Calling all Vector Artists.

[imark]

Hello everyone,

As some of you may know I run an online clothing company called Take it Back Clothing (http://www.takeitbk.com/clothing). Since our launch about a month ago we have been receiving some great feedback and some respectable sales. Now one of the main goals of our company is to incorporate designers worldwide, and that is why I am here today :thumb:.

We are still a very small company, but have made the decision to expand our clothing line. We are going to be segmenting our shirts into "Street Shirts", "DJ/Music Shirt", and "Female Tee's". We will be adding 1 street shirt (which we have already selected from Rob Hare (http://www.robhare.co.uk)), 2 DJ shirts, and 2 female shirts.

When I first thought of expanding our line I immediately thought of the designers that come to Kirupa. Since I have been posting here I have seen some incredible talent in all aspects of design, so I thought this was the perfect place to begin my search.

Take it Back clothing is offering $30US, A feature on our website (this section will be made with the launch of the new line), The shirt you designed for free, and the chance to be contracted out for our future clothing items. I know this doesn't sound like much right now, but like I said before we are in the middle of expanding our line, and if we like your work we can offer you a lot more down the road. Hopefully we can help further your design career as well as ours.

If you are not female, or don’t have use for a female tee, we will give you one of our already existing products for that aspect of the prize.

Now, what we need: Take it Back Clothing has come here to look for TWO FEMALE TEE DESIGNS. There are really no restrictions, just that the designs you make must be in vector. We would like to keep the colors to 5 and under, but if need be we can up the amount.

Submitting:
To submit your work you can attach a preview of your work to mark@takeitbk.com. Or if that doesn't appeal to you, you can always post your work here. If you have the time also make a preview of what you would like your shirt to look like ie. Color of shirt, and placement of design. Please note that we are not thieves, and will not steal any of your work.

Well I think I have covered everything, if you have any questions or comments feel free to post here or email me!

Thank you for your time, and I hope to hear from you all soon :snug:

[imark]

I just realized there is a "Contest" forum. I'm assuming this will be moved there.

[Vexir]

Nah thats for really big Kirupa-made contests.

[imark]

Ah, now I see where it needs to go ;)

[snowbabe]

WOW I would love to have a go.. is there a deadline date you need them by? And can we submit more than one? Is there a particular theme for us to work to - other than female? Or is it wide open? I know you said colour etc etc is our choice.. but what.. oo I have voices in my head.. lol (sorry I really am not mad.. just having a good day).

*goes off all inspired & excited* :thumb:

[imark]

WOW I would love to have a go.. is there a deadline date you need them by? And can we submit more than one? Is there a particular theme for us to work to - other than female? Or is it wide open? I know you said colour etc etc is our choice.. but what.. oo I have voices in my head.. lol (sorry I really am not mad.. just having a good day).

*goes off all inspired & excited* :thumb:

Hi snowbabe,

We are planning to launch our new line mid august, so try and have something within 2-3 weeks. Yes you can submit as many designs as you like. I also forgot to mention that we are not going to just sell two female shirts in our existance, so initially if we don't go with your design it is Very possible that we use it a month or so down the road. We would email you and give you an offer for your design and go from there. For right now 2 spots are open.

Design wise we are giving you a clean slate. We are looking for everything and anything. Just go with your own style, we want the shirts to reflect the designers that make them. The shirts we are asking for right now will be sold to females, so obviosuly they will have to appeal to them.

I hope that clears everything up. Let me know if you have any further questions. And good luck!

[seawise]

i am not dealing with vector staff but here is an idea...take it back?
http://www.seawisecreative.com/design/tib.gif
:smirk:

[fasterthanlight™]

is there a shirt template you would like us to use?

like this?

http://roidesignsmagazine.com/images/tshirt_template.jpg

[fasterthanlight™]

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/tshirtSample.gif

Clockwise from top left:
Main design, main design as seen on the front of a shirt, back design as seen on the back of the shirt, back design.

[imark]

Ooo some entries!

Seawise: Thanks for your entry. We are going to be looking for some a little more heavy on the graphic side. But I will put it through our panelists and see what they say.

fasterthanlight: Excellent entry! I like the design. Im going to give you a little snip it I have sent out to the people who have emailed me:

"We are looking for everything and anything. The shirts designs I am asking for right now are female shirts, so obviously the t-shirt will have to appeal to females ;). Just go with your style, we want our shirts to reflect the designers that make them."

