Merch Design for Startup Village Kazakhstan

🧩 About the Bounty

We’re launching an open creative bounty for Startup Village Kazakhstan.

This is a full creative freedom challenge — no brand book, no color palette, no predefined style.
We want to see your vision of startup culture, builders, founders, and the future of tech.

🎯 Objective

Create original merch concepts for Startup Village Kazakhstan that reflect startup & builder culture and feel authentic, bold, and culturally relevant.

There are no constraints on style, colors, visual language, or creative direction.

🧢 What You Can Design (No Limits)

You can design any type of merch, including but not limited to:

• T-shirts

• Hoodies

• Caps / hats

• Tote bags / shoppers

• Mugs / cups

• Stickers

• Posters

• Badges / pins

• Notebooks

• Any new or experimental merch formats

If it can be produced — it works.

🎨 Creative Freedom

• Colors: no restrictions

• Style: no restrictions

• Concepts / visuals: fully open

Requirements:

• All designs must be original

• Designs should be conceptually connected to startup / tech / builder culture

• The original Startup Village logo must be used in the designs
  (logo can be reinterpreted creatively, but should remain recognizable)

📦 Deliverables

Your single submission should include:

• Any number of merch designs

• Mockups (PNG / JPG)

• Source files (Figma / PSD / AI)

• A short description for each concept

One submission = one creative pack with unlimited designs inside.

🧾 Submission Rules

• Only one submission per creator

• Inside this submission, you may include as many designs as you want

• Focus on both quality and creative range

🏆 Rewards

• Total Reward Pool: 500 USDC

Prize Breakdown:

• 🥇 1st Place — 300 USDC

• 🥈 2nd Place — 150 USDC

• 🥉 3rd Place — 50 USDC

Multiple designs can be selected from a single submission.

⏰ Timeline

• Submission deadline: 4th February

• Winners announcement: 10th February

🧠 Evaluation Criteria

• Creativity & originality

• Concept strength

• Cultural relevance to startups & builders

• Production feasibility

🚀 How to Submit

• Submit via Earn Superteam

• Upload your single submission containing:

  • All designs

  • Mockups

  • Source files

  • Concept descriptions