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ZapDolls is a boy, has been a member since November 22, 2007, has scored 2,138 submissions, giving an average score of 3.10, helping 59 designs get printed.

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Dec 11 '09 by ZapDolls
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$10,000 for Threadless Loves Threadless 2K10

Is it just me, or is the challenge description abit vague?

"Your challenge is to create the new trend!"

Okay, so that's er... what, excactly?

Anything that's not a: Pirate?
Anything that's not a: Ninja?
Anything that's not a: Cat playing the piano?
Anything that's not a: Zombie?
Anything that's not a: Wolf, Tiger, etc.?

Okay, well that's pretty much what everyone does already, submitting new and interesting stuff. I'm not sure how this differs from normal, besides not doing the above cliches...

Thoughts?

tracerbullet on Dec 11 '09 at 1:25pm

asking for clarification about creating a new trend kind of defeats the purpose of creating a new trend

olie! on Dec 11 '09 at 1:25pm

It not, really.

Just try to do something awesome and original.

ZapDolls on Dec 11 '09 at 1:26pm

tracerbullet, my sentiments are echoed in other blog posts.

This is exciting, albiet super vague.

They should have titled it, "Keep doing what you're doing! Just no more (see above)."

gumbolimbo on Dec 11 '09 at 1:27pm

the good thing is, that if your design wins, and it fails to become a new trend afterwards, you've the $10.000 in your pocket already.

ZapDolls on Dec 11 '09 at 1:28pm

Trend setting is totally random.

SuperRyan on Dec 11 '09 at 1:29pm

Vague is the point, I suppose.

The new trend and/or winner could end up being anything, really. It's about imagination and being inventive, clever, etc. Limits or specific guidelines would hinder those aspects.

Johnny Baboon on Dec 11 '09 at 1:30pm

im thinking about starting the mediocre, underscored design trend, but that may have been done before

rossmat8 on Dec 11 '09 at 1:30pm

But being vague is fun almost as much fun as this other thing

ZapDolls on Dec 11 '09 at 1:31pm

I've seen alot of new "Owl" postings over at Emptees.

Maybe the owlers got a shot at it.

Stoma on Dec 11 '09 at 1:32pm

After a few months have past, when they see what the actually trend becomes, I'm sure they will have to take the prize back and give it to the true trend setter. It's only fair.

ZapDolls on Dec 11 '09 at 1:34pm

lol johnny baboon, "mediocre underscored desgin trend"

Bio-bot 9000 on Dec 11 '09 at 1:41pm

The new trend is going to be koalas riding motorcycles. with holographic ink.

skaw on Dec 11 '09 at 1:57pm

The last threadless loves threadless was "Create your own trend" ... we ended up printing 13 designs from that competition that were amazing!

Good luck to all who enter :)

gumbolimbo on Dec 11 '09 at 2:12pm

hahaha. it's hilarious to see that the list of cliche's to be avoided in that contest is still the today's cliches list. Plus ca change...!