So what I'm saying is the design doesn't really have to say "Take it Back" or have anything to do with the company. We want the shirts to be reflective of how you design. I still like your entry and will put it in the running for the 2 spots. :) Thanks!

ps. yes that t-shirt layout is perfect.

[fasterthanlight™]

Enjoy.

[imark]

Another awesome entry FTL. I'll add it to your submissions.

And thank you once again.

[seawise]

Seawise: Thanks for your entry. We are going to be looking for some a little more heavy on the graphic side. But I will put it through our panelists and see what they say.
I did it cause i thought that the idea may be helpful..you are right about the graphic part..anyway cheers..:)

[fasterthanlight™]

I like doing this, its fun :)

[Vexir]

Hey FTL in your first entry, for the background that looks like a city, how did you achieve that effect in illustrator?

[fasterthanlight™]

Hahah, i didn't use illustrator, don't even have it on this computer. Opened the picture in photoshop, used the cutout filter [Filters>Artistic>Cut Out] and used these settings (see below)
and then I used hue/saturation to turn it pink.

[Vexir]

Gasp, and I thought it was vector! omG!!!!!111oneoen////

:P Yesss I can go back to Photoshop! Excellent :D

[fasterthanlight™]

I would have done it in illustrator, but to be honest, i have no experiance with it whatsoever.

[imark]

Does the "effect" still make it a vector image? Becuase we use vector images for the quality of the print.

[paBlo_Du]

Are entries still valid? I would like to shoot a couple.

[fasterthanlight™]

Does the "effect" still make it a vector image? Becuase we use vector images for the quality of the print.

How are you accepting the winning entries... whats the back end process like :cap:

[imark]

Pablo : The contest is going to be running until Mid August. Also I received your email and I'm going to be emailing you right after this post.

FTL: Right now I am getting everyone's information and storing their artwork. Come mid august I am going to be calling up my panelists (females of coarse) to rate the designs. The top 2 will win the competition and the award.

The great thing about this competition is that all the designs we receive are not void after we pick the winners. Meaning we may email you down the road with an offer for your already submitted design. We plan on having a whole female collection, but are limited to money at the moment.

I hope that answers your questions, let me know if I can clear anything else up.

[maharzan]

Front and Back sides..

[Keaney]

Hello guys,

I was bored so I decided to create another T-shirt template.
You don't have to use it I just thought it'll be a good idea. :thumb:
http://www.dkstudios.co.uk/images/tshirt1.gif

[maharzan]

how about this..

just looking for simple and cool Tee .. thanks Keaney

[maharzan]

i can't seem to attach..???

[imark]

Thanks Maharzan, I will put your shirts in the running for our two spots.

:)

[maharzan]

more coming..

[imark]

added

[fasterthanlight™]

What I meant was, what file format do you want in the end for the winning entries?

[imark]

Oh sorry FTL. We want all the graphics to be in vector, hence the title of the thread. Adobe illustrator is probably your best bet for creating vector images. I think another popular one is Coral Draw?

Hopefully you guys are designing the shirts in some vector program as we can easily transfer them into .ai or .eps files.

[Keaney]

No problem guys the Tee's look sweet :D

[fasterthanlight™]

Oh sorry FTL. We want all the graphics to be in vector, hence the title of the thread. Adobe illustrator is probably your best bet for creating vector images. I think another popular one is Coral Draw?

Hopefully you guys are designing the shirts in some vector program as we can easily transfer them into .ai or .eps files.

Hahaha clearly it has to be in vector. Since thats the case, and i dont have illustrator, I'm going to have to find a work around. Is one of the reasons you want them to be vector because you might need to scale them bigger etc? Cause I could just send you a huge resolution version. Of course, this is all hypothetical because you havent even started judging :P

[imark]

The main reason for vector images is quality. You get perfect results with vector images, and we like to stress quality in our prints.

[thesparky007]

do u have all the entries in a webpage?

[imark]

Actually I don't but that an excellent idea. When I get some spare time I will post them up.

[Vexir]

more coming..

I'd buy this one...

[Vexir]

Took a stab at it, nice and simple.

P.S. This is completely vector. 100% Illustrator.

[imark]

Looks good vexir, i'll add it to the submissions.

Like I said before we are going to try and stray away from branded "TIB" shirts. But I will put it in the running and see what the panelists say! :)

[Vexir]

Oops! Didn't see it! Oh well, I might crank out another one soon.

