The Second Ever Log Postcard Competition

Log 23 needs a postcard and we're holding a competition to select a photograph for it.

The Log postcard derives from the journal's attempt to resist the seductive power of the image in an age dominated by imagery. As each Log is unwrapped, the postcard image "falls off," to be replaced by a text, or "cover story," the postcard then either traveling by mail or becoming a bookmark.

That cover story and its partner image must in some way address architecture, or an architectural or urban condition. While they serve as talismans for each issue, Log covers do not relate to the content of the issue with which they appear. Log 23 is an open, nonthematic issue. Wit and surprise are encouraged.

We value the unpredictable, but all entries must abide by the following guidelines:
–Do not submit architectural design projects or images that are personal and/or self-referential. No renderings please. All entries must be the exclusive intellectual property of the contestant. Images should not be older than 12 months.
–Postcard photographs may be black-and-white or color, horizontal or vertical in orientation.
¬–The deadline for images and texts is August 28, 2011. Please submit the cover story (100 words maximum) in Microsoft Word document format and the corresponding postcard image as a jpeg at 300 dpi, measuring 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches. An individual may submit up to three postcard proposals, but all must meet the above requirements to be considered. Submit your Log postcard proposal to log at anycorp dot com with the subject heading "Postcard Competition."

The winning entry will appear on the cover of Log 23, to be published in October 2011. In addition, the winner will receive a two-year subscription to Log. The winner will be notified by September 12, 2011. All decisions regarding the appropriateness of materials submitted and final selection are solely at the discretion of the Log editors.

Log is a journal of observations on architecture and the contemporary city published by the Anyone Corporation. For further details, see www.anycorp.com.