Sticker Design Contest

This Year's Theme:

Print: The Original Social Media

Our goal is to drive interest in Graphic Communications job pathways and inspire thought around design reproduction that jumps off the screen!

You are invited to bring your creativity and talent to the Sticker Design Contest by creating a sticker design inspired by this year’s contest theme. Whether bold, artistic, or message-driven, your design should demonstrate creativity that stands out both digitally and in print.

Make it Your Thing!

Purpose:

Our goal is to drive interest in Graphic Communications job pathways and inspire thought around design reproduction that jumps off the screen!

Design Direction:

There are a few required graphic elements and text listed below that must be incorporated into your design and easy for your audience to see. Please take these into consideration as you develop your creative, eye-catching visuals!

Bright and highly visible colors are great! Assume your design will be printed on a white background, so utilize a full color design. The FGCE reserves the right to adjust any element of the design for print production.
Take into consideration font size and design with a maximum finished cut size of 4"x4"
It can be any shape you wish!
Students are allowed to submit multiple designs for a contest; HOWEVER, you must submit each design separately. If multiple entries are submitted together, only the first design will be judged.

Submission Requirements:

Designs must include a message that relates to the theme: Print: The Original Social Media
Designs must prominently display The Foundation for Graphic Communication Education name and logo.
Submissions must be formatted as a high-resolution PDF: images 300dpi, 4/color process (CMYK), file types other than PDF’s are ineligible
Bleed and crop marks must be noted
The maximum finished cut size is 4"x4"
The winner of the contest must submit all PDF files required for reproduction. Files become the property of The FGCE.
Use of AI: Students are highly encouraged to generate original concepts, artwork and editing using the digital and analog tools available to them. We appreciate the use of AI as a resource in the creative process but expect submissions to be created by individuals tapping into their own library of skills. Artwork/designs extracted from the internet with no obvious artistic image editing will be disqualified.

Due Date:

PDF entries are due by Friday, February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. PT

Judging will be in March, and the winner will be notified by April 2, 2027.

Naming Your Final PDF Files:

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Firstname_lastname_schoolname_sticker_2026_HighSchool

POST SECONDARY STUDENTS: Firstname_lastname_schoolname_sticker_2026_PostSecondary

Disclaimer and Contest Rules:

All Design Contest Files submitted become the property of The FGCE and could be used to promote our Student and Educator engagement, which includes outbound communications about The FGCE Scholarship and Grant programs. We may request native files. Attribution to the designer will be given on all uses unless otherwise requested. Design file imagery could be applied to social media, websites, printed materials, t-shirts and other communication and fundraising products.

Entries submitted with missing elements and/or incorrect specifications will be disqualified.

Contest will reopen Sept. 14th, 2026 and will close Feb. 19th, 2027.

Judging will begin March 2027 and the winner will be notified by April 2nd, 2027

If you have any questions, please email dianne.bullas@thefgce.com or call 503-572-6610.

2026–2027 STICKER DESIGN CONTEST APPLICATIONS

Will Open Sept. 14th, 2026

Deadline: February 19th , 2027

Review: Begins March 2027

Winners Announced: April 2nd, 2027

AT A GLANCE

Design Elements

Sticker design contest entries must include the following elements:

GET STARTED