PyTorch Foundation Flare Pin Community Design Contest

The PyTorch Foundation announced a design contest for the 2026 flare pin for PyTorch Conference North America, with the winning entrant receiving one complimentary ticket to the conference in San Jose, CA, in October. Submissions must be original, include "26" or "2026" and the official PyTorch Foundation symbol, and be posted publicly on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, or Bluesky with #PyTorchPin and #PyTorchCon by August 14, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. The contest allows the use of AI tools, with disclosure required, and provides an optional AI design prompt.

We invite you to design the 2026 PyTorch Foundation flare pin for PyTorch Conference North America. The winning entrant will receive one complimentary ticket to PyTorch Conference North America https://hubs.la/Q04qXq570 in San Jose, CA, in October. PyTorch Foundation will produce the winning design as a 1-inch die-cut soft enamel pin for PyTorch Conference North America. Submit an original design by August 14, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT by posting on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, or Bluesky using the hashtags PyTorchPin and PyTorchCon . Design the 2026 Flare Pin Each design must: - Be original and suitable for a 1-inch die-cut soft enamel pin - Include “26” or “2026” - Include the official PyTorch Foundation symbol https://github.com/pytorch-fdn/artwork/blob/main/assets/img/pytorch foundation logo/icons/png/PyTorchFLogo Icon fullColor.png - Provide the final design in SVG, PNG, or PDF format Designs may use any shape, typeface, and color palette appropriate for distribution at a professional community event. Use only official PyTorch Foundation assets https://pytorch-fdn.github.io/artwork/ and follow the PyTorch Foundation Brand Guidelines https://pytorch.org/brand-guidelines/ , Linux Foundation Trademark Usage Guidelines https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage?utm source=chatgpt.com , and Linux Foundation Terms of Use https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/terms . Official assets must remain intact and legible and must not be redrawn, distorted, or modified. How to Enter Each entry must include: - One clear image of the complete, standalone design - A brief description of the concept and its connection to the PyTorch community - The entrant’s name or social handle - Disclosure of any AI tools used Post the entry publicly on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, or Bluesky using PyTorchPin and PyTorchCon . The post must remain public until PyTorch Foundation announces the winner. Optional AI Design Prompt Using an AI image generation tool? Copy the prompt below into your preferred tool to develop a concept through a guided interview. The prompt is optional, and every submission must still meet all contest, copyright, brand, trademark, and production requirements outlined in this post. For best results, upload the official PyTorch Foundation symbol to your image generation tool when it supports image attachments. You are designing the 2026 PyTorch Foundation flare pin for PyTorch Conference North America in San Jose. The design should reflect the PyTorch community and remain appropriate for distribution at a professional community event. Use the official PyTorch Foundation symbol available here: Include the official symbol in the design. Keep it intact and legible. Do not redraw, distort, recolor, or otherwise modify it. Any other PyTorch Foundation logos, symbols, or brand assets must come from official files only. Beyond the required symbol, you may use any original shape, imagery, typeface, and color palette appropriate for distribution at a professional community event. Design requirements: - Create an original design suitable for a 1-inch die-cut soft enamel pin. - Include “26” or “2026.” - Include the official PyTorch Foundation symbol. - Use flat, clearly separated color areas and details that remain legible at 1 inch. - Avoid unnecessary gradients, shadows, transparent effects, and overly fine details. - Create a design appropriate for distribution at a professional community event. Output requirements: - Generate exactly one design variation in a single image. - Show the complete, standalone design as flat, front-facing artwork. - Keep the entire design visible and uncropped. - Use a transparent background where supported. Otherwise, use a solid white background. - Do not render the design as a photograph, physical product mockup, or environmental scene. - Do not include watermarks, overlays, lighting effects, or other effects that obscure the artwork. Develop the creative direction through an interactive interview. Do not generate an image yet. Ask me one follow-up question at a time and refine the concept based on each answer. Cover all 4 areas below: - Imagery and composition: What imagery or theme should be used in conjunction with the official symbol, and how and where should “26” or “2026” appear? - Shape and Colors: What die-cut shape and which colors should the design use? - Visual style: What visual approach should guide the design, such as retro, minimal, geometric, isometric, or California-inspired? - Community connection: How should the concept connect to the PyTorch community? After I answer all four areas, combine my answers into one concise final concept and ask me to approve or revise it. Do not generate the image until I explicitly approve the final concept. After approval, generate exactly one pin design that follows the approved creative direction and all requirements above. Selection The PyTorch Foundation Marketing Committee will select the winning design based on originality, legibility at 1 inch, use of the required symbol and year, brand compliance, and suitability for production. The winner will be contacted on August 19, 2026 , and must respond and provide final artwork by August 24, 2026 . The committee’s decision is final, and PyTorch Foundation may decline to select a winner if no eligible entry meets the requirements. PyTorch Foundation may adjust the winning design to meet production, brand, or trademark requirements. Contest Rules and Submission Details Show the flat design clearly without cropping, watermarks, overlays, or mockup effects that obscure the artwork. Additional mockups are permitted. Social entries must be published by the deadline. Entrants unable to submit through an eligible social platform may email the required materials to marketing@pytorch.org mailto:marketing@pytorch.org with the subject line 2026 PyTorch Pin Design Submission . Email entries must be received by the same deadline. AI-assisted and AI-generated designs are permitted. Entrants remain responsible for ensuring that their designs meet all contest, copyright, brand, and trademark requirements. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. Joint or group entries are not eligible. Entrants must own or have permission to use every element in the design. Entries containing unauthorized third-party trademarks, copyrighted material, or obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, discriminatory, harassing, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate content are not eligible. Permission to use PyTorch Foundation assets applies only to creating and submitting an entry. It does not authorize entrants to manufacture, sell, or distribute PyTorch Foundation-branded merchandise. Artwork Rights Entrants retain ownership of their artwork but grant PyTorch Foundation and its event and production partners a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish, display, and promote submissions in connection with the contest. For the winning design, the license also covers adaptation, production, distribution, photography, and promotion of the pin. Prize and Travel The complimentary ticket may not be sold, transferred after issuance, or redeemed for cash. The ticket covers conference admission only. PyTorch Foundation will not pay or reimburse travel, lodging, ground transportation, meals, visa-related costs, or other attendance expenses. Eligible community members may separately apply for The Linux Foundation Travel Fund https://events.linuxfoundation.org/pytorch-conference-north-america/attend/scholarships-travel-funding/ travel-funding . Applications close August 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT , and applicants will be notified by September 2, 2026 . Travel funding is separate from the contest and is not guaranteed. Questions may be sent to marketing@pytorch.org mailto:marketing@pytorch.org . PyTorch Foundation and the PyTorch Foundation logo design are registered trademarks of the Linux Foundation. Updated August 3, 2026: This post now includes an optional AI design prompt to help entrants create a flat, front-facing pin concept that follows the contest requirements.