Dezeen promotion: business stationery brand Vistaprint are running a design competition that offers cash prizes for winning T-shirt and business card designs.

Here are the details from Vistaprint:

Vistaprint, who gave brand identity and marketing solutions for small businesses all over the world, starts a design challenge for designers who can design business cards & T-Shirts and the winners can win big cash prizes.

The Challenge will end on October 4, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m.

How it Works?

Cash Prizes

Selected Designs are eligible for the following prizes which may be awarded by Vistaprint, in its sole discretion. There will be two Grand Prizes awarded (one for Business Cards and one for T-shirts).

Each Challenge participant submitting at least five Selected Designs in a category will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize competition for that category.

Vistaprint’s professional design staff will then vote to determine which high-volume designer has the most jaw-dropping set of submissions.

For Business Cards

1. GRAND PRIZE: $5,000
2. Best of “Bold” design: $1,000
3. Best of “Health and Wellness” design: $1,000
4. Best of “Fashion and Accessories” design: $1,000
5. Best of “Open” design: $1,000
6. Best of “Open” design: $1,000

For T-shirts

1. GRAND PRIZE: $5,000
2. Best of “Sports” design: $1,000
3. Best of “Humor” design: $1,000
4. Best of “Fashion” design: $1,000
5. Best of “Open” design: $1,000
6. Best of “Open” design: $1,000

How To Enter

Pick a Product to Get Started. Read the full brief, design guidelines and everything you need to succeed in our downloadable kit here.

Designs can be submitted here.

Eligibility

The Vistaprint User Generated Content Design Challenge (the “Challenge”) is offered and open to people who are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older, at time of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Vistaprint Limited (“Vistaprint”), its respective parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies, and members of the immediate family (parents, siblings, children and spouse, wherever they reside) or household members (whether or not related) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules, Vistaprint’s Submission of Content Terms and Conditions located at www.vistaprint.co.uk/design-challenge/terms-and-conditions.aspx (the “Content Terms”) and all decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects (collectively, the “Rules”). Void where prohibited.