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Chrome Industries T-shirt Design Challenge

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arzie13
Bespoke Dream
by ross zietz (arzie13)

Together, we've made something great! After 45447 votes on 248 designs, here's what was chosen. Thanks for playing!

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Bespoke Dream

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magicpen64
Vive le Vélo
by Evan Bower (magicpen64)

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Vive le Vélo

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blinski
Fix Yourself a Fixie
by Michal (blinski)

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Fix Yourself a Fixie

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wolfcastell
Wheel Mouthed Monster
by (wolfcastell)

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Wheel Mouthed Monster

Your Challenge

Design a t-shirt inspired by urban bike culture.

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September 12 - October 3, 2011

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About The Challenge

More people live in cities than ever before, and many of them are taking their bikes to the city streets. Cyklar, bicicletas, and vélos are fun and inexpensive and they’re infiltrating asphalt cracks of cities across the world! For this challenge, create a t-shirt design inspired by the street, the bike, and the people of the urban biking movement. Take to the city streets. Visit bike hangouts. Research the history of urban cycling. Look at how bikes are reshaping your own city, from the social and economical impact to music, design, photography, and street art.

Keep in mind Chrome believes in simple, honest design; stuff that works well on a bike and in the bar. Create a design with all sorts of urban bikers in mind — commuters, professional messengers, fixed-gear freestyle riders, and journeymen on cargo bikes. We'll choose several designs from this challenge. We'll sell one on Threadless and the rest exclusively in Chrome stores and online.

The purpose of this challenge is to create a stand-alone design inspired by the theme, not a brand tee. Your design should not have brand names or logos on it.

Image representing Hailing A High Five
Image representing Live to Ride
Image representing Green Means Go
Image representing Mapped Out
Image representing Fix Yourself a Fixie
Image representing 'til Death
Image representing We Ride Rough!

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Image representing Cycle Forever
Image representing Bicyclecipse
Image representing Bolt
Image representing Skyline
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Up for Grabs

  1. $750 cash

  2. $750 gift certificate from Chrome

  3. One-of-a-kind Citizen Messenger Bag with fabric, colors, and patchwork customized by you

Chrome Industries T-shirt Design Challenge

Since 1994 Chrome Industries has been making bags, apparel and footwear for people who ride, work and live in the city. Rooted in urban bike culture, we’re committed to building bags, apparel and footwear that survive the demanding conditions of the city. Our headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, and we have retail shops in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York.

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