Competitions and live briefs

If you believe there are any barriers to your participation in this opportunity or you have any access requirements (not limited to disability), please get in touch in advance of the deadline. Contact notjustashop@arts.ac.uk to start the discussion and see how you can be supported.

Application stage

• This commission is open to recent graduates up to three years (between 2023-2026) from all UAL colleges and courses
• Examples/portfolio should clearly show the illustration/design style and be representative of work.
• Examples can be produced in any medium but must be submitted as a high-resolution digital image, collated into one PDF, a Word document or JPEG (max 3MB)
• Examples of work/portfolio entered must be your own original artwork, of which you hold and will maintain the copyright to

Pitching stage

• The intellectual property of all ideas pitched to not just a shop will remain with the applicant and will not be used at a later date without consent and discussion with the applicant
• If not just a shop wishes to commission an unsuccessful pitch idea, they will be in touch to discuss with the applicant and fee's will remain the same as selected pitch
• Applicants pitching their ideas will receive £75 for their time to create 3 ideas and present to not just a shop. They will be paid via invoice and set up on the UAL finance system as a new supplier, invoices are paid within 30 days.
• Pitching will take place digitally via Microsoft Teams and will include no more than 3 panellists.
• There will be an option to present your work via video in advance if preferred.

Commission stage

• The intellectual property of selected design will remain with applicant
• Applicants selected for commission will be paid via invoice upon completion of installation and will be set up on the UAL finance system as a new supplier. Invoices are paid within 30 days.
• Final design will be in consultation with not just a shop team and signed off providing the design is realistic in terms of time frame of installation, sustainability of materials used and health and safety.
• Applicant must adhere to the timeline provided and submit required final plans and designs as requested
• not just a shop team have the right to terminate the commission should the applicant not adhere to provided timeline or complete the installation in its entirety by Monday 2 November (end of day).
• Should the commission be terminated, the applicant will be paid a maximum of £100 to cover incurred costs and time, and will not be paid the full fee.
• Photographs of the final installation will be used across UAL marketing and advertising materials to promote not just a shop and future competitions/ commissions. You will be credited whenever images of your window display will be used.
• not just a shop will cover all installation materials and related costs up to £300 (separate to the fee) . not just a shop can pay for these costs directly or can reimburse applicant on final invoice.
• not just a shop will print an A2 information board that includes a paragraph of information about the design (supplied), the applicants website/social handle/logo, and will be approved before print.

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