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All hail Queen Debbie! Debbie Marx is a graphic designer who has been in the industry for more than 20 years! And, with so much experience under her belt, you should keep an eye on the comments she leaves on the designs we host here on The Leap.
In fact, it’s these comments that have earned her the title of Queen of Quotes for May! Debbie’s skills as a graphic artist have seen her submit quite a few designs her on The Leap, including two designs that have already been judged (one for our Stimorol contest, and another for our Glass Going Green contest). She’s also entered two in our Fiercely Feminine & Awesome contest and another in our June 1 Open Theme contest, so watch out Leapers, Debbie’s on the case! As an animal lover, Debbie’s also given her time to the noble cause of highlighting the plight of the Rhino – take a look at the logo she designed for the African Conservation Trust here. With so much experience and en eye on the detail, why not say hi to Debbie on her Springleap page – she may have a few valuable pointers for the younger designers here on Springleap! And don't forget folks - the title of King of Comments and Queen of Quotes isn't bestowed only on the heads of designers - anyone in our community is eligible to be crowned King or Queen for the month they win! To win your $100 prize and two T-shirts from the great range here on The Leap, all you need to do engage, participate and comment on the great designs you see submitted in our contests! ……………………….. APRIL 2012 WINNER – CHUCKY ………………………..
Hail to the king! Grant Shepley (aka: CHUCKY) is a designer that has created some of the most memorable designs ever to grace our contest. Not only that but he is a champion when it comes to giving feedback on design submissions.
CHUCKY is worthy of being a King of Comments because of his positive nature - he is never hurtful or condescending.
2. “Pretty cool! Would definitely work as a tourist type of tee. Lots of work put in here too.” 3. “Even though you have used 1 colour, it works perfect. Epic design!”
Whenever we see one of his designs come through we know it will do well. This has nothing to do with having a large following (which he does), but rather the fact that his designs are always mega-unique and well executed!
……………………….. MARCH 2012 WINNER – EFFIN’SWEET ……………………….. The king ascends…again! Well done to Effin’Sweet who once again takes the crown, becoming our King of Comments for the second time.
There is no doubt in our minds that this man is one of the most helpful members on Springleap. When Effin’Sweet gives you feedback it is hard to take it negatively. It always seems as if it’s coming from a friend. This is the kind of energy that this guy gives off in abundance! Here are just a few comments from the past month which illustrate exactly why he deserves to win: 1. “Haha nice little character design there.. poor guys got no arms though.. add to it and have a mouse nibbling on him.”
Super friendly…to the MAX!
Effin’Sweet most recent submission came through for the Manentines day contest.
Thanks to Effin’Sweet for his continued support of our community and for always getting involved! ………………………..
……………………….. We are always amazed at how our community has grown in recent times and we love that our members get involved with leaving comments on a regular basis. There are however some members who take their passion for Springleap beyond making comments on our website and actually start spreading the word far and wide!
Our latest Queen of Quotes, Meagan (aka: Valkyrie32), is one of these amazing people who truly helps to grow our brand across various social media platforms.
When Meagan sees a design she loves she makes sure to let her Twitter followers know. We like to show our thanks to our supporters. So guess what Meagan, we are going to send you US$100 and also hook you up with 2 free Springleap t-shirts…to add to your collection! Please check out Meagan’s Twitter page. She will keep you up to date with everything from current affairs to the latest gadgets.
We hope you enjoy your prizes Meagan. ………………………..
……………………….. Long live the Queen :) Congratulations to our very first winner for 2012, Xiamist. Wow, this is our third Queen of Quotes in a row. The girls are really showing the guys how it’s done. Nice one ladies!
