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Become a sponsor shoutOut on 11/8/10 by amyabrahams in wordUp | on 30/8/11 by helainehalpern | 2
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Springleap was established to empower designers and to give them the opportunity to have their voices and talents heard in the fashion and design industries. By becoming a sponsor of our fortnightly themed competitions, not only does your brand get the opportunity to be associated with one of Springleap’s exciting themed competitions, but you also have the chance to help develop the amazing talented community that Springleap has been cultivating and helping grow over the last two years as well as expose your brand to them. Do your bit for the development of both local and international talent and engage a captive targeted audience. Become a part of the Springleap community by empowering designers today! For more information email: marketing @springleap.com |
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BATTLE OF THE BEST shoutOut on 7/6/11 by DuncanBoxie in wordUp | on 30/8/11 by helainehalpern | 1
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Hi there one and all , Once a year we host a competition where we invite ALL winning Springleap.com designers to come together to do battle for our most coveted Springleap award! The Battle of the Best competition is our version of the Olympics and is the decider which helps us choose who will take the title of best designer of the year. This competition also has a much BIGGER prize than our normal competition. Battle of the Best is an OPEN THEME competition, which means designers are allowed to enter ANY design they wish! This also means that if you are a winner , technically you can start working on your BOTB submissions whenever you want. As normal; designers are allowed to submit up to 5 designs! As mentioned above this competition is for winning Springleap.com designers ONLY! Here is a list of our BOTB winners:
2009 – Mr. Cosmos by Sebasebi
2010 – Modern art in your shirt by Sebasebi The next Battle of the Best competition will take place in early 2012 . Get designing…and may the best designer climb to the top. |
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Where to buy Springleap T-shirts in South Africa shoutOut on 14/7/10 by amyabrahams in wordUp | on 30/8/11 by yunlittrell | 4
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Hi there Springleapers Other than buying your favourite Springleap t-shirts online from Springleap you can now get your favourite Springleap designs from the following stockists: African Trading Port Happy shopping! And don’t forget to take a photo of yourself in your Springleap Tee and upload it onto our photo gallery.
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RICH TEXT EDITOR shoutOut on 22/8/11 by DuncanBoxie in wordUp | on 22/8/11 by CathRon | 1
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This is awesome! Love the spell-check option too...
shoutBack on 22/8/11 by CathRon
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Hi there designers ,
Here is some very good news for all you who were interested in submitting to Lexus, but didn’t have enough time.
The Lexus ‘CT 200h’ competition has been EXTENDED!!!
Lexus have decided that they will give designers an extra week to get their awesome designs through for this amazing competition.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 08 AUGUST, 2011
Winner will be announced on Monday, 22 August 2011.
With US$1250 on the line, you have every reason to make the most of it and get involved.
To download the Lexus DESIGN PACK, head across to the Lexus South Africa Facebook page OR to the original posting on this website.
You are allowed to submit up to 5 designs . So, if you have already submitted, but would like to send through more, please feel free to do so!
Keep the amazing designs coming.
Good luck!
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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: 26 July 2011
Submissions for designs close: 09 August 2011
Voting starts: 11 August 2011
Voting ends: 25 August 2011
Winner is announced: 29 August 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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THE LEXUS COMPETITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!!!
The Lexus ‘CT 200h’ submission date for designs has been extended until 08 August, 2011 .
This means you have extra time to come up with some really awesome submissions and WIN the massive US$1250 grand prize.
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Springleap in association with Lexus is excited to announce it’s all new innovative design challenge .
Lexus will enter a completely new market segment for the luxury brand in August when it launches the CT 200h . The premium hatchback is the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the small luxury car segment.
The winning design will earn itself a massive US$1250 cash prize and huge exposure with Lexus marketing, as well as on the Lexus Facebook page.
Time to get excited!

