KFC retail sauces brief

KFC retail sauces – a bundle for social occasions

SEND THE DELIVERABLES LINK TO: Teodora.migdalovici@thealternativeschool.com / win@thealternativeschool.com

MANDATORY. Submissions must be shared via a link. Solutions sent as email attachments WILL NOT BE considered.

KFC retail sauces – a bundle for social occasions

WHAT

We need to create the ultimate trio-bundle of KFC retail sauces, an add-on that you can bring to any BBQ party, dinner, friends’ gathering to spice up the meal & the good vibes.

BACKGROUND

KFC has 3 sauces launched in retail – the famous garlic one, the garlic & tomato and now the American Dip. They are the perfect add-ons for any at-home meal, not only going perfectly with chicken recipes, but also any other dishes you may think of.

DETAILS

We want to present them as a KFC trio for at-home cooking (or ordering). This means that we need to create a system/packaging that could fit all 3, as well as present their names and the KFC brand cues (logo, 3 stripes). The 3 products below.

Deadline: 6th of April

HOW AND FOR WHOM

The packaging should be interesting and eye-candy, easy to carry – meaning you don’t need to put it in a bag, but rather be able to take it with one hand – acting as a set containing the 3 sauces. Its target audience is, of course, the retail customers, KFC consumers, but also youngsters or young adults that may want a cool add-on for a home party.

END GAME

We need a prototype design that can be implemented and manufactured. It will potentially be used in KFC’s influencer and community giveaways, as well as in-store.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Recipient’s height: 150 mm, top to bottom.

Top (diagonal): 53 mm.

Recipient’s width: 70 mm, at the largest point.

AWARD

If there is an application selected to be implemented, the winning team receives a 1000 E award (500 E/person) on the behalf of #TheAlternativeSchool. The name of the contestants, their story & the school’s will be communicated within the package and in the press & Social Media, when the package will be officially launched.

IMPORTANT

Proposals that are degrading, humiliating, risky, tacky, aggressive, or offensive will not get shortlisted or selected for potential implementation.

DELIVERABLES

On a google drive link, mentioning the name of the team:

• The design of the package in high-rez JPG & editable format.

• Min. 3 different promo simulations (SoMe/Poster – up to you).

• A3 board explaining:

  1. The Insight.

  2. The Concept.

  3. The Strategy to make this package famous (The most efficient & engaging way to make this product design “a want to have one” item within its audience/communities).

  4. Expected results.
    • The min. 3 visual simulations (of the package & the 3 promo simulations (SoMe / Poster – up to you).

RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAKE A REMARKABLE BOARD

Give a cool name to the promo campaign for the 3 sauces.

Keep the copy concise, delightful, clear and non-redundant.

Have a remarkable product design idea.

Have a smart amplification idea to make the trio famous.

Have impactful, memorable visuals.

Respect the brand’s color codes (red & black).

Use visual languages & tone of voice that are relevant for the brand and its community (fun, entertaining, joyful, allusive, conversational).

Packaging Design, Product Design, Social Media, Strategy

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4/11/25, 11:59 PM

#Portfolio Showcase: the stellar nursery

#Portfolio Showcase: the stellar nursery

Context

In 2022, #TheAlternativeSchool organized the first Portfolio Showcase, meeting talents from design, art direction, SoMe, Copywriting, strategy with senior professionals, in a 2.30 h event @Mindspace Victoriei. In front of the audience, 5 talents presented live their portfolios, received feedback from 4 awarded seniors on how to improve their work & their personal brand and the very best got job opportunities via #TalentMagnet, the recruitment platform and scholarships to the new School semester. The vibe of the event: close to a stand up show: laughter, relevant insights, lovely networking & good food were in order. For 2023 onwards, we need a new name / logo and the best mechanics to ensure the success of this event at industry scale.

For whom

Upcoming talent willing to refine their work and find guidance.

Established talent, looking forward to adjust their portfolio & digital imprint.

Top players to find best talent – as the sponsors & partners of the event.

To Do

Decide upon the name of the event, in order to be relevant for the most talented people out there (can be #Portfolio, The Nursery, The Stellar Nursery or a completely different name).

Create the logo for the event.

