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and would appreciate any help or advice you might have. If you upload a card into the gallery (one of your own design) or on a blog or other website - is it acceptable to a magazine for publication? I don't want to enter an item for a challenge or a contest and then the item not be acceptable for publication. Does anyone know how that works?
Also, what are the responsibilities in general for a design team member?
The answer to your first question is: It depends on the magazine. They each have information on getting published on their respective Web sites. Some magazines pay you, and in general they expect exclusivity at least for a certain period of time. Others do not pay you, and they in general expect that you not send it to another magazine... but you can post to a blog or gallery.
For the second question: It depends on the company you're designing for. Again, in general, they require you to make a certain number of projects each month. They may have specific products they want you to use each month, or they may not. Also, they may require or encourage you to post your projects in galleries, on your blog, or post on their blog.
Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask if you have additional questions. I have experience in both topics.
So, for clarification - if they don't pay you for your designs you can post to a blog or gallery. If they do pay you - you cannot post it to a blog or gallery?
Am I understanding you correctly? I have the editorial calendars and submission guidelines for a couple of magazines - but neither of them have anything to say on this particular subject.
Magazines that compensate for pieces generally expect exclusivity. While some prefer it never having been online, if it fills their editorial needs and they still want to contract you for it, they will ask that you remove it from online viewing for a certain period of time. I personally choose not to publish to the internet what I intend to submit for publication; I don't like replacing it with a "removed for publication" marker, which tends to frustrate/annoy viewers anyway.
Most non-compensating magazines do not expect that same level of exclusivity, but, some do, such as Scrapbook Trends/Paper Trends/Cards.
If you don't see that info listed in their calls or requirements for submission, inquire with the editor.
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I know that Creating Keepsakes is very exclusive. Usually they want something that's never been published. But, now and then they'll have calls where it's ok to submit something that's been posted online or they'll have a call on work that's submitted to their online gallery.
The one that I submitted to Scrapbook Trends, it was online before. They mentioned on their submission info that it's ok to submit anything that has been posted online as long as it has never been published by a magazine AND that if the project is selected, it is your duty to remove it from your blog and/or web galleries.
I took my work down as soon as I got the notification.
Just look at all their guidelines. They're all different.
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