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Nike Club to Club Design Competition: Sport & Lifestyle Apparel Edition

Nike Club to Club Design Competition: Sport & Lifestyle Apparel Edition

Deadline:
28th May 2015

LIFE GOES FROM ONE CLUB TO ANOTHER

Whether you’re working out or going out, what you wear has to look right, fit right, and work right.

Welcome to the Nike Club to Club Design Competition: Sport and Lifestyle Apparel Edition.

Design a head-to-toe outfit for a day in the life of the modern athlete.

The top 2 winning designers will receive one-of-a-kind, customized Nike product, and an introduction to the Nike Design Hiring Team.

All entries will be considered for a Summer Internship at Nike World Headquarters.

JARRETT IS 22 YEARS OLD He’s an Art History major, dedicated bike commuter and music lover. Wears performance apparel on his bike commute but his fashion sense won’t let him look like he’s still commuting when hitting up art shows or out with his friends.

TANIA IS 21 YEARS OLD Student by day, DJ at night, recreational tennis player all year. The weather can be tough and the budget is tight—but she needs multifunctional pieces that look good all the time.

HOW TO ENTER Choose Jarrett or Tania as your muse. Create three pages of design based on Jarrett or Tania’s day.

Judging criteria:

  • Consumer insights
  • Creativity/originality
  • Aesthetic/style
  • Storytelling

Entry: Free Location/Age/Experience: Open only to legal permanent US and UK residents who are students or graduates of an undergraduate or postgraduate higher-education institution and are aged 18+ at time of entry.

Prize: 2 Winners will each receive: $500 Nike Gift Card + Nike Customized Varsity Jacket + NIKEiD Product Experience, and an introduction to the Nike Design Hiring Team.

All entries will be considered for a Summer Internship at Nike World Headquarters.

ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE

Page 1: Inspiration Create an inspiration board telling us more about Tania OR Jarrett and what inspired your collection. Bring your athlete to life and show us how you approach the design process.

Page 2: Exploration Create five hand sketches showing head-to-toe outfits for each part of your muse’s day: drawings should be expressive and gestural in nature. Demonstrate your drawing skills and show us how you think.

Page 3: The Final Look Choose your best look and render it in technical, detailed full color. Include texture, prints, material specifications, etc. Bring your look to life and show us your technical skills.

HOW TO SUBMIT Your entry should be comprised of three pages in jpg format. Please create to view as landscape images at 5100 x 3300 pixels, but upload onto ARTS THREAD as landscape 700 x 453 pixel jpegs. Shortlisted entrants will be asked to provide the large-scale versions at at 5100 x 3300 pixels.

Already have an ARTS THREAD portfolio? Simply log into your account, upload your design, click on ‘Edit Profile’, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the box checked 'Nike Club to Club’14 competition'. Finally email us at nike@artsthread.com to confirm your entry.

New to ARTSTHREAD? To enter, register to create an ARTS THREAD account and at the bottom of the page click the box marked 'Nike Club to Club’14 competition'. Go to your email and click on the activation link sent to your email inbox then log in to your account and upload your project*. Finally, email us at nike@artsthread.com to confirm your entry.

*Remember to use the dropdowns on the Profile page to add your university or college & also to add your course/program title in the Course/Program Title box.

Please ensure you have read the OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE CLUB TO CLUB APPAREL DESIGN CONTEST

*Need help uploading? Read our ARTS THREAD FAQ guide

*Question about the Nike Club to Club Design Competition? Please email nike@artsthread.com

Want to maximize your chances? Read our ARTS THREAD guide to Competition entries