Social cover art: It's the big banner that immediately greets visitors to your social page. It says, "This is who I am and what I am all about." Which is exactly why we want to feature fresh graphic designs from the Tongal community on our social channels. Because creators like YOU are what Tongal is all about. 

The goal of this project is to highlight the incredible design and illustration talents of Tongal creators by featuring one community member's original artwork as cover art each month across Tongal's social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. All mediums and all styles welcome. 

This Month's Theme:

In a nod to Black History Month and with an eye towards the future, this month's theme is Afrofuturism. As an art movement, Afrofuturism explores the "developing intersection of African diaspora culture with technology". With elements of science fiction and mysticism, this style allows its creators and viewers to imagine possible futures through a Black cultural lens, and was most famously represented in the production design of the film, Black Panther. Common themes within the genre touch on alienation or “otherness”, reclamation of culture, utopian ideologies, the digital divide, feminism, and the grotesque. So queue up some Kamasi Washington or Janelle Monae and do a quick google search on afrofuturist art, then show us how you'd adapt this style for Tongal's social channels! You are encouraged to think beyond our logo, and allow this art style to be the primary focus.

To be considered, designers should create and submit one sample design for Twitter (1500x500, JPG or PNG). Should you get the greenlight, you may be asked to make reasonable revisions to your design before creating versions for all the remaining intended channels. Check out our gallery of past greenlit social cover art to get inspired!

Submissions in this 'Always On' project will be reviewed on a monthly basis, so there will be lots of opportunities to be featured throughout the year. Go ahead and knock our socks off!

 

DELIVERABLES: Five total deliverables; a single design optimized for each channel:

• Facebook: 820x312, JPG or PNG
• Twitter: 1500x500, JPG or PNG 
• YouTube: 2560x1440 (web and mobile safe 1546x423), JPG or PNG
• LinkedIn: 1536x768, JPG or PNG (note: only the center of the design may be visible)
• Instagram: 1080x1080, JPG or PNG
• Layered design files for final delivery

 

TIMELINE: For the full project timeline please see the Assets section.

 

EXPOSURE:

• The official cover art during the month of February 2021 for Tongal social channels (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn)
• A special feature on Tongal's Instagram feed in February 2021
• We plan to award a MINIMUM of 1 Design each month and may choose to purchase more if submissions are outstanding!

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: The Tongal Community and creators across the Internet - predominantly writers, filmmakers, directors, animators, editors, and producers

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• Designs submitted this month MUST adhere to the 'Afrofuturism' theme. How you decide to interpret that is entirely up to you, so show us your most forward-thinking designs!
• Designs must incorporate the Tongal logo (which you may access here). How that happens is entirely up to your imagination. We are open to both subtle and bold approaches as to how you utilize the logo.
• No matter how you incorporate it, the Tongal logo must be legible to the viewer.
• The brand colors of the Tongal logo must not be altered. Please think about how your design can complement whichever iteration of the logo you choose.
• AVOID text or type that isn’t related to the T-O-N-G-A-L of the Tongal logo.
• All work MUST be original, and should NOT include or reference any other existing IP. Any persons, places or things rendered should be of the artist’s own creation and should not be referential of other existing properties.
• Greenlit designs MUST include a creator credit in the following format, so consider including it in your sample Design as part of your pitch: "DESIGN TITLE" ART BY YOUR NAME (any font is acceptable, but if you're stumped, go with Open Sans or another sans serif font).

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your submission. 

 

• DESIGN (REQUIRED): One 1500x500 sample of your proposed design, JPG or PNG.
  
  
• NOTES (Optional): Any additional information or artists' statement you'd like to provide.
  
  
• SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES (Optional): Give us any of your personal or professional social links so we can tag you when we post to the relevant channels.

1. Preferred format for upload to the Tongal website is .png or .jpg. Should your submission be greenlit, you will also be required to provide layered design files.
   
   
2. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
3. In the event you utilize any third-party materials, you must obtain full written license and consent from the owner of such third-party materials and provide such license and consent forms to Tongal.
   
   
4. BY SUBMITTING A DESIGN ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES – SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
5. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
6. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
    
7. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
    
8. Designs must be in the English language or subtitled.
    
9. Limit 5 submissions per member, per Phase.
    
10. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or older to enter.
    
    
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest.
    
    
12. The Sponsor will be entitled to reasonable revisions on the finished Designs without providing additional compensation.
    
    
13. In order to process payment, you must submit the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.
    
    
14. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.