Colourlovers x Betabrand

Feb 27, 2014 By Mary in Current Tags: color, contest, design

The Green Light by eighty
www.COLOURlovers.com

From Colourlovers.com:

“Betabrand is partnering with COLOURlovers for an incredible new contest. Betabrand, a company based in San Francisco, is an online community that designs, manufactures, and releases new items every week! They are now launching a new clothing line for women and we’re going to help them choose colors for one of their designs. Our users will be choosing five colors for a pair of Betabrand leggings.”

Kind Combat by eighty
www.COLOURlovers.com

fresh breath by eighty
www.COLOURlovers.com

Prizes:

The top 9 finalists will receive a Think Tank designer t-shirt

Grand prize winner: The prototype of their leggings, a chance to crowdfund their design into production with Betabrand, $200 Betabrand Credit and a Think Tank designer t-shirt!
2 runners-up: $50 credit plus TT designer t-shirt

Schedule

Tuesday, February 25th: Contest is open for submissions – up to three per user!
Sunday, March 2nd: Submissions Close at 10pm PST.
Monday, March 3rd: Top 9 most loved entries will be moved over to Betabrand’s site. Voting will recommence on their site for the remainder of the contest.
Tuesday, March 4th: Voting on Betabrand opens.
Monday, March 10th: Monday, March 10th: Betabrand voting closes at 10pm PST.
Tuesday, March 11th: Winners Announced
Tuesday, April 8th: Winner’s design goes live on Betabrand for crowdfunding.

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