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Announcing the Boba baby carrier fabric design contest winner!

March 9, 2010

Along with NAP, Inc., the sponsor of the contest to design fabric for the organic Boba 2G baby carrier, we are excited to announce the winner of the final round of voting!

As selected by the fabulous Spoonflower community, the winner is Dennis Bennett of Frankfurt, Germany with his "birds for Spoonflower" fabric.

Over 260 designs were submitted by talented designers. 3,200 individuals voted in the final round to choose the winner from 16 finalists. Dennis will receive $500 from NAP, Inc., and will work with them to name the carrier that bears his design. The carrier panel itself will be printed on GOTS-certified organic canvas using Spoonflower's eco-friendly water-based pigment inks.

The designs submitted to the contest were amazing and we would like to thank everyone who participated by voting or submitting your fabrics to the contest.

The voting totals for the 16 finalists were:

1. 593 votes for birdsforspoonflower by dennisthebadger
2. 398 votes for Kangaroo in Forest by image_capsule
3. 305 votes for Tree Party by ceanirminger
4. 283 votes for boba_nature by gaiacreative
5. 206 votes for Grow to the Sun! by chamomile
6. 194 votes for Stonebreaker by alicefukushima
7. 179 votes for Nature Monsters by jesseesuem
8. 173 votes for tipsy doodles by musterartig
9. 157 votes for bobabutterflies by lpds1220
10. 143 votes for Whimsical_Garden_BAE4 by birdsandbe
11. 135 votes for boogaloo_boba by marnielong
12. 119 votes for Sweet Tweet by jenimp
13. 115 votes for Virginia Rose by katty
14. 104 votes for Birds and Branches by emrick123
15. 64 votes for fernyforestchoco2 by kimkim
16. 63 votes for leaf_fall3 by antoniamanda

Boba Contest Top 16: Vote for your favorite fabric finalist!

March 4, 2010

Boba carrier finalists - vote for the winning design

We started with just over 260 entries in the contest to design a fabric panel that will be used in the new 2G organic Boba baby carrier. After three days of frenzied voting (46,000+ votes from close to 3,500 voters), we're down to a small handful of finalists. In the final round you'll have exactly ONE vote to cast for your favorite nature-themed fabric design.

Vote for the Boba winner

To avoid biasing the final results, we're not going to post vote totals for the semi-final round. In no particular order the talented finalists — and top vote-winners from the first round– are:

Submissions now open for contest to design fabric for Boba organic baby carrier: $500 prize

February 18, 2010

From today (Thursday, February 18) through next Thursday (February 25), you can submit one fabric design in your Spoonflower account to a special Fabric Of the Week contest being sponsored by NAP, Inc,. the makers of the Boba 2G, a baby carrier made using organic cotton. The winning fabric design, as selected by the Spoonflower community in voting March 1-7, will be used in the back panel of the baby carrier. The winner will get to work with the folks at NAP, Inc. to name the new carrier.

DETAILS

Theme: nature. Choose a design that appeals to children and parents alike.
Each designer can enter a single fabric design from her Spoonflower account. [If you don't have a Spoonflower account, they're free. Get started here.]
Entries are open from Thursday, February 18 through Thursday, February 25, midnight EST.
Voting will take place March 1-7 via the Spoonflower blog and newsletter.
The winner will be announced on March 9, 2010 and will receive a $500 check from NAP, Inc.

TO ENTER

Log in to Spoonflower. If you don't have an account, create one.
Go to your design library. If you don't yet have any designs, upload the design you wish to enter.
Pull down the Action menu underneath the design you wish to enter in the contest, and select Boba contest under Enter in Contest.
Choose the layout option for your design, then click the button that reads "Enter in Contest". If you wish to change the size/dpi of your design, you can do so using the edit option on this page.
If you decide to enter a different design or make changes, you can withdraw a design by following the same steps, then entering a new design.
You can only have one design active in the contest at a time. Once the entry period closes, we will 'freeze' the submitted designs.

DETAILS & GUIDELINES

Upload designs in JPG, PNG, TIF, or GIF format. Your artwork should be sized at 150 dp. Once uploaded, use the contest entry page to edit the repeat style of your
fabric design.
Please submit an original design that complies with Spoonflower's Terms of Use.
The fabric panel on the Boba carrier is roughly 15 inches by 10 inches, but is not rectangular.
The point is not necessarily to design a panel that fits exactly into the available space, but to design a beautiful fabric that will make the carrier more striking when sewn into the back panel.
Other fabric colors in the pack that your design should coordinate with: black and brown (Pantone 4695 U). The green Boba logo is Pantone 381U.
Submitted designs must be public. To edit which of your designs are
public, visit the Design Gallery page in your Spoonflower account,
click on Design Details and check the box on the lower right that
reads, "I would like to include this design in my public gallery."
In the keywords field please enter the word "Boba."
The size of the panel and the carrier colors are shown in the photo to
the right. Note that the hex values of the colors vary quite a bit
depending on your computer monitor — if you are seriously trying to match the
colors of the carrier, use the Pantone values.
The area of fabric that will be used in the carrier is the area in the photo that is green.
If your design wins the contest, you'll have a chance to work with NAP, Inc. to tweak and refine the design as needed before the fabric panels are printed and the carrier goes into production.
Please note that unlike Spoonflower's usual weekly contests,
participants in this contest must agree to grant NAP, Inc. full
ownership rights to their design should they win the contest. Neither
Spoonflower nor NAP, Inc. assert any rights over submitted designs not
designated winners. You may delete any design you upload to Spoonflower
at any time.
While we do not require that a design submitted to the contest have
been purchased first, please consider that it's a
good idea to at least see for yourself what your design looks like on
fabric before entering it in a public contest. Swatches are $5.
If you have any questions, please drop us a line here.

Visit the official contest page, which includes all of the above information as well as more about the carrier itself.

VISIT OFFICIAL CONTEST PAGE

Boba Baby Carrier Design Contest

January 7, 2010

– – – The winner of the Boba baby carrier design contest is Dennis Bennett of Frankfurt, Germany – – –

READ DETAILS ON THE CONTEST WINNER

Spoonflower is teaming up with the folks from NAP, Inc., to offer you a chance to create the new fabric design for the Boba Baby Carrier, a soft-structured baby carrier made from organic cotton.

NAP, Inc. is preparing for the release of the new Boba 2G–featuring removable foot straps and sleeping hood. To help celebrate, they are seeking nature-inspired fabric designs to be included with the new Boba 2G collection.

The winning design will be featured in the center panel of the carrier and must coordinate with the light or dark brown fabric used on the outside of the carrier.

The winner will receive $500 and the chance to work one-on-one with NAP, Inc. to name the carrier that bears the winning design.

Contest Details

The theme of submitted designs should be nature-inspired and appeal to children and parents alike
Before entering a design into the contest, you must upload it to Spoonflower. If you do not already have a Spoonflower account, creating an account is free. Click HERE to get started.
Enter your design between Thursday, February 18 and Thursday, February 25, midnight EST, using the process described below.
Voting will take place March 1-7 via the Spoonflower blog and newsletter.
The winner will be announced on March 9, 2010 and will receive a $500 check from NAP, Inc.

To Enter

Log in to Spoonflower. If you don’t have an account, create one.
Go to your design library. If you don’t yet have any designs, upload the design you wish to enter.
Pull down the Action menu underneath the design you wish to enter in the contest, and select Boba contest under Enter in Contest.
Choose the layout option for your design, then click the button
that reads “Enter in Contest”. If you wish to change the size/dpi of
your design, you can do so using the edit option on this page.
If you decide to enter a different design or make changes, you can
withdraw a design by following the same steps, then entering a new
design.
You can only have one design active in the contest at a time. Once
the entry period closes, we will ‘freeze’ the submitted designs.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to everyone. Entry is limited to one design per person.
The design theme is nature. Based on questions we receive, we may post modifications or clarifications to the requirements on the blog, so please check back periodically.
The winner will be the design that receives the greatest number of votes by the time contest voting closes on March 7, 2010, at midnight EST. Voting will be restricted to one vote per person. Duplicate votes, as determined by IP address, will not be counted.
A submitted design must be your own. You cannot nominate other people’s designs or use designs based upon other people’s work. Please make sure that your design complies with the Spoonflower Terms of Service.
A submitted design must already exist in your Spoonflower account. To have a Spoonflower account, you must first register the site and have uploaded a design. Doing so is free.

Prize. NAP, Inc. will award the creator of the winning design with $500 and will work one-on-one with the designer to name the baby carrier model that will feature the winning design.

Ownership of winning design. Unlike Spoonflower’s usual weekly contests, participants in this contest must agree to grant NAP, Inc. full ownership rights to their design should they win the contest. Neither Spoonflower nor NAP, Inc. assert any rights over submitted designs not designated winners. You may delete a design you upload to Spoonflower at any time.

Creating your design and uploading it to Spoonflower

You can upload designs in JPG, PNG, TIF, or GIF format. Artwork should be sized at 150 dpi and, once uploaded,
you can use the contest entry page to edit the repeat style of your
fabric design.
Please submit an original design that complies with Spoonflower’s Terms of Use.
The fabric panel on the Boba carrier is roughly 15 inches by 10 inches, but is not rectangular.
The point is not necessarily to design a panel that fits exactly
into the available space, but to design a beautiful fabric that will
make the carrier more striking when sewn into the back panel.
Other fabric colors in the pack that your design should coordinate
with: black and brown (Pantone 4695 U). The green Boba logo is Pantone
381U.
Submitted designs must be public. To edit which of your designs are
public, visit the Design Gallery page in your Spoonflower account,
click on Design Details and check the box on the lower right that
reads, “I would like to include this design in my public gallery.”
In the keywords field please enter the word “Boba.”
The size of the panel and the carrier colors are shown in the photo to
the right. Note that the hex values of the colors vary quite a bit
depending on your computer monitor — if you are seriously trying to match the
colors of the carrier, use the Pantone values.
The area of fabric that will be used in the carrier is the area shown as green fabric in the photo.
If your design wins the contest, you’ll have a chance to work with
NAP, Inc. to tweak and refine the design as needed before the fabric
panels are printed and the carrier goes into production.
While we do not require that a design submitted to the contest have
been purchased first, please consider that it’s a
good idea to at least see for yourself what your design looks like on
fabric before entering it in a public contest. Swatches are $5.
If you have any questions, please drop us a line here.