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!

Threadless: A Crowd Sourced Success Story. And A Look Inside The New Book.

If you're anywhere near Brooklyn today, you should stop by the the launch party for the new book about the history of Threadless. (info at the end of this post).



Threadless, in case you are one of the three people on the planet who has never heard of them, officially began in 2000 as an online user-generated design, crowd-sourced, voting-produced, limited edition T-shirt company.





They have since grown into an enormous online and offline success featuring some of the most interesting and hilarious t-shirts around --with user uploaded designs that are voted into limited production by registered users. The online store spawned a Chicago brick and mortar store, an art print store and a cultural phenomenon inspiring cake baking contests, collaborations with Dell computers and more.


above: the Chicago store interior, photo courtesy of motherboard.tv

I've actually been a registered user since 2003 and own over 40 of their t-shirts. Below is a photo of me wearing one of my favorites (forgive me, my vegan friends):




The Book


Started by Jacob DeHart (no longer with the company) and Jake Nickell, who met in an online design forum when they were still in college, this story of how an internet T-Shirt company has led to livin' the dream has just been published in book form to be released October 10th.

A few spreads from the 200+ page book which contains over 300 images:









About the book (courtesy of Abrams)
Threadless.com is the phenomenally successful T-shirt company with more than 4 million tees sold since it began in 2000. It pioneered the online business model of crowd-sourced or community-driven design, in which people submit designs that are voted on by the site’s 1 million users and printed. Over the past 10 years, the company has amassed a vast archive of very cool, very hip, and often very entertaining designs, and Threadless is a spectacular showcase of 400 of the very best T-shirts created by the community—a barometer of art and design over the past decade.

Much more than a book of extraordinary graphics, Threadless tells the extremely interesting story that inspired Inc. magazine to hail Threadless.com as “the most innovative small company in America.” There are also profiles of individual designers and “think pieces” from influential admirers, including design guru John Maeda, Jeff Howe of Wired, and bestselling business/marketing writer Seth Godin.

Author Jake Nickell

Jake Nickell, above, is co-founder of Threadless.com and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
(photo courtesy of motherboard.tv)

Buy Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World's Most Inspiring Online Design Community
Threadless Book Launch Party Today In Brooklyn!
Threadless and Abrams are launching the Threadless Book at the epic Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn today. Threadless Founder Jake Nickell plus a handful of awesome featured Threadless artists will be on hand signing copies and undoubtedly, causing as much trouble as possible.

As an added bonus, their pals from the Etsy Labs will be there for an afternoon of making hands-on recycled t-shirt projects as part of a special edition of Craft Night. You can try your hand at reconstructing and repurposing t-shirts into necklaces, skirts, totebags, and more.The fun starts at 2pm.

If you're already planning to check out the DuMBO Arts Fest, be sure to pop in and say hello. Tasty drinks will be graciously provided by AriZona Beverages.

Powerhouse Arena
Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
37 Main St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Dell Teams Up With Threadless! Sneak Peek At The 10 New Laptop Designs

The Threadless Collection for Dell Computers

Blending technology, art and fashion, Dell and Threadless teamed up to offer an exclusive collection of original graphic creations. This artwork from the popular community-based design web site is available from the Dell™ Design Studio for customizing select laptop computers.



Here's a sneak peek at all ten designs, but as of right now, only three are available for purchase. The rest will be available soon.

Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 Threadless Collection:
Inspiron Mini 1012 with Blooming by T.J. Zhang:


Inspiron Mini 1012 with Grandma's Hot Air Balloon by Brent Shoepf:


Inspiron Mini 1012 with Rocketbird by Mike Mitchell:


Inspiron Mini 1012 with Daisy by Bryan Ische :




Dell Studio 14 Threadless Collection:
Studio 14 with London! by David Bushell:


Studio 14 with Stone Jungle by André da Silva Cruz:



Dell Studio 15 Threadless Collection:
Studio 15 with Collection by Jimmy Tan W H:


Studio 15 with Electric Sky by AJ Dimarucot:




Dell Studio 17 Threadless Collection:
Studio 17 with Deforestation by Rick Crane:


Studio 17 with Secret Lake by Henrik Lindström:



shop for the Threadless Dell Collection here.

Dell has several special art and design collections, be sure to see them all here.

all images and info courtesy of Dell Inc.