[maharzan]

Vexir Quote:
Originally Posted by maharzan
more coming..



I'd buy this one...

Thanx man! This is what i was thinking originally...

[maharzan]

yet another one.. :)

[imark]

Like I said before we are going to try and stray away from branded "TIB" shirts. But I will put it in the running and see what the panelists say!
.

[maharzan]

again

[fasterthanlight™]

vexir im going to be honest with you based on the fact that I respect you as much as i do, I really don't think that girls will take to your awesome designs. However i could be (probably am) wrong. who am i to say, keep up the awesome work :cap: :)
imark: quality will not be an issue, you're going to have to trust me on this one :)).

[imark]

I've talked alot of silk screeners and they all say vector is the way to go. Like my current silk screen, most ONLY accept it.

[maharzan]

nevermind my multiple entries... i am just playing around

[maharzan]

:love: more

[fasterthanlight™]

Wow maharzan's cranking them out!
The only thing that isnt truely vector is the filtered-city picture, I wish i could make more designs but my mind is blank with ideas. AH well, lots of time though.

[imark]

Indeed, lots of time. No worries ;)

[fasterthanlight™]

This doesnt really go along with your rules, but I'm a badass so, here's an older design I turned into a desktop background, then turned it into a tshirt.

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/fish.gif

[Vexir]

Well FTL, at least someone likes my designs :beam:

Actually I had my friend over when I was making it and I asked her if she would wear it and she said definetely...

So, hehe, I guess we can't really think like they can :P (If we could we'd be surrounded by chicks eh? :beam: )

[Tommy_S]

Gj, fasterthanlight. Never interested, but now I'd like to know how you made the outline looking like made by a spray can?

[Vexir]

Not sure, but taking a guess, as he made it in Photoshop, thats a soft outerglow of the same color as the red paint? Outerglow or drop shadow.

I might try to replicate the effect in my next T-Shirt. Excellent idea. As always from FTL. :thumb:

[imark]

Awesome shirt FTL. I am assuming it's not vector tho. That could be a really cool shirt if you converted it. I will add it to your other entries, let me know if you vectorize it.

[thesparky007]

so did u start making the webpage mark? and did u like my designs?

[imark]

I haven't had time yet to put all the entires on a webpage. I've been rather busy with a custom order and organizing the production of our 2 dj shirts. I will let you guys know when I post it.

And yes I have liked everyone's designs! Just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hardwork. There is still lots of time so need to rush :).

[fasterthanlight™]

To get the spray paint effect all i did was blur a stroke layer, and then command clicked the layer beneath with all of the circles and deleted the selected shape from the spray paint layer to get that sharp inner edge. I'll try to convert it to a vector, but not unless I win :) extra uneeded work is crappy.

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/arrowsFinished.jpg

[liveMike]

This one would just say "Back" on the back, (in the same font).
I like it because it uses the company name to say something about the proliferation of crappy DJ's happening these days, and maybe even a little about music in general.

oops.. guess it'd be good to read the rules a little closer... long day...
oh well, here's a dj shirt any d**n way:

[imark]

I've actually been mucking around with some shirt idea's myself. I have been working on this "broken" idea for a bit. We may use it down the road.

http://www.imark-media.com/images/broken.jpg

[liveMike]

Another simple one, this time for the female collection:

[Vexir]

Definetely cool, but the colour of the shirt doesn't really grab me and neither does that odd tape-ish looking black stripe on the right side of the heart.

Oops didn't see the other post, I'm referring to the broken shirt.

[Vexir]

To get the spray paint effect all i did was blur a stroke layer, and then command clicked the layer beneath with all of the circles and deleted the selected shape from the spray paint layer to get that sharp inner edge. I'll try to convert it to a vector, but not unless I win :) extra uneeded work is crappy.

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/arrowsFinished.jpg


Is that vector? Anyway, I know your fish img can't be converted to vector, there are no such things as vector glows :P (I think)

[maharzan]

what about this?

[thesparky007]

what about this?access is spelled wrong there

[Vexir]

Oh yeah, FTL, I have seen many similar designs to that on shirts, my friend has one, which is why I know, but that arrows-all-over each other thing is quite popular and frequently used :)

Hehe, but still cool. ;) Is that vector?????