Xiamist (aka: Galaxie Maria) is one of those designers that we really appreciate around these parts. She has created fantastic community interaction by coming up with a clever infographic on how you can vote for ‘her’ design. Her infographic is extremely helpful to our community, but at the same time it was also a rather clever way of racking up some votes for her ‘The Ultimate Nommage’ submission to our Marmite contest. Good thinking! You can take a look at her infographic by checking out our original blog posting. It will educate and make you laugh all at the same time. Marketing your own design is never as easy as it seems, but this was a truly fantastic way of getting herself some valuable design exposure. Once again, well done, we hope that the community sees this effort and emulates your creativity. Bravo! ……………………….. DECEMBER 2011 WINNER – CARIANNE ……………………….. We bow before thee!!!
The Springleap.com team sends out a hearty congratulations to our latest Queen of Quotes winner, Carianne Klein Katryn.
After a hard year for most designers it was great to see her uplifting comments coming through in December’s contests. We appreciated it, so you can just imagine how thankful our designers were to receive such a ‘gushing of goodness’.
Sometimes she will leave short to-the-point messages showing her love for a design, other times she will leave comments that help designers to improve their work, without being too harsh. Not only has this uber friendly member commented like crazy on Springleap, but also very prolifically on our ever growing Facebook page.
We are very happy to crown this latest winner! ……………………….. NOVEMBER 2011 WINNER – IZZICANE ……………………….. Hail to the QUEEN….again!
We are very happy to announce our very first queen (or king for that matter) to win this coveted compo for the second time. It’s not just about the genuine comments that she makes on designs either. Elzaan takes it upon herself to speak about Springleap absolutely everywhere she goes. Yep, she is like a one-woman Springleap marketing team. You ROCK!!!
Check out her picture on the left, Elzaan even got involved in our Movember awareness campaign.
Congratulations Elzaan, we are very happy to once again give you a seat on this hallowed throne! If you would like to read more about Elzaan, please scroll down a bit further and read her original Queen of Quotes write-up. Just for the information of the other members: Springleapers can be Queen/King more than one, as long as there is a 3 month period between wins and that he/she cannot win more than twice in any given year. Elzaan is a Springleaper who is adding serious value to our platform. She doesn’t hover silently in the background and really gets conversations going between voters and designers. Well done once again, you well and truly deserve it!!! ……………………….. OCTOBER 2011 WINNER – WILBUR LIKE SMITH ……………………….. Monsoon, Assegai, River God?…..nope wrong kinda Wilbur! All hail our October King of Comments, Wilbur Like Smith! We are happy to announce a winner that really impressed us with his positive nature. Considering that he made lots of comments of our Positive Heroes competition entries we feel that he is definitely the right choice.
Wilbur Like Smith is one of those guys who gets involved and helps build the confidence of designers! Just have a lookie at his comments and you will begin to see what we look for in a King:
“This is also a great pattern concept. Wanted to say that the logo could have been one of the four blocks, but I like the off-balance composition, nice work” “I really like the image, but it's a bit comical for the topic :)”
You see what I mean? He is helpful and very good-natured in how he gets his opinion across. This is what our King had to say when he received the crown: This is so orsm!!1! That's why I love Springleap!! You guys rock, apart from not just having great designs, fantastic print work, Springleap has gone and created a sense of community as well. Winning this reminded me of something I read the other day, the words are by Feenix (designer of the Goodjoe logo) - "Everyday throughout the nation, ordinary people are doing small things, acts of kindness that make a huge difference in the lives of others and continue to inspire and provide hope to so many." To all the designers, keep up the good work and good luck. Springleap's all about the designs and real people. (I still have to submit my first design) Thanks again to Wilbur Like Smith. It was tremendous to see your comments coming through and we know we will see more and more of you in the future.
We appreciate all your hard work. ……………………….. SEPTEMBER 2011 WINNER – UNCLEHANI ……………………….. NICE ONE! Time to crown our King of Comments for September! Springleap sends out a big highfive to UncleHani for all of his contributions to the competition this month. It is great to see a Leaper who takes the time to get involved and give some feedback for our design submissions.
