It’s that glorious time of year again, when spring is in the air and sticker designs are bouncing around in Burners’ brains like wild fairy shrimp… Do you have a burning playa phrase or an image that you’ve been desperately wishing was a sticker — to proudly display in the dust or gift to others? Then simply read the requirements (below) and send your sticker design(s) our way! Whether your final designs are digital or handdrawn, they’re all equally welcome.
You love to collect them, we love to print them. That’s why, each year, we proudly invite YOU to become an integral part of this time-honored tradition, helping us prepare for our annual trek to the desert. It’s just one example of our radically participatory culture in action: the citizens of Black Rock City get to design stickers for what will become our Gate (welcome) sticker — handed out by Greeters at the entrance of the city, accompanied by the WhatWhereWhen booklet — along with a handful of other selected sticker designs which we print for Gifting throughout the week.
Please carefully read (then re-read) each of the submission requirements listed below, in order for your 2025 Burning Man sticker design(s) to be considered. Most importantly, get ready to unleash your imagination — we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
YOUR 2025 STICKER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- SIZE — Your sticker design(s) must fit within one of the following die sizes:
• 3” diameter circle
• 3″x3″ square with a 0.062” corner radius
• 2.5″x6” with a 0.125” corner radius - WORDS — Please try to include either “Burning Man” or “Black Rock City” along with the year “2025” into your design.
- COLORS — If using 1–3 colors, set up the file to print as PMS; If using 4 or more colors, set up the file to print as CMYK.
- FONTS — you must OUTLINE all fonts (meaning all text must be vector shapes).
- GATE STICKER — Remember that ROUND stickers are given priority for scoring the coveted “Gate sticker” spot, gifted to all BRC citizens.
- THEME — Since preference is often given to designs incorporating the theme, feel free to get more intimately acquainted with this year’s theme “Tomorrow Today” for additional design inspiration.
- SUBMISSIONS — Please email the original Adobe Illustrator (ai.) file of your sticker design(s) to Stickers@BurningMan.org with your FIRST and LAST NAME along with the phrase “2025 Sticker Submission” in the subject header. (Note: just because you can send a high-resolution PDF, doesn’t mean you should. The original ai. file is always preferred.)
- DEADLINE — You must submit your design(s) by Friday, May 23, 2025 (no exceptions).
Good luck, and may your designs take your imagination to the uncharted territories of Tomorrow Today. Selected sticker designs will be contacted via email.
Interested in taking a peek at past sticker designs? Or just need some creative inspo? Check out the Burning Man gallery to see previous BRC stickers HERE.
Cover image of BRC 2024 sticker designers group photo in Black Rock City (Photo by Jamen Percy)
