Friends,

The time has come to create the new face of my “It’s OK To Be Takei” campaign and the new Star Alliance: The Twilight Wars merchandise.  If you are an artist, or love to doodle during classes or meetings when you should be paying attention, create and submit your artwork in my logo contest!

If you win, I will use your artwork on all of my “It’s OK To Be Takei” and Star Alliance merchandise – t-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, hats, mousepads and more–all in time for Xmas, and all proceeds to my favorite not-for-profit theater, The Old Globe in San Diego, where my Broadway-bound show Allegiance will be premiering in 2012.  You’ll also win an autographed picture and an invitation to come backstage and visit me at Allegiance! 

Here’s how you enter:

• Create your “It’s OK To Be Takei” and/or “Star Alliance: The Twilight Wars” logo(s)

• Please do NOT use any copyrighted images or phrases–for example, no brands, logos or characters from the movies

• Upload each submission (jpeg file) to Facebook and tag ‘George Takei’ by no later than midnight, December 17, 2011.

• Check my Facebook for the announcement of the finalists for each logo, selected by me

• My Facebook fans will vote for the best logo by ‘Liking’ their favorite artwork in a special album.  Voting will take place on December 18, 2011.

• The logos with most ‘Likes’ will be announced and the artwork will be used on all “It’s OK To Be Takei” and “Star Alliance: The Twilight Wars” merchandise launched just in time for the Holiday season.  All profits benefit The Old Globe Theater in San Diego.

Best of luck — go forth and create!

– GHT