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September 28 - October 1, 2006
Javits, New York City


WIRED Magazine is bringing its vision of a new world’s fair to NYC: WIRED NextFest is the premier future-forward event in the U.S, featuring over 150 exhibits focused around communication, design, entertainment, exploration, health, security and transportation. WIRED NextFest celebrates innovation in communication, design, entertainment, exploration, health, security, and transportation.

At this three-day festival, you will experience robots, flying cars, homes of the future, fuel-cell concept cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, and much more from visionary inventors, companies, and R&D labs around the world.

Check out the NextFest website!

This challenge has ended
Theme: Future Forward

The chosen design


Up For Grabs blue
  • Winning tee will be the Official WIRED NextFest 2006 tee shirt - the only tee sold at the event.
  • $500 WIRED Goodie Bag (including a Brookstone Wafer-Thin CD System, Lucca Weather Station and Kameleon Universal Remote).
  • The designer of the winning tee will be mentioned on the WIRED website, as well as in WIRED Magazine.
  • 1-year subscription to WIRED Magazine
  • 12 Club Membership
  • $300 Threadless Gift Certificate
  • $1,500 in cash




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 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).


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.