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Designers - Survive the Recession shoutOut on 31/10/11 by DuncanBoxie in peeps |
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Greetings all you designers out there,
Times are hard! These problems affect the freelance designers maybe even more than those who are sitting in full-time employment. Sure the full-timers more often than not are making less money, but it’s far less frightening than being pulled this-way-and-that by companies who are looking to get the cheapest deal out of you. It’s all cool that a company looks for the best deal, but where does it end? Crippling the design industry and demoralizing designers who just want to earn what they are worth, is not the way forward.
In order to survive the recession you need to keep a level head and never let yourself stagnate....keep moving!
However, it’s not just the ‘noobie designers’ that are being taken for a ride! Akira Yasuda, AKA: Akiman, who is best known for his breathtaking character design for a myriad of Capcom works, which includes Street Fighter II and III, Breath of Fire and Darkstalkers, recently found this out the hard way!
Akira was recently asked by Japanese based developer/publisher Enterbrain to create 6 of his amazing characters for a measly 8,000 yen each….that works out to like $100 a character. Yasuda would normally charge around US$1,300 for each character, but decided that he would take the job for US$1,000, on condition that he would get to do more with the project. I don’t know about you guys but these kinds of arrangements usually lead to disaster. The whole ‘foot in the door’ project is often a tasty looking ‘carrot’ dangling in front of you when you are desperate for work.
So, as I said….everybody is feeling the pinch…even legends! Akiman is simply doing what he can to survive the recession - but it doesn't make his case any more disastrous :(
I’m not sure if this puts you more on ‘edge’ than at ‘ease’, but this is more just to put things in perspective. If you are lucky enough to have a job, hold on to it with razor sharp claws. In the same breath, try not to be taken for a ride or accept dodgy sounding deals, which hold the illusion of future promise. Otherwise it’s important to never turn down work (as long as it’s not sketchy). After all, you never know when the next job may come along! There are very few designers out there who are ‘rock star’ enough to have the privilege of being picky with jobs. You have to adopt the philosophy of “Fake it, till you make it”.
Not all doom and gloom my friends! Peace. |
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Positive Heroes 'Inspire Courage' - WINNERS shoutOut on 28/10/11 by DuncanBoxie in wordUp |
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It’s time to reveal the winners of our Positive Heroes Inspire Courage design contest! We really had some breathtaking and truly inspiring work come through from our designers. The Positive Heroes team was just as blown-away as we were and had tons of positively inspired designs to choose from.
Congratulations to our GRAND PRIZE WINNER Nicebleed for his stunning design, Freedom to Happiness! This really is such a beautiful uplifting design. Everyone we've spoken to found this to be supremely optimistic and perfect for spreading a positive message of hope!
Well done also to our 2 runners-up: Nen101's design Be a [positive] Hero and Macuz's design Love. Both of these designs had loads of fans and suitably impressed Positive Heroes with their positive and inspiring messages of courage and hope.
The Positive Heroes annual Fashion Show BLOOM is coming up very soon - Thursday, 3 November. We will be printing 80 t-shirts of the winning design to be worn by the Positive Heroes team and volunteers at this event. The top 3 designs will also be printed on A1 stretch canvases to be auctioned off at the event and included in the Positive Heroes Crowdfunding Packages to be sold as part of a further fundraising initiative by Springleap.com - we aim to raise $100 000 for sustainable trench gardens. All proceeds will go to Positive Heroes charity. If you would like to attend the Fashion Show, check out the Positive Heroes Facebook event page for details and buy your tickets to the event via Computicket – HERE. We hope to see as many of you as possible at the fashion show. It will be a great event and also a perfect chance for designers to network. THANK YOU to all the designers who made this contest such a huge success. We asked you to design with the intent to help prevent millions of South Africans dying needlessly as a result of the stigma, fear and ignorance that still surrounds HIV. We think you all did an AMAZING job! |
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Springleap and Positive Heroes 'Inspire Courage' DESIGN CONTEST: WIN US$1850 shoutOut on 3/8/11 by DuncanBoxie in peeps | on 27/10/11 by hollyhomola | 7
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Positive Heroes is a group of ordinary people living extraordinary lives . The Heroes work within their communities – both local and national – telling their stories of living with HIV . They show by personal example that HIV is a manageable and survivable disease . Encouraging and supporting anyone affected by HIV with powerful messages of hope .
