The challenge was

Submit a minimalist design inspired by iconic people, places and things.

These designs are more cool than dramatic. More subdued than emotive. They're sleek and often geometric.

They favor white space over blanketing the canvas. By their very definition, these designs should be stripped down to the most fundamental features and core expression. Symbols that represent anything you want to express: nature, alchemy, power...

If this speaks to you, get to work! Some of our favorite designs fall into this category and we're dying for more. Strip away all that is unnecessary and wow us with your elegant understatement.

Here are a few links for reference, and a few Threadless designs we love. Good luck!

Simply Clever: Beautifully Minimalist Graphic Design
Minimalist Typographic Posters of Famous Scientists’ Names
Selected Sculptures of Anne Truitt
Everest by Andy Smith
NTNL PRKS by Ross Zietz
Yosemite by Andy Smith