I am on the emailing list of Instantprint so every now and again I receive offers and the suchlike for them. I purchased my business cards or ZING from Instantprint and I absolutely loved them- they were great quality and when I was choosing they sent me a free sample pack of the different types of business cards which was wonderful!
Anyway, so a few days ago I got an email from them, but this time it was a competition!
It read:
What is Britain’s Best Budding Designer?
We’re on the hunt for the freshest talent in design. For your chance to win £1,000 in cash, simply submit your own design that best showcases your unique style.
If shortlisted, you’ll then be commissioned to design an instantprint template, which will be featured on our website along with your profile. Our panel of judges will pick one overall winner, with two runners-up: second place will receive £500 and third place will win £250 prize money.
Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your designs!
[Read more about the competition here]
I’m always nervous to enter competitions because I’m worried what I have done isn’t good enough or that I won’t win and I’ll be disappointed, but you know the old saying- ‘you don’t know if you don’t try’! So I decided to put my anxieties behind and give it a go.
I wasn’t sure what to enter at first, so I looked at my Digital Sketchbook for inspiration, and I came across my seagul drawing from when I was in Cornwall last Easter.
You can upload anything you like that shows us why you should be considered for Britain’s Best Budding Designer. For inspiration, this could be a logo, poster, flyer, banner, anything which best shows off your talents.
I was thinking of doing some invites for the competition (partly due fo the fact that Instantprint sell invites amoung other things), and I was debating between doing dragons (inspired by a dragon I sketched) and castles, or the seaside… I chose the seaside because I thought I could have a lot of fun with it! Plus I already really liked the way the seagul looked.
Here is the final design I came up with!
No border
Border
Narrow Border
I wasn’t sure whether to have a border or not, and when I asked other people there were mixed reactions so I just couldn’t decide! But then I made the border narrower and I think that is my favourite one of the three, so that is my entry!
They also requested you answered this question: ‘What Inspires Your Design?’. My answer is below:
My design is inspired by experimentation on my tablet. I enjoy sketching on my tablet and trying different techniques to see what works and what doesn’t. When I was in Cornwall with my family last Easter, I took a picture of a seagul and decided to draw it. I was really happy with the way it came out and liked the style I had attempted. When I saw this design competition I decided to create some invites using that same seagul I drew. After doing some initial design sketches I checked on the Internet- and there were none quite like my design; with the beach-hut containing most of the text, so I went ahead and created it! I am inspired by everyday art and design in the real world, from infographics to physical products, and I can’t wait to do more designing in the future.
Here is the layout of the competition, as on the Instantprint website. Even if I didn’t win, it would be incredible to he shortlisted and be able to have one of my designs on Instantprint!
I entered it just before 10am on 27/2/2016, I’m nervous but excited to see what comes of it!
Wish me luck! I’ll keep you updated,
Hannah
Hannah Coombs 