Oh goodness, don’t these look spiffy chaps!

It’s time to reveal the lucky winners of the ‘Spread the Marmite Love’ design contest.

First off, we salute our grand prize winner, Vcalahan – CONGRATS!!

Vcalahan's super-cool ‘old school’ design,  The Marmite Addict, captured the attention of the voters and the Marmite South Africa team from the very beginning.

This is a seriously worthy winner! The vintage English illustration really capitalises on Marmite’s long history and makes full use of their colonial roots. The Marmite Addict is both well illustrated and employs great humour, making it a well-rounded design submission and a perfect choice for our grand prize.

The Marmite Addict will be available on our t-shirts very soon!

Our two runners up also generated plenty of interest from the community:

2nd place - A Gentleman Knows  by Nicetomeetyou

3rd place - Love in a Jar by Nen101

Well done to both of these designers!  

Their submissions have such a unique style and were both put together with flawless execution. We can’t wait to see how Marmite will use these designs – so exciting.

All three of our winning designers have clearly shown their love for Marmite, which truly reflects in the quality of their work! You can’t create work this amazing without having a passion for what you are creating.

There were a multitude of amazing designs that came through and we thank our community from the bottom of our hearts for getting involved and making this contest such a roaring success.

The guys over at Marmite South Africa were so impressed with the sheer number and quality of submissions, that they even mentioned the possibility of acquiring more of these designs very soon.. So stay tuned to find out more  ;)

Once again, WELL DONE to our winners! You guys ROCK!

Consider the Marmite Love well spread.

It is time to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!

The hour is upon us, the clash of swords and the deafening thunder of the war-drums have begun.
The finest design warriors from across the globe shall don their armor and set-off on the most anticipated quest of the year: To claim the title of Springleap Design Champion 2011.

Only those who show supreme cunning and wield their Wacom’s with deadly purpose will have any chance of surviving the coming trials and arise victorious as our Battle of the Best Champion!
Do you have the mettle to topple the elite warriors of Springleap? Will you stand tall with the titans of illustration, or get crushed underfoot by a superior force?

Many have tried, few have succeeded.

 Your quest:

Springleap.com calls on all of it's past contest winners to summon up their design prowess and destroy their competitors by creating designs which illustrate their true skill and ultimate potential!
They will be going up against the best Springleap has to offer, so it's time for them to pull out all the stops and unleash a barrage of creative power.

THE BRIEF:

The Battle of the Best design contest is ONLY open to designers that have WON a design contest at Springleap.com in the past.

Designers can submit ANY designs they wish. This gives you the freedom to create something truly amazing. You can even resubmit a design which you feel passionate about!

 

CONTEST DO’s & DONT's:

1. The Battle of the Best is run exactly the same as our regular Open Theme contests, except that it is ONLY open to Springleapers that have WON on Springleap.com in the past.

2. Regular guidelines apply:

- NO OBSCENITY, NO HATE SPEECH, KEEP IT CLEAN.
- You can submit up to 5 designs so go wild! The more designs you submit the greater chances you have of winning!
- This competition is for winning Springleap.com designers ONLY!
- This includes designers from our very first competition in 2008, and all winners in 2011 (The winner of Open Theme December 1will be the last candidate for 2011).

So, get designing warriors. The time is now to show us what you got!

TO GET STARTED - CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW

                   

TIME TO BE AWESOME!!!

DATES:

Submissions for designs open: 09 December 2011
Submissions for designs close: 16 January 2012
Voting starts: 18 January 2012
Voting ends: 10 February 2012
Winner is announced: 13 February 2012

PRIZE: US$1000
 

RULES:

1. Only past Springleap design contest winners may enter this contest

2. No obscenities or hate speech.

3. Only original works will be accepted.

4. Each designer may submit up to five designs.

5. Winners will be chosen by the Springleap design panel.

6. Standard Springleap Terms & Conditions apply over and above.

7. Springleap reserve the rights to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the “Battle of the Best 2011” design contest for non-commercial benefit such as media covering the process.

8. The contest will run from 09 December 2011 to 16 January 2012. Winners will be chosen by a panel from 05 January 2012. Final winners will be chosen and announced on 13 February 2012 via the Springleap.com website and Facebook page. The winning designs that are chosen by Springleap.com are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

9. Prizes are not transferable.

Get started on your designs by downloading the Springleap t-shirt Submission Kit and get designing!

Confused or uncertain about anything? Post your questions about the Battle of the Best 2011 theme contest below or click our online support button to the left of our header.

Good Luck & Happy Designing!

Hi there all you Springleap designers!

Here is some great news - We have just activated our New Springleap.com Submission Kit!

This is very important news, because it will update you with everything you need to know about submitting your designs to contests on our platform.

We are pleased to announce that this is a much slicker version than the original and we are sure that you will find it very ‘user friendly’. Our in-house designer has really gone the extra mile to ensure that it is visually appealing and simple to follow. Thanks Robin!

In order to download the New Springleap.com Submission Kit, please go to our SUBMIT PAGE.
You will find the download on the right hand side of the screen in the box entitled “How do I enter?”.

One of the most important aspects of the new submission kit is the fact that it shows our new list of t-shirt colours. Please get acquainted with the new list of colours because it will save you a lot of time and effort in the long run. There is nothing more annoying than creating a design, only to have it sent back under ‘Need Work’ and then find that it doesn’t suit any of the official colours.

If you are having absolutely any problems with the New Springleap.com Submission Kit, or don’t understand something, please drop me an email at: Duncan [at] springleap [dot] com.

We are always happy to get feedback from our community.
We want to make sure that we grow in the right way and always keep our members informed!

Let us know what you think…and most of all ENJOY.

Spread it on!!!

We are over-the-moon that we received more than 50 tasty designs for our Marmite t-shirt design contest.
There is seriously just so much talent out there!

 ‘Spread the Marmite love’ is looking good, guys and girls.
However the question now is: who will be the victor?

Thank you so much to all our fantastic designers who sent through their submissions.
We are all very impressed with the quality of the designs and are looking forward to seeing who will walk away with the win.
This is going to be a difficult decision…I can just feel it!

Remember to get your friends and family involved by asking them to vote for your designs.
Also, share your designs with your own personal social network by using the ‘Sharing is caring’ box on the right hand side of each design page.
It’s simple, quick, and will help get your designs some serious attention.

If you have as yet not voted for your favourite designs please surf across to the VOTE PAGE and show these awesome designers some love!

The submissions for the Marmite t-shirt design contest are going to rock your world.

Here are a few more top-notch Marmite designs to get you even more excited.

Hi there guys and girls.

As you have probably already realized we have not yet announced our winner for the November 2 Open Theme contest.

The announcement should have gone live on Monday, however due to circumstances beyond our control we have not been able to do so!

Firstly, please accept our apologies for this issue. We are sorry for keeping you waiting like this!
We have just changed over to an entirely new development team who are in the middle of streamlining our website processes.

For the moment we ask you to please be patient while the new team gets everything 100% right.

Thanks for understanding and please know that we are doing everything we can to expedite the winner announcement!

SL Team