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Give the gift of OTTO, receive free store credit and be entered to win our Portland Explorer Sweepstakes!

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This holiday season, give the gift that gives back! Earn $10 in free store credit for every $50 spent on OTTO Gift Cards! 

When you purchase a $50 or $100 OTTO Gift Card, you will be automatically entered in our Portland Explorer Sweepstakes! 

THE PROMOTION:
Between November 24, 2023 and January 4, 2024, you can take advantage of this special offer:

  • Buy a $50 gift card and receive $10 in bonus credit* and a chance to win!
  • Buy a $100 gift card and receive $20 in bonus credit* and a chance to win!

This offer is available in-store and online.

WHAT IS “BONUS CREDIT?”
*Bonus credit is store credit that can be used on a future OTTO purchase. When purchasing a $50 or $100 gift card, Bonus Credit will be dispensed as a card (or e-card when purchasing online) featuring a card number and PIN.  Bonus credit may be redeemed between 1/1/24 and 2/29/24 on purchases made in-store at OTTO or via order.ottoportland.com.  Bonus credit is not valid when ordering through third party services, i.e. DoorDash.

Bonus credit is dispensed in a few different ways, depending on method of purchase: 

In-Store Purchases: 
Bonus credit will be dispensed at time of purchase in the form of a physical Bonus Card. Bonus credit may be redeemed at OTTO in-store, online, or via phone order.  Bonus credit is valid from 1/1/24-2/29/24. 

Online Purchases:
Physical Gift Card Purchases: Bonus credit will be dispensed to purchaser via email within 24 hours of purchase. 
E-Gift Purchases: Bonus credit will be dispensed via email at the time of purchase. (Expect two emails — one for the gift card, one for the bonus credit.)

HOW DO I REDEEM MY “BONUS CREDIT?”
Digital Orders on order.ottoportland.com: After adding items to your cart, and proceeding to the payment screen, you will see a Payment Info section that can be toggled between ‘Credit Card’ and ‘Gift Card.’ Toggle to ‘Gift Card’ and enter the card number and PIN associated with your Bonus Credit, and the credit will be applied to the order.

In-store or phone orders: Simply let our staff know that you have Bonus Credit to put towards your order and provide them with the card number and PIN associated with your Bonus Credit, and they will apply the credit to your order.

PORTLAND EXPLORER SWEEPSTAKES
We’re giving away a box full of Portland, Maine!

We’ve assembled a prize pack of amazing Portland experiences, gift cards, and swag — donated by some of our favorite Portland businesses! One lucky winner will receive enough goodies to stay fed, entertained, and happy in Portland, ME for more than a few days. And 50 more will win free OTTO swag!

GRAND PRIZE: One lucky winner will receive a prize pack containing gift cards, swag, and experiences from some of our favorite Portland businesses, including The State Theatre, The Holy Donut, Allagash, Bissell Brothers, Maine Craft Distilling, Hi-Fi Donuts, Bayside Bowl, OTTO (of course), and more!

RUNNERS UP: 50 runners-up will receive $30 off swag from our new online merch store!

HOW TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES:
Purchases of $50 or more on OTTO gift cards will automatically enter the purchaser in the sweepstakes. 
No purchase is required to enter. To enter without making a purchase, entrants must visit https://mailchi.mp/ottoportland/sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period and complete the Online Sweepstakes entry form. 

For full details, including rules and restrictions, click here.

HOW WILL I KNOW IF I WON?
Winners will be notified by the provided email address on or after 1/5/24.

I HAVE QUESTIONS
Contact OTTO Customer Care here. We’ll get you sorted.


Who wants a GOLDEN TICKET for $100 worth of pizza?

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We will be giving away six $100 golden tickets over the next two weeks to randomly selected customers who order using our new mobile pickup option at select OTTO locations! It’s simple. Select mobile pickup when ordering online or let our staff know over the phone that you would like to do a mobile pickup order.

If you find a golden ticket with your order, you will be required to follow these three steps to redeem your $100 gift card:

  1. Email contactus@ottoportland.com
  2. Provide you name, order number, or receipt
  3. Let us know the unique code on the back of your ticket to claim your $100 gift card.

What is mobile pickup, you may ask? Mobile pickup is a new ordering option that allows you to pay ahead online or by phone and then pick up your order at a mobile pickup station in each of our shops. It’s quick, easy and contactless. If you have any questions about mobile pickup or the golden ticket contest, please email contactus@ottoportland.com

OTTO GOLDEN TICKET CONTEST RULES & REGULATIONS

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: This Campaign is open to those who place Mobile Pickup orders directly from OTTO via ottoportland.com, the OTTO mobile app, or phone orders made directly with OTTO (3rd party orders not eligible, i.e. GrubHub, Doordash, etc.) between 11/9/20 and 11/22/20, inclusive. The Campaign is open to legal residents of the US and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of OTTO, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, (collectively the “Employees”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of Employees are not eligible to participate in the Campaign. The Campaign is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

A participant may enter without placing a mobile order at OTTO by sending an email to contactus@ottoportland.com with subject heading “Golden Ticket Entry” Each ‘without purchase’ entry via email will count as one entry, and will be eligible for random drawings along with entries via Mobile Pickup purchase. 

2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of OTTO as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Campaign. 

3. Campaign Period: Entries in the form of Mobile Pickup orders will be accepted online and over the phone starting on 11/9/20 at 10am and ending 11/22/20 at 11:59pm. 

4. How to Enter: Customers will be automatically entered by placing a Mobile Pickup order directly through OTTO. Each order placed will be treated as a new and eligible entry. 

5. Prizes: The Winner(s) of the Campaign (the “Winner”) will receive a $100 OTTO gift card, which can be redeemed at any participating OTTO location in Maine and Massachusetts. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at OTTO’s discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize-related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winner is permitted. 

6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Mobile Pickup Orders received.

7. Winner Selection and Notification: Winners will be selected by random drawings under the supervision of OTTO. It is the Winner’s responsibility to contact OTTO at contactus@ottoportland.com within thirty (30) days following selection of Winner. OTTO shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive correspondence due to spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If Winner does not contact OTTO, or if Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 30 days from the time the “Golden Ticket” was awarded, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected. Receipt by Winner of the prize offered in this Campaign is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER (AT OTTO’s SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

8. Terms & Conditions: OTTO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Campaign should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond OTTO’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Campaign. In such case, OTTO may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by OTTO. OTTO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Campaign or website or violates these Terms & Conditions. 

9. Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless OTTO and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Campaign and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.

11. Disputes: THIS Campaign IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE USA, MAINE, AND MASSACHUSETTS WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Campaign, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Campaign, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in MAINE having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Campaign). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

12. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the OTTO’s website and mobile app. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.

Vote for a chance to win!

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Fall is almost officially here, which means Election Day is right around the corner. Here at OTTO, we believe in the importance of exercising your civic duty and voting in local, state, and national elections. To get you in the voting spirit, we’re giving you the opportunity to vote for your OTTO favorites and a chance to win free pizza…a lot of free pizza.

Throughout the next six weeks, let us know your vote in a ton of OTTO match-ups and enter to win a $250 OTTO gift card! Think, Cheese vs. Pepperoni, gluten-free pizza vs. vegan pizza, and dollops of sauce vs. old school sauce. Like and/or comment on our Instagram posts and cast your votes in our Stories and be entered to win the $250 OTTO gift card.

HOW TO ENTER: ⠀

  • Follow us here on Instagram⠀
  • Like, comment, or vote in our posts and stories through November 3rd
  • Tag a friend in the comments on our posts

Giveaway ends Tuesday, November 3rd at 11:59 PM and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, November 4th.

While voting on your OTTO favorites is fun, we encourage everyone, whole is able, to get out (or stay in) and vote this year. Visit vote.org for more information on voting in your state.

It’s our birthday, and we have presents for you!

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We’re 9!

On June 18, 2009, Mike Keon and Anthony Allen opened the first OTTO, a tiny slice shop on Congress Street. Nine years, 12 locations (soon to be 13!), and millions (yes millions) of pizzas later, we are so incredibly thankful for all the hard work and passion that our employees have put into making OTTO what it is today.  But none of it would be possible without you, our customers. When everyone told us mashed potatoes on pizza would never fly, you proved them wrong. You have been with us through thick and thin (not a crust joke, we swear!), and we greatly appreciate your loyalty over the past nine years.

New Menu!