[fasterthanlight™]

The only thing not vector about it is the drop shadow, which i will remove. And about the fish, i know its not vector, which is why i said:

This doesnt really go along with your rules, but I'm a badass
:) I just wanted to see it on a shirt :thumb:

[Vexir]

The dropshadow is good, you can replicate that in illustrator easy!

[Ψ]

hehe my first vector art. i have never used illustrator before was just playing around with it and look what i created :D

[Vexir]

I like it :D

I'm currently working on another entry, but I need LiveTrace in Illustrator to do it without taking huge amounts of time, so I'll have it today or tomorrow :) (I'm going to go pickup Abobe's CS2 suite..)

[Ψ]

it took me like half an hour to figure out how to take off the stroke color...lol

[maharzan]

oops.. spelling!!

[imark]

maharzan Its a good idea, but I don't think we are going for that 'style'. Also a reminder that we do not want shirts with our company name. We want designs created by you. Something unique and different.

Fork Nice penguin design, I like it! I will add it to the submissions and have it run in the contest. Thank you!

[Vexir]

YES got my hands on LiveTrace, my new design looks pretty cool, really really aimed towards chicks this time.

Question iMark, what if I think my design looks better on a sleeveless shirt... ?

[imark]

Hrmm I can check into that with my distributor. I'm not sure if they have many tanktops and what not. I'm sure they can look good on both though ;)

[Vexir]

Hehe yeah, I'll just post my design now. I'd like to do some variations of it if you want to see, small things like font change and stuff. Gimme a sec, I need to grab FTL's shirt bitmap :P

[Vexir]

Okay here, I think FTL was right I need to really go for the chicks, so here, it actually took quite a bit of thought to come up with this concept, I was going to go for something really extravagant...

Let me know what you think.

BTW it is ENTIRELY VECTOR.. the girl, her motion outlines, everything is 100% vector. (Even the tshirt outline ;))

[Ψ]

ooh very nice...

[fasterthanlight™]

Ya man, good job :thumb:

[Vexir]

Thanks guys :beam:

[seawise]

very nice Vexir, i would like to see this design on different t-shirt colors :thumb2:

[Vexir]

Hehe, if iMark wants, I'll gladly oblige.

[imark]

There are no restriction on t-shirt colors. Go wild ;)

[Vexir]

Cool, did you add my entry? How did you like it?

[imark]

Yes, sorry, I added your entry. Looks good :)

[Vexir]

Just out of curiosity, who are the panelists?

[imark]

They are friends of mine here in town (Girls).

[Vexir]

Hey, hope you guys didn't forget about this thread (I almost did.)

When is the due date? When are we going to know whose shirts have been selected?

[imark]

The due date is not formal, but we are going to be selecting the shirts Mid August. So between the 10th and the 15th`ish. I will first email the winners and let them know if we have any adjustments or whatnot. If all is well I will announce the winners in this thread and let the public know.

[Vexir]

Cool. :thumb: I might break out another entry, depending on whether I get inspiration or not. :beam:

[snowbabe]

hasn't forgot, is extremely busy @ the moment, but has ideas & will be submitting too *yay*..

.. eventually :P

[fasterthanlight™]

*been away - family related stuff :(* When i get back in the city i might whip something up quickly again......

[Vexir]

Hey imark, just by the way, a lot of my chick friends whom I showed my design to, they said girls RARELY wear tshirts.. they mostly look for the style of the shirt, so my design would look a lot better on a tank top or something..

I'll put up a version with a tank top :)

[Liammc]

I thought I'd give this a shot. As you can it is a Vector image done in Illustrator CS, so the file is also avilable in .ai.

Some very nice designs some other people have made, good work!

[imark]

Looks really nice Liammc. I'm going to add it to the submissions and put it in the running for the two spots.

Do you think another t-shirt color would make it even better?

[Sliker_Hawk]

Vector it ain't but I'll trace it in and send it to you if need be.

Just messing around...

Sorry about the size :P
http://home.ripway.com/2004-8/154816/tdesign.jpg

[imark]

Added! Thanks for the excellent submission sliker.

vexir: I think for right now we're just going for t-shirts, but most definatly adding tank tops in the near future. So feel free to add your tank top submissions, but we won't be looking for them right away. Thanks :)

[Liammc]

Do you think another t-shirt color would make it even better?

I was thinking that myself. I mainly posted that up just to show the design, but certainly over colours would suit it well...even if it meant some of the design colours being changes (in the case of a black t-shirt for example: http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/9452/wildnineteen21iz.jpg).

