Create a fun, meme-worthy, and festive design for the Tongal holiday card that plays off of overdone 2021 trends!

What a year this year has been. We have high hopes going into 2022, but we’d be lying if we didn't say there were lots of things from 2021 worth remembering and celebrating this holiday season, like NFTs, crypto rallies, Squid Game... the new Beatles documentary (400+ minutes of outtakes anyone?). And, of course, being able to slowly start gathering in person again with those we love.

With all of that in mind, and more, we're looking for one graphic designer to get creative and bring Tongal's 2021 holiday postcard to life. You can take a look at previous cards in the Assets tab for reference, but we're open to a range of styles. 

Tongal's 2021 holiday card should be fun and festive, play off an overdone 2021 trend, and make a nod to the holiday season through the color scheme and/or theme. It can be cheeky, celebratory, humorous, and/or a little weird! But, most importantly, creative and clever!

Your card design should also include a short holiday message that’s no more than one sentence and is signed from “Your Friends at Tongal.” It can be simple (e.g. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT TONGAL), cheeky, or witty, and play off of your chosen 2021 trend (the more creative, the better)!

DELIVERABLES:

• One holiday postcard (5x7) - Full-color, single-sided, full-bleed, in a PDF @ 300dpi. Art will need to incorporate the creative ask and a holiday message.
• One social version (1080x1080), without the holiday message baked in.

TIMELINE: Final design will be due by EOD December 10th. The full timeline can be found in the Assets tab.

EXPOSURE: Direct mail to Tongal partners and clients, Tongal's Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Tongal partners and clients, and community of creators on social media.

TONE: Celebratory, cheeky, humorous, a little weird.

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Your pitch must include a sample/rough design of the holiday card.
• Design must bring to life the creative ask in the background section.
• Design must incorporate a holiday message for the 5x7 postcard version.
• Note that while some previous year's cards have included a front AND a back, you will not be responsible for the back of a card.

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your submission. 

• DESIGN (REQUIRED): One 5x7 or 1080x1080 sample of your proposed design, JPG or PNG.
  
  
• NOTES (Optional): Any additional information or artists' statement you'd like to provide.
  
  
• SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES (Optional): Give us any of your personal or professional social links so we can tag you when we post to the relevant channels.

The most compelling design will be greenlit, and upon completing the Winner Affidavit and the IP Assignment, the responsible creator will receive funding to deliver all versions of the design. 

REVISION REQUIREMENTS: Once the Design Phase has closed, the greenlit submitters will enter the Revisions Phase. Designers will perform reasonable edits on their designs according to the Sponsor’s feedback.

ASSET DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS: You must also provide layered design files in order to submit final payment.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is .png or .jpg. Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide layered design files.
   
   
2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
3. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.
   
   
4. BY SUBMITTING A VIDEO ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
    
8. Videos must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
    
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. In addition to the judging criteria stated in the OFFICIAL RULES, Pitches will also be evaluated on that member's ability to execute the final Video based on their prior work and experience as a filmmaker.
    
    
13. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Designs without providing additional compensation.
    
    
14.  In order to process payment, you must submit the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.
    
    
15. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.