In partnership with The Ambulance Staff Charity

Designed by Bristol

Bristol and the Blue Lights

Bristol, introduce yourself to the world. Submit a design on this year's theme for the chance to see it on a limited-edition t-shirt, win a share of the profit, and raise money for The Ambulance Staff Charity.

Caring for those who care for us

Every entry helps raise money for TASC, supporting the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the UK's ambulance community.

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In partnership with The Ambulance Staff Charity, we're inviting the people of Bristol to introduce themselves to the world and show their incredible talent, with the chance to win life-changing exposure and some cash too.

Entries are free. All you need to do is submit a design that you feel meets our theme and can be printed onto a t-shirt.

Anyone can enter, regardless of age, profession or address. As long as your entry meets the criteria below, it doesn't matter who you are. Groups can enter too, though this needs to be stated on the entry form.

The theme: Bristol and the Blue Lights

We encourage you to bring your own artistic interpretation to your design. It can be positive, negative, bold or outrageous, however you see it.

What we're looking for:

  • Powerful: something that creates an emotion.
  • Thought: something that offers a deeper reflection on Bristol's connection with the emergency services.
Please note: The Ambulance Staff Charity, along with emergency-service badges, crests and logos, are protected. Using them without permission causes copyright problems, and any entry that does so will automatically be dismissed.

How it works

  1. Create your design.
  2. Send it to our team in PDF format.
  3. All entries are shortlisted into a final group.
  4. The shortlist goes to a public vote.

The winner

The winning design is incorporated into a limited-edition t-shirt that we sell to the public. The winner takes a share of the profit, alongside our partners at The Ambulance Staff Charity.

Want to give your design the best possible shot? Here's how to make sure it looks brilliant on the t-shirt and meets the rules.

The print

The winning design is printed on the front of the t-shirt as a full-colour digital print, up to 280mm wide by 400mm tall (portrait). Digital printing handles detailed, colourful and photographic artwork really well, so you have a lot of freedom.

Do

  • Work in portrait to suit the print area, taller than it is wide, around 280mm by 400mm.
  • Design in high resolution. Aim for 300 dpi at full print size so it stays sharp rather than blurry.
  • Be bold and use colour freely. Full colour, gradients and photographic detail all print well.
  • Keep the important parts of your design away from the very edges.
  • Make it your own. Hand-drawn, digital, painted or collaged, however you create, it should be genuinely yours.

Don't

  • No AI. AI-generated artwork is not allowed. Every entry must be your own original work, and anything created with AI will be removed.
  • Don't use the TASC logo or any emergency-service badges, crests or logos. They're protected, and any entry using them is automatically dismissed.
  • Don't use images, fonts, characters or artwork you don't own or have the rights to.
  • Avoid very fine lines and tiny text, which can get lost when printed.
  • Don't build your design from low-resolution images, as they'll look fuzzy printed large.

What can and can't be printed

For this competition the design is a single, full-colour print on the front of the shirt, up to 280mm by 400mm, so a detailed, colourful front design works brilliantly. What won't work is anything that needs printing across multiple areas like the back or sleeves, runs beyond the front print area, or relies on special finishes such as foil or embroidery.

How to send it

Enter with a JPG or PNG of your design. If you're shortlisted, we'll ask you for a print-ready PDF so we can get the best possible result on the shirt.

Entering as a group? Pop the group name here.
Add a name so we know who the design belongs to.
We'll only use this to contact you about your entry.
Add a valid email so we can reach you.
We'll only use this to contact you about your entry.
Add a phone number so we can reach you.
Give your design a title.
Choose an image or drop it here
JPG or PNG. If you're shortlisted, we'll ask for a print-ready PDF.
Your design preview
Add an image of your design to enter.
Please confirm your entry meets the rules.
Please confirm you're not a robot.

Free to enter. Entries are reviewed before they appear in Latest entries.

About The Ambulance Staff Charity

The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) is the national charity dedicated to the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the UK's ambulance community. They support serving and retired ambulance staff, service volunteers and student paramedics, with counselling and mental health support, a stress and PTSD programme, physical rehabilitation, financial grants and bereavement support.

Caring for those who care for us

Every entry to Designed by Bristol helps raise money and awareness for TASC, so the people who look after us in an emergency are looked after too.

Support TASC Visit theasc.org.uk

Designed by Bristol is run by Atlas Printing in partnership with The Ambulance Staff Charity.