

Your Design Could Be The Official Mascot of FanfaireNYC 2025!
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Meet Sketcha!
The FanfaireNYC 2024 Mascot!
Congratulations to Jordan S., a junior Animation major, for designing the winning entry!

** Please read ALL the rules below **
Create a mascot for FanfaireNYC 2025!
PROMPT:
If Art & Design and FanfaireNYC were a Dungeons & Dragons character what would that look like? Using the character development guide of class, species, and personality create the next FanfaireNYC mascot.
GIVE YOUR MASCOT A NAME:
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Give your character a name that captures the spirit of FanfaireNYC + Art & Design
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Make their name unique and exciting.
CONTEST RULES:
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Open to all High School of Art & Design students only
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Create an original character inspired by FanfaireNYC. The mascot submissions must be unique designs and concepts.
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Check out the event website - www.fanfairenyc.com and Instagram account @fanfairenyc to learn more about the event.
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The mascot can be human, animal, or creature. No words on the images.
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The image of the mascot should be vertical, approximately 8" width x 8" height.
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The image must be in PNG or JPEG format, 300 dpi. The size of the image should not exceed 3MB. Do not send files as .psd, .ai, .procreate, or other editing program file formats.
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The mascot should be set on white background so it can be silhouetted easily and applied to different background colors.
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We would like you to draw the character in a few different poses (vertical, horizontal, headshot) so it can be used for different promotional items around and leading up to the show, for example: posters, social media, collectible buttons and assorted badges.
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You will be asked to provide an outline drawing of one of your poses.
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You may be asked to draw additional poses, and a vector graphic of your character.
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If your design is chosen as the mascot, we will need you to sign a waiver granting the Art & Design PTA the rights to use it as part of FanfaireNYC.
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Please send all mascot entries to the FanfaireNYC Planning Committee at student@fanfairenyc.com by 11:59 PM on Friday, January 10th, 2025. The committee with will accept up to 5 different mascot entries from each student.
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If you have any questions please contact student@fanfairenyc.com
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REMEMBER, if you win the contest you will be asked to provide additional images, files, and graphics.
IMAGE SUBMISSION GUIDELINE:
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One file 8" X 8" with all poses on one image. Max 3MB.
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Minimum 3 poses. Maximum 5 poses.
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Pose guideline -- one each - Vertical, horizontal, headshot, and two others of your choice.
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Upload a PNG or JPG of the image
PRIZES:
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All entries will receive work based learning hours!
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Winning Mascot Designer will receive a FanfaireNYC t-shirt with your mascot on it!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRY
and GOOD LUCK!!
Log into your nycstudents.net account to submit your mascot now!
