Design for a Cause: Join the Amazon Aid Poster Challenge!
The Amazon rainforest is one of our planet's most important ecosystems, but it is constantly under threat, from illegal gold mining to deforestation and climate change. Now, you have the chance to use your creativity to make a difference!
In honor of Earth Day coming up in April, we have an exciting new challenge for you. Amazon Aid charity is calling on creatives like you to design a set of three impactful posters to raise awareness about critical issues affecting the Amazon.
How to enter?
- Read the design brief here (also further down on this page)
- Submit your designs here Midnight 28th April 2025 (12am BST)
- Join our YouTube livestream on Thursday 1st May; 2025, 2PM BST to see the winners*
*We will be doing a live review on the design submissions and up to 3 winners will be announced live on our YouTube Channel on 1st May 2025, 2PM BST
The Brief:
Design a total of 3 posters to raise awareness about critical issues affecting the Amazon. Issues are listed on the Milanote Board.
Visual Style
Feel free to explore your unique styles or pick one of the 4 recommended directions listed on the Milanote Board.
Size & Dimensions
Use the Amazon Aid Poster template provided on the Milanote Board
Target Audience
High school students (ages 15-17)
Deliverables:
You can submit up to 3 entries. Simply put all designs into one PDF (max 100 Mbytes). Details of how to submit included on the Milanote Board.
Deadline:
YouTube live Review:
Midnight (12am BST) 28th April 2025
1st May 2025, 2PM BST
Click here to access the Milanote board for some useful references to kick start your creative ideas.
The Prizes
1st Place
- 3 months Pro Membership subscription.
(worth $201) - Milanote Pro access
- Being featured on our YouTube channel and on our website.
2nd Place
- 2 months Pro Membership subscription.
(worth $134) - Being featured on our YouTube channel and on our website.
3rd Place
- 1 month Pro Membership subscription.
(worth $67)
- Being featured on our YouTube channel and on our website.
Contest sponsored by:
Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards. Our entire team at Yes I'm a Designer have been using Milanote to organize all of our projects since 2020.
**This contest is now closed**
We’re thrilled to share that the client has selected three talented winners from our Amazon Aid Poster Designers Contest:
1st Place: Our amazing Pro Member, Robin Swaby
2nd Place: The brilliant Alisa Bazilevskaia (who also won our magazine spread contest!)
3rd Place: One of our youngest rising stars at just 17 years old, Asmaa Ismail Mohamed Ismail Ragab
Want to create your own impactful environmental poster?
In this workshop, we guide you through every step of the design process from crafting a clear message and selecting compelling visuals to mastering layout, color, and typography for maximum impact.
Disclaimer :
All design assets have to be created by the contestant or they need to be royalty free photos, illustration, fonts, etc.
Generative AI can be utilised for the posters, but for not more than 50% of the artwork.
Any designers under the age of 18 whose work is selected as a finalist or winner, must provide parental permission to showcase the work.
Amazon Aid will be given full distribution and copyrights of winning designs. Winners will need to provide fully layered, editable working files to Amazon Aid.
During the live review, all participants receive general feedback on how to improve their work. Due to time restraints we may not be able to give individual attention to all submissions
Find out more about all our
past Open Design Contests here!