Coronavirus Cabin Fever Got You Down? Neenah Has a Contest For That.

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April 23, 2020

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Likely, you’re really starting to feel the cabin fever.

But that’s OK! You’re doing great. No one said working from home and forced isolation would be easy, especially when you might have kids interrupting your morning check-in Zoom meeting with reckless abandon.

Seriously, you’re doing great.

Editorial photograph — Image by Little Ray of Sunflower.

But if you’re looking to break free from your sourdough starter experiment that has gone seriously awry, Neenah Paper has a contest for you. Since you likely didn’t get outside for Earth Day, they’ve created the Design Your Nature Contest. With sustainability top of mind, the paper purveyors would like entrants to create an upcycled floral creation. Designers are free to use whatever medium they have on hand, whether it’s paper, fabric, or even the toilet paper tubes you’re hoarding. Bottom line, get creative.

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This Earth Day, Neenah invites you to #DesignYourNature. We understand the impact COVID-19 has had on the design community. Earn a little day-brightening cash and create your interpretation of nature using up-cycled paper, fabric or the medium of your choice. ?? One winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000, and two runners-up will each receive a cash prize of $250! Here’s how to enter: • Like this post. • Follow @NeenahPaper. • Post your creation and tag it #DesignYourNature. • Submissions accepted until Friday, May 8 at 11:59 ET. Judges Dallas Franklin, Creative Director for Neenah, and @DesignArmy Co-Founder + Chief Creative Officer @PumLefebure will select winners based on execution, creativity, and quality. Winners will be announced on May 15, 2020. This contest is open to all creatives and is not in any way affiliated with Instagram. See contest rules at #linkinbio. Visual inspiration ?courtesy of Barcelona-based designer @littlerayofsunflower ? and artist + paper craftsman @papir_lab. Best of luck — we can’t wait to see your ideas in bloom. #DesignYourNature #WhereIdeasLead ? : @littlerayofsunflower @papir_lab @leocroma

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The first prize-winning creation will receive a $1,000 cash prize, while two runner-ups will each get $250.

So, here’s the lowdown on what you need to know:

Like Neenah’s post announcing the contest on their Instagram.
Follow @NeenahPaper.
Post your design, and be sure to tag it with #DesignYourNature.
You can submit your entry starting today until May 8th.
Neenah will announce the winning entrants on May 15th

Your submission will get judged on creativity, execution, and quality by Neenah Creative Director Dallas Franklin and Design Army co-founder and CCO Pum Lefebure. So get to creating, designer person! Heck, get the kids involved as part of a homeschooling project. It’s not like they’re going to see the inside of a classroom again this year.

Photography by: Little Ray of Sunflower and Papir_Lab

Bill McCool

Bill McCool is an editor and writer based out of Los Angeles. Though new to the world of design, he has always been a storyteller by trade and he seeks to inspire and cultivate a sense of awe with the work and artists he profiles. When he’s not winning over his daughters with the art of the Dad joke, he is usually working on a pilot, watching the Phillies, or cooking an elaborate meal for his wife.