather for both events to be outdoors, even if there was still snow (!!!) on the ground up in the Dallas area.

HouRoadShow15

Houston

Burning Flipside wants your pictures

Have you ever looked at the burningflipside.com website and thought that it seems kind of…plain? Especially considering we’re a community of artists?

We’re trying to fix that. If you would like to contribute photographs or other digital media that would appear on the website and in other official Flipside communications, you are invited to submit it via the form at

http://www.burningflipside.com/contact/media-contribution

There’s a media-use agreement there that will govern Burning Flipside’s use of your work. It’s short and in plain English.

Get Involved!

Work Weekend II Update!bwWW

WORK WEEKEND II IS CANCELLED. Next Work weekend scheduled: March 20-22.
Come for a few hours, or stay for the weekend and help us lay the foundation for Pyropolis by trimming limbs, clearing trails and getting rid of poison ivy and fire ants—among other things. If you’re coming, please email wwcomm15@burningflipside.com, or sign up on the Work Weekend wiki.

The next work weekends are April 10-12, and May 1-3.

Greeters

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Do you like to hug people?
Do you wish more people read the survival guide?
Are you a fan of the Socratic Method?

If any of the above are true, then you should volunteer with Greeters this year. Greeters are the front line of edjumication, self­reliance, and most importantly, inclusion. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or wide­eyed first timer, there’s a place for you to volunteer at Greeters! We have fun, but we also provide a necessary and mandatory service for the city ­ if we aren’t staffed, then the gate cannot open!

We need around 150 volunteers throughout the event to keep Greeters going. If you’re with a Theme Camp we’d love to have your camp adopt a whole shift. If you don’t have a theme camp, feel free to put your name in any open slot. At the end of the shift, you will have a dozen or so new friends! If you have the time and energy, sign up for several shifts!

The Greeters volunteer wiki is open and ready for you to choose a shift. Sign Up!

If you have any questions, feel free to email JulieSchmooly at greeters15@burningflipside.com.

Thank you so much for volunteering!!!!

Shaven Apes: Kanihepya?

Shaven Apes is an all volunteer department that can help with things like Theme Camp setup, Art installations, to building your shade structure, and will even helping you pitch your tent, provide transportation or just help you drink your booze.

Shaven Apes will be wearing a bright, banana yellow, easy to spot t-shirts with the word KANIHEPYA on it. If you can’t find one of us, find someone with a radio and have them ask for one (fyi, folks driving carts usually have a radio).

Do you already know that your theme camp is going to need assistance? There is a wiki page for this.

Please understand that Shaven Apes is a small team of volunteers and we’re not equipped to lend DaFT-sized amounts of help.

Like helping people build things? Sign up to be an Ape! Shaven Apes wouldn’t exist without volunteers. Please consider volunteering some of your time, it’s a great way to improve your karma. You can sign up for a shift on the wiki.

If you are interested in volunteering, but don’t yet know what your schedule will be like, sign up to be on the mailing list, we will not spam you with a bunch of messages.

If you have issues with any of these links, you can email the Top Banana (Fractallia) directly at apes15@burningflipside.com.

More Links of Interest:

Volunteer Wiki
Theme Camp/Art/Events registration continues! There are deadlines, so don’t dawdle!

Combustion Chamber

The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. There will is one more meeting in March, and two in April, each starting at 7:42 pm at the Flipside Warehouse. Special topics are as follows:
March 23:
– Recycling
Revisiting the recycling topic: Though having recycling available at Flipside impacts our individual self-reliance and consumes some resources, the community has felt that offering this was more of a benefit than a detractor from the event. The CC and our amazing Site Sign-Off crew want your input. Also, are there specific things you feel should or should not be recycled?

– Flipside without a Burn
What factors could prohibit burning of the effigy, arising either prior to
or at the event? Are we at risk of a no-burn this year? If Flipside
burns were prohibited for several years, what would that mean to the
event?