The Heroes’ vision is to prevent millions of South Africans dying needlessly as a result of the stigma , fear and ignorance that still surrounds HIV.
… and that’s pretty much what design is all about! Filling people’s lives with hope and beauty – lifting the veil on the awesome world that we live in. The Challenge: Use your design skills around the theme “Inspire Courage” and create a greater awareness and understanding of HIV and global acceptance of the people who live with it. Springleap.com in association with The Cape Town Fashion Council and Positive Heroes invites designers to create a design which truly illustrates the COURAGE that is needed to overcome the stigma surrounding this epidemic and to live life to our fullest potential. There is no reason why people living with HIV shouldn’t live long, happy, healthy and fulfilling lives, just like everyone else. Help us create a picture of courage.
The Brief:Positive Heroes is looking for designers to create a design – which shows that acceptance is the key to ending the stigma around the HIV epidemic – for their Unique Fashion Event to be held in Cape Town in October 2011 .
Courage must come from both sides. Stigma starts with the HIV+ individuals feeling shame about themselves, and is mirrored in society turning away from them. The result: people become isolated from friends and family and end up dying alone. Beating stigma and shame mean admitting and accepting your status and that of those around you. Acceptance and connection are key to beating this disease. We need courage to ask for help or support and courage to give it to those who need it. Positive Heroes is all about “ordinary people living extraordinary lives”. Be one of them. Your design should inspire people to get tested, to know their status. To get help, find support, stick to their medication and keep them from infecting other people if positive. And to stay HIV free if negative . Help “inspire courage” – end the shame – and save lives!
COMPETITION DO’s and DON’TS:
1. Designs must please include the Positive Heroes logo in the original colours
TO GET STARTED, DOWNLOAD THE BRAND ICONOGRAPHY / INFO PACK BELOW
DOWNLOAD the Springleap t-shirt Submission Kit to get all the templates and submission guidelines.
CLICK HERE to go directly to the VOTE PAGE.
Dates:Submissions for designs open: 03 August 2011Submissions for designs close: 07 October 2011Voting starts: 29 August 2011Voting ends: 26 October 2011Winner announced: 27 October 2011
Prizes:PRIZE MONEY:
First prize – US$1250
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The designers that have just stepped out of college are in for a shock when they come face-to-face with hard core business peeps, that’s just a given.
There are plenty of opportunities out there for designers who are trying to make extra cash. The most prime example of course being right in front of you – 
Positive Heroes promotes the belief that living positively is about living life to the full. It is about embracing opportunity , about self-expression , about feeling healthy and looking good.
Your design must reflect a positive outlook and acceptance of your fellow man, which serves to reduce the stigma surrounding 
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Nice one UncleHani :)
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Come Mozambique floods, come snow, Imma do this!
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Totally, this is for such a good cause!
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What an awesome and inspiring campaign! I cannot wait to see the submissions.
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Cape Town has just been named World design capital 2014.
This is some seriously BIG news everybody. The sheer magnitude of what this announcement means for design in South Africa is astounding!
This will serve as a massive springboard for South African design, which will help grow potential design talent and spur some much needed investment into, not only Cape Town, but South Africa as a whole.
The fact that Cape Town has been named World Design Capital 2014 reflects on us positively as a nation and shows that we are a country to watch as a future ‘Mecca’ of world-class design. It will open up the door to opportunities the likes of which we have never seen before.
So what can we expect?
The most important factor of SA becoming World Design Capital 2014 will mean a year-long design programme where we will focus on integrating design into transforming the economic, social and cultural landscape in South Africa.
Not to mention gaining the immeasurable knowledge of design communities from around the world who will descend on Cape Town and help us soar to all new heights.
The bid itself was centred around the creation of an ‘inclusive city’ by incorporating creative design knowledge into development strategies.
It’s hard to believe the decision has finally come. Considering the bidding process has been going for over a year it seemed like this AWESOME day would never come, hehe. South Africa’s “Live Design. Transform Life” portfolio concept must have blown the selectors away. In order to beat amazing cities such as Dublin and Bilbao you really have to pull a proverbial ‘rabbit out of the hat’.
