Running With Scissorhands Tee

admin    T-Shirts     Depp, Scissorhands, funny t shirts, movie tees, sports t-shirts, springleap

It’s funny, I was just writing about how most funny t-shirts need to improve in the artwork department. Well, here’s another example of why one doesn’t need to compromise another. It’s the latest winning t-shirt at S.A crowdsourcing site Springleap.

Running With Scissorhands Tee

Designed by Kookylove (don’t worry that’s not their real name) and available for £17 in sizes S-L for girls and S-XL for the guys.

Win $1250 – Springleap Contest

admin    T-Shirt Contests     crowdsourcing, springleap, t-shirt competition, t-shirt contest

Springleap have hooked up with Vodacom in South Africa to offer a very generous $1250 in their latest contest, yep that’s US dollars and not South African Rand, so if you’ve got some design talent and you’ve never tried your luck there, this would be the time to start! The theme is “connectivity”, essentially it’s all a clever piece of marketing for a phone company who’s marketing department seemed to have got caught up in the whole idea of crowdsourcing, people hooking up with each other, that kind of jazz. Anyway, forget the hype, all you need to know is that:

The deadline for submissions to win $1250 is March 25th 2011.

The theme is “connectivity” and in particular imagining a life without Vodacom, without SMS (without mobile phones beeping incessantly… trains full of business jerks texting Eastern European call girls because their wives are screwing their fitness coaches… interruptions at dinner, or when you’re getting it on with that someone special… a life without mobile phones? Bliss.)

If you’re not a member then sign up at www.springleap.com and get cracking on that vision of a quieter, better dull and boring world without Vodacom!

R100 Gift Voucher from Springleap

admin    T-Shirt Discounts     Xmas, discount code, gift voucher, springleap

To wish all their customers old and new a happy Xmas, South African tee community Springleap is giving away a number of gift vouchers worth R100 (100 Rand = 14.6342 USD as of today). To get yours you just need to email eran@springleap.com for your voucher – only one per person!

They say it’s so they can “personalise” each voucher, so if it’s for a friend then you’d better tell them who. It looks like a rather savvy marketing stunt to me, first off their tees start at R183 so the voucher is really just a discount code. What’s more they’ll get your email address to boot, so it’s up to you, if you were going to buy a tee at Springleap anyway, you’re quids Rands in. Otherwise… nah.

It would be a lot simpler and more honest if they’d just release a discount code instead – ah well – you live and learn…

Illuminati Propaganda Tee

admin    T-Shirt Contests, T-Shirts     Fairey, Illuminati Propaganda, Orwellian, political tees, springleap, t-shirt winner

Wowzers, it’s been a while since I’ve really liked a Springleap t-shirt contest winner and damn what a turn up for the books, it’s half way to Fairey Land (as in Shepard). Red and black is always a stonking colour combo as far as I’m concerned, it’s everything nasty and evil you could hope for. The Illuminati Propaganda Tee has earned Suburbanhijinx aka James Campbell a whopping $1000 in their massive rollover competition, it’s no surprise either considering it’s his 4th win at the site, I think I’ve even reviewed on those winning designs way back when.

Illuminati Propaganda Tee

The Illuminati Propaganda design received a final vote of 4.80 which I swear is massive for Springleap, be prepared to queue lol. You can buy this beaut for R183 / $24 / €19 / £16 in all sizes for guys and girls.

Speaking of evil reincarnate, Orwellian or otherwise I must admit there’s a slight resemblance to Simon Cowell’s ‘X Factor’. Ah well it’s probably just coincidence, then again it could be a vast demonic conspiracy – who knows…

Springleap to their store for more.

Double The Fun at Springleap

admin    T-Shirt Contests     cash, springleap, t-shirt community, t-shirt contest

It’s been quite a while since Buy Tees has featured Springleap, they’re a highly popular South African t-shirt community with designers and fans all around the world. Something I was getting a little tired of were the themed contests over there, well it seems I’m not the only one because Springleap has changed it’s policy to an open door one, i.e draw what you like, as long as it doesn’t break any decency laws, but asides that you’re free to express yourself any which way and how. Even better news is that to celebrate the shift back to open-brief design submissions the next prize is going to be a staggering $1000! If you’re an old pro and made your name at other t-shirt communities such as Threadless and DBH, now’s the time to hop on board with Springleap and try and get your highly talented mitts on their impressive pile of cash! What’s more you’ll earn residuals from every t-shirt sold too…

The competition details :

Regular guidelines apply: NO OBSCENITY, NO HATE SPEECH …all that JAZZ.