Lexus is asking designers to create a CT 200h branded T-shirt that shows the two sides of the new CT 200h – the luxury heritage of Lexus, with the innovation of Hybrid , which combine to form the pay-off line for CT 200h of “Have it all” .
Important design considerations are also the two moods of the car: relaxing (Eco – represented by blue) and dynamic (Sport – represented by red).
Lexus branding must appear somewhere in the design in the form of the Lexus logo , the CT 200h logo , or the blue “h” .
The winning design will embody the Lexus Pursuit of Perfection with creativity, flair, elegance and confidence.
DOWNLOAD THE LEXUS ICON PACK OR CLICK THE SUBMIT YOUR DESIGN BUTTON TO ENTER YOUR WINNING DESIGN. GO!

The design competition will run from Monday, 18 July 2011 to midnight on Monday, 08 August 2011.
Submissions for designs is open until 08 August 2011.
Designs will be judged by Springleap’s panel of experts in conjunction with Lexus South Africa.
The winner will be announced on 22 August 2011.

1. No obscenities or hate speech.
2. Only original works will be accepted.
a. One or more of: the Lexus logo, CT 200h, the theme of “Have it all”, the “h” logo, and/or the red/blue moods should be the focal point of the design. You can download the logo here.
b. There are no mandated T-shirt colors to be used
3. Each designer may submit up to five designs.
4. Winners will be chosen by the Springleap design panel, in conjunction with Lexus South Africa
5. Standard Springleap terms and conditions apply over and above.
6. Lexus South Africa and Springleap reserve the right to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the “CT 200h” design competition for non-commercial benefit such as media covering the process.
7. Lexus South Africa reserves the right to procure the rights to any designs submitted to the “CT 200h” design competition, at a rate of R1500 per design.
8. Lexus South Africa reserves the right to display all procured designs on the Lexus South Africa website, the Lexus South Africa Facebook page, on promotional materials and at any Lexus exhibition, facility or event.
9. The winner consents to having their photograph and works displayed in/on/at any of the above items.
10. The competition will run from 18 July 2011 to 8 August 2011. Winners will be chosen by Springleap in conjunction with Lexus South Africa on 2 August 2011. The winner will be announced on 5 August via the Springleap.com website, on the Lexus South Africa Facebook page.
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The subs will still appear on the vote page Nicetomeetyou :)
shoutBack on 25/7/11 by DuncanBoxie
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so this one is not based on community voting? Interesting idea. I think it would be a good idea to show some of the designs anyway – seeing what other people are up to does tend to push the standards of the work in a competition up.
shoutBack on 22/7/11 by nicetomeetyou
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Loving how this is running via Facebook :)
shoutBack on 19/7/11 by CathRon
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Friends, family or business contacts, Telkom is all about connecting and bringing people closer together .
Telkom Pinnacle is a personalised telecommunications service designed to cater for the needs of valued residential customers . Telkom recognises those esteemed individuals who’ve reached ‘the pinnacle’ in life and strives to deliver the best possible service to them.
Being a Pinnacle customer means you have access to a world of exclusives – from a dedicated contact centre , to your very own magazine. And what better way to showcase our commitment to serving Pinnacle customers than a T-shirt designed exclusively for them?
So stake your claim to fame by designing a T-shirt embodying the values of Pinnacle and you could WIN US$1250 cash! The winning design will be transformed into Pinnacle apparel worn exclusively by the ‘who’s-who’ of Telkom clients and showcased in our magazine and on our website!

Telkom is asking designers to create a Pinnacle branded T-shirt that shows what being at the pinnacle of life means to them.
We’re looking for that one special design embodying success, connection, exclusivity and panache . The winning design should reflect style, flair and creative confidence. It should be suitable for corporate use.
Remember that Pinnacle falls under the Telkom SA brand and ideally the colors used in your design should follow the Corporate Identity guidelines colour palette. You will need to download the color palette & logo below.
DOWNLOAD THE BRAND ICONOGRAPHY PACK<<<<<
SUMBIT YOUR DESIGN HERE – time to be AWESOME!!!

Submissions for designs open: 1 July 2011
Submissions for designs close: 1 August 2011
Voting starts: 2 August 2011
Voting ends: 19 August 2011
Winner announced: 22 August 2011

The winning design will be transformed into Pinnacle apparel worn exclusively by the ‘who’s-who’ of Telkom clients, with the designer scooping a prize of US$1250 (R10 000), plus media coverage in Pinnacle’s 365 magazine and website .

