Brief 60: Let's Get Musical // Giveaway

Brief 60: Let's Get Musical
Deadline: Sunday, 20th October 2013
Music: Wishery by Nick Bertke (Pogo)

Whether you're playing a musical instrument or decks are more your thing, if you're awesome at karaoke or just in the shower- or none of the above at all and just think the above is pretty damn inspiring - it's time to get musical!

NEWS: Sparkapolooza is holding a giveaway! This time around, when you submit your creative response, you will get a chance to win Play: The NYLON Book of Music to add to your coffee table. You will automatically enter the draw as soon as we have receive your submission. A winner will be announced at the end of this brief.

Email your work to sparkapolooza [at] gmail [dot] com, upload to our Facebook page or tag #sparkapolooza on Twitter or Instagram. 

What else are you waiting for?

BRIEF 59: ALL MY FRIENDS

Brief 59: All My Friends
Deadline: Sunday 22nd September 2013
Image: Elisabeth Dunker 

Best friends. Potential friends. Facebook friends. Friends of friends. This brief is about all of them, real or not. 

We accept all mediums so get out your pencils, camera, scissors or tablet. 

Email your work to sparkapolooza [at] gmail [dot] com, upload to our Facebook page or tag #sparkapolooza on Twitter or Instagram. 

Less procrastination, more doing yeah!

Brief 56: Somebody That I Used To Know

Brief 56: Somebody That I Used To Know
Deadline: 18th May 2013
Image: by Max Wanger

Remember that best friend you had for a semester? Your first crush? The person you had a d&m with and never saw again? This brief is dedicated to someone in your past that you've never quite forgotten. Maybe you knew them for a fleeting moment, or maybe something more- let them be your muse, your starting point, your subject. 

As always, submissions are based on the interpretation of the above, in any medium you like. E-mail your works to: sparkapolooza at gmail dot com or upload to Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and tag us with #sparkapolooza

Happy making!

By Joanne Chan

Old photograph, new design. Inspired by Matt Wisniewski.

By Laura Tj

Brief 49: The portrait

Brief 49: The portrait

Deadline: Wednesday, 20th June 2012

Image by: Ren Hang

Portraits are about capturing a person- whether your forte is illustration, words, design remember to make it interesting, edgy and make us want to look twice!

By Charlotte and her cat

By Lola and Alice Kruszelnicki

Brief 45: All Wrapped Up

Brief 45: All Wrapped Up

Deadline: Saturday 25th February 2012

Photo by: Sayaka Minemura

It's time for a new brand brief so get ready to work guys! Have a look at all submissions that we've got this year as well and do leave a comment on which ones you like. Yes, we're hoping to get you all together for an exhibition of your favourite works so let us know your thoughts and feedback!

The rabbit's visual

By Chris Brewer

By Charlotte

By Dan Coman

Brief 43: Beyond the Square

Brief 43: Beyond the Square

Deadline: Saturday 21st January 2012

Image via: Christian Flatscher

Welcome to Sparkapolooza 2012! To kick off our first brief we invite you to get out of your comfort zone and go beyond the square (literally but hopefully conceptual!).  Our 2 week deadline returns and we now have an About page which we strongly encourage you to read. Need some extra reminding about looming deadlines and new briefs? Keep in touch via Facebook & Twitter. Happy creating!

Brief 42: All You Can Eat

Brief 41: All You Can Eat

Due date: Saturday 13th August 2010

Image via: Jeremy Brooks

By Charlotte Poul

Poetry in a teacup By Isadora Filković

By Po Hilton

Don't take your eye off the ball
by PxRudd

My unique artwork never to be produced again. Created in comic sans, Instagrammed, published twice, then destroyed. Forever. Is the internet forever? Is Instagramming art? Does being published make me an artist yet?

By Joanne Chan

Brief 39: Dada

Brief 39: Dada

Due date: Monday 27th June

Image via: The International Dada Archive