Qualifying 2020

DESIGN CUP 2020 is the international championship in graphic design which starts in April with a qualifying round. Anyone, with any qualification, from any country and any age can take part!

If you missed completing the first task, you can only complete this second task, but your work should be very impressive.

If you haven’t participated in the Design Cup before,
check out our rules.

Participation is free!

SECOND TASK: SERIES OF SPORTS STAMPS

If in the first task most of the works amazed us with the skill of illustrating in large format, 3D-visualization, collage, vector stylization, then in this task the authors will need additional strength.

Now we need to see your ability to work in a small format. It’s also a series of works which is necessary to make a series of stamps.

If you missed completing the first task, you can only complete the second, but your work should be very impressive.

HOW AND WHAT TO ILLUSTRATE:

The topic of stamps is limited to sports, but it is very free. Firstly, in terms of style/ visualization. Illustration can be completed in any style, collage, graphics, minimalism, typography, photo (only copyrighted), 3D, or a mixture of something: choose the realization that you are strong in, or maybe you want to try this time.

Secondly, you can take any kind of sport: winter, summer, exotic ... The context of the work can also be any: comic, neutral, solid.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. A series of postage stamps on any sports topic.
2. Stamp format: Any. Rectangular, square, round, triangular ...
3. The number of stamps in the series: depends on the author. Hint: do not impress with a large amount, it is better to make, for example, two stamps, but more impressive. For example, four stamps can be optimal. It looks good in a square, a series is visible, it does not bother with unnecessary details. But the number of stamps is determined by the author, perhaps his/her design concept also determines the number.

4. Information that should be presented on the stamp: Indicate in any part the stamp year 2020. Write the name of our championship “Design Cup” somewhere. You must also write the name of the sport, which is depicted on the stamp, in any language.

5. You can’t write and use: Country Post service logos, someone’s official symbols, logos. We also skip the cost and currency indication.

FORMAT, FILE SIZE: Square, 2000 px. JPG, RGB.
DEADLINE: Works are accepted until June 23.
WHERE TO SEND: info@designcup.org

The subject of the letter is "Sport Stamps", in the letter indicate your name and country.

What to avoid:

- don’t use other people's images in your work. Photos not taken by you, vector clipart images, other elements of someone else’s work.

- don’t send a lot of images, or options. We accept one final picture from one author.

- don’t send huge files in psd, tiff, cdr, ai or pdf. Also don’t send small previews of your work. We are waiting for an image of 2000 px in height (or so), JPG.

We look forward to your work and good luck!