One of the best things about UncleHani is the fact that he is very to the point! In many cases this is the most effective way to help designers out. They don’t want to hear false congratulatory nonsense, they want somebody to call a spade-a-spade and help them grow. I liked these comments below most. The reason being he is so friendly and supportive of the designers work in both cases:
“Loveliest design, I like the idea of the baby, attached to the plus sign, big ups!”
He also made me laugh when he made a typo on one of his comments and then quickly ‘rectified’ his mistake: Yup don’t wanna be giving the designers the wrong idea there, hehehe. This is what UncleHani had to say about why he loves Springleap: I love Springleap because it allows you to express yourself in a artistic manner, it keeps you out of trouble like drugs, crime etc. and I am thankful
to God for the minds that started the Springleap campaign.
UncleHani has sent through so many great designs to our competition. It has been really amazing watching his style develop over the past few months. His latest submission Sesame Street meets Twilight was a really fun design, which had us all in stitches here at the HQ. Thanks again UncleHani…we know we will see you around! ……………………….. AUGUST 2011 WINNER – EFFIN’SWEET ……………………….. WINNER WINNER WINNER! SUPER CONGRATS go out to Effin’Sweet for winning our King of Comments competition for August . What we love about Effin’Sweet is that he is not at all condescending when he makes his comments about designs. He is helpful and gives suggestions for placement, but is never cocky or elitist when he does so.
It’s cool that he is always mega chilled and friendly!
Here are a few recent comments from Effin’Sweet which I felt illustrated his style of commenting: 1. “I quite like this one...out of the three I like the red version best, but I also like the red and blue version, I think that the randomness of colour becomes a bit busy, maybe try doing the Rev counter Red, speedo white and fuel gauge side blue.” 2. “Haha...cool glasses. If you break up some of the solid black it could look really good.” 3. “Nicely Done! I dunno why but I’m feeling like a slogan of sorts could have gone well at the bottom of the illustration.” You see what I mean? Zero aggression or negativity....just useful and happy comments. Effin’Sweet most recently collaborated with none other than local South African design guru, CHUCKY, to put together one of the most memorable and unique designs from the LEXUS ‘CT 200h’ competition. There were so many people at the Springleap HQ who felt that this one was a winner. To find out more about Effin'Sweet why not check him out on his Twitter page.
Thanks to Effin’Sweet for all the positive energy, we LOVE IT!!! ……………………….. JULY 2011 WINNER – MATSANNI ……………………….. Weeeee have a WINNER! Well done to Sannidya (AKA: Matsanni ) for scooping our King of Comments prize for July . We are always impressed with the awesome contributions this Springleaper adds to the website. Not only does he always have a positive word to say about a design, but he is also very helpful with insights that can help designers improve their work. We often talk about the “balance” of the ‘perfect critique’ and how if you are too negative you could scare off designers , or if you are too positive, the designer never learns from their mistakes.
Matsanni has his comments down to a fine art and always seems to leave the designers informed and confident about what they produce. Take these examples of his comments below for instance, if I was the designer I would be so amped about my design: 1. “BADASS character , I love the firm line, nice coloring and the distressed effect. I can’t imagine how cool I am when I wear this tee on the summer and I will wear the sunglasses, I don’t wanna have too much eyes LOL well done”
2. “Heya mr.Barmalisi See what I mean? He is open and friendly , makes you feel good about your design, but also shares insights in a controlled manner. Many of you will already know Matsanni from his amazing winning design No place for Hubris! Which blew away the competition in the April 1 OPEN THEME compo. So, not just a talented designer , but a helpful member of our community too! You are a legend Matsanni, thanks for your contributions . You are most certainly the deserving winner of our King of Comments for July HIGH FIVE ……………………….. JUNE 2011 WINNER – BLEET ……………………….. Once again it is time to crown our monthly King of Comments . Congratulations go out to Warren (AKA: Bleet) for his contributions and genuine feedback! The designers he has helped will no doubt grow from his advice and comments.
What we like most about Bleet’s comments is the fact that they are critical without coming across as harsh …which is paramount to helping improve designers, without crushing their spirits altogether!
