15 Years of SIGNAL Postcard Design EOI

This year marks 15 years of SIGNAL, the City of Melbourne’s creative studio for young people. To celebrate, we are seeking new postcard design submissions for SIGNAL’s milestone birthday celebration.  

If you are an artist aged 16 to 25, this is an opportunity for your work to be platformed among young people in the City of Melbourne. SIGNAL is seeking fresh and dynamic designs to update our marketing postcards that reflect the styles and attitudes of young artists today.

The selected artists will receive a $500 honorarium.

We’re accepting submissions for two postcard design categories: 

Celebrate 15 Years of SIGNAL.  

• These designs should incorporate the imagery of SIGNAL’s milestone birthday. They will be printed to distribute at our birthday celebration and will be in wider circulation for up to two years.  

Your SIGNAL journey. 

• These designs should embody what SIGNAL means to you or to other young people. They will be printed for general promotional use and will be in circulation for up to two years. 

Designs may be created in any medium, so long as the outcome is submitted as a digital image that may be converted into a 4 x 6 inch, landscape-oriented postcard. 

The selection panel will choose up to three winning designs to be printed for circulation, one from the first design category and two from the second design category. 

You may submit a maximum of one design per category. Please note, there are no submission fees for this application.

SIGNAL is hosting two free postcard design workshops. You do not need to attend a workshop to submit a design via this application. 

27 August 2025: Digital Art Postcard Design Workshop

30 August 2025: Watercolour/ Guache Postcard Design Workshop

To learn more about SIGNAL, our events, and to register for workshops, keep an eye on What’s On at SIGNAL.  

Assessment and Criteria

Applications are assessed by a City of Melbourne panel consisting of both Creative Melbourne staff and independent young artists/ creative peers.

Applicants will be assessed against the following: 

1. Creative and contextual

• Boldness and experimentation  

• Strong ideas and clarity in design approach

• Suitability to the postcard format, audience and purpose.

2. SIGNAL theme

• Successful embodiment of chosen theme category 

• Unique representation of individual interpretation of the theme 

• Suitability to the postcard format, audience and purpose. 

Before submitting an application please ensure you have read the eligibility guidelines on the SIGNAL website.