As a way to say thank you for the past nine years, we have a present for you. Today, at all locations, we are rolling out a new menu, which, aside from featuring most of your OTTO favorites, includes:

  • New pie additions:
    • Mango Habanero Chicken (or Cauliflower), with House-made Pineapple Salsa
    • Arugula, Red Onion & Kalamata Olives
    • Jalapeno, Bacon & Ricotta
    • Pineapple Salsa, Bacon & Fresh Jalapeño
    • Sausage & Broccoli
    • Buffalo Cauliflower, Scallion & Blue Cheese

 

  • New salads:
    • Greek Salad
    • Chicken Cobb
  • Vegan Cheese Options
    • Violife Mozzarella-style shred may be added to any pie
    • Note: All non-meat toppings (with the exception of our butternut squash and mashed potatoes) are prepared vegan.
    • Our Mushroom and Cauliflower are now prepared vegan
  • Detroit Style Pizza (at select locations)
    • This delicious, thick, deep-dish, crispy-crust treat is now on the menu at our Brookline and Munjoy Hill locations
  • Everything Knots (at select locations)
    • Our dough baked and sprinkled with ‘everything’ seasoning
    • Available at several OTTO locations: All Portland and South Portland locations, Yarmouth, and Brookline

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Rising Tide Collaboration Beer!

Our fourth release of our Spring collaboration with Portland’s Rising Tide Brewing Company, Oscar Tango Tango Oscar, is currently pouring in ME locations, and will be rolling out to MA locations in the coming days!

Oscar Tango Tango Oscar is a crisp, snappy, and sessionable pale ale brewed with rice. The perfect thing to pair with one of our new pies.

New Box!

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Our new pizza boxes will be hitting the streets this week! The box cover design comes from Mali, a 7th grader at King Middle School in Portland. Mali competed with hundreds of students throughout New England, made it through the voting phase, and then was named the winner by our panel of judges. Mali’s school was given $1000 towards art education, and Mali and runners up received pizza parties, OTTO swag, prize packs from Artist & Craftsman Supply.

Come on out and help us celebrate nine years of OTTO!

OTTO’s ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ Contest, Stage 2: Meet the Judges

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At 9am on Monday, December 18th, the voting phase of the Draw Outside of the Box contest will come to a close.  On that day, the 30 entries with the most ‘Likes’ in our Facebook ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ album will move on to phase two, in which a panel of esteemed creative professionals (and one former winner!) will review each finalist’s entry and choose the three best designs.

Our panel of judges certainly have their work cut out for them.  Their task will be to single out the very best pizza box design of the 30 finalists — entries which have been competing for public votes (‘Likes’) since the contest began.  This winning design will then be prepared for printing, will go to press, and will become the face of OTTO’s pizza boxes throughout 12 locations (plus delivery and catering services) in MA and ME.  The winner will also receive a pizza party (for up to 30 students) at his/her school, a $100 OTTO gift card, a $100 Artist & Craftsman Supply gift card, an OTTO t-shirt, and an OTTO cap. The winner’s school will receive a check for $1000 to support art education and a $250 Artist & Craftsman Supply gift card.  First through third place will also win pizza and OTTO swag.

It’s a tough job, but we believe our panel is up for the task. (We’d like to mention that these fine and talented folks have volunteered their services for this very special occasion.)

Ladies and gentlemen, our 2017 ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ panel of judges:

Scott Nash
Scott_Nash2As a founding partner of BIG BLUE DOT, Corey McPherson Nash and NASHBOX, Scott Nash has developed an expertise in the branding and creative development of products and programming for the entertainment, consumer product and publishing worlds. In addition to designing identities for Nickelodeon, PBS, ABC, Comedy Central, FX, YTV, Scott’s design clients include American Girl, Disney, Harvard University, Mattel, Milton Bradley, NFPA, The Boston Pops and From the Top.

Scott’s work as a designer and illustrator has been recognized by leading trade organizations and publications such as The Academy for The Arts and Sciences (EMMY award), PROMAX, Broadcast Designers Association, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Society of Illustrators and HOW, Communications Arts, Print and Publishers Weekly Magazines.

He has lectured widely and taught at Boston University, Northeastern University, The Art Institute of Boston. Currently, he teaches at Maine College of Art, where he helped establish the illustration department.

Scott has illustrated over forty children’s books, including Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp! and The Bugliest Bug, Betsy, Who Cried Wolf! and Betsy, Red Hoodie, the series Snow Day! Beach Day! Rainy Day! and Camping Day! as well as the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown.

Scott is also a writer, and is the author/illustrator of TUFF FLUFF, The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain and The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay The Pirate.

