This summer, thortful are working with Humanitarian Architecture charity Article 25, hosting a greeting card design competition we're calling #PositiveNotes. The charity specialises in the design and build of new homes, schools and hospitals, so your cards should be full of positivity, celebrating one of the following themes: New Babies, Teachers or New Homes.
Maybe you'll design a 'New Home' card to mirror the 700 new hurricane-proof homes being rebuilt in Dominica. Maybe a 'New Baby Girl/Boy' congrats card to reflect Article 25's building of healthcare facilities - they're currently creating a full healthcare facility on the island of Montserrat, needed to replace temporary ones in use since a devastating volcanic eruption in the late 90's. Or perhaps you want to wish 'Best of Luck in your New School' to a student attending the newly-built college in Niamey, Niger, where a lack of access to education means schooling lasts on average just 3.5 years.
Since inception in 2004, Article 25 have proudly been part of the arts and design industry in the UK (as well as being an impactful international development charity), and they are supported by the arts world, including such luminaries as Sir Antony Gormley OBE, Sir Paul Smith CH CBE RD, Grayson Perry CBE RA, Banksy, Kaws, Sir David Adjaye & Kengo Kuma, Lord Norman Foster OM, RA. They aim to #MakeDesignMatter, and are happy to prove to the world that humanitarian design and architecture can make a meaningful difference to communities for the long-term.
Deadline extended to 17th September
Terms & Conditions:
1. Submission Entrants may either make a submission individually or as a team. Please ensure your entry is submitted online before the competition deadline. Competition entrants are prohibited from sale, assignment or transfer of any of their submission rights to a third party. Once the final submissions are sent, no additional changes, or edits can be made.
2. Ownership and Copyright While the ownership and copyright of any design submission remains with the author, you are agreeing to give permission (ad infinitum) to Article 25/thortful to use this intellectual property to raise funds in support of the charity through the sale of greetings cards and other merchandise, through your submission to this competition, at no cost to the charity
3. Competition Disqualification Article 25/thortful holds the right to disqualify any submission which is non-compliant to these competition guidelines or is found to contain any identifying sign or mark that can contribute to the identity of the entrant. All submissions after the closing date for this competition shall be automatically disqualified. Article 25 shall be under no obligation to notify the entrant or participant of the disqualified entry or submission. Winners agree to, and shall upon request at a reasonable notice, participate in publicity or promotional activity around the competition, like interviews, personally or otherwise. Each opportunity shall be taken on merit, and each participant or entrant shall have the right to decline any such opportunity.
4. Plagiarism If charges of plagiarism are made against an entrant or participant, the charges are to be addressed immediately by the accused entrant or participant. Article 25/thortful holds the right to take down the content from all its channels until the matter is resolved.
5. Publicity By entering the competition, the entrant acknowledges and accepts that all aspects of any submission narrative, description, details, images, illustration, and animation may be used for publicity purposes by Article 25 & thortful.
6. Publication Article 25 holds the right to publish such material in whole or in part, or use them in any way it sees fit in connection with this website or its competition without permission of the entrant or payment for such use.
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