Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria has grown to become a ‘giant’ force in Africa- this does not come as a surprise if one considers the size of the country’s population and economy. With a population of about 175 million people, it is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous in Africa. The country is also notorious for its heterogeneity as it is the home of over 500 ethnic groups (with over 500 different languages) out of which Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba are the largest.

Nigeria outpaced South Africa to become the largest economy in Africa in 2014 and according to World Bank (2015), the country was ranked the 20th largest economy in the world worth more than $500 billion and $ 1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and purchasing power parity respectively. However, 2016 has been an eventful one in the country as facts and figures show how the growth of the economy has plummeted.

Despite the current economic state of the country, Afridext is giving Nigerians a reason to celebrate the beauty, culture, creativity, ambience and dexterity of the country. Therefore, as part of our commitment to the Nigerian project and to celebrate the 56th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria, we are calling for entries from designers and visual creatives under the theme ‘Spirit of Nigeria’.

Submit any original design that best represents the theme and showcases the spirit of Independence. Entries can be graphic designs, pictures, drawings, illustrations or any other form of still image.

How to participate:
Create an account at www.afridext.com
Read and understand this brief
Submit your entry on www.afridext.com with your username (Designs are automatically submitted on our Facebook fanpage @AfriDext)
Get your friends to vote for your design on our Facebook fanpage
The top 10 entries will be shortlisted by Afridext
The top 3 winning entries will be decided based on the number of votes (on our Facebook page)

Requirements:
You can only submit one entry
Works done in groups have to be stated clearly
The design must represent the theme ‘Spirit of Nigeria’
All designs must be original; plagiarized designs will not be considered
All unlicensed fonts and/or resources should be properly accredited if required
Your name and the Afridext logo should be embedded at the bottom of your design (the logo can be saved directly from the site)
Get your friends to vote for you
Have fun!
PS: Winning designers may be asked to send their designs in the raw file format

Evaluation Criteria;
1st round- short-listing of 10 entries (to be decided by Afridext)
Adherence to brief
Originality
Creativity and Aesthetics
2nd round- short-listing of 3 winning designs (through votes on our Facebook page)

Graphic Specs
Minimum of 1000 x 1000 pixels with 72 dpi resolution
RGB Colour space only
.Jpeg , .png , .jpg formats only
Max file size is 25mb

Rewards
1st Prize: N30,000
2nd Prize: N20,000
3rd Prize: N15,000

Submission Deadline
The contest runs from noon on 17th September, 2016 – 30th September, 2016 (12 noon).
The 10 shortlisted designs will be unveiled by 1 October, 2016. Only these 10 designs will make the 2ndround out of which the 3 winning designs will be decided by Afridext. The 3 winning designs will be unveiled by 9 October, 2016.

Winners
The top three winners will be announced on 9th of October, 2016; payments will be made via the Afridext website. The winning design (first prize) will be publicized on our social media platforms.


About Afridext.com
Afridext.com is a platform where customers buy or sell high quality graphic designs that are relevant to the African market at preferred prices- these graphic designs can be used for Corporate Logo, Brochure, Business Card, Icon, T-shirt, Flyer to mention but a few. Follow on Facebook & IG: @afridext, Twitter: @afri_dext