Martin Sorger
hs_bwMartin is a designer and creative strategist with over 25 years of experience. He has successfully launched, branded, and rebranded companies and products as both the client and a creative consultant. He has held the lead creative position at the film production company Walden Media, ThingWorld, a developer of multimedia technologies, and Gaming VC, an online gaming operator in Europe. Over the years, Martin has worked with entertainment, sports, technology, and consumer brands including OTTO, Harvard Medical School, Roche Bros., Reebok, Disney, Finagle a Bagel, HP, MIT, NEC, NFL, WWE, and BCBS.

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Deborah Kovacs
Deborah Kovacs is Senior Vice President at Walden Media, a studio that produces films based on great children’s books, most recently WONDER. On behalf of Walden Media, she is responsible for Walden Pond Press, a middle-grade imprint published in partnership with HarperCollins.

James Spindler
5080-James_5X7BW-150x150James Spindler is a prolific creative director specializing in experiential, interactive and retail design projects with some of the world’s most innovative brands and cultural organizations. James’s projects include the critically acclaimed

Gagosian for iPad, a quarterly art application that provides unprecedented access to the global network of Gagosian fine artists and galleries, the Grammy® Award nominated Sting 25 music and tablet app project and collaboration with Maya Lin on ‘What Is Missing?,’ a permanent installation at the California Academy of Arts and Sciences. James and his team also developed the identity and interactive films for Mission Juno to Jupiter which received NASA’s Group Achievement Award.

James’s work has been recognized by the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, British Design and Art Direction, the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the New York Art Director’s Club, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Clios and the Grammy Awards among others.

James attended Pratt Institute’s Master’s Communication Design program and has been a featured guest lecturer at the School of Visual Arts/New York, Parsons: The New School for Design, VCU Brandcenter and the AIGA/NY. He has also had the privilege of speaking at Nicholas Negroponte’s TTi Vanguard Conference, Design as Strategy.

He is a member of the Curator’s Circle at the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design and serves on the International Committee of the Russel Wright Design Center in New York.

Clif Stoltze
clifAs founder and creative director of Boston-based Stoltze Design Group, Clif has nurtured a highly collaborative environment that emphasizes a process based on research, sound strategy
and thorough exploration. This inclusive approach yields compelling communications that effectively articulate and reinforce the message or product.

His agency has been honored by AIGA, the Type Directors Club, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Graphis, and the Society of Publication Designers.

Clif has taught at Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of Art and frequently lectures at schools and design organizations around the country. He has served as AIGA Boston vice president and was honored as the recipient of their 2005 Fellow Award. Reflecting his love of music and album art, Clif’s book 1000 Music Graphics was published by Rockport in May of 2008 and he is also curator of POSTGIG, a traveling exhibit of contemporary music posters.

Ella Trout
image1As an eight grader, Ella Trout was the winner of OTTO’s very first ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ contest in 2013. Now seventeen, Ella has been taking college classes in addition to her high school courses, is painting “all the time” (she had a solo art opening last June), and has put her design skills to work by starting up her own clothing business, Yellowjacket.

Thanks to all of our judges! Best of luck to all our contestants!

Calling All Kids! Design our New Pizza Box and You Could Win $1000 in Art Supplies for Your School and a Pizza Party!

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We are super excited to launch our second ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ contest, in which students in grades K-8 can win the opportunity to have their design grace the cover of thousands of OTTO pizza boxes throughout New England — and win their school $1000 towards art education in the process!

There are loads of prizes, and thirty finalists will have their work presented to a distinguished panel of design experts, including Scott Nash of ‘Flat Stanley‘ fame.

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The top three will take home the following:

FIRST PLACE

  • Design printed on thousands of pizza boxes and distributed to all OTTO locations throughout New England
  • Pizza party (for up to 30 students) at his/her school
  • $100 OTTO gift card
  • $100 Artist & Craftsman Supply gift card
  • OTTO t-shirt & hat
  • The winner’s school will receive a check for $1000 to support art education and a $250 Artist & Craftsman Supply gift card!

SECOND PLACE

  • Pizza party (for up to 30 students) at his/her school
  • $50 OTTO gift card
  • OTTO t-shirt & hat

THIRD PLACE

  • Pizza party (for up to 30 students) at his/her school
  • $25 OTTO gift card
  • OTTO t-shirt & hat

ACS_LOGO_PNGWe are also grateful for the support of Artist & Craftsman Supply for their donation of gift cards to both the winner and the winner’s school. They are also generously offering a 20% discount on all art supplies purchased for the contest! You can click here to find out which A&C store is closest to you.

