Calling all designers – get ready for the newest tee design contest site to hit InternetLAND. The name of the site is ShirtFight and it was started by husband and wife duo looking to improve on the current crop of tee design competition sites. They’ve done their research and have also approached designers for their input as to what they would like to see in a competition site. Although the site is not officially open (they open on March 5), you can sign up to receive a 5 day advance notice of the first design challenge.Â
Miss Etti, one part of the founding couple, sent me ShirtFight’s pledge to the tee design community:
We’re going to keep things fun, that’s important to us. We’re doing weekly themed competitions, and we’ll keep them interesting. And we aren’t just going to throw cash at the winner and call it a day…that’s boring! I can’t give you any details just yet (it’s hush hush), but we have a lot of great ideas to put a smile on the faces of our artists and community members every day.
We’ll always keep our community priority #1. We’re nothing without you guys! That’s why we’re going to keep the lines of communication open, constantly ask for your opinions and feedback, and do what we can to make this the most artist-focused t-shirt design competition site out there!
We want to keep the individuality and the uniqueness for our community (the artists *and* the customers)…and to achieve that we’re never going to carry more than 21 shirts at any given time. It drives me nuts to see hundreds of pages of shirts on a site…it’s like being lost in a sea of tees! By showcasing the very best designs, we get to focus everyone’s attention to the talents of the artist. Plus, if we only carry a select number of designs at a time, this eliminates the “Damn, everyone is wearing a Threadless t-shirt!” syndrome.
The weekly cash prize will be $500, but in celebration of their launch, the first contest will be two weeks long with the winner receiving $2009 cash! Pretty awesome, eh! And think about it, your chances to win at ShirtFight might be better than at some of the more crowded and established competition sites. Why not try ShirtFight out when it opens on March 5 – are you up for a good fight?Â
I love the videos that Threadless has been putting out. Here’s the latest, featuring designer Philip Tseng talking about his latest design, A Piece of Cake. Craig Shimala gets a nice piece of cake in the end!
Quicksilver has hooked up with Design By Humans for its Design A Difference Tee Contest. The contest is in support of the Tony Hawk Foundation and 6% of each tee sale will go towards the foundation.Â
Designs can be logo or art driven, they do however, suggest you checkout Quicksilver.com for design “inspiration”. So if you’re planning to enter, and have no experience in surf/beach wear, then be sure to check Quicksilver and other board sport brands for creative direction. You can download the Quicksilver logo to incorporate into your design here and the logo sheet here.Â
The prizes are: $1000 + $250 Quicksilver product for first place, $750 + $200 Quicksilver product for second place, and $500 + $200 Quicksilver product for third place. Entries need to be submitted by March 15 and the winners will be announced on March 30. Good luck!
I remember growing up and watching the crazy antics of Pee Wee Herman. Too bad he got himself into a messy predicament at the peak of his career! Anyhow, I came across this YouTube video of someone doing Pee Wee Herman prank calls over at the Johnny Cupcakes blog. It was too funny, I had to post it!
And of course, I had to come with a matching tee as well. Unfortunately, this Pee Wee Herman inspired tuxedo tee from Chocosho is sold out and no longer available -- but that won’t stop you from taking a peek at its quirky coolness!
Here’s a great tee designed by Brooklyn based brand, Faux Sure. If you’re an old school gamer then this tee will bring twinkles to your eyes! My old school gamingness only goes back to the NES. I am remember how skilled I was in the art of blowing into the cartridge. Though, I am sure that for many of you gaming started before the NES. Atari anyone? I think I’m going to dust off my old Game Boy and play me some Super Mario.Â
Here are two others tees from Faux Sure, in the same style as Classic Video Games. I really dig this style! All of the tees are printed on American Apparel and are available at Faux Sure’s Etsy Store for $21.50. Even better, you get a free tote bag with every order of $40 or more, which means that if you’re planing to pick up two tees then you get a free Faux Sure tote!Â
Our UK buddies over at Regal Clothing Co. is having a neat promotion that involves the very popular and powerful social network Twitter. All you need to do is head over to this page over at Regal Clothing, enter your Twitter information, and they will then post a Re-Tweet so that others can find out about the promotion. The information is not stored, and only that one tweet will be sent.Â
If you’re wondering what the heck you’ll use your 25% off coupon on, well, here area few of my Regal Clothing recommendations:Â
Brandon DiNovi from I Am Wellness sent over this video that was made to promote his clothing line. It’s a nifty little one and a half minute bit that shows the packing of an I Am Wellness tee along with cuts that shows off the beautiful city of Seattle. If you’re not familiar with I Am Wellness, be sure to check out this interview that I did with them last month, they are quite the motivating bunch.Â
They are also having a video contest to go along with the release of their new video. All you need to do is 1. watch the video, 2. sign up for I Am Wellness email updates, and 3. Check your inbox on February 20 for questions pertaining to the video. Be the first to reply to the email with the correct answers and you will win a free I Am Wellness tee of your choice. All other participants will receive a one-time only coupon code – everyone wins!
Are you a Glamour Kills fan? If so then check out this recent Glamour Kills video that basically interviews the staff over at Glamour Kills about what they do as well as their thoughts about their coworkers. I can imagine it be quite fun to work there! And, check out their newest tee, Punk Goes Pop 2, it’s available for presale at $24.99 and also comes with a free CD of the same name. I’ve included a tracklist for the CD below.Â
Punk Goes Pop 2 Track Listing
1. Alesana – What Goes Around… by Justin Timberlake
2. Silverstein – Apologize by One Republic
3. August Burns Red – Baby One More Time- Britney Spears
4. Mayday Parade – When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls
5. A Day to Remember – Over My Head by The Fray
6. Escape the Fate – Smooth by Santana feat. Rob Thomas
7. There For Tomorrow – Ice Box by Omarion
8. Chiodos – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
9. Bayside – Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston
10. Breathe Carolina – See You Again by Miley Cyrus
11. The Cab – Disturbia by Rihanna
12. A Static Lullaby – Toxic by Britney Spears
13. Four Year Strong – Love Song by Sara Bareilles
14. Attack Attack! – I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry
Kyle Crawford over at Electric Zombie is holding a special EZ Luv Contest in celebration of Friday the 13th. All you need to do is email Electric Zombie at 2:13pm (eastern standard time) and the first 13 people will win $13 to go and see the Friday the 13th remake in theaters. The 13th person to email Electric Zombie will also win a pretty awesome prize pack. See below for more information.Â
In this episode I wear You Crazy Banana! by Word! Apparel and review two tees that I received from Endgame Clothing, a brand that specializes in designing tees made for and designed by people that love the game of chess. As always, enjoy with tea and a comfy tee!
3Kings & Trophy designed by Endgame Clothing. Good: These tees fit perfectly on me, tagless print for extra comfort, fabric is incredibly soft and so is the ink, awesome designs that can be easily worn by both chess players and non chess players. Bad: I preferred 3Kings over Trophy, no real complaints about these two tees. Price: $24.99.
You Crazy Banana! by Word! Apparel.This week’s starter shirt can be purchased for a limited time from Word! Apparel. Get this tee now before it’s gone forever, plus, who doesn’t like bananas – especially crazy ones. Price: $16.99.
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