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DESIGN’25
CATEGORIES
Local Motifs
One of this year’s exciting additions: the “Local Motifs” category! In this category, we invite you to bring the colors, patterns, and cultural richness of our region to Starbucks cups. It’s a wonderful opportunity to reinterpret the inspiring traces of Anatolia through your own unique lens and reflect them in your design. Let your creativity shine, inspire with your work, and apply now—so we can see your mark on our Starbucks cups!
Main Category
Everyone has their own Starbucks... Some cling to their coffee in the morning rush; others drift into daydreams in their favorite corner. For some, it’s a meeting point with friends; for others, the sweetest companion to a work session. With the theme “Your Starbucks”, we’re in search of these deeply personal moments. Tell us your story through your design. Show us the person behind the coffee, the moment, the table. Pour your imagination into it, infuse it with emotion, and create a Starbucks that’s truly your own. Because this year, we want to discover “Your Starbucks” together. So go ahead, capture your Starbucks moment through design and claim your place in this creative journey!
Hand-Drawing
A fresh new twist in this year’s contest! We’re introducing the Hand-Drawn category in collaboration with edding, bringing a whole new dimension to the competition. In this category, participants will illustrate their personal “Your Starbucks” stories directly onto a Starbucks cup template using hand-drawn designs. These unique creations are then digitized and submitted to the contest.
WINNERCOMPETITION GUIDE
In this online guide, you can find all the materials and instructions you need to prepare your design when participating in the Cup Design Contest.
'24 WINNERS
WINNER OF EACH CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING AWARDS
Mavisu Demirağ
Joie / Sevinç
This illustration aims to illustrate how coffee is a connecting element and a joyful detail for everyone at every moment of life. At the heart of the image, coffee comes to life in different time periods and places: under the first rays of the morning sun, in an office during busy work hours, on the beach, and while traveling. Coffee reflects a lifestyle and a cultural phenomenon beyond just a beverage.
Melis Ece Hacıbeyoğlu
Sweet Breeze
This design was inspired by Starbucks' Blond Roast coffee. I was careful to use shapes with similar characteristics to reflect the soft, smooth, and elegant taste of Blond Roast. By combining various coffee-related elements with soft, flowing lines, I aimed to achieve a peaceful and enjoyable aesthetic. The figure surfing on coffee beans surrounding the Starbucks logo and the figures resting in a large cup allude to the light and gentle flavor of coffee. I also used pastel green and yellow tones to make the design even softer and more elegant.
Aslı Arıburnu
The Siren of Happiness for Every Moment
It brings together the small joys hidden within the busy flow of life. The energy of colors merges with the Siren's presence, which comes alive with every sip, and all paths lead to it at every moment of life. This Siren is more than a coffee break; it's a symbol of living in the moment, pausing at every stop to find profound meaning in small details. This Siren we see is an invitation, a call for each of us: Heed the Siren's timeless call with every sip, heed the Siren's timeless call with every sip.
- You can complete your entry by creating a Starbucks membership, filling out the information in the contest registration form, and attaching the required documents in the required format.
- Since the contest is open to individuals, the applicant does not need to be part of a team.
- Designs must be attached to the application form in JPEG or PNG format. After the competition results are announced, only the winning participants will be asked to submit the open working file in AI or PSD format.
- No, each participant may only enter each category once.
- Entries are evaluated according to criteria developed by a committee of experts in the field, and nominated entries are then put to a public vote. To learn more, please download the guide here.
- If you have been nominated for the final stage, our team will contact you using the contact information you provided in the entry form.
- For more details about the prizes, please see the awards section of the website.
- The contest will be held on the website, and designs will be uploaded online using the registration form.
- For questions about the contest, please email us at info-tr@alshaya.com