That’s not to say we don’t deserve it….WE DO!
This is long overdue in my opinion.
Go Cape Town, Go South Africa J
The mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, received the humbling award on behalf of Cape Town and expressed how deeply honoured she was to accept the title of the FIRST African city to become a World Design Capital! 
We were all Springleaping off the walls this morning at the HQ when we heard the announcement made by the International Design Alliance Congress in Taipei. Wish we could have been there….we would have danced until our feet fell off.
Springleap can’t wait to welcome the world to Cape Town.
Prepare to be astonished by our creativity and colourful design community!
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Intricate vs. Simple design!
This is a seriously tough question! Indeed in the final analysis it always boils down to personal preference.
At Springleap.com we have a pretty wide variety of designs from either camp. In recent times the more intricate illustration style has been on the increase. We have designers like Vcalahan and JeBe who have added their considerable might to this faction.
There is however plenty of simple illustration that still comes through to Springleap…and WINS!
Firstly please don’t think that when I say “simple illustration” that I mean it with some kind of derogatory accusation of its merit. Indeed it is far from the truth. I mean it merely in the comparative sense that the design is created with less line-work and detail focus. OKOK! :P
Simple art is often looked on in some artistic circles as a lesser form of design. The fact that a design took longer to create, or has masses of illustrated line-work, does not make it ‘better’.
T-shirt design is the perfect platform for simple design, because it is all about creating a visually explosive design which has a concept that is clear and concise at a glance. The more detailed, or busy, a design is, the more difficult it is to understand its meaning at a distance, or by only catching a brief glimpse. Simple style designs are easily recognizable from any distance and make the job of ‘decoding’ its meaning less of a hassle.
This is why the ‘age old battle’ of Intricate vs. Simple design will be a war that will stand the test of time.
Fine artists will often say that intricate design is the pinnacle of design, but then they get refuted by those who love minimalism and more simple forms, such as Picasso’s famous work.
You will see that throughout this post I have added doubled-up images. One is an intricate design, the other a simple design. The reason for this is purely that you can see that regardless of their complexity they are all absolutely amazing. Take a look at Drying by Dephedwiputra and Vcalahan’s Killer Rabbit design above for example. The characterization and concept of Drying is what makes it an eye-poppingly good t-shirt design, whilst the pure intricate mastery of Killer Rabbit is what conveys not only the concept, but more importantly a sense of time and reference.
How could you say which of these 2 are better?
It’s an impossible choice…unless you have some kind of affiliation to the design and its message. 
Personally, I’m a rather difficult character to please when it comes to t-shirt design, because I could never decide which of the two design styles I prefer.
Indeed for me it depends from design-to-design. There is plenty of artwork from both intricate and simple corners that I dig and just as much that I can’t bear to look at, LOL.
How about you guys and girls what do you prefer?
Do you think the Intricate vs. Simple design battle is something that can never truly be won by either movement?
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Summer is on our doorstep!
That means it’s time to pack away those wooly-jackets, smear on that sunscreen and most importantly…find some killer hot sunglasses for the season.
I have actually been in the market for a new pair of shades for a few months now, which invariably meant that I did quite a bit of research. In the end I whittled a huge variety of men’s sunglasses down to a very short list indeed.
Here are my ‘Top 5 sunglasses of 2011’
First up we have Oakley, who actually released their South African 2011 sunglasses collection back in February. I have to say I was rather impressed with the new range. However the style that stood ‘heads and shoulders’ above the rest was without doubt the Oakley Jury. Those of you who are familiar with Oakley shapes will perhaps remember the Pit Boss style, which I consider to be a much more aggressive ‘troubled older cousin’ of the Jury. This is exactly why I prefer the Jury to the Pit Boss. While the Pit Boss turns even the most ‘calm faced’ individual into an evil looking entity, the Jury has a slightly less aggressive edge, but which also looks sleek and stylish…plus you won’t scare off the ladies or make little kids cry. The Oakley Jury style is a middle-point between the aggressive Pit Boss and the mega docile, almost emotionless chunkyness of the GasCan model.
These are super SUPER HOT!
