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Okay, so I’m getting ready to start selling a Dirt Candy t-shirt, and I’ve realized that I can’t make people pay for a shirt that’s nothing more than a t-shirt with a Dirt Candy logo slapped on it. I’m turning to you guys, the fabulous designers, artists, and illustrators who are my customers (and even the ones who are not my customers) and asking for your help.

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I want you to design the Dirt Candy t-shirt. My one request is that it incorporates the logo…somehow.

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I’ll be taking submissions from now (right now!) until Thursday, May 24th. If you want a Photoshop copy of the logo to work with, just email me at info at dirtcandynyc dot com and I’ll send one over to you right away. And you can submit a jpg of your design to that same email address. If we pick you, we’ll email you for a more high resolution file.

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What do you get for designing this bold new look for Dirt Candy shirts? The winning design will get a free dinner for two at the restaurant, and you’ll be credited (or your company will be credited, or whatever name you want will be credited) as the designer of the shirt in the Dirt Candy online store (when it opens, which will hopefully be in July).

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Not what I had in mind.

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Small print section: the t-shirts I want to use are white women’s and men’s shirts, but if another color is crucial to your design, I’m open to it. Right now I’ve sourced Gildan SoftStyle Fitted T-Shirts with round necks, not with plunging neck lines that show chest hair. I really want the design to work for both men’s and women’s shirts, but if you come up with two gender-specific designs, I’m good with that, too.

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Most of all, I want you to mutate, mutilate, mayhem-ate, and make most awesome the Dirt Candy logo as you come up with the Best. T-Shirt. Design. Ever.

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This designer has a lot of heart!

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(Really funny designs may get an extra honorable mention prize.)

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