Bleet uses a bit of humour to get his message across, for example he said, “Reminds me of snakes and ladders, would have been cool if u connected the 2. Snakes and ladders with the dude, ok that concept is free, next one you will have to pay ;) “, haha.
Bleet is already earning himself huge praise from the Springleap community and his skills seem to be growing at an exponential rate. When you consider how good he is it is abundantly clear that he will very soon have his first Springleap victory under his belt.
It’s one of those ‘It’s not if he will win, but WHEN’ kind of a situations. Thanks again for the great comments Bleet, enjoy your prize ;) ……………………….. MAY 2011 WINNER – IZZICANE ……………………….. May has been another amazing month here at Springleap, both of our Open Theme winners were absolutely brilliant and we announced the winner of the Stepdog competition.
We have had an equally impressive amount of informative feedback and comments from the community.
The great news is that we have our very first Queen of Comments. What I really like about our South African winner is that she may not be a designer, but she is passionate about good design. Izzicane says, “I’m not a designer or arty person but I love creativity and a good shirt :)!”
Not only did Izzicane get involved with most of the submissions up for vote, but she also tweeted on just about every design too. Izzicane had loads of insightful comments, but this is my favorite: “Great design Hanno, the layer affect really works well. I feel that the design or logo just needs a bit more colour though as it has a lot of white open space, which could be a bit distracting. Maybe if you put some more shading into the moon or dirty the white up a bit? Maybe consider enlarging the logo a bit as well to give it a bit more attention and like Maike said maybe place it closer to the moon. I love the hand drawn feel and I think you nailed the eerie and sombre feel you where going for, over a great piece of art.”
I like that she compliments the design, gives constructive criticism , but at the same time isn’t patronizing . Thanks again to Elzaan and well done! Find out more about the King of Comments, Queen of Quotes competitions. ……………………….. APRIL 2011 WINNER – SIMON ……………………….. Greetings one and all.
First off, thanks to the community for their awesome feedback with the April competitions.
It is usually a very difficult, or at least a close race, when it comes to making our choice. Huge congrats and thanks go out to Simon for his comments which undoubtedly helped raise our designers A-game . Here is one of his comments that I really enjoyed: Hey, you know what, I am a GUY and I love the pink, so bleh! This gives me the feeling of a vintage cake shop, I don’t know why, but I like cake so hey, what the hell! This is one of those shirts that I reckon would be quite “fashionable” when worn with some nice dark faded jeans. It has a ‘vintageness’ to it, and that seems fairly popular these days. I think the way you’ve used the typography as the “chair” is a clever touch. Because she is sitting down, one would naturally be drawn to the “chair”, in this case your words. Looking at your design preview on white, I think the design has been placed too large. Another thought, I could see this working without the background pink and it’s containing border, so if the girl just sat on the words to the left or right of the bottom area of the shirt I reckon that could work too? Agree?
For those of you who have been Springleapers for a long time , you will definitely recognise this talented designer’s work. Perhaps one of the greatest ‘designers designs’ ever to grace Springleap, came from this man. How long is a piece of String? , feature on the right hand side , is another simple yet effective design that helped raise Springleaps cred back in the day. Thanks again to Simon for being a true all-around Springleaper , who adds value to our platform and community. Enjoy your prize ;) ……………………….. MARCH 2011 WINNER – ACME ……………………….. Hi there friends . It’s time to announce our King of Comments winner for MARCH 2011! It has been really fantastic to see so many people getting involved and sending through positive feedback to our designers. We would like to send a big THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to our winner acme ! This designer had plenty of helpful hints for our community of designers, whilst still being a nice guy ;) Take a look at two of his comments below. This is just the sort of thing we are looking for from the King of Comments, Queen of Quotes winner: “I think the concentric circles make it a bit stiff overall, specifically the outer ones . It could loosen a bit then it would be really great. The fist and electric shocks are the most powerful elements of this design so that should be the focus” “That unicorn is EPIC! Would have loved to see more of the unicorn and clouds without the geometric elements though”
Acme is already very well known on Springleap!
