Good morning! I saw the info about the design contest yesterday, but the questions thread never appeared so I thought I would start it so I could ask my question.
The contest details say that the winners’ designs/artwork will become the property of the Sesame Street Store and that we give up all rights and interest to the art. We are not allowed to add a signature either. I am assuming that would include a subtle initial worked into the design? Will there be any kind of artist credit given in the description or anywhere, or are we creating a piece that will appear be attributed solely to Sesame Street?
If that’s the case, that’s a hard no for me. If my product ends up selling $600,000 in revenue, and all I received was whatever the prize money was, then I’d be giving most of my potential profit away.
The winners also receive 5% of the sale or royalty in addition to the $1,000 prize money. I need to check again. And it is a limited run in the Sesame Street store so it is not evergreen. It is still a cool opportunity, I just want artist credit somewhere too for the winner.
eta- also, we can’t sell Sesame Street images anyway so any profit is more than zero on that particular design.
You get 5% of any sales featuring your product _“..as well as the opportunity to earn 5% of the net sales of any products* featuring their artwork, subject to terms and conditions” _from the above linked page.
Thanks so much for starting the thread! Appreciate it
Here’s some responses from our team regarding your questions:
The contest details say that the winners’ designs/artwork will become the property of the Sesame Street Store and that we give up all rights and interest to the art. - This means that while you retain the copyright to the artwork itself, you are not granted a license to sell products with this artwork on Zazzle or otherwise. Sesame Street assumes the rights to sell merchandise with the submitted artwork on their store on Zazzle but you will earn 5% of the net sales if it does, just like you would for any product you sell in your store that’s set to a 5% royalty rate.
We are not allowed to add a signature either. I am assuming that would include a subtle initial worked into the design? Correct.
Will there be any kind of artist credit given in the description or anywhere, or are we creating a piece that will appear be attributed solely to Sesame Street? We will announce winners along with the artist’s name on site and/or social media. If products with the artwork are offered on the site there will be an attribution like this above the product’s title on the product page: ** by Jane Doe for Sesame Street Design Contest.**
It doesn’t have to be created in illustrator. I am going to use paint and paper to create my entry and then scan it to convert it to a digital file. You can use .ai or png. They just prefer the ai file.
You can use any program to draw character art as long as there is no use of ai (artificial intelligence).
For original character artwork: Ai file (Adobe Illustrator) is preferred. For PNG or JPG files: 20” x 24” or similar @300 ppi. At a minimum 10” x 12” or similar dimensions. If submitting a product link, make sure the product is in direct-only mode.
You do NOT have to create products with your designs. Submitting artwork is fine. If that artwork has elements or text that make it suitable for celebrating one of life’s moment then it will be judged for that category. If you would like to fully design create an actual product, such as a party invitation you can. But you can choose any product. If you elect to do this, please be sure provide a link to the product (and make it direct-only). Or to your store (if you make it hidden), and kindly send us a screen shot with your submission. Thanks!
Yes! We would encourage you to share your artwork on social media. Images only. Please link to this page, not to any products. #Zazzlemade for a chance to be reposted. Thanks!
Thanks in advance for any answer you can give.