In the Snapchat app, users can add expression to their Snaps and Chats with "stickers," which are drawings and cartoons designed by Team Snapchat. The 20 student winners get to head to Snap’s Santa Monica headquarters to receive design advice directly from Snap employees. Snap has created this opportunity to engage students' creativity, but more importantly, Snap is also investing in teaching students the skills that are necessary to get hired at their company and other tech companies throughout out Los Angeles. By having your students participate in this opportunity, they are applying skills they have been taught in class to real world applications that are worthy of being put on a resume.
Below are the details of the ‘Best Friends’ Sticker Pack Challenge:
Snap and Bixel Exchange have developed a fun, creative competition to provide students with an opportunity to create their own Snap stickers as part of the 'Best Friends’ Sticker Pack Challenge. The challenge itself consists of the student submitting 3 of their own Snap sticker designs that will then be judged according to a set of voting criteria. Snap will choose 20 winners to visit Snap HQ in Venice to work with Snap designers 1:1 on their design skills.
‘Best Friends’ Sticker Pack Challenge flyer with official rules can be found here: http://bit.ly/bixelsnapsticker2019
Today is the launch of the ‘Best Friends’ Sticker Pack Challenge. Below are a few key details about the challenge:
o Eligible to high school and community college students in the LA County area
o Students must email their final 3 Snap designs and the signed official rules agreement to snapchallenge@lachamber.com by May 5th
o All submissions must be received by Friday, April 12th
o 20 students will be selected based upon the voting criteria by Wednesday, May 1st (full voting criteria here)
o Once permission slips are completed and received by the students and their guardians, the 20 high school winners will visit Snap HQ for a 1:1 workshop with Snap designers on Wednesday, May 29th
Below are a few reference links to learn about Snap and how to use Stickers:
o How to create and send Snaps - https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/create
o How to add stickers to Snaps - https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/add-stickers?as=sticker
This is a challenge that students can either do independently or that educators can have their entire class participate in (however, keep in mind that submissions will be accepted on an individual basis only; no group submissions accepted). We need you to send this out to all of your students for them to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity. However, we encourage you to also implement this into your curriculum to give students the class time and support to develop and design their ideas. Below are a few ways:
o 2 class sessions
§ 1 hour brainstorm session: ideation of a minimum of 5 stickers that represent 'Best Friends’ Sticker Pack
§ 1 hour class session: students design top 3 Snap sticker ideas (previous knowledge of Photoshop or Illustrator) — stickers can continue to be worked on at home or during other class sessions if time allows
o Requirements
§ Access to computers with Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator
