Spoonflower’s Weekly Design Challenges encourage creativity by inviting our community to submit designs around a theme and vote on favorites to win weekly prizes. See what design challenges are coming up and which designers were crowned grand-champion in past challenges here.
Be sure to visit this post to learn more about Spoonflower’s Design Challenge rules and moderation process.
Design Challenges Will Now Honor the Top 100 Designs
As Spoonflower Design Challenges grow, we are seeing more entries than ever before. Therefore, we’ve decided to expand the winners’ circle to represent this growth and celebrate more artists each week! Starting in August all challenge results will now recognize the top 100 designs. The top 100 artists will have their designs made for sale for free, without having to order a swatch.
This group will always be listed as a flat 100 and will not fluctuate to include ties. This will allow Design Challenges to run more seamlessly, while making it possible for us to reward more artists than ever before! There will be no changes made to how prizes are awarded for the top ten, which will still recognize ties.
Thank you to those artists who have been a part of these challenges from the very beginning helping to make them the Spoonflower fixture they are today, and welcome to those newer artists who have more recently joined in on the fun. We are so grateful you all are here and will continue to look forward to your inspired creativity each week.
Ready to celebrate the first group of top 100 designs? Check it out now for The Skies Above Bedding Design Challenge.
The Skies Above Bedding | Entries due by July 25, 2023
Look up at the sky, what do you see?
Whether you’re star gazing at night, cloud spotting during the day, or imagining what’s beyond your view in outer space, your challenge this week is to translate that into a beautiful bedding design inspired by the skies above.
Entries will be previewed on a Sheet Set (top view). Submissions close July 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins July 27. Winners will be announced August 3. See official rules.
Cute, Cuter, Cutest Kids Sheets | Entries due by August 1, 2023
It’s a battle for cuteness in this challenge to see who can design the cutest sheets for kids.
Creative bedding can open up a whole new world for children, turning their bed from a place to simply sleep into a place where they can dream and let inspirations run wild. This week we challenge you to design the cutest Sheet Set you can imagine, turning any child’s bed into a delightfully adorable hideaway. Hint: check out Spoonflower’s Autumn/Winter 2023 Trend Report for inspiration on trending colors and motifs that could be helpful in this challenge.
Entries will be previewed on a Sheet Set (top view). Submissions close August 1 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins August 3. Winners will be announced August 10. See official rules.
Pantone Mega Matter Bedding | Entries due by August 8, 2023
Design for bedding using Pantone’s Mega Matter palette, a foundation of color that speaks of the earth, of rocks and the moss that clings to it.
Drawing from its origins, the bedrock of nature, this palette is imbued with the inherent qualities of natural color. Imagine your design on a Duvet Cover or Sheet Set, adding a grounding sense of nature to any bedroom.
An Important Note About Your Entry
Artists must:
Use one or more colors from Pantone’s Mega Matter palette, listed below.
Artists can:
Incorporate tints (lighter versions) of these colors.
Utilize the tints listed in the suggested color harmonies below, curated by Pantone.
Use gradients and textures.
Artists cannot:
Introduce new colors, black and white or darker shades of the colors featured in the palette.
The Mega Matter Palette
PANTONE 6119 C, #2E3C41
PANTONE 6184 C, #6F8067
PANTONE 6218 C, #949FAC
PANTONE 6171 C, #5BA763
PANTONE 6134 C, #82CAD3
Suggested color harmonies to complement this palette, curated by Pantone
Harmony 1:
PANTONE 6184 C – 50%, #B3BDAF
PANTONE 6134 C – 30%, #D9EEF1
PANTONE 6119 C – 20%, #D1D4D5
Harmony 2:
PANTONE 6218 C – 30%, #DDE0E4
PANTONE 6171 C – 40%, #BCDBBF
PANTONE 6184 C – 30%, #D1D6CE
Harmony 3:
PANTONE 6134 C – 25%, #DFF2F3
PANTONE 6171 C – 25%, #D5E8D5
PANTONE 6218 C – 50%, #C6CCD3
Palette and trend theme inspired by PANTONEVIEW Colour Planner Autumn/Winter 2023/2024 WOW.
Entries will be previewed on a Sheet Set (top view). Submissions close August 8 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins August 10. Winners will be announced August 17. See official rules. This challenge includes additional prizes, scroll to the bottom of this post to learn more.
Tween Spirit Bedding | Entries due by August 15, 2023
Channel your inner tweenager for this week’s bedding Design Challenge.
As tweens and teens, a bedroom is an oasis reflective of personal style. This week you’re challenged to design bedding that would make any tween feel like they’ve got the coolest room in town. Some trending styles to get you started are mid-tone color palettes (think colorful, but calming), curves and arches, aesthetic word art, minimalist illustrations and nostalgic icons & motifs.
Reminder: Public domain imagery is not permitted in challenges. This extends to text, including song lyrics.
Entries will be previewed on a Duvet (top view). Submissions close August 15 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins August 17. Winners will be announced August 24. See official rules..
Monochromatic Duvet Covers | Entries due by August 22, 2023
Pick a color, any color, and design a monochromatic Duvet Cover.
Test your design skills in this challenge by using tints (base color + white), shades (base color + black) and tones (base color + gray) of your chosen base color (or hue) to create a monochromatic design. Find inspiration in the Monochrome Moments Design Challenge from 2022, but this time around stay focused on an elevated design that will really shine as a Duvet Cover.
An Important Note About Your Entry
Artists must:
Select a color (hue) to create a monochromatic design by incorporating tints, shades and tone of that chosen base color.
Artists can:
Incorporate black and white.
Artists cannot:
Introduce other hues in addition to their chosen base color.
Entries will be previewed on a Duvet (top view). Submissions close August 22 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins August 24. Winners will be announced August 31. See official rules.
Grand Prize
One Grand Prize Winner each week will receive $200 in Spoondollars. The winner will also receive additional exposure in our email newsletters and social media mentions.
The 1st place winner for the Pantone Mega Matter Bedding Design Challenge will receive a $200 Spoonflower credit, the brand new Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors Paper Traveler and a 1 year subscription to Pantone Connect.
Second Place
The 2nd place winner will receive $100 in Spoondollars.
The 2nd place winner for the Pantone Mega Matter Bedding Design Challenge will receive a $100 Spoonflower credit, the brand new Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors Paper Traveler and a 1 year subscription to Pantone Connect.
Third Place
The 3rd place winner will receive $50 in Spoondollars.
The 3rd place winner for the Pantone Mega Matter Bedding Design Challenge will receive a $50 Spoonflower credit, the brand new Pantone Fashion, Home + Interiors Paper Traveler and a 1 year subscription to Pantone Connect.
The rest of the top 10
4th through 10th place winners will receive a $20 Spoondollar credit.
The 4th through 10th place winners for the Pantone Mega Matter Bedding Design Challenge will receive a $20 Spoonflower credit and a 1 year subscription to Pantone Connect.
All of the top 100
Each of the top 100 entries, determined as set forth above, not receiving one of the foregoing prizes will be automatically proofed for sale in the Spoonflower Marketplace (approximately a $5 value) (the “Runner Up Prize”) if winners are verified sellers.
