Viber second Sticky Fingers initiative hunts design talent with a contest

NEW DELHI: Viber, an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) app for smartphones, has announced the launch of its second Sticky Fingers initiative, “My City, My Vibe”, a search to uncover new design talent from all over the globe, in partnership with Talenthouse.

“My City, My Vibe” is a global design initiative inviting artists and creative minds to create original stickers inspired by their favorite international city. Artists are encouraged to submit three original designs that bring to life the vibe and personality of their favorite city.

A judging panel including Viber Creative Director Erez Shocher, Stanislav Makarenko, aka ‘Dwarke’ (the selected artist of the first Sticky Fingers), online personality Julieanna “YesJulz” Goddard and graffiti artist Alec Monopoly, will select 20 finalists which will then be narrowed down to five selected artists. The selected artists will receive the opportunity to work with the creative team at the Viber design studio to see their image come to life in a Viber sticker pack, which will be sold throughout the world, thus putting their designs on a global stage. The selected artists will receive a revenue share for every sticker sold.

The creative invite brief is open to anyone 18 years old and over and will run from October 15 to November 18, 2015. The 20 finalists will be announced on 9 December, 2015 and the five selected artists on December 15, 2015.

“With more than 600 million Viber users all over the globe, we wanted this Creative Invite to celebrate the diversity and unique style of cities around the world in the form of our favorite creative expression, stickers,” said Shocher. “We encourage people to submit designs for a sticker pack that best represents the culture of their city. We don't want you to focus on the famous landscapes or buildings; we want to see how you can create a communicative sticker pack inspired by your favorite city's vibe, colors and soul,” added Shocher.