2025

Mississippi State®
Campus Canvas

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Mississippi State

Use your creativity and love for Mississippi State to create a design that shows off the beauty and excitement of MSU’s campus throughout each season.

We look forward to seeing what you create!
Deadline is April 3rd.

1st Place

The design chosen for 1st Place will receive:

Two 20oz Powder Coat Tumblers
with their winning design

$100 Logo Brands gift card

Contest Rules & Specifications

Thank you for your interest in Mississippi State Campus Canvas

The following specifications will need to be followed as closely as possible to decrease the chance that your design will be disqualified, or that you’ll need to make significant edits.

  • Embed any imagery used and be at least 300 DPI.

  • Please submit below using an official msstate.edu email.

  • Keep the design simple, clean, and readable. USP will use the design on different collateral if chosen, so it’s best if it is still legible in various sizes and formats
  • Find all of Mississippi State's approved colors here
  • Any of these logos here can be featured within the design

  • Do not use "Miss. State"

There is no restriction on what tool or program you can use, but please make sure to meet the following:

  • Size: Ensure the artwork is no less than 2600px wide.

File type

  • Submission file: JPEG, PDF, PNG or SVG.
  • Working file: If your design is chosen for reproduction, you must be able to provide any of the following: .AI (Adobe Illustrator) .EPS Encapsulated postscript, .PDF or .PSD (Adobe Photoshop) with unmerged layers and all files and layers must be editable.

Working file guidelines

  • Export the highest possible image for raster-based programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Procreate. Procreate can also export a .PSD working file. Keep the layers unmerged.

  • Export as EPS, PDF or SVG for vector-based programs such as Adobe Illustrator or Canva. Keep the layers unmerged.

  • If an editable .AI or .PSD working file cannot be provided, please export a .PDF with layers intact.

  • Tip: Make sure to use layers! Ensure the final design can be separated from any background not part of the design in your working file, including a white background.
  • No vulgarity or wishing anyone to hell.

  • Any specific art, design or logo associated with other schools or companies.

  • AI-generated artwork

Please see example 1 and example 2 of how art is placed on the template in order to be produced. These are examples only for placement and any logos submitted to this contest must be in the approved logos under the "What Logos Can Be Used" section.

Example 1's product mockup can be found here. Example 2's product mockup can be found here.

By submitting your design, Logo Brands and Mississippi State University own the image and have the right to alter the image in any way necessary for use and production.

Reach out to licensing@legal.msstate.edu with any questions.