Google giving away $2000 and free iPhone for whomever designs the next GMail T-Shirt!

[Ohene]

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2007/0...t-off-our.html

And more!!!

GRAND PRIZE:
* 8 gb Apple iPhone!
* Jawbone BlueTooth Headset
* $400 gift card for JetBlue Airlines
* A TON of Google memorabilia. You won't even believe it.
* $500 Threadless Gift Certificate (can be redeemed for $200 cash)
* $2,000 in cash

....when tasked with creating the ultimate Gmail T-shirt design, I decided to turn to the wisdom of the crowds: you, our creative and tech-savvy Gmail users. Starting today you can submit a design that you think embodies the Gmail personality most. Also, you'll be able score designs and let us know the designs that you think have the most potential (think: not ox weight, but T-shirt awesomeness).

We've teamed up with Threadless.com which does this sort of thing all the time. Threadless.com is a site where anyone can submit designs that they'd like to see appear on a T-shirt, people vote, and a small number of winners are printed and sold online. Today, Gmail and Threadless launched a competition created specifically for Gmail with the theme "Connect!" To make it even more interesting, we're giving away an 8GB iPhone, a Jawbone Bluetooth headset, a $400 gift certificate from JetBlue Airlines, some fun Google schwag, and a whole bunch of moolah to the winning designer. So go ahead and pull out your Moleskine notebook, sharpen those No. 2 pencils, and submit away. The contest opens today, and will close at 11:59:59pm CST on August 16th.

Remember that I'll be looking to all of you to help grade the designs. In a way, I trust your judgment more than mine. After all, I once tried to launch Gmail Paper.

LINK TO CONTEST DETAILS
http://www.threadless.com/loves/gmail

[Ratman2050]

Pretty interesting contest and worth it, but it I am not a web designer, too bad, maybe 8everything should do this.

[imteaz]

damn i wish if i was a Designer, then i would submit my Design for sure.
yah 8everything might give a shot. good luck whoever submit.

[Ratman2050]

They Should have a more related contest, like something webmaster/seo/pr/etc. related. Something you need no talent to do.

[tradeya]

just think how many contestants will be make me dont wanna join it.

[||NeX||]

Why not? Many will think in that way. I´ll give it a try.

[adv4all]

thanks for the post, what a great gift .

[kazama]

Why I can't find the any page about the competition in gmail and threadless.com?

and who will judge the competition?

[putrati]

damn, I wish I could design

[rvcul]

pretty contest from google

[seo ranter]

I'm going to have my little brother deisgn something for me and then enter it

[vic_msn]

thats another reason for me to learn designing softwares

[Duality]

Maybe I should attempt this although I haven't designed in a bit.

[Obelia]

Only $2000 for such a high-profile T-shirt? Tightwads.

[Ohene]

Originally Posted by Obelia

Only $2000 for such a high-profile T-shirt? Tightwads.

you also get $500 for each batch of shirts ordered.

[r3born]

Good idea!
Too bad I have none...

Originally Posted by seo ranter

I'm going to have my little brother deisgn something for me and then enter it

[rmartish]

If I had any design skills I would enter it.

[ajitjc]

Did google is doing this?

[melbel]

That's really cool. I'll have to let my artsy friends know. Those are some pretty nice prizes. I'll take the money and the plane voucher!

[longhornfreak]

I would expect more of a payout by google. I would enter, but the chances of me winning on such a large scale contest are slim to none.