April 6:
– Cultural appropriation
April 20:
– Warehouse
– CC Retreat
Do we want this, and when/where

Fundraisers

If your camp is having a fundraiser, we want to let people know about it. We’re not talking about vending, just good old fashioned fundraising for camp needs. Yes, you can make that event on the book of faces, but we’d love to hear about what you’re doing and help you get the word out!

Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar: Bunnies in Spaaaace edition

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Serious Camp is now seeking donations for the Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar: Bunnies in Spaaaaace! edition.

The Seriously Sexy Flipside Countdown Calendar will run June 2015 to May 2016 to help you countdown to next year’s Burning Flipside event. Featuring 12 months of the sultry Serious Camp bunnies exploring the far depths of space, the calendar will also contain dates for many of your favorite regional burn events. You can even choose to add your own event(s) to the calendar!

In addition to funding the creation of the calendar itself, your donation will help Serious Camp make improvements to The Sweet Shop and host another kick ass Theme Camp Leads Appreciation Mixer celebrating Theme Camp leads at Flipside.

https://fundly.com/2015-seriously-sexy-flipside-countdown-calendar

The Chez Parabolé Magical Dining Experience

The members of Chez Parabolé are planning a Dinner & Show experience that you do not want to miss: The Chez Parabolé Magical Dining Experience. This magical event will be happening Saturday, April 11th in Houston and will transform the fine dining experience of Chez Parabolé into cocktail party form, complete with some spectacular local entertainers for a fun night of delicious entertainment sure to stimulate all of your senses.

We will have a Cocktail Party which will include a 4 course tasting menu, cocktails and 4 performances of a musical and dance variety. We will also have a VIP Experience, which will include the above as well as access to the VIP area and entrance to a VIP After Party with additional tasty treats and special performances of a more risqué variety.

Tickets and info for the event will be available at http://chezparabole.eventbrite.com starting Saturday March 14th, and you can get additional information for this event as well as what we will have in store for Flipside at our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/chezparabole

Thank you everyone and hope to see you at our magical evening in April.

Announce for March

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It’s a tiny bit before March, but there’s so much information to share right now that we can’t contain ourselves.

Mass Gathering Permit

As many of you know, in order to hold an event with 2500 people or more, the event organizers need to apply for and receive a mass-gathering permit from the host county. Austin Artistic Reconstruction, LLC sought and was granted a mass-gathering permit for the first time in 2013, and again in 2014.

We are pleased to report that we have been granted a permit again for the 2015 event on February 19. This represents the hard work of many volunteers going back years, and is made possible by the positive working relationship that the organization enjoys with county officials and the site’s landowner.

Each year that we go through the permitting process, we get better at it, and this is the first year we have been able to secure the permit before ticket-request opening. This made the ticketing process smoother and clearer for everyone, not least your hard-working ticket team.

While this permit does give the event the opportunity to grow, AAR, LLC will continue to manage growth responsibly, within the limits imposed by the site, volunteer capacity, and common sense.

Tickets

Ticket-request opening was on February 23. There were valid requests for 2761 tickets, and because the mass-gathering permit had already been granted, there was no lottery: every valid ticket request was honored. Taking into account set-aside tickets, up to 294 additional tickets can be sold while remaining under AAR’s self-imposed ticket cap.

Road shows: Houston & North Texas

Live in Houston or North Texas and weren’t able to make the Burning Flipside Town Hall in Austin on February 21st?  Came to Town Hall, but have further questions or concerns?  Just want to connect with other burners in your area? Our Traveling Roadshow Town Hall is headed your way!

Town Hall Road Shows are mini versions of Town Hall, where you can get information about bringing an art project or theme camp to Flipside, get information about volunteering, and find out what the organization is up to.

We’ll recap some of the main points covered at Spring Town Hall, plus give you some time to ask questions of representatives of the LLC, the CC, City Planning, Art, Safety and Volunteer Coordinating. We want your input and appreciate your involvement, so come visit with us!

