TWIT Army Design Competition [Archive]

Scott E. Jordan

07-21-2008, 02:36 PM

SCOTTEVEST/SeV (http://www.scottevest.com) is the home of some great TWiT swag, including the Twit Logo Hat (http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/twit_hat.shtml). We have offered other Twit Pride stuff before and we really want to create some more products for the Twit and Geek Community. This is where you come in.

http://www.scottevest.com/media_new/images/p_that_stone_ndx.jpg

As of… right now… we are launching a competition to design the new “Twit/Geek Army Uniform” as explained in this short recap video and the “whole story” video.

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Recap Video - or click here to view (http://blip.tv/file/1100003)

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Main Video - or click here to view (http://blip.tv/file/1093292)

We’re not going to be developing a whole line of clothing to start, but we do have a brand new Cotton Hoodie in the pipeline, and this will be your canvas. We want some awesome ideas for the royal Twit/Geek treatment (although it need not include "TWiT" or the logo itself. This is to be a design applied to the SCOTTEVEST clothing that is inspired by, appreciated by and in homage to all things Twit/Geek.

We’ve considered embroidery and/or silk-screening – all ideas are fair game at this point. One cool idea is presented here (http://www.tokbox.com/vm/y22sow0vf5h8), but using perhaps a combination of logos/text of TWiT, Leo, SCOTTEVEST, SeV, TEC, our US Patent No., pictures/sketches of various gadgets, binary code, and/or established in 2000, etc. You get the idea..

If your idea is the best, you’ll win $500 in SeV merchandise.

“But what if I’m not an artist?” you say. We still want to know what you want, what you NEED in Twit/Geek-inspired apparel. We are all ears, so post away!

Here are the general guidelines (more details to follow and in response to questions posted here in this forum):

* We are looking for graphic designs to apply to our new SCOTTEVEST Cotton Hoodie that really capture the Twit/Geek experience, but just look COOL in general. The Cotton Hoodie looks a lot like our Microfleece Hoodie (http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/40_hoodie.shtml), but this is a brand new product that will launch with YOUR design on it. To get an inside look at all the cool features for gadget lovers, check out the full sketches (http://www.scottevest.com/twitarmy/CottonHoodiePlans.zip)here.
* It need not use the word or logo TWiT, but should appeal to the TWiT army.
* This Twit Army Hoodie will be made in Charcoal Grey as the base color.
* Designs can be specified as embroidery, silk-screening, but we don’t expect you to know the ins and outs of clothing design. Understand that we may need to modify designs to make them more practical for production.
* We think tone-on-tone designs are really cool, but we’re not going to limit your creativity so have at it.
* We believe that the design should appear on the front chest panel or panels only, but let us know if you disagree.
* We will own any designs presented, and we reserve the right to offer 2nd, 3rd etc. place prizes for lesser amounts if there are a ton of good ideas presented.
* Do you want the real inside track about what we’re looking for?

How to do it:

* Download the SCOTTEVEST Template (http://www.scottevest.com/twitarmy/EntryForm.jpg)to sketch on
* E-mail your entry to twit@scottevest.com and enter as many times as you like
* Please include your name and e-mail address in your note
* All submissions need to reach SeV before August 20, 2008, and all submissions become the property of SCOTTEVEST
* Have questions? Post them on our this thread or visit the SeV Forum for more details-link to follow

I know I am forgetting some details, but please post questions here and/or email me at twit@scottevest.com, and I will answer them. Thanks so very much.

Don't forget to scroll up and review the embedded short recap video and the “whole story” video at the top of this post.

-Scott Jordan

SCOTTEVEST

PS: Although it’s not advertised much, Twit members get 20% off ALL SeV items by entering “TWIT” in the *Coupon Code* box during checkout.

PPS: For an even deeper behind-behind-the-scenes look at SCOTTEVEST, check out our new SCOTTEVEST Backstage Channel on Blip.tv (http://scottevestbackstage.blip.tv/).

PPS: for additional background, you may want to view this video (http://blip.tv/file/1073145/).

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