‘Threadless Loves Green’ Design Challenge
With Earth Day 2009 just a month away, the folks at Threadless thought they would drum up some friendly competition with a creative apparel design challenge. Threadless is a community-centered online apparel store whose designs are submitted by artists worldwide.
Artists who submit winning designs selected for printing are awarded cash prizes. In this contest, Threadless would like to know what being “green” means to you… in the form of an awesome T-shirt design.
Threadless shipping bags are made from 25 percent recycled material and are completely recyclable. Photo: Threadless.com
“Threadless Loves Green” is part of a challenge series put on by the Web site, where designers can submit their creations based on a theme. The challenges are sponsored by companies relevant to the theme.
T-shirt submissions can be made through April 6 and must be original, creative and focused on thinking green this Earth Day. The winning designer will receive:
- Their design printed on American Apparel Organic tees
- An Origins organic gift bag worth $275
- A $500 Threadless gift certificate
- $2,000 cash
- A digital painting and portrait of themselves
- Many other goodies provided by sponsoring companies, as well as Threadless community members
Additionally, Threadless supports its own green efforts, with the company recently announcing the use of recycled and recyclable bags to ship purchased items to consumers, decreasing the environmental impact associated with traditional packaging.
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Trey Granger
posted on March 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Whoa, someone submitted a design with the word “Go Vegan” and a sword stabbing a beat, to give the effect of blood I guess. Hopefully we get some recycling themed designs in the mix soon. That’s a pretty sweet prize for the winner.
Persa
posted on March 24th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Recycled-Tees.com prints on textiles that would have otherwise made their way into a landfill – the ultimate in tshirt recycling. If you want to feel good about the shirts you buy, I would check it out. More designs to come in the next week.
Ryan Jones
posted on April 21st, 2009 at 1:58 pm
This is a great contest…good move to ensure the goodies are all organic.