This year, we plan to distribute some of our remaining tickets at both road shows. If any Houston or DFW folks missed out on regular ticketing, come on down. Please note that we cannot accept personal checks or credit cards.

Houston Road Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1562397324026633/
Date: March 1st
Time: 1pm-4pm
Place: Last Concert Cafe, 1403 Nance St, Houston, TX 77002

North Texas Road Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1562397324026633/
Date: March 7th
Time: 1pm-4pm
Place: 219 S. Montclair Ave, Dallas, TX

If you need more information or would like to help organizing or setting up, please contact Mercedes Vaughn, Theme Camp Liaison, at themecampinfo15@burningflipside.com.

UPDATED: Work Weekend I Canceled

The first work weekend of the season will be at Apache Pastures, Feb 27-Mar 1. Work Weekend I has been canceled due to inclement weather. The next one is March 20-22, when we hope it will be less icy and gross.

Work weekends are work, but they’re also a great opportunity for a quieter, smaller campout, a chance to get to know some of your fellow participants, and this year, it will be a chance to see the new acreage we’re opening up, the corral. Interested? Sign up in the wiki at http://wiki.burningflipside.com/wiki/WorkWeekends . Questions? Contact wwcomm15@burningflipside.com

Theme Camp/Art Project/Art Car/Event Registration

Art and Theme Camp Registration is open!

Please note that if you are registering an art piece to be placed at your theme camp, you must register it on both the theme camp and art forms to ensure the best placement and to be included on the map!

Visit https://secure.burningflipside.com/ to register your theme camp, your mutant vehicle, events at the event and art piece. The forms are new and improved—remember the more information you can provide, the better we can support you.

The Theme Camp Registration will remain open until 12:59pm April 1st (no joke!). We can only guarantee your camp will be listed on the map if you register before the deadline. For general information about theme camps and FAQ, please visit http://www.burningflipside.com/event/theme-camps. If information on your form changes, or you miss the deadline, please contact themecampinfo15@burningflipside.com.

The Art and DMV registration forms (for your fabulous mutant vehicles) will remain open until 12:59pm, April 8th. Art pieces to be included on the map must be registered before the deadline. If you need to update any information on the form or miss the deadline, please contact art15@burningflipside.com. Please note that pyro art MUST be registered.

Events at the event registration will remain open until 12:59pm May 15th. If you have any questions, please email disinfo15@burningflipside.com.

Thank you, we can’t wait to see what awesome you’re bringing!
always yours,
City Planning and the Art Team

CC Meetings

The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. There will be two meetings in March, each starting at 7:42 pm at the Flipside Warehouse. Special topics are as follows:

  • March 9th – Respect Meeting Planning and CC Term Limits
  • March 23rd – Recycling and Flipside without a BurnCheck the Flipside Flame for topic details!

The CC will inform the community of any location changes or topic changes as quickly as possible. Please join us at the Warehouse or send us your input at cc@burningflipside.com.

First Flipside Flame of Fifteen (2015 Vol 1)

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The Flipside Flame, brought to you on a semi-regular basis by your Content Lead, is a nifty place to learn about cool things happening before, during, and sometimes even after Burning Flipside. If you have articles you’d like to submit for publication, please head over to the Flipside Flame/Announce Submission form and fire it off.

I hope to have Flames out mid-month, and Announce posts at the beginning of the month. Help me help you by getting your submissions in about a week before.

Mass Gathering Permit Granted!

You don’t need me to retype the info here. Go to the Mass Gathering Permit post and read up on the news!

Town Hall 2015

Spring Town Hall is coming Saturday, February 21, 2015 starting at 12:00pm. Join us at the Flipside Warehouse, 1023 Springdale Rd. Austin, TX 78721. This is a Leave No Trace event!