The contest is open to all students in New England.

It’s pretty simple:

1. Draw a design on a 16×16 square surface that includes the words ‘OTTO’ and ‘Portland, Maine’ (see rules for color requirements)
2. Take a clear digital picture of the design.
3. Email it to OTTO at contactus@ottoportland.com!

We are currently accepting entries, and will continue to accept them through Dec. 18 at 9am. However, the sooner your design is entered, the more time it has to collect ‘votes’ on Facebook!

For full overview and rules, click here.

Good luck!

Draw Outside of the Box: The Winners!

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On September 18 of 2013, we began receiving the first entries in our ‘Draw Outside of the Box‘ contest, in which young designers from K-8 could compete for the opportunity to have their design grace thousands of OTTO pizza boxes throughout Maine and Massachusetts.

378 entries, thousands of votes, 32 finalists, and 5 judges later, we have our winners.

As we have stated before, everyone at OTTO was completely blown away by the talent on display in each of the wonderful entries (so many worthy designs that didn’t garner enough public votes to make it to the second phase of the contest). As Facebook commenter Julia Goldman so eloquently stated, “Life is short, art is long. Pizza boxes come and go. The influence of your art does not go away. Keep drawing. Keep playing. Keep giving your great humor and design sense and creativity to the world!” We couldn’t have said it any better. We look forward to seeing each young artist nourish their talent and creativity, and share their art with their communities, and with the world.

That being said, our esteemed panel of judges did have the difficult task of choosing their three favorite designs of the finalists.

The winners are as follows:

FIRST PLACE
Ella Trout
8th Grade
Home-schooled
Portland, ME
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The judges hailed Ella’s entry as “whimsical” and “fantastic,” a “fully realized” design exhibiting a “great sense of Maine.”

OTTO’s designers are currently working on preparing Ella’s design for print. A version of her winning design will soon be printed on thousands of pizza boxes and distributed to all OTTO locations throughout New England. She will also receive a pizza party, a $50 OTTO gift card, an OTTO t-shirt, and an OTTO cap.

As outlined in our fine print, if a first prize winner is not enrolled in a school (i.e. home-schooled, etc.), or enters on behalf of an OTTO-approved non-school entity, “the $1000 intended for the winner’s school will be donated to an approved charity or organization with an art component. Charity or organization must be agreed upon by OTTO and the winner.” Ella has decided to direct the donation to a wonderful Maine-based organization, Spindleworks. Spindleworks, based in Brunswick, ME, is a non profit art center for adults with disabilities and a program of the Independence Association of Brunswick Maine, whose mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives in their chosen community.

SECOND PLACE
Reuben Pitchel
5th Grade
Dallin Elementary School
Arlington, MA
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Reuben’s design appealed to the kid in several of our judges. This “fun,” “bold,” “playful” design is “just so ‘out there.'” States one judge, “Ruben is a Surrealist at heart.”

Reuben wins a pizza party (for up to 30 students) at his school, a $25 OTTO gift card, an OTTO t-shirt and hat.
 
 
THIRD PLACE
Laney Towle
6th Grade
Berwick Academy
South Berwick, ME
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The judges found Laney’s design to be “whimsical,” “clever,” “iconic” and “highly original,” one that differentiated itself with its “limited use of color and focus on typography.”

Laney wins a pizza party (for up to 30 students) at her school, a $15 OTTO gift card, and an OTTO t-shirt and hat.

Congratulations to all of our finalists, and to Ella, Reuben, and Laney. We can’t express how much we loved each and every one of the wonderful designs that were submitted.

Stay tuned, as we will be displaying some of the designs at various OTTO locations over the coming weeks and months.

OTTO’s ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ Contest, Stage 2: Meet the Judges

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At 9am on Wednesday, December 18th, the voting phase of the Draw Outside of the Box contest will come to a close.  Three months and 350+ entries into the contest, the 30 entries with the most Likes in our Facebook ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ album will move on to phase two, in which a panel of esteemed creative professionals will review each entry and choose the three best designs.

Our panel of judges certainly have their work cut out for them over the next few days.  Their task will be to single out the very best pizza box design from 30 entries — entries which have been competing for public votes (‘Likes’) for the past 3 months.  This single design will then be prepared for printing, will go to press, and will become the face of OTTO’s pizza boxes throughout 7 locations (plus delivery and catering services) in MA and ME.  The winning designer will also earn $1000 for his or her school for art education purposes.  First through third place will also win pizza and OTTO swag.

