2025-26 Sticker Design Contest Instructions & Specifications
THEME: Print Sticks, Make it Your Thing!
Design entries must include the following:
– Prominently display Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation name and logo as part of your design.
– Designs must include a message that relates to the theme: Print Sticks!
– Bright and highly visible colors are great! Assume your design will be printed on a white background, so utilize a full color design. PGSF reserves right to adjust any element of the design to ensure printability.
– Maximum / optimal area to fill for printing a sticker is 4×4 in max
– Can be any shape you wish!
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
– Create a high-resolution PDF: images 300dpi, 4/color process (CMYK)
– Take into consideration font size and design with a maximum finished cut size of 4”x4”
– Ensure bleed and crop marks are noted
– The winner of the contest must submit all files required for reproduction. Files become the property of PGSF.
– 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.
DUE DATE: PDF entries are due by Thursday, March 12, 2026. Judging will be in March/April, and the winner will be notified by April 30, 2026!
FINAL PDF Files should be named as follows:
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Firstname_lastname_schoolname_sticker_2025_HighSchool
POST SECONDARY STUDENT: Firstname_lastname_schoolname_sticker_2025_PostSecondary
The winner of the contest may be asked for native files required for reproduction. Files become the property of PGSF.
If you have any questions, please email dianne.bullas@pgsf.org or call 503-572-6610.
Submit PDF Entries Here