The business part of the meeting (announcements) will start at 2:34pm. The agenda is as follows (subject to change):

  • Welcome
  • AAR Update
  • Tickets
  • DaFT
  • Volunteering
  • Dates announced for Work Weekends, Theme Camp Registration and Rolling Road Shows
  • Community Announcements

Work Weekend I

Come out to Proto-Pyropolis and help get the land ready for this year’s Burning Flipside—The Wizards of Odd. Head to the Work Weekends Wiki page to sign up for work weekends. They’re a fantastic way to give back to the community by preparing the land for Burning Flipside in May. Spend some time bonding with the land before the masses arrive, and share the camaraderie in the evenings while volunteering  to make the whole event go!

SpringInPyropolis

Road Shows (Houston & North Texas)

Roads Shows are when a bunch of folks get together and drive off to the farther flung regions of the state and host smaller versions of the Spring Town Hall for the people who can’t make it to Austin’s version.
We’ll be hitting the road on March 1 for the Houston Road Show (Last Concert Cafe, 1403 Nance St, Houston, TX).
The North Texas Road Show is still in the planning stages, but as soon as we have the details nailed down, we’ll update the post.

Theme Camp Registration

SOOOOOOOOOON

Theme Camp Registration is not open quite yet, but will be coming soon. Keep an eye on the Theme Camp page for more details as they are available.

Art Registration

Also SOOOOOOOOOOOON...

Want to make ART? Art that burns? Check out the Art Registration page for details about Art Registration (which is coming soon) and some great pointers about burning your creations.

DaFT

The Effigy means many things to many people, but to the Design and Fabrication Team (DaFT), it means “If you build it, it will burn!” If you’re interested in learning more, check out Spring Town Hall and Church Nights for people in the know.

CC Meetings

The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. There will be two meetings in March, each starting at 7:42 pm at the Flipside Warehouse.
The CC will inform the community of any location changes or topic changes as quickly as possible. Please join us at the Warehouse or send us your input at cc@burningflipside.com.

March 9, 2015:
— Arts Fest similar to EAST
We had wanted to wait until we knew more about the state of our current Warehouse for this, so we’ll be restarting the discussion regarding: Do we want this? Who works on the team to make it happen? Is there a budget, who/where does it come from?

— CC term limits
Doug Notfunnyatall will be proposing a plan for terms limits for serving
on the Combustion Chamber to insure active participation without
stagnation while honoring a limited volunteer pool and the importance of
seasoned experience.  Issues of implementation and addressing exceptions
will also be addressed.

March 23, 2015:
—Recycling
Revisiting the recycling topic: Though having recycling available at Flipside impacts our individual self-reliance and consumes some resources, the community has felt that offering this was more of a benefit than a detractor from the event. The CC and our amazing Site Sign-Off crew want your input. Also, are there specific things you feel should or should not be recycled?

— Flipside without a Burn
What factors could prohibit burning of the effigy, arising either prior to
or at the event?  Are we at risk of a no-burn this year?  If Flipside
burns were prohibited for several years, what would that mean to the
event?

Church Nights at the Warehouse

Church Night is a weekly gathering to work on projects large and small, and to socialize. Church Nights are every Wednesday (more or less) starting around 7:30 at the Warehouse. Church Nights are Leave No Trace events!

Announce: February Information

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In an effort to communicate more fully with our friends and fellow Flipizens, Announce posts will happen in the early part of the month. As described in the Email Lists page, Announce is intended to be the official channel for important communications. Big items such as Spring Town Hall, Road Shows, Work Weekends, and Theme Camp Registration dates will be covered here.  All other things will be rolled into the Flipside Flame, the more casual avenue of information distribution.

To make sure your friendly neighborhood Content Lead can keep up this publication schedule, please submit items for publication in this general timeline:

Announce: Let me know by February 25th if you have things to get into the March Announce post.
Flame: Get me the details/articles/events by February 11th to make it into the February Flame post.