Very nice Sliker!

[Vexir]

imark: Alright if you're sure... I'm just stating the opinion of my friends, and now that I come to think of it, I don't think I've EVER seen any girl except my MOM wearing tshirts..

[snowbabe]

In all honesty girls don't wear "t-shirts", they're more like fitted short sleeve tops, I wear them with jeans but no way would you see me in the typical "t-shirt" style.. so unflattering.. maybe you just need to alter the style of top you buy to produce the designs..

[imark]

The shirts we're using are a fitted short sleeved t-shirt. Basically the ones girls wear these days.

[Vexir]

I told you so :P Hehehe. Just playin man.

I'll TRY to come out with another design, but I've been really caught up in things, so we'll see.

[imark]

Last Call!
Just letting everyone know there is about a week left for submissions. We will then put the designs through our panelists and pick the winners.

So far we have had some excellent entries from both this board, and people who have emailed me. It's going to be tough a decision but I'm ready for the challange! Good job to everyone, see you at the finish line.

[Illegalx17]

WAIT! ME ME ME! :p i'll enter. I have been looking into becoming a shirt designer. I should have some things in a week, though i am busy and have to leave for London in two days. Maybe if i do good here i can get a job working at the site. I'll make designs for you, i have a crapload of ideas. I am a freelance graphics and web designer as well as programmer, but been looking into finding a stationary job, looking for work is too hard :P. I usually don't have time to look for jobs because i am practicing or teaching myself a new programming language lol. I'll keep you posted, a couple should be coming.

[Illegalx17]

OK, this is difficult, but i am leaving for London today. I am sorry but i did not have time to complete my t-shirt design, and i am not taking my laptop to london for both personal and security reasons. I would like it if you could wait for me, but i understand if people want this competition to end. I would be interested in making t-shirt designs for you in the future though, and i have quite a few nice ideas for the female tee's. I will be back from london in exactly 7 days. We can talk then.

[TheCanadian]

That is difficult :).

[imark]

Illehalx17 Well I was hoping to end the contest before my partner goes away to Europe himself. Just so we can confirm everything with the panelists choices. I may be able to give a few days...but we want to get these shirts going! :).

Fortunately our shirts don't stop here. We are looking for perpetual life, so we are always looking for designers to submit their work. Whether it be female shirts, male shirts, DJ shirts, political shirts, ETC. This contest was made to spark some interest with some designers and get two really cool female shirts to start it off right.

Feel free (for all the designers) to keep submitting t-shirts to us. We want our clothing line to be as unique as possible. The best way to achieve that is to have everyone out there help contribute. If we like your work we'll pay you and get your shirt(s) on the site!

I think that should clear everything up. Let me know if anyone has some more questions. Thanks :)

[maharzan]

new one .. its a vector

[Vexir]

new one .. its a vector

Not bad but I'd like to see a bigger butterfly.

[skiistari]

Hope this isn't too late ;)

[fasterthanlight™]

maybe make the butterfly a bit smaller in size, thats all I've got

[imark]

Thanks for the submissions guys, I've added them into to the contest.

I'm pretty sure Monday August 15th will be our last day... But don't hold me to that ;)

[Berg]

done. one is a bit political, other girlie talk in style ;]

[Ψ]

done. one is a bit political, other girlie talk in style ;]
really loving those.looks very good. i would definetly buy the first one for sure..

[skiistari]

Not bad but I'd like to see a bigger butterfly.


hehe, I was responding to this comment... but then

maybe make the butterfly a bit smaller in size, thats all I've got
Well... to be quite honest, I wouldn't buy anything with a smaller butterfly, and I'm a girl :)

[Vexir]

Berg: The second one is more femenine but I don't know any girls except Harry Potter nerds who'd wear that type of design. I could be wrong, but IMO.

Skiistari: That looks great! :thumb: Oh and you have niiiice eyes if they're yours. (avatar). :drool:

[Berg]

@Vexir
potter you say? that's the power of today's marketing ;] I never thought that this would be perceeved as a potter thing. This is a laugh of gothic style.

[skiistari]

Skiistari: That looks great! :thumb: Oh and you have niiiice eyes if they're yours. (avatar).


Thanks vexir! really appreciate it. and yes, they are mine :)

[Vexir]

Thanks vexir! really appreciate it. and yes, they are mine :)

:love:


@Vexir
potter you say? that's the power of today's marketing ;] I never thought that this would be perceeved as a potter thing. This is a laugh of gothic style.

