House Mascot Design Brief

Brinbeal students are asked to submit design ideas for a set of four school house mascots. These designs must work together as a cohesive set and the chosen designs may be used on signage, uniforms, posters, banners, digital publications, merchandise, etc, so they must be clear, bold and simple.

Below you will find the Design Brief for your ideas. Please note these must be submitted via email and/or handed in physically to Ms Radford and Ms Talevski by the end of Monday 27/4 (Term 2, Week 2).

Design Brief:

You are designing a set of four school house mascot icons. Each mascot must represent its house name, colour, and animal. All designs must work together as a cohesive set, meaning they look like they belong together and could be used across the school consistently.

House Information:

• Blue House – Kooira – Kangaroo
• Green House – Warrat – Frog
• Purple House – Coolup – Emu
• Orange House – Warreen – Wombat

Design Constraints:

The following are requirements you must follow for these designs.

1. Entire set of 4 must be designed
   1. You must design all four mascots, not just one.
   2. The four designs must be:
      1. Similar in style
      2. Similar in line thickness
      3. Similar in level of detail

   3. They should look like they are part of the same family or brand.

       

2. Original Artwork Only
   1. Your designs must be 100% your own work.
   2. You may draw:
      1. By hand (pencil, pen, marker)
      2. Digitally (e.g. drawing programs)
   3. You may NOT:
      1. Use stock images
      2. Trace images from the internet
      3. Import photos or drawings
      4. Use AI-generated images

   4. Everything must be drawn from scratch by you.

       

3. Colours
   1. Each mascot may only use:
      1. Its house colour
      2. Black
      3. White
   2. No gradients
   3. No extra colours

   4. Designs must still be clear and recognisable with this limited colour palette.

       

4. Size and Simplicity
   1. Your mascot must:
   2. Look clear when:
      1. Very large (e.g. banners, murals)
      2. Very small (e.g. badges, icons)
   3. Use:
      1. Simple shapes
      2. Bold lines
      3. Minimal detail
   4. Avoid tiny details that would disappear when shrunk.

   5. Simple icon-style designs work best

       

5. No Text
   1. No words
   2. No slogans
   3. No letters or house names
   4. The mascot should communicate meaning visually only.

Design Prompts

Stuck on what to design or how to start? Use the below prompts to help get you started.

Think about:

• Clear animal features (shape, silhouette)
• Strong, recognisable outlines
• Consistency across all four mascots
• Balance and proportion

Ask yourself:

• Do these look like they belong together?
• Would someone recognise the animal instantly?
• Would this still work in one colour?
• How can all four animals be drawn using the same line style and shape language?
• Will your mascots be:
  • Rounded and friendly?
  • Sharp and bold?
  • Geometric and minimal?
• Can all four animals:
  • Face the same direction?
  • Be shown from the same angle (front, side, or ¾ view)?
• What one key feature will identify each animal instantly?

Design Submission

You will submit these designs to Ms Radford and Ms Talevski by the end of Monday 27/4.

You may submit digitally or in person. This submission will include:

• One complete set of four mascot designs
• Presented neatly and clearly
• Showing consistency across the entire set