Spring Town Hall

Spring Town Hall is coming Saturday, February 21, 2015 starting at 12:00pm. Join us at the Flipside Warehouse, 1023 Springdale Rd. Austin, TX 78721. The business part of the meeting (announcements) will start at 2:34pm. The agenda is as follows (subject to change):

  • Welcome
  • AAR Update
  • Tickets
  • DaFT
  • Volunteering
  • Dates announced for Work Weekends, Theme Camp Registration and Rolling Road
  • Shows
  • Community Announcements

Get Involved

CC Meetings

The Combustion Chamber is an advisory committee to the Austin Artistic Reconstruction LLC to facilitate community input & transparency for the policy-making process and organization of burn community events. They usually meet every other Monday at the Warehouse, and would love to have your input.

Work Weekends

Head to the Work Weekends Wiki page to sign up for work weekends. They’re a fantastic way to give back to the community by preparing the land for Burning Flipside in May. Spend some time bonding with the land before the masses arrive, and share the camaraderie in the evenings while volunteering  to make the whole event go!

Finalized Work Weekend Dates:

  • WW I: Feb 27-Mar 1
  • WW II: Mar 20-22
  • WW III: Apr 10-12
  • WW IV: May 1-3

Email Lists

Perhaps the fastest way to learn what you need to know about Burning Flipside is to have it pushed to you via email. The Email Lists page tells you how to subscribe to various email list that will help you be more informed.

Volunteer!

Nothing about Burning Flipside would happen if it weren’t for volunteers. Volunteerism is what keeps us running year after year, and all the days in between. Check out the Volunteer page for details on what you can do.  Give the gift of YOU.

Theme Camp Registration

SOOOOOON. Theme Camp Registration is not open quite yet, but will be coming soon. Keep an eye on the Theme Camp page for more details as they are available.

Art Registration

Want to make ART? Art that burns? Check out the Burnable Art page for details about Art Registration (which is coming soon) and some great pointers about burning your creations.

Ticket Updates

Will Call

Do not be alarmed! A big change to our ticket system is that it is all will-call this year. This means that when you are ticketed in the system, you will receive an e-mail with a PDF to print out for use at Gate, and instructions for transferring tickets. You will receive a traditional paper ticket at Gate, which you can keep as a keepsake and will need in case you need to replace
your wristband or exit and re-enter the event. You will still receive a survival guide by postal mail, and you can always read the survival guide online at www.burningflipside.com/sg.

Sticket Contest

The Sticker and Ticket selection teams met February 1st to select the designs for the Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd ticket and event sticker. The winners will be announced soon, but you’ll have to wait until you get to Gate to see the designs. Thanks to all the artists who submitted designs, and to the volunteers who helped choose the winners. Much love to Rufus and SuzyQ, our Sticket Leads, for organizing the process!

Mass Gathering Permit

The Mass Gathering Permit application has been submitted, and we expect the hearing to occur before ticketing this year. Be on the lookout for updates, and think happy thoughts about being granted a permit for another year.

Final Flame of 2014!

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Flipside Flame 2014, Vol 9

Just when I got used to writing Burning Flipside 2014…

Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd is gearing up, even in the midst of holiday season. The Leads have already started meeting to figure out if we’re all on the same page (or even using paper), and the Combustion Chamber is deep in discussions about the nitty gritty details (you should really go to some of these CC meetings, folks. They’re chock full of fun info!).

Stick around as your friendly neighborhood Content Lead figures out how to work this new format.

If you have articles you’d like to submit for consideration use the Flipside Flint Submission Form. It will be WAY easier than trying to get people’s attention on Facebook…

Your 2015 Waivers will be due soon.
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Every calendar year, you must sign a new waiver when you visit the Wherehouse. You’ll sign another one if you go out to Work Weekends (you should totally go, BTW), and another set when you get to Gate at Pyropolis. Don’t fight it. Just embrace the waivers and sign, or this kitten will maul you.

Spring Town Hall is February 21st!

Come to the Wherehouse and learn more about all sorts of stuff. Find a theme camp to join. If you’re in a theme camp, bring information about your camp. More details will be forthcoming, but maybe you should go ahead and block the time on your calendar, because it will be awesome.