1. No obscenities or hate speech.
2. Only original works will be accepted.
a. Pinnacle should be the focal point of the design. The Telkom logo should appear somewhere on the garment. You can download the logo here.
b. T-shirt colors used should be Midnight blue, Sky blue, Black or White
c. The Telkom Corporate Identity guidelines should be followed in terms of the color palette. See the color palette here.
3. Each designer may submit up to five designs.
4. Winners will be chosen by the Springleap design panel, in conjunction with Telkom Pinnacle.
5. Standard Springleap terms and conditions apply over and above.
6. Telkom and Springleap reserve the rights to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the “Pinnacle” design competition for non-commercial benefit such as media covering the process.
7. Telkom reserves the right to procure the rights to any designs submitted to the “Pinnacle” design competition, at a rate of R1500 per design.
8. Telkom reserves the right to display all procured designs in the Pinnacle 365 magazine, on the Pinnacle website, on promotional materials and at any Telkom Pinnacle exhibition or event.
9. The winner consents to having their photograph and works displayed in/on/at any of the above items.
10. The competition will run from 1 July 2011 to 1 August 2011. Winners will be chosen by Springleap in conjunction with Telkom Pinnacle from 2 August – 19 August 2011. The winner will be chosen on 19 August and announced on 22 August via the Springleap.com website, in the following issue of Pinnacle 365 and on the Pinnacle website.
Get started on your designs by downloading the Springleap t-shirt Submission Kit at www.springleap.com and get started right away!
Confused or uncertain about anything?
Post your questions about the Telkom ‘Pinnacle’ theme competition below or click our online support button to the left of our header.
Good Luck and Happy Designing!
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For all of you that want some more inspiration or explanation, also read Duncan’s follow-up post here
shoutBack on 19/7/11 by amyabrahams
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Nice one ;-p
shoutBack on 15/7/11 by Jono
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WOOTWOOT this is gonna be another brilliant competition!
shoutBack on 1/7/11 by DuncanBoxie
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totally amazing!
shoutBack on 1/7/11 by 672835823
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Get ready to fast-track your fashion career with African Fashion International (AFI) and Springleap!
‘AFI Fastrack’ is looking for a t-shirt design epitomising the South African youth culture of today!
Sustainable Luxury, Friendly Design and the concept of ‘AFI Fastrack’ , are the central themes that AFI believes are most important to the growth of youth culture in our country and would like you to create a design that reflects these ideals.
So, what exactly do these themes mean?
Sustainable luxury – This is design that is ethical, well designed, and is a product of South Africa’s developing industry
Friendly Design – Design that teaches/shows a conscious level of design and thought
‘AFI Fastrack’ – Finding a design that will be used as a component in the ‘AFI Fastrack’ platform
‘AFI Fastrack’ is an amazing initiative between AFI and Foschini that is aimed at fast-tracking the careers of students and graduates of design and the retail industry in South Africa. AFI has made it their focus to find out what is essential to youth in the fashion industry and make it accessible.
Day 1 of Cape Town Fashion Week S/S 2011 will kick-off with Foshini AFI FASTRACK DAY on the 13th of July.
This much anticipated Cape Town event will feature a graduate design competition that will be centred around recruitment, interactive workshops, street fashion, as well as entertainment.
The design gurus at Foschini will also be at the ‘AFI Fastrack’ event in order to share their invaluable knowledge through various workshops.
Fast-track your career today by creating an awesome design that can be sold internationally and make you lots and lots of money .
This is a Springleap SPRINT COMPETITION , which means that it is conducted over a short period of time.
You will need to put on your thinking caps and design with haste if you want to WIN this competition.
However, with a HUGE US$1250 up for grabs, there is every reason to make the effort.
The fact that it is a SPRINT COMPETITION also means that submissions and voting will open on 01 July and both end on 12 July .
Get your friends and family to vote vote vote as soon as they can!
To keep up to date with all the exciting ‘AFI Fastrack’ news, please visit their Facebook page .

