Design Competition

Categories

Themes

The themes for 2025’s Design Competition are:

Gratitude

1. Gratitude in Action - This theme invites participants to view gratitude not just as a feeling but as a force that inspires meaningful actions. Participants can consider how the gratitude towards the organ donor becomes a powerful catalyst for hope, transformation and new beginnings.
   
   This theme emphasises how the organ donor’s selfless act creates a ripple effect, spreading kindness, compassion and inspiration across all segments of society. Participants can explore how this deep sense of gratitude compels organ recipients and their loved ones to turn their appreciation into advocacy, support and new acts of giving.

2. A Connected Gratitude - This theme invites participants to explore the profound sense of gratitude experienced by families of deceased organ donors and living organ donors, highlighting how organ donation creates a lasting legacy that transcends life itself.
   
   For families of deceased organ donors, there is comfort in knowing that their loved one’s selfless act had transformed the lives of others, turning grief into a powerful legacy of hope and healing. Living donors can find gratitude in knowing that they have directly impacted the life of someone they care about, with deepened bonds and the creation of a shared journey of compassion and courage.

Important submission information

• This competition is open to Singapore residents (Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and residents with work permit / employment pass / student pass).

• Artwork can be done in traditional or digital media, in portrait or landscape format.

• Artwork should be designed for a tote bag in an aesthetically pleasing and attention-grabbing manner, while adhering to the selected theme.

• The artwork submitted must be original work. All artworks must not have been published or awarded by other organisations or other competitions. Artworks must not be plagiarised from other sources. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are permissible for conceptualisation purposes only and the final entry submitted should not be generated by AI. Artwork may be submitted to AI-detection tools for plagiarism check.

• There is no limit to the number of artwork submitted per participant, but each participant is only entitled to one prize.

• Participants may work on their artworks in groups, but each winning artwork will only receive one prize.

• To ensure that the entries submitted are received successfully, each artwork submitted online and all digital artworks should be named in the following format:

  • [Theme]_[Full School Name – where applicable]_[Participant Full name]
    e.g: GIA_ABC Secondary School_XYZ.png

• Use these acronyms for the selected theme:
  Making a difference...

  • Gratitude in Action - GIA

  • A Connected Gratitude - ACG

• For traditional artwork, participant is required to label their full name and class at the back of the artwork

• Please refer to the guide [PDF, 1.6 MB] for more details on the Festival

For school based submission (School category):

• An application form is required for each artwork submitted. Teachers may download the application form [PDF, 183 KB] or submit the application form through the online form.

• For traditional artworks, participants are encouraged to submit their entries to their teacher-in-charge (if applicable). The National Organ Transplant Unit (NOTU) will contact the teacher-in-charge to collect all the traditional artworks for the purpose of judging.

• For digital entries, submitted using the online form, the uploaded artwork must be either in a compressed zip folder (the maximum file size for uploading of files onto the online form is 7MB) or through a weblink (with the artwork uploaded onto a third party website such as WeTransfer or Google Drive – access would need to be granted to liveonlivetwice@notu.com.sg).

• The teacher-in-charge can arrange for group submission of artworks (both traditional and digital media) and application forms by contacting NOTU at liveonlivetwice@notu.com.sg.

For individual submission (School / Open Category):

• All individual submissions are to be submitted through the online form.

• For traditional artworks submitted online, participants are to ensure that the scanned image (preferred) or photograph is clear and of high definition (at least 10MP), while retaining the original artwork in good condition. NOTU will contact participants with shortlisted artworks to arrange for collection / delivery of artworks to NOTU's office.

• For digital entries, the uploaded artwork must be either in a compressed zip folder (the maximum file size for uploading of files onto the online form is 7MB) or through a weblink (with the artwork uploaded onto a third party website such as WeTransfer or Google Drive – access would need to be granted to liveonlivetwice@notu.com.sg).

Traditional Artworks

• Artwork must be between A4 and A3 size.

• Artwork must be flat and able to be scanned on a flatbed scanner.

• Submitted artworks will be retained by NOTU until completion of judging.

Digital Artworks

• All artworks need to be minimally 4,961 pixels on the shortest edge.

• For artwork designed using Adobe Illustrator, the minimum artboard / canvas size should be minimally A2 size with a minimum resolution of 300dpi. The vector .ai file should be submitted together with a rendered high-resolution image of the artwork.

• For artwork designed using Adobe Photoshop, the minimum artboard / canvas size should be minimally A4 size with a minimum resolution of 600dpi. The .psd file should be submitted together with a rendered high-resolution of the artwork.

• For artwork designed using Autodesk Sketchbook or equivalent, where the dpi cannot be set, the minimum artboard / canvas size should be A1 size.

• For artwork designed using Procreate or equivalent, the minimum artboard / canvas size should be A2 size with a minimum resolution of 300dpi.

• The artwork image should be submitted in .png file format together with the working file, with CMYK coloured scheme (preferred).

• Outlines must be created for all fonts.

Judging Criteria

Prizes

All participants will receive a certification of participation. Top 3 winners from each category will be printed onto tote bags. Winners from School and Open category can win cash vouchers and more.

1st Prize

$500 Cash Voucher

2nd Prize

$350 Cash Voucher

3rd Prize

$200 Cash Voucher

& More

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