AF-SGW 2025 Logo Competition

Dabble in design? Have a little artistic flair? Looking to get your creative juices flowing? Love space? Then the AF-SGW 2025 Logo Competition is for you!

Preparations for the 9th Africa Space Generation Workshop (AF-SGW) to be held in Nairobi in December 2025 are already underway and this means one thing – we need your creative input! 

The logo competition is open to all SGAC members and the winner will be awarded free registration to the AF-SGW 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Deadline for applications: 31st August 2025

What are we looking for?

Logo designs will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 

  • Relevance
    • The logo must include a reference to Kenya where AF-SGW 2025 will take place.
    • The logo should make a reference to space – we are SGAC, after all!
    • The logo should be relevant to SGAC and in-line with what it stands for.
  • Scalability
    • The logo should be simple enough to be able to be scaled down or up and still look good.
  • Impact
    • The logo should capture the viewer’s attention and leave a positive, memorable impression.
  • Versatility
    • The logo should look equally good on the web and on print material.

Feel free to come up with something unique and think outside the box! We want to see something fun, creative and representative of AF-SGW! 

Metrics:

  • Color: The logo should only use the five SGAC theme colors, and white and black. You can access the SGAC theme color codes here: https://color.adobe.com/-CI-Color-color-theme-10300796/
  • Elements: SGAC maintains a set of SGAC brand identity elements that are used throughout the SGAC media representation. It is not mandatory to use that. However, you should represent part of the city of Lima and Peru with the SGAC design parameters.
  • Text: For this logo, please refrain from adding any text into or to the sides of the logo. Any text to be added to the logo will be determined and added by the SGAC Team after the competition ends.
  • Format: We strongly encourage your submission to be in .PNG, SVG, or .EPS.
  • Size ratio: 1:1
    Attachment: You are encouraged to attach a text file that explains your logo. While we hope to have the logo as self-explanatory as possible, please explain any ambiguous or abstract elements that you have in the logo. (no more than 150 words).

How to apply

Ensure you are eligible to submit a design by carefully reading the guidelines below.

Award

  • The winning submission will receive 1 free ticket to AF-SGW 2025.
  • The winner will be acknowledged on the SGAC website as the creator of the logo.
  • The winner will receive a diploma in honor of his/her contribution to the AF-SGW 2025.

Competition Guidelines

Eligibility

  1. Participants must be SGAC members (registered on the SGAC website) between the age of 18 and 35 years as of 31st of December 2025.
  2. The scholarship is open to all students and young professionals with nationality and/or residence in any UN Member or observer State from Africa. 
  3. No previous design experience is necessary. The competition is open to all – from those who like to play around in MS Paint/Gimp/Photoshop/Canva, to those that are designers by trade — you do not need a career or background in the space industry (in fact, we’d love to win you over!)
  4. Competition organisers and judges are not eligible for this award.
  5. All submissions shall be original creations.
  6. Limited to one design contribution created by a single designer.

Responsibilities of the winner

The winning designer shall:

  • Eventually adapt the submitted designs during the review process
  • Provide a high-resolution version in .ai or .eps format of the winning logo
  • Attend the entire AF-SGW 2025
  • Support the running of AF-SGW 2025 where needed. These tasks offer great opportunities such as being the rapporteur of a working group and helping with writing a group report, being the front face of SGAC at a potential SGAC booth and meeting interesting people.
  • May be asked to submit a short video (1 minute) and/or pictures describing his or her experience at AF-SGW 2025 for inclusion on the SGAC website, newsletter or social media

Copyright and Intellectual Property

  1. By submitting an entry, applicants agree to permit SGAC and all affiliated organizers to mention their names, affiliations and headshot picture in connection with the competition.
  2. Copyright of the submitted entry shall remain with the contestants. However, by submitting an entry all contestants agree that SGAC and all affiliated organizers are granted non-exclusive reproduction rights regarding all submitted papers. SGAC and all affiliated organizers may also present ideas and findings generated by this competition at relevant conferences.
  3. By submitting their logo design, the participants warrant that the submitted logo design does not infringe upon the copyright or other rights of 3rd parties.
  4. By submitting your work, you agree to grant the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License. This confirms that you hold the copyrights to your work, with SGAC being allowed to display your work on its website, social media, and other web, digital, and print related platforms, on which you will be attributed.
  5. By submitting your work, you confirm that you have read and understood the SGAC Code of Conduct, and that your work is in line with the spirit of all SGAC Governance Policies.
  6. By submitting your work, you guarantee the originality of your work, confirm that you hold all the copyrights to this work, and confirm that your work does not breach any copyrights held by any other parties. You additionally agree to indemnify SGAC in the case of any copyright claims against your submitted piece of work by any other parties.
  7. The entrant designer must hold full ownership over the work submitted. Because of this, while A.I. generated work is a fast developing field, art generated via A.I. generative software or services should not be submitted.

 

Liability

  1. Organizers shall not be responsible in the event that AF-SGW 2025 is cancelled. 
  2. Organizers shall not be responsible in the event that the award winner fails to attend AF-SGW 2025 or is unable to under extenuating circumstances; in that case the award offer shall become void.
  3. Organizers shall not be responsible in the event that the award winner cannot obtain any necessary travel documents (e.g. visa); if they are required but not obtained, the award offer shall become void.
  4. The award is non-transferable and not valid for another event or individual.
  5. In the event that AF-SGW or travel cannot take place due to unforeseeable circumstances (force majeure), including but not limited to illness, death, or weather, the winner will be responsible to recover costs through any available travel insurance or trip cancellation insurance. 

Evaluation

Logo submissions will be evaluated by a panel composed by members of the SGAC AF-SGW 2025 organizing team, based on:

  1. Reference to location (Nairobi, Kenya)
  2. Compliance with the SGAC Style Guide
  3. Integration of SGAC brand based on the current SGAC logo
  4. Relevance, Impact, Scalability, and Versatility of the design

Timeline

Entries accepted: Now!

Submission Deadline: 31st August, 23:59 GMT.

Review Phase: 1st – 7th of September

Winner Announced: Winner will be announced after the Review Phase.

Contacts

All applications must be emailed to the  Event Managers Fred David ([email protected]) and Magdalene Wanyaga ([email protected]) before 31st august 2025 (23:59 GMT).