Social Media Outlets

You can find Burning Flipside on Twitter, Facebook, and right here on burningflipside.com. There are several unofficial Facebook spaces for fellow Flipizens to hang out, but for official info, be sure to “like” the official page.

STICKET DESIGN CONTEST

Hey Flipizens!

Would you like two free tickets to Burning Flipside 2015: The Wizards of Odd?

And did you know that designing the ticket or the sticker is actually the only way to get TWO free tickets to Flipside?!? Leads, volunteers, even LLC members, pay for their tickets.

Design the Flipside ticket or sticker and submit your design today! The person who submits the winning STICKER design will get TWO free tickets to Flipside 2015. The person who submits the winning TICKET design will also receive TWO free tickets to Flipside 2015.

IMPORTANT NOTE THIS YEAR: Keep in mind that all designs must be original. No clip art, and positively no copywritten material may be used. The designs can be created digitally or by hand.

So break out your pen, marker, crayon or stylus and get the ideas flowing. Hand-drawn submissions are perfectly fine, but must be delivered before the deadline: 10 pm Friday January 30, 2015.

Submit your designs or any questions to Rufus at

STickets15@BurningFlipside.com

We will positively confirm every submission we receive, so if you do not receive a confirmation within a few days, please email us back, and we will confirm receipt.

Burning Flipside will do its best to include all submitted designs, in some form of hype, the survival guide, or the website, so your art should get seen. When you submit you are implicitly giving permission for us to use your design(s) on the ticket or sticker, on the Burning Flipside website, or in the Survival Guide. If for some reason you do not want to give this permission, please specify that when you submit. Also please indicate how you would like your art to be credited.

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Please include the following information within your Ticket design:


Burning Flipside

The Wizards of Odd

May 21-25, 2015

www.burningflipside.com

Please do not post or display your ticket design anywhere else until after the contest ends. (The artist for the winning ticket design will be asked to refrain from posting it anywhere until after the event.)

  • Artwork should be 2.375 x 4.375 inches.
  • 1/8 inch all around WILL BE CUT OFF creating a final size of 2.125 x 4.125 – this extra space is called bleed.
  • Artwork should be CMYK.
  • Artwork should be supplied at 100% as either vector based art (illustrator or freehand) or at 300dpi if it is a Photoshop file.
  • If Photoshop – .tif, .eps, .psd and .jpeg files are preferred. Please save jpeg files with “maximum quality”.

Tips for successful reproduction of your design:

  • Do not place text too close to the edge of your design. It should be 1/8″ in on either side once the artwork is trimmed. Pick fonts that will be easy to read and try to not use a font that is really thin on a dark background. It will “plug-up” and be hard to read.
  • Do not get too complex, it is often easier to create artwork at a larger size and reduce it down. Keep in mind what it will look like at the smaller size.
  • If you create your art in layers, be sure and save that layered file just in case the printer needs anything altered — this will make it easier on them and you.

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Please include at least the following information within your Sticker design:

Flipside 2015

  • Sticker Art should cover a 2.5″ circle at 300dpi.
  • Make your design simple! Intricate and super-fine lines (less than 1-pt) tend to dry up in the screen and will not show up on the sticker. For your reference, 1pt lines are roughly the same size as what a medium ball point pen will draw. It is a good idea to keep important elements of your artwork at least 1/8″ from the edge of the sticker to allow for cutting. Serifed fonts can be a nightmare — especially at small point sizes. Set all type to at LEAST 10 points.
  • In the past we’ve only printed black and white stickers. Grayscale or gradients are a real pain and don’t print very well, so try to stick to solid colors. If you want to submit a two or three color image, that’s fine and it will be reviewed, but (depending on cost) it may end up being converted to black and white. All halftones are screened at 55 lpi.


We look forward to seeing the designs as they come in. It is an incredible outpouring from this intensively creative community! It’s a pleasure to serve as your sticket team.

If you have any questions, just let us know.

Love,

Your Flipside 2015 Sticker/Ticket Selection Team,

Rufus + SuzyQ