It’s a tough job, but we believe our panel is up for the task. (We’d like to mention that these fine and talented folks have volunteered their services for this very special occasion.)

Ladies and gentlemen, the ‘Draw Outside of the Box’ panel of judges:

Scott Nash
ScottNashPicAs a founding partner of BIG BLUE DOT, Corey McPherson Nash and NASHBOX, Scott has developed an expertise in the branding and creative development of products and programming for the entertainment, consumer product and publishing worlds. In addition to designing identities for Nickelodeon, PBS, ABC, Comedy Central, and FX, Scott’s design clients include American Girl, Disney, Harvard University, Mattel, Milton Bradley, and The Boston Pops.
Scott’s work as a designer and illustrator has been recognized by The Academy for The Arts and Sciences (EMMY award), PROMAX, Broadcast Designers Association, American Institute of Graphic Arts, and Society of Illustrators.
Scott has illustrated over forty children’s books, including Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp! and The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields, Betsy, Who Cried Wolf! and Betsy, Red Hoodie by Gail Carson Levine, as well as the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown.
Scott has lectured widely and taught at Boston University, Northeastern University, and The Art Institute of Boston. He currently teaches at Maine College of Art, where he helped establish the illustration department.

Martin Sorger
MSorger_web2Over 25 years, Martin has launched, branded, and rebranded companies as both the client and a creative consultant. During that time, he’s won some awards working as an art director and brand consultant for entertainment, sports, technology, and consumer brands including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comedy Central, Disney, Finagle a Bagel, Harvard Medical School, Reebok, Walden Media, MIT, MLB, NEC, NFL, and WWE. (And OTTO!)

Debbie Kovacs
IMG_3926aDebbie serves as Senior Vice President of Publishing of Walden Media, where she has overseen all editorial publishing activities and was instrumental in the 2005 formation of Walden’s publishing joint venture with Penguin Young Readers’ Group. She worked at Turnstone Publishing Group, Scholastic Inc., where she founded that company’s software publishing group, and Children’s Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), where she served as editor of Sesame Street Magazine. She is author of more than 30 children’s books, including Katie Copley, When is Saturday?, Brewster’s Courage, and The Tooth Fairy Book. Her work has been published by Viking, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic and others.

James Spindler
5080-James_5X7BW-150x150James has specialized in brand identity since 1990, giving unique voice and vision to worldwide brands across multiple platforms. His work has been featured in The New York Times, I.D., and Paper, and has been recognized by British Design and Art Direction, the Cannes Film and Poster Festival, the New York Art Directors Club, the Clio and Andy Awards, and the Broadcast Design Awards. James has served as a design director for Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, Deutsch Advertising, VH1 Music Television, and MTV Asia. He has been a featured guest lecturer at the Yale Graduate School of Design, the School of Visual Arts, and Parsons: The New School for Design. James’ projects have included multimedia initiatives for NASA, the ONE campaign, and the artist Maya Lin. He has been on the juries of numerous design competitions, including those of the AIGA and the New York Art Directors Club.

Clif Stoltze
clifClif is Founder of Stoltze Design, where he also serves as Creative Director. He has taught at Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of art, and frequently lectures at schools and design organizations all over the US. Clif has served as AIGA Boston vice president, and was the recipient of their 2005 Fellow Award. A lover of music and album art, Clif’s book 1000 Music Graphics was published by Rockport in May of 2008 and he is also curator of POSTGIG, a traveling exhibit of contemporary music posters. His work is also in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

OTTO Rocks! Submit A Record Cover Mash-Up And Win $100 Worth Of Pizza

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We invite you to salute OTTO’s 4 years of serving pizza to discerning New Englanders! Post your own versions of OTTO-themed record cover mash-ups on our Facebook timeline and WIN!

otto_rocksOn OTTO’s 4th birthday, June 18, we will choose the three best entries and award the following prizes:

1st place: $100 OTTO gift card & an OTTO T-shirt
2nd place: $25 OTTO gift card & an OTTO T-shirt
3rd place: 5 ‘free slice’ cards & an OTTO T-shirt

Entries may be posted on our timeline or emailed to contactus@ottoportland.com.

OTTO reserves the right to remove and/or disqualify entries that are not suitable for all ages, or which are otherwise not aligned with OTTO’s good taste.

We will add the very best entries to our ‘OTTO Rocks!’ Facebook gallery, and elsewhere.

Get to it! We salute you!