Santa Cruz Fungus Fair Logo Design Contest 2027

• Your original work only. Please don't violate any copyrights.

• Special consideration will be given to designs that incorporate these concepts:

  • Distinctly recognizable, real mushroom species known to occur in California

  • The 2027 Fair theme: "Entangled Beauty: The Art & Science of Fungi"

  • Suitability for an all-ages T-shirt

• Special consideration will also be given to designs which are accompanied by:

  • Suggestions for background colors to use for the T-shirt and poster

  • Suggestions for where to place "Santa Cruz Fungus Fair" and the year (2027)

  • Suggestions for typefaces to use on the T-shirt and poster.

Note: If you choose to include text within the artwork, any fonts used must be free for commercial use.

Poster Sample (Optional)

If you choose to provide a suggested poster layout(s) featuring your logo placement, it will be easier for us to visualize if you include the following types of content on the poster:

• Event Name: Santa Cruz Fungus Fair

• Year: 2027

• Theme: "Entangled Beauty: The Art & Science of Fungi"

• Fair Logo: (Your logo design)

• Dates: January 8-11, 2027

• Activities: Wild Mushroom Exhibits, Expert Speakers, Tasty Food, Crafts and Fun for All Ages (feel free to suggest wording adjustments which cover the same activities)

• Pricing:

  • Adult Admission $10-$15/day

  • Kids under 12 FREE

  • Headliner Talks +$5 each

  • Skip the line, get tickets now and reserve talks in advance

• Presented by: (Allow space for 2 or 3 logos)

• Tickets: "Tickets and more information at ffsc.us" (please leave space for a square QR code, which we will insert)

• Location: London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz

We encourage you to view examples of our past Fungus Fair logos for inspiration.

Initially, we only need a PDF or screenshot of your artwork for consideration. If your entry is shortlisted as a finalist, we will need your original artwork file.

We strongly recommend that you design your contest entry to be print-ready or easily adapted to the following requirements for the final logo:

Colors:

• Max colors within the art file for printing: 7 colors

• You can suggest a specific T-shirt color as an 8th color

• If possible, please separate the colors into their own layers within your artwork file, as this is required for T-shirt printing.

Artwork / digital canvas size:

Printable with high quality at 9-11"w x 9-11" tall

File type:

• Vector art (Adobe Illustrator (.ai), or a .pdf containing vector art is strongly preferred.

• Adobe Photoshop (.psd) or .png that contains high resolution vectorized art will be considered.

• If you provide rasterized art, please prepare it for printing at 300 dpi.

File name:

Include your name and the artwork title in the filename.

The winning entry will be used for the 2027 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair logo.

The 2027 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair committee may, at their discretion, alter the graphic elements, font or verbiage from the winning entry while creating the final 2027 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair logo and merchandise.

The winning entry and final logo will become the property of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz for exclusive commercial use in marketing and merchandising for the 2027 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair, and in any other way the organization sees fit in alignment with FFSC's mission. The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz reserves the right to reproduce the artwork and logo indefinitely.

The 2027 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair logo will be displayed at the 2027 Fungus Fair, and will appear on the 2027 Fungus Fair T-shirt, as well as on posters and other materials which will be displayed in the Santa Cruz, California region before and potentially after the event. The logo may be also used in marketing by Fungus Fair vendors, sponsors and speakers, as well as in social media which could be seen worldwide.