Next up we have my top choice from sunglasses guru Ray-Ban. No Aviators I promise!
My number one Ray-Ban style for 2011 has to be the ClubMaster.
Ok, so this is very different from my usual choice in sunnies, but I just can’t seem to get enough of these awesome Ray-Ban’s. Usually gold trimmings in sunglasses send me running for the hills, but in this case the ‘bling’ has been kept to a survivable level and really gives the Club Master a nice accent of interest. For the more adventurous ‘colourful character’ there is also the ClubMaster violet-fuchsia-azure-pink striped version, which, if Dame Edna was less of a ‘woman’…would definitely wear!
For an alternative to these shades you could always try the Paul Smith Romiley variation (just outside my Top 5).
While I did joke about the iconic Aviator style earlier there is no doubting their massive appeal and popularity. When I attended the Rocking the Daisies 2011 music festival a few weeks ago I was blown away at how many people where wearing Aviators. Obviously the majority were cheap ‘knock-offs’, but the proof of the styles popularity was definitely in the pudding.
Adidas is a brand I usually associate with quality footwear and funky sporting wear. This year saw me become one of the many thousands of Adidas sunnies converts around the globe. I spotted the Adidas TERREX FAST model sunglasses on their homepage and was instantly enthralled. These sci-fi ‘fly style’ sunglasses sucked me in immediately and I knew that these were going to appear on my short-list. The white/green/black model is very slick and I think typifies the TERREX FAST model the most appropriately. If I had to buy a pair I would be hard-pressed to choose between the white and the ‘full black’ version…which looks very shnazzy indeed, much more “angry”….growl!
Their best feature are the Adidas LST (Light Stabilizing Technology) lenses, which deals with fluctuations in extreme light and glare, which prevents “rapid eye fatigue”. This is really great for sportsmen….or when you are stumbling around outdoor summer trance parties, hahaha.
Persol is a brand that I am truthfully not overly familiar with. The sunglasses that really caught my interest are the re-launch of one of their most classic styles, the Steve McQueen.
If you are a fan of old school movie ‘badasses’, chances are you will be familiar with Steve McQueen.
Often hailed as “The King of Cool”, this iconic actor has always been synonymous with style. Which is very fitting considering Persol is often looked upon in the same way in terms of stylish sunglasses. This is a limited edition release with only 10 000 being available worldwide. So – if you are as keen on these sunnies as I am, I suggest you pounce while they are still available…they won’t be for much longer. The black frame version is my favourite of the lot, but if you wanna go the original Steve McQueen route you should probably go for one of the Havanna style….both are insanely radical!
My final ‘Top 5 sunglasses of 2011’ selection goes to a brand that I first picked up on because of their insanely cool men’s boots, John Varvatos. Ok, so I must warn you, this particular brand is on the expensive side….their online store reckons that they cost $250, which should work out to around R1750, but I’m almost certain you will end up paying waaaay more than that in deep dark Africa. Earlier in this post I mentioned the iconic Aviator style from Ray-Ban. These are one of the few brands that have taken the Aviator style, modified it, and made it their own. John Varvatos’ Modified Aviators have a super cool acetate bar and a mega comfortable nose piece. These puppies are made in Japan, so chances are the quality of the product is high. The brown version of this model is certainly my favourite. The John Varvatos Modified Aviator has a clean retro vibe, which is so freaking sexy and gives a high-class look, whilst still exuding an aura of freedom/playfulness.
Choosing a new pair of sunglasses for Summer 2011 is going to be difficult.
Considering at the moment that I wear a pair of Oakley Frank Kozic Artist Series HIJINX, it will be difficult to 'move away' when I already know just how brilliant the Oakley HDO lenses are!
Which of these 5 of your favourite’s guys? Do you feel like I have left out a style that HAS TO BE INCLUDED in my Top 5 sunglasses of 2011?
I would love to hear your opinions J
Also before I get slapped, the sunglasses I have chosen here are mostly for the guys…because, well, I am one J
I will have to do some proper research to give you the same list for the ladies…I’m on it!
PRICES:
Oakley Jury - $190
Ray-Ban CLUBMASTER - $145
Adidas TERREX FAST - $280
Persol Steve McQueen - $280
John Varvatos Modified Aviators - $250
Protect those eyes boys and girls.
