Call for Submissions: Black Rock City 2022 Sticker Designs

Close your eyes, open your mind, and explore your Waking Dreams, because the moment has arrived to create your designs for the 2022 Black Rock City stickers! It’s been waaaaay too long since we last got slap-happy with official BRC stickers, so I’m simply atingle to see what you all come up with.

Wait…what? You didn’t know? We don’t design all those stickers, YOU do. We just print a metric tonne of them and gift ‘em to all you lovely weirdos. So here’s your chance to share your very own self-adhesive work of art with the entire Black Rock City population. Each year we print many different designs; typically over a dozen submissions find their way to the playa. 

We like variety! So go ahead and get weird…or existential…or abstract…or whatever your heart desires—these are YOUR stickers after all. You’re going to stick them all over your camp gear, car bumpers, friends… and who knows what else.

Feel free to submit a couple different designs. Don’t forget, there is a theme (hint: it’s Waking Dreams); if your sticker has at least something to do with it, it’s more likely to get printed. 

One more thing! Before you submit your design, please read through the requirements below. As much as you want that custom cut axolotl-shaped sticker to be printed, it simply won’t be. Sad face. (But totally print them yourself and find me on playa—axolotls are rad.)

Black Rock City 2022 Sticker Design Specs

1. Your design(s) will need to be one of these die sizes:
   •  3” diameter circle
   •  2.5″ x 5.75” with a 0.125” corner radius
   •  3″x 3″ square with a 0.062” corner radius
2. You must OUTLINE all fonts, meaning vector text is no longer a font but rather it is vector shapes. This eliminates issues for the printer not having the font, which is a dealbreaker.
3. If using one to three colors, set up the file to print as PMS. If using four or more colors, set up the file to print as CMYK.

Designer Tips

• Did you read the specs? Read the specs!
• Include “Burning Man” or “Black Rock City” and the year 2022 in your design for bonus points. 
• Incorporate the Waking Dreams theme. Or don’t. It’s your sticker. Just remember what I said above.

Submitting Your Art

• Send either a PDF file OR (preferably) the original Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file to stickers@burningman.org.
  • Note: If sending your original Illustrator file, you must embed any images you may have included in your design.
• Whether sending your design or questions, please put your first and last name in the subject header as well as the phrase “2022 Sticker Submission.”
• DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR DESIGN MEETS ALL DESIGN SPEC REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE. 

Sticker Art Submission Deadline:

Wednesday, May 18, 2022. No art can be accepted after this date!

P.S.
Did you read the specs? Please read the specs.
Say specs again.
Specs.

Cover image: A collection of BRC stickers over the years (Photos by Steven Fritz, Aspen Moon, David Silverman, and burnman)