The Design School T-Shirt Contest

The Design School is excited to announce the first-ever, all-discipline T-Shirt Contest—a new annual tradition for The Design School. For the first time, students from Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture are invited to create one shared piece of wearable art that represents our collective identity.

This inaugural year’s theme is:

The Design School is asking you to think beyond the individual designer and into the systems you shape—people, places, ecology and the relationships between them. This is your chance to contribute to the very first year of a school-wide design tradition.

• This is the first Design School-wide shirt contest across all disciplines.
• Entry is free.
• Only current Design School students are eligible for both online and in-person sessions.
• Only original artwork will be accepted, no AI-generated imagery.
  • Your design should reflect how you engage with people, places, the planet and the conversations happening across disciplines. There’s no single “right” interpretation; your creativity defines the inaugural year.

• Deadline to submit is Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 by 11:59 p.m.

   

• Voting will take place Saturday, Jan. 17 - Thursday, Jan. 22.
• There will be a grand prize for the winning artwork. Please see the attached document for more details.

There Space will be printing the Grand Prize T-Shirt designs LIVE.

Saturday, January 24, 2026
3:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Design North, Red Square

There will be an optional $10 fee for a screen-printing mini lesson, which includes a T-shirt featuring the winning design.