‘AFI Fastrack’ , in collaboration with Foschini and the Cape Town fashion Council (CTFC) has developed a day at the Cape Town Fashion Week S/S 2011 that speaks directly to the young designers (graphic, clothing, textile and surface) of South African , aimed at fast-tracking post graduates and young designers’ careers in all aspects.
‘AFI Fastrack’ offers:
1. Employment opportunities
2. Design opportunities
3. Cash prizes to get your career started
This t-shirt design competition is set up to give the young students, post grads and young people starting in the industry the opportunity to compete for a t-shirt design that will be produced for retail and sold in different areas in the country.
You are required to design a t-shirt graphic that is in line with the themes set out above.
Target market:
Design students in all disciplines – graphic, clothing, textile and surface .
Current designers working in the industry.

‘AFI Fastrack’ have put up an awesome cash prize of US$1250 [or R10 000] for the winner of the competition.

1. You know the drill NO OBSCENITY, NO HATE SPEECH, ONLY ORIGINAL WORKS …all that jazz.
2. You can submit up to 5 designs so go wild! The more designs you submit the greater chances you have of winning!
3. 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 in conjunction with African Fashion International.
4. Standard Springleap terms and conditions apply over and above
5. AFI and Springleap reserve the rights to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the ‘AFI Fastrack’ competition for non-commercial benefit such as an even media covering the process – but do not own the rights to any of the designs except the winner and thus may not print these runner-up designs for commercial resale unless by consent and arrangement in writing with the designer concerned.

Submissions for designs open: 1 July 2011
Submissions for designs close: 12 July 2011
Voting starts: 1 July 2011
Voting ends: 12 July 2011
Winner announced: 13 July 2011
Get started on your designs by downloading the Springleap t-shirt Submission Kit at www.springleap.com and get started right away!
Confused or uncertain about anything?
Post your questions about the AFI FASTRACK theme competition below or click our online support button to the left of our header.
Good Luck and Happy Designing!
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I kinda feel like the extensions that seem to happen on most competitions are maybe a little unfair to the people who actually put in the effort to get something in by the deadline…
shoutBack on 14/7/11 by nicetomeetyou
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Winner will be announced asap! So many awesome designs to choose from :)
shoutBack on 14/7/11 by DuncanBoxie
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So, who’s the winner? __
shoutBack on 14/7/11 by zetyahardez
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Almost finished with something pretty cool. Just wondering: does it need to have an AFI logo in there somewhere?
shoutBack on 7/7/11 by nicetomeetyou
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Greetings one and all!
First off I must send out a BIG shout-out to our two amazing Hansa Pilsener ‘Special Ingredient’ winners.
Nicetomeetyou’s The Kiss and Theoryone’s Hansa design are both very deserving winning designs.
They managed to clambered to the top of a pile of some of the best designs we have EVER seen on Springleap.
Congratulations!
There was so much design power that came through for ‘Special Ingredient’ , in some ways it was the most successful competition we have ever held.


Hansa Pilsener was truly blown away by the designs that came through! Choosing the perfect winners was never going to be an easy task.
Springleap wants to thank all the awesome designers that took part in this competition. You stepped up and made it a truly memorable one.
Here is the list of our runner-up designers and their amazing submissions who came very close to scooping the win for themselves (in no particular order):
INSIDE THE BOTTLE by MEKAZOO
DANCE EVERYDAY by NDIKOL
ONE FOR EVERYONE by DEWEDHE
REFRESHINGLY DIFFERENT by LEECH
SPECIAL PARTY INGREDIENT by SPEELGROND
COMING TOGETHER by CKERRPETERSON
FLAGS by BLEET
SAAZ LEGEND by MATSANNI
KING OF THE SAAZ HOP by CHUCKY

Unfortunately, because of South African rules in legislation for shipping alcohol the runner up prizes are only valid for designers living within South Africa.
However as a token of our appreciation for their hard work, we will be sending all our runner-up designers outside of SA, a FREE Springleap t-shirt voucher!

Once again THANK YOU to the designers for all they have done.
As far as we are concerned the ‘Special Ingredient’ is YOU!!!
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