You will surely know his hilarious Mule Bear and beach-arific Big Wave Challenge submissions.
Most recently acme’s Happy Dolphin design made a huge impression on our March 1 OPEN THEME.
Thanks again acme, we hope you enjoy your prizes .
So, who will be our King of Comments, Queen of Quotes winner for April? SL team. ………………………..
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Glass Going Green - Winners announced! shoutOut 4 weeks, 1 day ago by travis.lyle1 in wordUp |
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It’s true! Our Glass Going Green contest is officially closed - the submissions rolled in, the votes followed swiftly after and now, ladies and gents, we have the pleasure of announcing our winners! In first place, dewedhe takes honours with the fantastic ‘the Bottle Doodle’! Second went to xraysucks with ‘Recycle Me’ and third to a veteran on The Leap, vcalahan with ‘Recycle’. As always the quality of designs was great and the judges had a tough time making a final decision. To see the full spread of designs, click here. |
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DESIGN CONTEST : Open Theme June 2 - 2012 shoutOut 3 weeks, 5 days ago by travis.lyle1 in wordUp |
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Hi there guys, girls, designers and design lovers - now hear this:
Its time for another spectacular Springleap OPEN THEME contest! This is your chance to flex your creative muscles, so get pumped, get busy and get submitting - and don't forget, as usual you can submit up to 5 designs, so go wild! The more designs you submit, the better chance you have of winning! Show us what you're made of!
Submissions period: Voting period: 14 June 2021 - 27 June 2021
Winner is announced:
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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Duncan's Farewell Post shoutOut on 18/5/12 by Duncan Boxshall-Smith in wordUp |
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Cheerio Springleapers! It has been an amazing ride, but after all these years with Spingleap.com it is time for me to ride off into the sunset and begin a whole new adventure! These have been some of the best years of my life and I will never forget the amazing friendships I have built with our super-talented community members. I will catch you all on Facebook…so this is by no means ‘the end’.
Well, what else can I say to this brilliant team and our community but THANK YOU!!! You will still catch me around The Leap and I will try to stay as involved as possible. It is very hard to let go altogether. There are just too many fond memories :)
I would like to ask you all a favour and to welcome our new community manager Travis. He is one seriously cool dude and will definitely take very good care of you all. I’m looking forward to watching Springleap grow from strength-to-strength and checking out all the awe-inspiring new designs. So long, farewell….catch you on the flip side! |
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Duncan Boxie is leaving the building shoutOut on 3/5/12 by Duncan Boxshall-Smith in wordUp |
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So long and thanks for all the designs! :)
............................... 'LEAVING THE BUILDING' POSTINGS:
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Our latest Queen of Quotes winner is just such a person. She has gotten seriously involved in the commenting process and always brings an uplifting word for our hardworking designers.
There are few Springleapers that put as much effort as Elzaan (AKA: Izzicane) does into her comments. She is fair, helpful and highly informative. There is nothing worse than getting a one word comment, which is why when she breaks it down so nicely, I think the designers really appreciate it.
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Take every person on the planet that’s evangelical about crowdsourcing. Take the managers of Fortune 1000 companies. Take a convention centre in L.A, add excitement, new developments and the launch of a (as yet unnamed) new crowdsourcing company. Mix together, shake vigorously and what do you get? Crowdopolis 2012, of course!
Bringing the many talking heads of Fortune 1000 companies and leading lights in the crowdsource sector together, Crowdopolis is the brainchild of DailyCrowdSource provides the lowdown on the effect crowdsourcing will have on advertising, tech and content marketing in the next three years. Taking place on July 19th, there’s probably no better place on the planet to be if you’d like to take the pulse of what’s about to go large online. And what’s more our CEO, Eran Eyal, is a speaker at the event and will be on hand to give delegates insights from the Springleap perspective. Can you say ‘industry leaders?’ Damn straight!
