The story begins a few weeks ago with Musketon wanting to collaborate with 4 designers to design the next Mazda Design Car. The four winners of his contest : Magic, Vexx, Zhion and Myself teamed up with Musketon during an entire week-end to design the most beautiful design car in the world. As a young designers, this has been an awesome opportunity for us to work on such a great project. The fact that we all have different universes and styles make it even more special and unique. Designing a car wrap is something I always wanted to accomplish and I hope it’s not the last time this happens. I’d like to thank Musketon, Magic, Vexx, Zhion and Mazda Belgium. I had a blast working on this !

Alright, I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. And let’s get the things started. I’m holding a sticker design contest. And here’s the opportunity for you to collab’ with me on a piece. I am providing a vector skull I’ve been working on. This is my part of the collab’. Now it’s your turn to make it even more awesome. Add details, textures, color it, flip it, cut it, have fun with it. That’s it ! I’ve been in touch with my friends at Stickerapp who are kindly sponsoring this contest. This means the winner will have his sticker design printed and directly shipped into his mail box. Awesome isn’t it ?

Like in every contest, here’s a small rules list that you’ll have to keep in mind while working on this sticker.

RULES :

Final file must not be larger than 5″x5″

Final file must be provided as a .AI / .EPS / .PSD

Final file must be 300 DPI & CMYK

Fonts must be outlined / vectored / -Rasterised (if worked in PS)

You can enter as many times as you want.

Files must be submitted through the google form. (Link below.)

Any technique is accepted

Deadline : 01-07-2015 ( 07-01-2015 for y’all ‘Muricans that can’t put a date in the right order)

HAVE FUN ON THIS PIECE

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DOWNLOAD LINKS & SUBMISSION FORM

Download the ICY BOMB vector files here : http://www.mediafire.com/download/0alyza8l9py62sb/IcyBombCollab.rar Submit your design through this form :

http://goo.gl/forms/zglrfKrL3R

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FAQ :

- “You provided vector files, but am I allowed to work in photoshop ?”

Sure thing, but if you’re not working on the vector file provided, make sure your photoshop canvas is set up to 5x5″, 300DPI , CMYK.

- “How do I submit my design ?”

There’s a google form link at the bottom of this post, make sure to fill it properly. I will not accept submissions trough email / facebook / twitter. - “I’ve got a couple of different ideas. Can I enter more than one time ?” Yes, you’re allowed to enter as many times as you want. But don’t forget that quality > quantity.

- “Dude, I love you so much I want to buy you a brand new Ferrari”

Thank you random citizen, but I’d rather go for a ‘69 mustang, if it’s not too much to ask !

- “Can I share my design on twitter or instagram ?”

Of course, and don’t hesitate to mention StickerApp and myself in your post. We’d love to see what you made !

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If you have any other question. Feel free to email me : [email protected] I’ll be happy to answer ! For those wondering. Here’s a preview of what you’ll be working on if you decide to enter. Hope it will inspire you.

Having your own style can be a real benefit for you and your career as it also can be a kind of « brake ». Let me explain, a lot of illustrators make their own way in this world by promoting and having a certain style. It’s a way to be exclusive.

By having your own style, you’ll have clients that will come to you because they like your work and they would like « something like you did here, with your style, i like it ». It’s great to work with people like that because they know what they want, and if you master your style, it will be an easy job for you.

On the other hand, not everybody will like your style (unfortunatly) and you’ll maybe lose some job opportunities because of that. I personally experienced that while applying for internships. Some replied they did not liked my style and I understand completely. A thing you don’t have to forget is not to be locked in your style otherwise you will only be able to produce a very few amount of designs in the certain style you’re focused on. There will come one time in your life when you’ll have to make a decision : Assume your style or be versatile. I don’t mean people having a hardcore, trash and assumed « Street » style can’t produce clean and flat designs. But designing is like everything. To be good, it requiers several years of training. And to be the best in one field you’ll have to practice those certain skills it requiers. People are all born the same, finding your style is about finding what you love and let your inner self express itself the way you want. The best exemple I can give is probably 123KLAN.