Calling All Illustrators

Illustration
competition:
design
a
Christmas
card
for
ShelterBox





An
exciting
new
creative
competition
has
been
launched
today,
giving
both
new
and
established
illustrators, graphic
designers
and
artists
the
chance
to
have
their
work
featured
alongside
some
of
the
UK’s
top
illustrators
in a
special
range
of
charity
Christmas
cards
for
ShelterBox.




The
cards
will
be
sold
in
packs
of
10,
featuring
two
sets
of
five
designs.

Competition
entrants
across
the
UK
will
be
vying
for
their
design
to
be
featured
as
the
fifth
card
alongside
the
four
other
high‐profile
illustrators
contributing
work.
All
profits
from
the
cards
will
go
direct
to
ShelterBox,
the
international
disaster
relief
charity
based

in Helston,
Cornwall.




Jon
Burgerman,
one
of
the
UK’s
most
revered
illustrators
and
cartoonists,
is
designing
the
first
card
in
the
set:
“In
this
iAge
of
digital
everything,
a
nicely
designed
card
is
a
great
little
goodie
to
give,”
he
said.
“It
can
be
like
a
mini
artwork,
beaming
from
a
mantel piece.”


The
second
card
in
the
set
will
be
designed
by
Jenny
Bowers
–
whose
recent
projects
include illustrations
for
Channel
4,
The
New
York
Times,
Creative
Review
and
Samsung

–with
two
more
names
being
announced
at
the
official
launch
in
November.



The
Christmas
cards
and
competition
are
the
idea
of
Penryn‐based
creative communications
agency,
Stranger
Collective
–
the
team
behind
the
former
award‐winning
creative
lifestyle magazine.
Helen
Gilchrist,
director
of
Stranger
Collective,
said:
“We
wanted
to create
an
alternative
range
of
Christmas
cards
this
year
–
cards
that
are

original,
colourful
and
fun,
which
we
would
want
to
send
our
friends.
After
publishing
the
magazine,
we’re
lucky
to
be
in
touch
with
a
fantastic
network
of
illustrators
like
Jon
and
Jenny
–
but
wanted
to
use
this
as
an
opportunity
to
 show
off
fresh
talent
too.”



Helen
has
recently
become
a
ShelterBox
Response
Team
member,
trained
to
accompany
ShelterBox’s
aid
into
the
disaster
zone
to
ensure
it
reaches
those
who
need
it
most.
She
adds:
“ShelterBox
was
our
natural
choice
of
charity
–
they’re
highly
respected
on
the
international
stage,
they
were
the
leading
provider
of
emergency
shelter
in
Haiti,
and
are
based
just
up
the
road
from
us!”



Each
ShelterBox
provides
an
extended
family
of
up
to
10
people
with
a
tent
and
essential
survival
equipment
to
use
while
they
rebuild
their
homes.



A
special
event
to
launch
the
cards
will
be
held
on
the
evening
Thursday
11
November
at
The
Poly,
Falmouth,
where
the
final
five
designs
will
be
unveiled.
The
cards
will
then
be
available
to
buy
in
shops
and
online
up
until
Christmas.




This
rare
opportunity
to
contribute
a
design
is
open
to
everyone.
The
competition
closes
at midnight
on
Wednesday
20
October
and
the
winner
will
be
announced
on
Friday
22 October.




How
to
enter:


• Email
your
designs
to
christmascards@stranger‐collective.com

• Designs
should
be
300dpi,
105
x
150mm
JPGs
in
portrait
aspect
ratio.

• Illustrations
should
focus
around
a
seasonal
theme
of
Christmas,
contain
no
specific religious
content
and
appeal
to
a
wide
audience.