Do it right and with serious style!
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Hi there one and all,
Well another Monday arrives and most of us are probably feeling smashed from a busy weekend….c’mon, hardly anybody has chilled weekends anymore hehe.
I wanted to pick a designer who would give us a serious kick in the ‘Julies’ to help jump-start our week with a bang. This is design inspiration which will leave you feeling like you just took a nitro uppercut to the jaw!
The designer I decided to use is a talented Portuguese character artist named Jose Alves da Silva. 
I have seen his designs around, but it wasn’t until I spotted his K.O. design, featured as the ‘Image of the day’ on ImageFX, that I knew for certain that this was the type of work I want to show you.
This mega-designer has been rocking the industry for around 15 years and seems to improve and evolve his design prowess exponentially. He has won the coveted Master Award at the super competitive CGSociety Challenge XXIV. Not to mention that he has appeared in many publications, such as d'Artiste, Digital Art Masters and 3D Creative….to name but a few.
Jose Alves da Silva’s ‘devilishly’ cool K.O. design is bursting at the seams with massive personality, which makes you wanna recoil and hide from its demonic central figure. Sheesh, nobody wants to go toe-t
o-toe with the champion of the Infernal Pits Boxing Club.
I mean just look at that chin. He could jam your head underneath it and pop your head like a grape…sploooch!
I have a serious penchant for character design and let me tell you, this is some of the best I have seen in a very long time. The amount of emotion and depth every single one of his characters exudes is astounding.
It’s not just the characters, but the ‘mood’ of the worlds he creates for them which sets him apart. Take a look at his Mr. Reaper design below. It has an amazing constructed fantasy landscape which suits the epic undead hero perfectly. Not to mention that Mr. Reaper I so nicely incorporated into the scene…proportionally I mean. The movement of the design is really something!
If you would like to check out his tutorial for Mr. Reaper CLICK HERE….it’s awesome ;) 
You must also have a lookie at his 3D design work, in particular his ‘bootilicious’ Booty Bobbler, it will make you chuckle, hehe.
To see more of Jose Alves da Silva’s amazing art and get even more design inspiration, please cruise across to his official page.
If you have him in mind for some freelance work you can contact him at: jose.zeoyn [at] gmail [dot] com
BAMBAMBAM!
Hows this for some serious design inspiration on your Monday morning….hurts so good doesn’t it.
JOSE ROCKS….I’m INSPIRED!!!
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Hi there Springleapers,
I just wanted to do a quick posting related to the specifications needed for sending through final artwork when you win one of our contests.
Specifications are different from site to site, so best to arm yourself with the correct details.
This is what Springleap.com needs from you:
Your artwork must be sent through in the following formats - psd, ai, fls, or fh format
These are the only files we accept, please do not send through any tifs and jpegs.
Also, VERY IMPORTANT, but we need you to send through your designs in CMYK. Ensure that you check that your designs are not being set as RGB when they come through to us.
RGB light is very intense as its intended for screen, while CMYK is pigment intended for print. The result of converting to CMYK from our side means that it doesn’t appear exactly as the artist intended. We would then have to select colors from our side to make it match as closely as possible. I’m sure the designers would rather send through their exact color values ;)
We can replicate it pretty closely, but it will never be perfect!
If you have any questions please feel free to drop me a mail – Duncan [at] springleap [dot] com
Happy designing!
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Hi there guys and girls .
Its time for another thrilling Springleap OPEN THEME competition!
NO specific theme, only regular guidelines apply! You know the drill NO OBSCENITY, NO HATE SPEECH…all that jazz.
This is your chance to show us your creativity on your own terms. Don’t be shy – just put it out there! Let the world be your inspiration. We wanna see what lives within your artistic mind.
You can submit up to 5 designs so go wild! The more designs you submit the greater chances you have of winning!
So, get designing peeps. The time is now to show us what you got!
One winner will receive
… 4 printed t-shirts, a cash prize – US$500 (R4000)
DATES TO DIARISE:
Submissions for designs open: 20 October 2011
Submissions for designs close: 08 November 2011
Voting starts: 10 November 2011
Voting ends: 24 November 2011
Winner is announced: 28 November 2011
You could be the next winner on Springleap.com and gain exposure for yourself! You also stand a chance of winning amazing prizes and loads of cash .
