you’ve just joined springleap – say howzit to everyone else, and tell everyone something interesting about yourself.

something that will make people want to ask you more…

i’ll go first – at one stage i had 3 piercings! 2 in my left ear. one in my eyebrow! now i’ve got none!!!

Check this out! Timecode & springleap are looking for one of our amazing designers on springleap to come up with a Timecode Tshirt!

Summer is on our doorstep, which means that it’s also nearly time for Timecodes annual label event, which is always one of the biggest party events of the year.

The Timecode Tshirts will be sold at the Timecode event on the 1st November and other Timecode events!!!

WHAT IS TIMECODE?

You kidding man?? If you have been hiding at the nearest ostrich farm your whole life…

Take a look at the timecode website

INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN?

So, what’s the deal?! Well, we are looking for you designers out there to come up with an ultra slick T-shirt design inspired by Timecode.

Basically you can go crazy and do whatever you like, the only “rule” is that you include the Timecode Logo.

A good idea is to look at Timecodes past CD covers, which will give you a good idea of what they are all about.

Also go and have a look at the timecode website and check out their latest releases and artist info.

WHAT IS UP FOR GRABS FOR THE WINNING TSHIRT?

The winner will receive 3 Springleap T-shirts, a Timecode cd hamper, 2 tickets for the big Timecode event on the 1st November, exposure on both websites (Springleap and Timecode) and royalties on all the T-shirts sold.

The limited edition T-shirts will be sold on the Springleap site from the 1st of November and at the Timecode event on the 1st of November.

WHEN DO YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR DESIGN IN BY?

1. Use the template pack from the main competition, and start designing
2. You can start entering your designs in the Timecode Comp on the 9th of September
3. Voting starts on the 20th September and ends on the 30th of September
4. WINNERS announced on the 1st October

ANYTHING ELSE?

Want to know anything about the Timecode comp? Ask below…

springleap has been nominated in the “Industry Standard Innovation 100 Awards 2008”

We’re STOKED! Did we say “We’re Stoked”!!!

There are 100 company’s that have been nominated in 10 category’s, and springleap has been nominated as one of the top 10 innovative category’s in the world in the Retail category, going up against the “Apple App Store” and “Amazon.com”

Voting has opened, and closes on October 3rd, so please VOTE FOR SPRINGLEAP and tell everyone you know to vote for us!

Here’s the link to the retail category where you can vote:

Vote springleap in the Innovation 100 Awards

Hey guys and gals!

I am REALLY EXCITED to update you on our new competion that is coming out this month : King of Comments, Queen of Quotes.

As some of you may already know, springleap offers R 500 CASH or a SPONSONRED PRIZE (over the value of R500) to the springleaper who most consistently offers constructive criticism throught the month.

The idea behind this is awesome competition is that it gives the artists real feedback, so they can improve their style, and simultaneously gets EVERYONE springleaping together. It’s our way of saying : thanks for your valuable conribution.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!

THis month the prize for the KING OF COMMENTS, QUEEN OF QUOTES is nothing short of the new JAW DROPPING SONY ERICSSON Z770 WORTH OVER R4000!!! courtesy of Sony Ericsson South Africa.

This phone is so hot and new it isn’t even available in most stores. You can see some of the specifications and take a gander at this gorgeous handset here : Sony Ericsson Z770 Homepage=

The Sony Ericsson Z770 has some amazing features such as super fast HSDPA internet access, Google Maps (so you can find your way), bluetooth, camera and loads more.

A big thanks to Sony Ericsson South Africa for sponsoring this awesome contest. It starts 1st June here at springleap and ends 30th June at midnight – time to springleap, Sony Ericsson Style.

Hi Guys

A VERY big thanks to Ryan Lunn (ex Rookie label) – a stalwart vet of the garment industry who specializes in print reproduction, production and colour separation (also our Featured Artist for November – remember if you are SOUTH AFRICAN only and want to be a Featured Artist – please contact me directly at eran.e@springleap.com).

Ryan put together a little do and don’t of t-shirt design based on his considerable experience in the trade. I have included it in the springleap t-shirt template pack already, but here it is in just plain text :)

1. Artwork to be done in Illustrator, Photoshop, Freehand Flash or Coreldraw. If you use Coreldraw then please export your files to Adobe Illustrator

2. Stick to 7 colours and remember that includes base. Base is nothing the artist needs to incorporate but you need to bare it in mind. If your design is going on a coloured tee it will require a base coat of white which the artist needs to factor in when looking at their amount of colours. If your design is going on a white tee, base is not required!

3. All Freehand/ Illustrator effects such as lens are meant for web and most printers cant interperate them. Please Do Not use them!

4. If you are sending a psd (Adobe Photoshop) – please supply your artwork at 300dpi and begin working at that res – Do not work on a low res and bump it up after! Please send us the original psd files – not an export.

5. Please delete any unused colours and clean up your artwork

6. For best quality results of a print – vector art has cleaner edges. But if your art is very tonal then Photoshop is fine

7. If your art is extremely tonal eg. Waterpainting. Then the artist needs to realize, that colour wise, their art may not be exactly the same on the tee as the original. The screen printers will have to choose 7 colours to mix together to make the complete image! If you know how – please supply
colour separations

8. Don’t use all 7 colours if you don’t have to. A good way to cut down on colours is to use a percentage of another colour. For example: If your print has a dark pink and a light pink. Use a percentage of the dark pink to create your light pink eg 50%. On the garment this light pink will not be solid but will be made up of small dots letting the base white show through creating a lighter shade. Using tones of other colours is great if you trying to squeeze in more colours but too much can affect the quality and impact of your print! This is called using Half Tones Please tell us to use Half-Tones when submitting your designs – accompanied with instructions of how and where.

We hope this helps!!!

Happy designing!