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The 1UP project is getting closer to become a real power house for quality posts on the Utopian platform. As we speak the integration of 1UP into Steem-Plus is happening to add an entire new voting system to Utopian.io. If you would like to learn more about the curation trail check out the posts below.

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<center>1UP Intro!</center> | <center>How to follow the Trail</center>
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## Current 1UP Logo
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The current logo is really cool but as I learned it is a Nintendo trademark (they reserved the rights in 2015). In order to avoid future problems with that we should start fresh and clean with a proper unique 1UP mascot/logo. So here is the task for you illustrators, pixelartists and logo creators out there:

## Contest Criteria
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* Design a new 1UP Mascot
* Only pixelart will be accepted (big pixels like the original!)
* The design must look clear in small and in big
* Mushrooms are allowed but not mandatory
* It mustn't resemble the Nintendo original
* It must be a square shape
* It must use the Utopian logo colors
* Besides the colors it mustn't be related to Utopian.io
* All contributions will automatically be open source
* The mascot must be in high resolution (at least 1000x1000px)
* Source file must be included fur further editing (.PSD or .AI format)
* Only one contribution per person
* Only quality designs will be accepted!
* All contributions must refer and link to to this post 
* You must use the tag #1UP for your contribution post
* __You must enter your contribution via Utopian.io__
* Use the repository <code>therealFlauwy/1UP</code>

## Winning Conditions
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* The winner will be manually selected by myself
* The winner will receive 5SBD (currently worth over $50 USD)
* All accepted contributions will receive a 1UP upvote from the trail
* All accepted contributions will receive a @utopian-io bot upvote
* The last contribution will be accepted on December 21st at 12pm CST

## Shoutout
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Shoutout to @eqko, @orelmely, @w0olf, @zneeke, @kayrex - guys I like your work! Maybe you like to contribute.



<br /><hr/><em>Posted on <a href="https://utopian.io/utopian-io/@flauwy/1up-logo-contest-create-a-new-pixelart-mascot">Utopian.io -  Rewarding Open Source Contributors</a></em><hr/>