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EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 7: The Envelope Please...

The winning design, by Yohanes Sandy:

Other notable entries.

EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 6: Choose Your Finalists

As you've probably heard, the Eclipse Foundation is holding a contest to select a new and improved committer t-shirt to give away at EclipseCon. Entries were submitted through bug 256495. Finalists will be chosen by a community vote and the winning shirt will be selected by the Eclipse Foundation.

Voting is open now through January 26, 2009.

Help us make the Eclipse community a better-dressed place by voting for your favourite(s) today!

EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 5: Submission Deadline Approaching

So, it's January. It's cold. Or at least colder, if you're in the south. Or warmer, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere. Anyway...

If you hibernate like I do when it's -10^oC outside, this weekend is a perfect time to get in your submission(s) for the EclipseCon Committer Shirt Contest.

We've had lots of great submissions recently, my fave being this one - for obvious reasons - from kartben:

Neither shall you break the build

Deadline is 4pm GMT-5, Monday Jan 12. C'mon, GIMP Stars (not PimpStars), time's almost up!

EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 4: Polos and Rugbys and Darts, Oh My!

Taking an idea from Red vs. Blue and borrowing from Google Image Search & SSS Canada, I thought I'd design a few new shirts to take the EclipseCon Committer Shirt Contest in a different direction. Bear in mind these are just comps, because my GIMPin' skills are pretty limited.

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EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 3: Fugly Tees

Have you submitted anything for the EclipseCon Committer Shirt Contest yet? If not a graphic design, how about a conceptual one? Describe your idea, and maybe someone else will attempt to render it.

A fashion faux-pas frusta-ration
Combined with lack of motivation
And a loss of concentration
I've seen some fugly tees*



I can't concentrate on work
My wardrobe has gone berserk
Now I'm sweating 'bout this shirt
Another fugly tee*?!?

(Chorus)
Two years ago
I said you'd never clothe me
I gave you to Goodwill
Now in this world of feckless logowear
Why do good brands have to go astray
And leave you with nothing
Ya, you left me with nothing
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
But a fugly tee*
wee ooo wee ooo



Hyper technical sessions
And some great hands-on lessons
All a'mashin' and a'meshin'
March in Californi-ee
I don't wanna go to sleep
Bags of Fritos by my feet
Writin' code, pining for heat
Please no fugly tees!



(Minnie Mae)
Why did you have to put
so much pressure on me?
I have no GIMPin' skills**

(Simon)
I didn't mean to scare you little one
Is there nothing I can say?
It's really not that hard
Ya please lower your guard
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
And submit some tees
wee ooo wee ooo

Now I'm standing in the snow
Moisture soaking through my shoe
Every droplet causing woe
Reminding me I have to go...



Time to take a break from work
Holiday shoppers gone berserk
I've now only got one care
We need something else to wear!

Chorus

Prozzak - Strange Disease

* - Admittedly, past years' EclipseCon Committer Shirts have been long sleeves, not t-shirts (tees). However, "fugly shirts" (or worse, "fug'long sleeves") doesn't work as well lyrically. Please excuse this creative license.

** - You can get GIMP for Windows and Mac, too, not just Linux.

EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest, Part 2: Some Ideas To Get You Started

With just over a month left in the EclipseCon '09 T-shirt design contest, I'm disappointed to report we've had no submissions yet.

So, to get the ball rolling and hopefully avert a fashion crime this time around, here are a few submissions of my own for you to consider and riff on. (If you can't read the small print, it says "* - Frequently Updated Deliverables".)

Make custom shirts at Zazzle

Get yourself a free Zazzle account (all it takes is an email address and a few minutes) and you can customize these with your own text, images, and fabrics. Then, submit a link to your gallery in bug 256495, and you'll be entered. If you tag your creations with "eclipsecon09" they will appear in rotation in the widget above.

Note: after creating a design in Zazzle, your new offering will take a few minutes to appear in your gallery, and several minutes more to be shown publicly.

Oh, and don't be afraid to submit things you aren't sure are any good. The winner of the last contest wasn't sure his submission was good enough... and then ended up winning! So trust your instincts and submit something today!

Here's a few ideas I've thought of but haven't had the time (or skills!) to render -- feel free to borrow something.

1. Ask Me About ______, For I Am Great With Knowledge
2. I Went To EclipseCon And All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt... And The World's Best IDE For ______ [1], [2]
3. Evolution [1], [2], [3]
4. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum [1], [2], [3]
5. Jack & His Magic Beans Are No Match For Jane & Her Eclipse-Fu [1], [2], [3]
6. Some past Eclipse shirts [1], [2], [3]

EclipseCon 2009 T-shirt Design Contest

The Eclipse Foundation is holding a contest to design a new and improved committer t-shirt to give away at EclipseCon 2009. Anyone can participate and all ideas are welcome. Help us make the Eclipse community a better-dressed place!

Design Guidelines

• All designs must be original work -- unlike past contests, you cannot borrow from movies or TV.
• As with all contributions to Eclipse, your submission will be licensed under the EPL.
• The maximum image size allowed is 30x30 cm / 12x12 inches / 1800x1800 pixels.
• Designs can be in colour or black & white.
• If you want to incorporate the Eclipse logo, various formats can be found on the artwork page.

Design Format

Since we want to open the t-shirt contest to creative people of all graphic design skill levels, we are using Zazzle as one of the submission format options. To create a custom t-shirt:

1. Go to Zazzle.com and click the Create tab at the top
2. Choose a shirt style
3. Add images and text to create your design
4. Click the Post for sale button in the bottom right and sign up for an account

You are also welcome to use Photoshop, GIMP or any other graphics program to create a design in .jpg, .gif or .png format.

How to Enter

Submit your image as an attachment in .jpg, .gif or .png format to bug 256495, or enter a link to your Zazzle creation on the bug.

The deadline for entries is January 12, 2009 at 4:00 pm EST.

Note: Individuals are allowed to submit multiple entries, but only one prize per person will be awarded.

Prizes

• 1st place: a Flip Mino video camera, an Eclipse jacket, and your winning design worn by hundreds of grateful committers at EclipseCon
• 2nd place: an Eclipse fleece
• 3rd place: an Eclipse shirt

Finalists will be chosen by a community vote and the winning shirt will be selected by the Eclipse Foundation. Community voting will take place January 13-26, 2009, with results posted here.

Additional

• Please keep bug 256495 for submissions only.
• To provide feedback regarding submissions, post comments on this blog.
• Questions? Email tshirt at eclipse.org.