Winners will now be chosen using votes as an indicator. The top 10 voted designs will get the golden stamp of approval and go in for review . The final verdict will come down to our esteemed design panel here at Springleap . For those that don’t win, you still stand a chance to have your designs printed! We’ll be keeping all top 10 designs in our re-seller catalogue and who knows we could be printing and selling your designs nationwide!
Everyone WINS!!
In order to get started on your designs download the Springleap t-shirt Submission Kit and get started right away!
Confused or uncertain about anything?
Post your questions about the OPEN THEME competition below or click our online support button to the left of our header.
Good Luck and Happy Designing!
The Springleap.com Team
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Hi there Springleapers,
We have had so many amazing winners on Springleap, but which designs have sold the best in 2011?
I was pondering this question yesterday so I asked our fearless stock manager to dig up some numbers for me, thanks Lester, you rock bud!
So what is the Springleap top seller 2011?
1. Freedom Walker by Tu
2. eSempowenis by Wolfox
3. All we are is energy by Sebasebi
4. Evolution by Sebasebi
5. Got your back by CHUCKY
6. Killer Rabbit by Vcalahan
7. Green by Vomaria
8. I WANNA ROCK by Emberplastik
9. Illuminati Propaganda by Suburbanhijinx
10. Sailing on a Lotus Flower by Sebasebi
Hmmm, well I can’t say that I’m surprised with the top 3 spots. These designs have been consistent top sellers since they were first printed. However there were a few designs that I was pleasantly surprised to see had climbed up the list pretty quickly….which points to serious popularity!
The number 1 spot is taken by the hugely popular design Freedom Walker by the ever impressive Tu. This design has been around for ages and ages, but the concept and slick easy design is absolutely timeless. I have a feeling that this one will be sitting around the Top 3 for at least another year.
When it comes to super-groovy AFRO-FUNK there is nothing that quite ‘measures up’ to Freedom Walker. What is really interesting about this design is that it has done just as well with t-shirt lovers overseas as it has with South Africans. Maybe that shouldn’t surprise us…Mandela is the MAN!
Second place belongs to Wolfox with eSempowenis. This design has also been around for eons…in fact even longer than Freedom Walker. In the past this design sat comfortably in the number 1 selling spot. This is our most successful parody design thus far. Its clever African slant on the Simpsons was a stroke of genius and seems to be loved by people from all cultures. eSempowenis has been controversial at times, but without doubt a winner that has ‘stood the test of time’. I wore this to the recent Rocking the Daisies festival and got loads of positive comments!
The last designer I really want to mention here is Sebasebi. Not only did he slide into our third spot with his All we are is energy, but he is also our most prolific designer in the Top 10. This means that he showed up with more designs than any other designer.
We are talking about a whopping 3 designs: All we are is energy (3rd place), Evolution (4th place), Sailing on a Lotus Flower (10th place).
The most interesting of these winning designs for me is actually Sailing on a Lotus Flower, because it is a very VERY new design. In fact it is so new that it is still only on pre-order. WOW that is massively popular! I couldn’t believe that one of our Top 10 could be selected on pre-buys alone. Intense! Great job Sebasebi.
Honestly all of the Springleap top seller 2011 designs are absolutely amazing!
Obviously the year is not quite over and there could be a possible fluctuation with the rankings, especially considering we will soon be hit with Christmas prezzie orders.
Yep, Xmas is just around the corner boys and girls….we can’t deny it any longer. What a whirlwind of a year!
Right now however Tu is our Springleap top seller 2011!
I highly doubt any design will be able to shake him off his throne at this late stage. Well done dude.
What do you think of the top 10? How many of these tees do you own?
I get a pretty solid 5/10 ;)
CHUCKY, Emberplastik, Vomaria, Tu, Suburbanhijinx, Vcalahan, Wolfox, Sebasebi….you are all LEGENDS!!!
With Battle of the Best 2011 coming up soon, it will be interesting to see what super cool designs these gurus come up with next. Can Sebasebi hold on to his title???
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