After all, with online marketing now a long-established force to be reckoned with, the next phase in creating engagement is where the real action happens – at the coalface where consumers and brands interact. With Fortune 1000 company managers speaking on their experience and leading crowdsourcing providers sharing their insights, this is one networking and learning opportunity no-one with an interest in this dynamic part of the web should miss.
More info? Go: Crowdopolis
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Hi there guys and girls,
Some of you may have already heard the good news but The Glass Recycling Company has decided to extend the voting period for their ‘Glass Going Green’ contest. This great news for community - they will now have more time to cast their votes and have their say on the super-cool submissions that have come through.
Voting has been extended until Friday 18 May 2021.
The winner will now be announced on Monday 21 May.
Designers, this is likewise a golden opportunity for you to promote your designs and get some extra points on the board. Tell your friends and family to get involved and lend you a helping hand….go social media crazy, hehe.
Spread the word and get your vote on!
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Hi there guys and girls .
Its time for another thrilling Springleap OPEN THEME contest!
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 period:
10 May 2021 - 29 May 2021
Voting period:
31 May 2021 - 17 June 2021
Winner is announced:
18 June 2021
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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That’s a wrap!
The Stimorol Refreshing Packaging Design contest has come full circle and Stimorol has chosen their 3 amazing winners!
Congratulations to D4rkw1ng for scooping the grand prize with his absolutely eye-popping Elemental_Stimulation. This design was always going to be a huge contender. The moment it came through it began racking up the votes at a furious pace and earned massive praise from the community. The execution of this design had great balance, making good use of its predominantly black aesthetic and differentiating shape patterns. Very striking and a worthy winner indeed!
Take 5 by Stacen Moodley is our second place winner. This submission has something truly special about it. As Stacen wrote in his design’s story, this design is bursting with “Energy & Movement”…we couldn’t agree more. He used a super-modern design element which employed slick lines to create an impressive sense of 
depth. His Air Rush designs likewise hit with blinding motion, which captured the essence of this range perfectly.
Our third place winner Mzanzi Style created by Lindybug used its bright colours and supreme character power to draw attention and loads of votes. This is the kind of design that just can’t help make you smile from ear-to-ear. We can see this design working nicely for a full-on summer campaign. Talk about an overwhelming burst of uplifting personality!
Thanks you to all the designers who participated in this contest. Stimorol ‘Refreshing Packaging Design’ was most certainly a mile-stone contest for us and proves that our talented community has what it takes to knock a packaging design brief out of the park!
The huge amount of high quality designs stands testament to our designer’s skill and we look forward to the next contest of this type.
Once again well done to our winners, you have done a top-notch job!!!
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Putting glass to good use:
It is time for designers to step-up and help lead the way to a better, cleaner tomorrow. Glass recycling is an efficient form of ‘green living’ and we need YOU to use your design skills to show the world just how important it is to our future!
These days everybody talks about global warming and pollution, but we are left asking the question - what can we really do to help?
One of the answers to this question lies in recycling, especially when it comes to important materials such as glass. It is fundamental that every single man, woman and child on Earth begins to understand the importance of recycling and how they can make a positive change!
Organisations such as The Glass Recycling Company are on a mission to raise awareness around the importance of glass recycling and how vital it is to regenerating our environment, which is under attack from extreme pollution and by those who are not yet educated in its importance.
‘Glass going Green’ is a contest where you are not only tasked with creating an amazing t-shirt design, but more importantly, making a difference and educating the public to recycle glass.
Designers are in a unique position as you are on the forefront of ‘green living’, recycling and incorporating sustainable solutions. Who better to educate the world through clever thought provoking submissions than our own amazing designers?!
Facts about The Glass Recycling Company:
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The Glass Recycling Company is South Africa’s national organisation responsible for promoting the reuse of glass and facilitating the recovery of waste glass for recycling.
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This in order to protect the environment and effect sustainable environmental improvements and at the same time create income generation opportunities for unemployed individuals and in particular for historically disadvantaged South Africans.