Via digital solutions (micro-website / so-me / groups – up to you) propose the most relevant registration, connection & promo mechanics, to attract the best talent and the right audience. (4-5 lines, can be doubled by visuals.)

Create the “call for applications” simulations for 3 Social Media platforms (insta being one of them. You can use insta formats only, if you think that’s the right thing to do).

Deliverables

The A3 board presenting your solutions to the brief.

The board has the team logo. The logo & the 3 simulations (high rez, editables).

Note

If the school logo is necessary in the economy of your proposal, use the one created by Razvan Dan, when you implement & decline the ideas.

Mandatory

Upload your solution until April, 11th, at 23.59.

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3/15/25, 11:59 PM

KFC stickers, the social glue for Gen Z

KFC stickers, the social glue for Gen Z

WHAT

Using illustration, graphic design and visual languages at large, create 2-3 stickers for KFC (either the brand or its products) to be used in celebratory/ consumption contexts or as fun, breaking the ice tools. They should become part of the communication routines for urban, cool, educated, Romanian youth. The stickers will serve as enhancers for the brand values (without using the logo), confirm the role of the brand as a Gen Z entertainer, and serve as “meme” or conversation starter.

WHY

Because KFC is an entertainer that gets Gen Z like no other brand. KFC’s role? #bereal supporter, crave inducer, complicity with the inner group. It brings constructive, fun social glue within the Gen Z & below… or above 😉 (I know you, I’ve got you).

FOR WHOM

Urban Gen Z that loves to hang out and enjoy quality time with their friends, using communication codes and sharing fun meals to consolidate the bonds of the group.

HOW

Stickers serving as code and/or communication tool between friends. To be offered as an invitation, gratification, congratulation, allusion, fun generator tool.

WHERE

The stickers can be used offline (offered in KFC restaurants, in brand activations, contests & beyond) and/or online (in their digital form, as new emojis or stickers in DMs or via WhatsApp; animated in Stories, Reels or TikToks as part of the SoMe brand assets).

WHEN

Possible moments within the year when the stickers, endorsed by KFC, will facilitate, enhance, and give realness to relationships between friends, group of friends, couples, or couples to be.

Possible contexts for using the stickers as communication tools:

  1. Any KFC related context (lunch, dinner, quick snack, group order, drive-thru detour) or product/brand assets (ex: bucket or products from the menu).

  2. School related – before, during and after exams / graduation / start of the University.

  3. First date / second date / date invitation (imagine the sticker associated with the Glenn – garlic – sauce as a “Dragobete”/“Valentine’s” day excuse to invite someone you like to a KFC date meal).

  4. 1st of May / 2nd of May (use the Romanians love for barbecue to either make innocent fun of it or celebrate it and use the KFC retail sauces as media tools for the stickers).

  5. Quality time: invitation for music festivals, seaside, party (pick your festival/ time).

  6. Saying meaningful messages in the Gen Z style & vibe (“I love you”, “I am sorry”, “I miss you”, “Want to hang out”?).

  7. Christmas party / Secret Santa / Saint Nicholas / New Year’s Eve.

  8. Any other relevant context for Gen Z and their friend group, combined with your chosen KFC context.

NOTE

Proposals that are degrading, risky, tacky, aggressive or offensive will not qualify.

TEHNICAL DETAILS

Number of proposals to be submitted: 2, maximum 3.

Guidance: Your sticker can represent personas (friends typology), emotions, products and/or messages.

Color codes: Should stay within brand’s visual identity.

Format: 2.5 or 3.5 cm + 0.5 bleed at 300 dpi, via editable PDF for the printed sticker (1350x1080 pixels/size for the digital sticker), 3-5 seconds for gifs, 5 seconds to 30 seconds MP4 video, 1920x1080 for social media video format.

SUBMISSION

One page maximum PDF with:
  1. Details about when and where you imagine your sticker to be used and in association with which KFC context (inside or outside a restaurant, product, menu, moment of the day/year).

  2. Explain how your submission will bring maximum engagement between a given community or Gen Z in social media or DM space.

Send the application via Google Drive link at win@canneslions.ro by 15th of March, 23:59.

AWARD

Win a 300 E+ scholarship and reach out for major opportunities: internships, jobs, potential qualification for Portfolio Night, be part of #TalentMagnet, the top notch recruitment platform for the creative industry, international exposure.

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