Note the griffin type lion thingy's... thats become the renowned icon for Harry Potter's house :P

[imark]

Added! :D

[MetteBB]

is final entry day still monday the 15th??

[Berg]

@ vexir
i've read the books, didnt pay much attention to movies (seen the first one) ;] and ad campaigns so i might missed it. I thought that Griffindor had lions with wings... those are eagles/lions ;p

is there a limit on submissions?

[glosrfc]

I'm not sure if any of these actually qualify as "designs" - basically shirts 2-4 are just themes around common warning signs. I suspect the idea's probably been done a thousand times, and quite possibly doesn't appeal to feminine sensibilities anyway, but I thought I'd throw them into the ring and see what people thought :D

The themes could be expanded, e.g.

DANGER! Ear Protection Required :ponder:
CAUTION! Keep Out
CAUTION! Avoid Skin Contact
DANGER! This Area Is Closed Off
CAUTION! Watch Your Step
etc, etc.
________
HERBAL VAPORIZER FORUM (http://vaporizer.org/forum/herbal-vaporizers/)

[imark]

Thanks for the submissions, added :)

MetteBB Yes, we are still aiming for Monday the 15th.
Berg No limit!

[thesparky007]

is final entry day still monday the 15th??you are back??????!!!!!!!!

[Sliker_Hawk]

"Men working below", lol.
I like 'em, glosrfc.

Uh.. I suppose I should start converting mine into a vector format then...

[fasterthanlight™]

Enjoy.

http://s88179003.onlinehome.us/styleFinal.jpg

[Berg]

nice one, im not sure i can beat that ... :P ;]

[skiistari]

sweetness, but what does it saY?

[fasterthanlight™]

just study the green letters, i know its kinda hard because of the watermark, but thats what a water mark is for i guess. :)

[maharzan]

big butterfly

[imark]

added, thanks guys :D

There is a chance we are going to extend the deadline a bit. I'll keep everyone updated.

[imark]

TIB Contest Extension
Since I am still waiting on 1 of my dj shirt designs I have decided to extend the deadline untill Friday August 19th. I will then announce the winners on Monday August 22nd.

I was going to close the contest today, but if I am waiting for my other shirt design to come in I might as well pass that time on to you guys.

So the Official Contest closure is Friday August 19th 2005.

Good luck!

[fasterthanlight™]

sweet. means i can pump something else out maybe :)

[MetteBB]

you are back??????!!!!!!!!


Occationally ;) I dont have internet at home but I do stop by once in a while when I get the chance.


-Does this mean you miss me? :pleased:


/mette :love:

[Vexir]

sweet. means i can pump something else out maybe :)

:P I've been trying but I've got no time :P

[thesparky007]

Occationally ;) I dont have internet at home but I do stop by once in a while when I get the chance.


-Does this mean you miss me? :pleased:


/mette :love:yes indeed

[imark]

One Day remains!

[Berg]

hope i'm not to late...
http://www.bayerberg.com/i/t_shirt_kirupian.jpg

[Illegalx17]

OK, sorry, got back from london today. Rofl, well this is odd, contest ends on my birthday, yea august 19th is me birthday :). I'll see if i can get a couple designs out real quick-like ;). Also, even if i don't win this contest, i'd like to be kept in consideration for later designs, i may go freelancer style and submit some, if you like them you can buy them.

[paBlo_Du]

Am I too late?

Here's my entry.

http://www.intelligentambience.com/battles/flyingv_test2.jpg

[Vexir]

Great work, way to upstage us all on the last day paBlo :a:

Really, it is terrific though.

If I may, can I see the illustrator / freehand file? :nerd:

[paBlo_Du]

Hey Vexir:

Sorry :( It's hard for me to share source files cause of my custom brushes. Plus it's a PSD file as of now. I save path's to tranfer to Illustrator if picked.

Did you have a doubt on the illustration? I dont mind swapping techniques.

[Vexir]

Probably better if we discuss it off-forum, do you have any messenger? AIM, MSN, Yahoo, whatever :)

[paBlo_Du]

AIM: robotxf

[imark]

Hello everyone. Okay, This is the official closing of the contest. I will be contacting the winners this weekend, and announcing them in this thread on Monday.

Alain, yes you just squeeked in :)

Good Luck!

