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Less Is More
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The Threadless Community
Less Is More is one of many great ideas that has developed within the Threadless community. Whether in the critiques, the blogs, scoring submissions, or commenting on the printed tees, the proof is in the threads that we are certainly one of the strongest, most supportive network of designers and tee-lovers out there.

This challenge has ended
Courtesy of Threadless users/designers sonmi and kaloyster, we're launching a week-long "Quickloves" based on their Less Is More idea!

Your challenge is to create an amazing design restricted to Threadless' 2006 submission limitations!

And here they are:
  • No oversize prints!
  • 4 colors max (no halftones)
  • No Flash allowed in your submission presentation!
Your old school rules design could nab you the usual mad Threadless booty AND some great items donated by the community.

Design it like it's 2006!

THIS CHALLENGE HAS ENDED!

The chosen design


Up For Grabs blue

  • $500 Threadless Gift Certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)
  • $2,000 in cash!

    Plus amazing goodies from the community...

  • A deck of Black Rock Collective playing cards, courtesy of MrRocks
  • A $50 Threadless gift certificate, courtesy of sonmi
  • A $25 gift certificate plus more TBA from squintygirl
  • A "mystery package of fun" from lemonalle
  • A gift box of Philly Soft Pretzels from PretzelsDirect.com!
  • An art print of a design by jillustration
  • This mysterious thing from kaloyster
  • A mystery box from squeegebeckenheim
  • A small art kit from gumbolimbo, including many pens.
  • an art kit prize with fancy pens, pencils, brushes, dry media, a sketchbook, etc etc. from silverqe
  • A drawing by B_7
  • An art print of a design by ratkiss
  • An original drawing, set of designer badges + postcards, and a mystery gift only found in China, courtesy of yeohgh
  • A half pound of JAMAICAN BLUE MOUNTAIN Rocketfuelcoffee.com coffee (equal to brown gold) from canadianbeaver
  • A copy of the Threadless Alumni Coloring Book from Torakamikaze
  • One of the new prints of 'The Meaning Of Life' design... A2 sized 420 × 594mm (16.5" × 23.4") fine art Giclée print on photo rag paper, courtesy of fatheed.
  • An original painting from mgill52!
  • ...more TBA!

    Please email community@threadless.com to donate!




Loves Things To Note
The purpose of the submissions relating to this promotion is to create a stand-alone design inspired by the challenge, not a brand tee. Your design should not have brand names or logos on it.
Loves Promotion Guidelines
  • The design(s) to be printed will be chosen by the Judges within 45 days after the submission close date.
  • Use the submission form by selecting Participate -> Submit Ideas from the menu or click the button below to submit.
  • All submissions will also be eligible to be printed as a regular Threadless tee.
  • The submission must not be a design that has already been submitted to Threadless.
  • You may only submit up to three designs during the duration of the promotion.
Loves Who Are The Judges
The selected design(s) will be chosen by a panel of Judges including Threadless staff and a representative from the promotion sponsor(s).