2025 Streetlight Banner Contest
Are you a Cupertino high school student with a passion for art?
Here's your chance to showcase your creativity to the entire Cupertino community!
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CONTEST OVERVIEW
The City of Cupertino's Safe Routes to School program is holding a Streetlight Banner Design Contest, inviting high school students who live in or attend school in Cupertino to create banners that will promote key City transportation themes/programs:
- The Joys of Walking and Biking
- Walk & Roll to School events
- The Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Transportation
- Silicon Valley (SV) Hopper
- Cupertino’s Vision Zero Action Plan
Winning designs will be displayed on streetlights along De Anza Boulevard, Stevens Creek Boulevard, Torre Avenue, and Stelling Road. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to public art while encouraging sustainable transportation. Submit your designs by February 28, 2025, to have a shot at seeing your artwork brighten up our city streets.
Submissions are due by
11:59 p.m. PST on February 28, 2025
Submit completed entry form here
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CONTEST GUIDELINES
The contest is open to all high school students who live in Cupertino or attend one of the Cupertino high schools (Monta Vista, Cupertino, or Homestead).
Banner designs must represent one or more of the approved themes shown above.
When creating artwork for the SV Hopper theme, the design must include the words “SV Hopper.” For Vision Zero, the artwork must feature the words “Vision Zero.” For any of the others, the design must include the phrase “Safe Routes to School.”
Contestants should strive to balance originality with existing brand recognizability in their designs. The design must be original and not copied from any existing work. Any design found to infringe on copyrighted material will be disqualified.
Students may work individually or as part of a group to create and submit designs. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual or group can submit. Each submission must follow the contest guidelines and full application process.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The following criteria will be used by the judges in selecting the winning banner design(s):
- Alignment with Theme - The design must clearly represent one or more of the approved themes listed in the guidelines.
- Visual Impact & Readability - The artwork should be eye-catching and easily comprehensible from a distance, even when viewed at speed by drivers.
- Communication of Message - The design should clearly communicate a positive message that aligns with one of the approved themes.
Late or incomplete submissions or those that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Completed entry forms may either be submitted via email to saferoutes@cupertino.gov or uploaded to Cupertino Safe Routes to School.
- Artwork must be an original design from the entrant(s).
- Artwork may be created either digitally or on paper. In either case, the finished artwork must be scalable to a size of 30” x 84”. The City will potentially request a high-resolution (300 PPI) version for printing.
- Artwork must submitted on the final page of the Project Entry Form.
- Submissions must include a completed and signed Project Entry Form.
- Submissions must include a title along with a brief paragraph describing the design and how it aligns with one of the contest themes listed in the Design Overview section.
- Submissions must include a completed and signed Authorization to Use Artwork form.
No submissions will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. PST on February 28, 2025.
Winners will be announced in Spring 2025 and banner installations will begin in Fall 2025.
Submit Entry Here