[Vexir]

Good luck to everyone! :thumb: Fun contest; thanks for it imark :beam:

[thesparky007]

it was a lot of fun imark
thank you and good luck you all

[fasterthanlight™]

How will you be contacting the winners? e-mail? pm? just wondering...

OH and thanks for the sweet contest :) i had a lot of fun

[Liammc]

It's always good to have a fun contest like this, as if you don't win you don't feel as if you've spent hours upon hours of bordem to get nothing from it.

Good luck to everyone who has entered. There are some awesome entries, and I certainly wouldn't like to be the one picking the winners!

[danielthelion]

im going to pass a little useful information that a very wise teacher taught me about the art and design industry and it's been very good to me.

"never, and i mean never, work on spec."

just don't do it. you'll respect yourself a lot more in the morning.

[skiistari]

Yes, good luck to everyone!!!

[Vexir]

im going to pass a little useful information that a very wise teacher taught me about the art and design industry and it's been very good to me.

"never, and i mean never, work on spec."

just don't do it. you'll respect yourself a lot more in the morning.

Work on spec?

[imark]

I can only assume speculation... ?

[Vexir]

Thats what I thought too, but it doesn't quite fit perfectly..

[danielthelion]

http://graphicdesign.about.com/cs/workingfromhome/a/specwork.htm

[imark]

Like I thought. The only difference is that I am offering something....

Go figure

[liveMike]

Daniel, good advice, but I do wonder, did Reeses use your spec. spot?

[paBlo_Du]

I personally have worked with TakeitBack and I can assure you there is nothing the be skeptical about.

I for one never ever work on spec work. But in this case I know there is something worth working for.

[DDD]

Hey daniel you should have put that in my thread at the top called "Protect Yourself". That is very good advice. But actually posting in someones thread is presumptuous and could be called malicious. I know you meant well, but you got to thnk how that makes this company look.

[fasterthanlight™]

http://graphicdesign.about.com/cs/workingfromhome/a/specwork.htm


why watermarking is good. takes a few minutes, and its one added level of security. however, i'm not concerned at all with the legit-ness of this 'job', i'm just paranoid i guess :lol:

[paBlo_Du]

This was a fun contest. Congrats to all the winners. Looking foward to seeing TIB grow.

Very good submissions.

[imark]

Winners!
First of all thanks to everyone who enetered the contest. It was a hard decision but we have selected two designs we will be printing.

1. Dimitar Krkaliev from www.nopause.net [Female Shirt]
http://www.imark-media.com/images/Bubble_Babe_by_sp4t.jpg

2. Liam McAndrew from www.lmcandrew.co.uk [Female Shirt]
http://www.imark-media.com/images/wildnineteen21iz.jpg



Also I would like to mention our other designs that are going to be printed.

Alain Emile from www.intelligentambience.com [For our new DJ section - Male Shirt]
http://www.intelligentambience.com/clients/tib/Images/tib_gotbeats_b1.jpg

Rob Hare from www.robhare.co.uk [Another street shirt - Male Shirt]
http://www.imark-media.com/images/thethinker.jpg

[Vexir]

:) Cool. No Kforum members I see. :scream: :P Just playing.

Ironic, my friend is in the room, and she just said she wouldn't wear any of those... :D

Ah well, caters to a different type of girl I guess.

[skiistari]

To be honest, I'd wear the dj ones... maybe.

[imark]

Liam and Alain are both from Kirupa....

And all the girls I have shown the shirts to love em :). Kind of like you said, to each his/her own. :)

[thesparky007]

congrats to the winners!!!
i wish i won
can u like give the poll results

[glosrfc]

can u like give the poll results

I can give you the answer from the Eurovision jury...glosrfc - Null Points!! :lol:

Seriously though, a lot of work has gone into all of the entries, so well done to the winners.
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[Illegalx17]

Congratz to the winners. Sorry for not getting back mark. I had a couple designs, but i didn't submit them. Why you ask? Well i was browsing a freelance forum and i found a deal with a different T-shirt company to make t-shirt designs and you get $500USD per design there. I think this contest may have been a little underpaying. . .

[imark]

It's all I could offer at the moment. If I could pay the designers more I would. Everyone who submitted the designs knew what they were getting into. I'm sure there were lots of people who didn't submit designs because of it.

I could have also designed the shirts myself and not payed anyone, but I want TIB to grow with the community. Every t-shirt company doesn't start out with $50,000 in the bank :o