An example of a design currently being used by Médecins Sans Frontières in France. Photo by MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are running an open competition to design a new line of clothing to be used as part of a larger initiative to increase public awareness and reward donors. The selected designs are likely to be sold online, as well as being given to supporters of MSF and the winning designers will be announced on www.msf.org.uk
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation. We are committed to providing medical aid where it is most needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or gender; our independence means that often we can work in places that others can’t reach. MSF is also committed to speaking out on behalf of the patients we help in times of crisis.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young designers as the brief is intentionally loose. All we ask is that designs include the MSF logo and reflect the spirit of MSF’s work. Designs must adhere to the visual style guidelines regarding the use of the MSF logo. You may submit up to 3 designs, either individual or as part of a series.
Both the Style Guidelines and the MSF Logos are available to download below. All submissions should be made by email and adhere to the specifications in the terms and conditions below.
tshirtdesign@london.msf.org
Terms and Conditions of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clothing design competition.
- This competition consists in a contest to create a design or series of designs to be used on garments produced by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
- All designs must be submitted in JPG or GIF format, no larger than 500kb with the longest side no more than 1000px. Selected designs will have to be provided in high resolution, preferably as a vector file.
- Entry to the competition is by email submissions only to tshirtdesign@london.msf.org You must provide MSF with your full name, current residential address, telephone number, email address and how you heard about the competition. MSF UK will only use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition and, except your full name, will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission.
- By submitting a design to this competition, you are granting MSF a fully paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive license to allow MSF to use all intellectual property rights (“IPRs”) in and to your design for promotional use and for any other purpose. Please note that you will not receive any royalties if MSF uses your design. MSF is a charity and any use will be on a not for profit basis.
- Entries must be entirely your own original work and must not breach any copyright or third party rights. MSF will not be made partially or fully liable for any non-original work submitted by you.
- All entries must be suitable for publication on the MSF UK website and use on articles of clothing. The design must not include any defamatory, offensive or unlawful content.
- The deadline for receiving entries for the competition by any route is midday on Wednesday 3rd March, 2010. Results will be announced on the MSF UK website. MSF reserves the right to extend the competition deadline at its discretion. If there is a revision, the revised date will be published on the MSF UK website.
- Only one entry of up to three designs is allowed per person, entries cannot be returned.
- The winner will be selected by MSF and announced on their website; www.msf.org.uk
- Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition.
MSF Design guidelines PDF
MSF Logo [JPEG]
MSF Logo [EPS]
MSF Running Man [EPS]