Threadless Loves Sharpies - Design Competition!

Got an eye for design? The new partnership “Threadless Loves Sharpies" challenges you to create a rad design based on 80's Glam and utilizing Sharpie's 80's GLAM Limited Edition Collection colors.





Your design will be judged partly on your use of the five limited edition new colors -
Argyle Green:


Leg Warmer Orange:

Banana Clip Yellow:

Jellie Pink:

Valley Girl Violet:


Prizes:



· An Arcade Classics Multicade Stand Up game!

· $500 worth of Sharpie products!

· A set of 50 Sharpies personalized by YOU!

· $500 Threadless Gift Certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)

· $2,000 in cash from Threadless!

The purpose of the submissions relating to this promotion is to create a stand-alone design inspired by the challenge, not a brand tee. Your design should not have brand names or logos on it.

Promotion Guidelines

* The design(s) to be printed will be chosen by the Judges within 45 days after the submission close date.
* Use the submission form by clicking here
* All submissions will also be eligible to be printed as a regular Threadless tee.
* The submission must not be a design that has already been submitted to Threadless.
* You may only submit up to three designs during the duration of the promotion.

Who are the judges?
The selected design(s) will be chosen by a panel of Judges including Threadless staff and a representative from the promotion sponsor(s).

Jan 17 - Feb 6, 2011
Submissions close at 11:59:59 CST
Your design can be anything relating to the challenge, as long as it adheres to the submission guidelines, found on the Submit Your Design page.

Though the 80's live on forever in our hearts, you only have until February 6 to get your designs submitted, so glam on it. Pronto.

Bonus Coupon for a set of the new 80′s Glam Limited Edition set



Sharpie's new 80's Glam Limited Edition Collection. Inspired by the most awesome era, Sharpie has created a collection to turn back time with 4 news colors - Argyle Green, Leg Warmer Orange, Jellie Pink, Banana Clip Yellow and Valley Girl Violet.

As the ultimate advocate for self-expression, Sharpie enables you to "Uncap What's Inside" with its full range of permanent writing and marking products. From everyday pens to the dual duties of the Twin Tip permanent marker, Sharpie boldly marks over 45 years of innovation and inspiration. With Sharpie, creativity has no limits.



Get started here!

2010 National Gingerbread Competition Winners In Each Category.

above: The Grand Prize winning entry in the National Gingerbread Competition featured Christmas-themed Russian Nesting Dolls by Heather Lewis.

Many gingerbread competitions feature some very amateur creations - unimpressive gumdrop laden homes with leaning chimneys, doghouses and lighthouses with lame landscaping and the like. But not the National Gingerbread Competition, which celebrated its 18th annual competition this year at the Grove Park Inn.


The impressive event garnered entries from 20 states and is not limited to "houses" but instead any gingerbread creation that falls within their guidelines. The competition is broken down into Adult, Teen, Youth and Child categories, all of which had several drool-worthy entries. These aren't for Gingerbread House kit-types, we're talking some serious gingerbread baking enthusiasts and fondant masters. Take a look at the winners in each category as well as the top ten adult entries.

ADULT CATEGORY

ADULT, Grand Prize Winner - Heather Lewis of Austell, Georgia (image at the beginning of the post)

ADULT, 1st Place Winner - Angel Adkins of Kodak, Tennessee:

ADULT, 2nd Place Winner -Barbara Evans of Edelstein, Illinois:

ADULT, 3rd Place Winner - Linda Carney of Asheville, North Carolina:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Ashley Howard of Winter Springs, Florida:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Tracy Navin of Franklin, Tennessee:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Suzanne Kanaly of Liberty Township, Ohio:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Ann Bailey of Cary, North Carolina:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Cathy Christiansen of Gainesville, Virginia:

ADULT, TOP TEN - Michael Billella of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:


TEEN CATEGORY

TEEN, 1ST PLACE WINNER - Skyla Delerme of Asheville, North Carolina:

Teen 2nd Place - Carly Owens of Swannanoa, North Carolina:

Teen 3rd Place - Laura Malanowski of Newton, North Carolina:


YOUTH CATEGORY

YOUTH, 1ST PLACE WINNER - Lydia Gentry of Hendersonville, North Carolina:

Youth 2nd Place - Gabriella Arthur of Easley, South Carolina:

Youth 3rd Place - Emily Spafford of Maryville, Tennesee:


CHILD CATEGORY

CHILD, 1ST PLACE WINNER - Christian Ray of Charlotte, North Carolina

Child 2nd Place - Shan Patel of Asheville, North Carolina:

Child 3rd Place - Grace Lebo of Nashville, Tennessee:

above photos courtesy of Wright Creative

Each year there are several Gingerbread House competitions that take place in various countries and cities. One of the more popular, but not quite as professional, is the one sponsored by This Old House. 2010 was their third annual competition and you can view those 84 entries here

The Gap & Ecouterre's Recycled Denim Challenge Finalists

Inhabitat and Ecouterre recently held a Denim Design Challenge sponsored by the Gap in which they asked people to recycle their old denim into new and functional items. The winners will appear online tomorrow.

It's too late to enter now, and voting on the finalists ended yesterday. But I still thought I'd show you some of my personal favorites from the numerous finalists.

Hyun Gun Jung's geometric denim dress:

Siddharth Hirwani's recycled denim cots:


Elina Priha recycled denim jacket:

Justin Blakely's recycled denim doggie vest:

Recycled denim mattress by Open Your Eyes:


Woven recycled denim shoulder bag by Miranda Chance:

Bondi Biker recycled denim jacket by Sawy:

Rebecca Butler's recycled denim Bikini:

The Zeppelin Denim Duffle Bag With Leather Accents by Chance:

Lisa Williams recycled denim skull baby booties:

Angela Friedman Denim Corset:



See all the finalists here

The invitation to the contest read as follows:
CALLING ALL DESIGNERS & CRAFTY DENIM DIY-ERS!

Jeans are one of the few universally worn and loved garments around the world. Wardrobe staples for everyone from fashionistas to tiny tots, to the burliest construction workers, jeans are a simple basic that everyone has in their closet. But what do you do when your jeans wear out on you? Ecouterre wanted to know, so they’ve partnered with the Gap 1969 Stream to shine a light on the most creative denim reinventions on the planet—show us your stuff and stand a chance to be featured on Ecouterre, Inhabitat, and the Gap 1969 Stream, plus a $200 Gap gift certificate.

The deadline for this competition WAS 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 24, 2010 and the competition is closed. Winners will be announced on Monday, November 8th and featured on the Gap 1969 Stream.

The official rules can be found here.

The Swatch Fashion Challenge. "True Colors" As Seen By Editors and Bloggers

above image is a crop of part of VISION Magazine's entry


above image is a crop of part of All Magazine's entry

The Swatch New Gents Collection True Colors Competition



Swatch challenged fashion editors, bloggers and trend setters to style the Swatch New Gent Collection, shown above, and discover their “True Colours." Editorial magazine layouts and video presentations were submitted by well known magazines like Wallpaper, Interview, and i-D, fashion and style related sites like Style.com and bloggers like BryanBoy and Diane Pernet.



Swatch is now asking readers to vote on the submissions. By voting, you are entered into a drawing in which you could win one of the colorful New Gent watches.



Below are the competing magazines and a sample spread from each of them, in no particular order:  

Kinki:
   

Hooligan:
   

Cleo:
   

Neo2:
   

Open:
   

All Magazine:
   

Interview:
   

Wallpaper:
   

Elle Greece:
   

Faces:
   

Gustav:
   

Milk:
   

Vice:
   

1626:
   

Pulp:
   

Yoho!:
   

Tom:
   

VISION:
   

L'Officiel:
   

WAD:
   

i-D Magazine:
   

style.com:
   

Sleek:
 

The accompanying videos seem to be a combination of "making of videos" of the editorial spreads and on camera explanations and pitches from those who received the Open Brief from Swatch. Some seem to be music videos or motion graphics. It seemed unclear as to whether or not the submissions upon which you are asked to vote will actually appear as editorial spreads in the magazine or not, but a reader tells me they are. To see the accompanying videos (and to vote), go to the Swatch YouTube channel, The Swatch Facebook group site or The Official Swatch site.


 

At the time of this post, the submissions from ALL Magazine, Kinki and Neo2 have garnered the majority of the votes.