Designers can submit up to 5 designs.

Submissions for designs open: 23 September 2010
Submissions for designs close: 12 October 2010
Voting starts: 14 October 2010
Voting ends: 28 October 2010
Winner is announced: 28 October 2010

So get cracking and submit your very best t-shirt designs today at www.Springleap.com.

If you’re just after buying a tee there then we’ve got a discount voucher for you lucky people – just use the code: springleap2010 at the checkout by 31 October 2010to get two tees for the price of one!

All We Are Is Energy T-Shirt

admin    T-Shirt News     space, springleap, stars, t-shirt contest, weird tees

As Moby and many physicists before him have said, “we are all made of stars”, which isn’t strictly true, since we are only made from a small selection elements, chemicals and minerals borne of the vastness of space, but it’s a nice thought all the same. All We Are Is Energy is far more apt, and luckily enough that is the title for Springleap‘s latest design winner Sebasebi who harks from Argentina. There’s a wonderful painterly style to this one, reminds me a little of some of Imaginary Foundation‘s work.

All We Are Is Energy T-Shirt

It’s available for pre-order at £12/€15/$19/R183 in all sizes here. Energy and matter are the same thing, they simply vibrate at different frequencies, matter which is what we are for the main part runs at a far slower rate. I will let you make of that what you will :p Loving this tee, probably the best to come out of the Springleap stable so far.

Darth Vader Tee at Springleap

admin    T-Shirt News     Darth Vader, Star Wars, Star Wars T-shirt, springleap

Springleap.com‘s latest winning tee features Darth Vader with the caption “Who’s Your Daddy?”.

Cute vector rendition of the classic Starwars baddie, not sure about the yellow t-shirt though.

Anyway check it out…

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Springleap Xmas Special

admin    T-Shirt News     Springleap.com, free t-shirts, springleap, t-shirt discounts

Here’s a quickie for you, it’s a very very early Christmas offer from Springleap.com

X-MAS SPECIAL: Buy 3 t-shirts and receive 2 free! Use the coupon code xmas09 at the checkout to receive your freebies. This special deal only applies to in-stock items and can’t be combined with or used for purchasing gift vouchers.

Very useful if you fancy grabbing a pile of potential presents at bargain prices – remember buy 5 or more t-shirts and get an equivalent to 40% off the total price of your order!

If you do want to splurge at Springleap you’d better hurry and get shopping now – this special only lasts until December 4!

Check out the tees at Springleap’s South African t-shirt community at www.Springleap.com – perfect for Secret Santa’s everywhere.

Springleap 40% Off Mickey Mouse Tee

admin    T-Shirt News     Mickey Mouse, sale, springleap, t-shirt discount

Now he maybe the mascot of an evil corporation (that’s a quote from The Simpsons in case any legal eagles are preparing to sue me) but Mickey Mouse turned 81 yesterday (will he ever die?) and to celebrate the fact Springleap.com are knocking an enormous 40% off the price of their own particular tribute to this cartoon character when you buy another tee today.

Get the AV Mouse tee by Tu is available now at 40% off (when you buy any other t-shirt) if you punch in the code mickeymouse at the checkout.

Although I’m no fan even I can admit this is a great t-shirt (and offer), featuring a Mickey Mouse figure formed from AV leads (the sort you’d use in sound and video). Take a look for yourself:- read more

Rock ‘N’ Roll Forever!

admin    T-Shirt News     Springleap.com, decayed graphics, grunge tees, punk t-shirts, rock and roll, rock t-shirts, springleap

Rock ‘n’ Roll will never die, or so it seems according to the latest winning tee at South African t-shirt community Springleap.com. This rather fetching punk/grunge style design was submitted by Suburbanhijinx and it’s his first of what should hopefully be many more fab illustrated tees. Using a variety of techniques including half-tone and grunge vectors, this photo montage piece definitely leaps out from the cotton, highly reminiscent of punk wear in Britain in the 1970′s, the image features a skull-faced rocker clad in leathers and sporting an impressive Mohawk haircut.

Here’s what the artist says about Stayin Alive – ‚ÄúKeeping in mind the theme of rock‚ĶI was thinking of what kind of ‚ÄúROCK‚Äù ideas I could do with out some crazy dragon or epic looking character with lightning bolts‚ĶI was immediately drawn to memories of old punk rock music zines. I did this design inspired by those photocopied, underground, phenomena. Hope you like it!‚Äù.

Love the decayed look and feel of this tee, take a look for yourself! read more