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The Glass Recycling Company offers assistance and support to entrepreneurs with an interest in running their own glass recycling business. The organisation has helped set up 900 new entrepreneurs throughout the country. As a result of this these entrepreneurs are actively involved in creating income generating opportunities for thousands of individuals through the repurchase of waste glass.
The Glass Recycling Company’s mission statement is “to promote the sustainable recycling of glass to protect our environment”.
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The Company’s vision is “to ensure that glass recycling is sustainable and environmentally friendly”.
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The organisation’s strategic objectives include increasing the recycling rate of glass through marketing communications and capacity building
- This company does not recycle the glass itself – rather it promotes and increases the recovery of waste glass for recycling by creating awareness about the importance of protecting the environment.
Facts about glass recycling:
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Recycling reduces the demand for raw materials. There is no shortage of the materials used, but they do have to be quarried, meaning that there are environmental advantages to recovering and recycling glass. For every tonne of recycled glass used, 1.2 tonnes of raw materials are preserved.
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Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without losing or compromising its quality, purity and clarity.
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The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for one hour. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
- Recycling two bottles saves enough energy to boil water for five cups of tea. Energy costs drop between 2-3% for every 10% recycled glass used in the glass manufacturing process.
YOUR MISSION:
The central aim of this contest is to create an eco-friendly t-shirt design that illustrates the importance of glass recycling and the positive effect it can have on our environment.
This is your chance to get involved in a worthy cause and help educate the global community about how they can aid in saving our beautiful planet through glass recycling!
THE BRIEF:
Create a design that helps raise awareness for the glass recycling movement and the importance of recycling for our environment.
Your design must focus on glass recycling only. No other packaging materials or recyclables, such as plastic and cans,should be included.
The key focus is to portray glass recycling as a positive activity!
CONTEST DO’s & DON'Ts:
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Designs may incorporate the official Glass Recycling Company logo and official colours, or be a completely new graphic.
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Designers can use ANY color from the Springleap.com T-shirt Submission Kit.
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The primary focus is to be on glass recycling as a positive activity.
- Design submissions must centre on glass recycling only. No other recycled materials, such as plastic or cans.
Find out more about The Glass Recycling Company by visiting their website, Facebook page and on Twitter via the links below:
Website: http://www.theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheGlassRecyclingCo
Twitter: @TGRC
DATES:
Submission period:
12 March 2021 - 23 April 2021
Voting period:
16 April 2021 - 18 May 2021
Winner announced:
21 May 2012
PRIZES:
1st - US$1800 (R15000)
2nd - US$ 400 (R 3 000)
3rd - US$ 300 (R 2 000)
RULES:
1. No obscenities or hate speech.
2. Only original works will be accepted.
3. Including an official element or logo of The Glass Recycling Company is optional.
4. Colours: If you decide to use the corporate colors, please use the correct pantones as specified in the iconography pack
5. Each designer may submit up to five (5) designs.
6. Winners will be chosen by the Springleap design panel, in conjunction with The Glass Recycling Company.
7. Standard Springleap and The Glass Recycling Company Terms & Conditions apply over and above.
8. The Glass Recycling Company operates independently from Springleap.com and all commercial transactions completed through Springleap are in no way linked to The Glass Recycling Company. All queries relating to this contest and their website should be directed through Springleap.com
9. The Glass Recycling Company and Springleap reserve the right to request the high-resolution artwork of any entry submitted into the “Glass going Green” design contest for non-commercial benefit, such as media covering the process.
10. The contest will run from 27 February 2021 to 30 April 2012. Winners will be chosen by a panel from 02 April 2012. Final winners will be chosen and announced on 30 April 2021 via the Springleap.com website and Facebook page, as well as The Glass Recycling Company website and Facebook page. The winning designs are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. Prizes are not transferable.
Get started on your designs by downloading the Springleap Design Submission Kit and get designing!
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Good Luck & Happy Designing!
