Emptees is sponsoring a contest on Popdeck to see which of our designers can create the best skateboard design. There is no theme, just make it creative.
Winner gets $200 + a free board. Contest ends on July 13th.
Go sign up and submit your design. We’ll be choosing the winner along with the Popdeck guys, so make it good!
63 Comments
LitoQ said 5 months ago
woo hoo!
chrisrushing said 5 months ago
love that illy up there.
tboxer854 said 5 months ago
shakes head in excitement
ihearithurts said 5 months ago
In related news, Eric is shaking off the dust. http://indielabs.com/entries/all-work-and-no-skate/
Simply Complicated said 5 months ago
oh great here we go finley jimiyo and godmachine...can we just tell them not to do it so everybody else has a chance lol
gaunty said 5 months ago
Yours truly is resposible! Thanks
gaunty said 5 months ago
and I get a five dollar discount on my next board so hurry up and win godmachine
godmachine said 5 months ago
I dont think I will be entering guys- Ive already got a board in the running over there and I’ve ordered some samples off some other people. Keep your eyes peeled for Godmachine skatebaords coming soon!
gaunty said 5 months ago
So you’re going into businees?
godmachine said 5 months ago
not business- just gonna see how it all fairs. It did sound like 'GM skateboards' didnt it- i mean I’m gonna get some boards made up is all- want one?
LitoQ said 5 months ago
i do! and I dont even skate anymore!
gaunty said 5 months ago
Well I having a good week so maybe I’ll have the dosh. Sold two designs, found 30 euros, scored some overtime at work and won fifty quid on my parent’s premium bonds(1st time in 28 years). Friday the 13th my as. oops I’ll touch some wood just in case now.
godmachine said 5 months ago
saaaafe, I dont skate anymore- but its a good way to have art work on yr walls and look 'cool' at the same time.
justgeoff said 5 months ago
I don’t do contests. I get these anxiety issues. Yeah, I’m totally insecure about my work. It sucks losing.
Good luck to everyone who enters though. I can’t wait to see the submissions.
gaunty said 5 months ago
totally agree nothing cooler than an attractive quiver of decks of surfboards
andrE w. said 5 months ago
i had that blue board
the coyote II right?
my dads from the 70s
derekdeal said 5 months ago
is this contest any spicier than the norm over there?
Dave!PTS said 5 months ago
I would enter if I didn’t know that I had zero chance of winning. I’d do horrible, unforgivable things to have my own deck printed up.
Derek.. sub your reefer design!
derekdeal said 5 months ago
i think there’s a licensing conflict there, i was just curious anyway
ihearithurts said 5 months ago
No, just focused on Emptees’rs.
Dave!PTS said 5 months ago
Is there a limit to how many we can submit? I just (ashamedly) threw up my Sheriff design and I thought I should probably try to do something original specifically for this competition too.. I’m new to this 'vote for me thing' because i’ve never posted for competitions before.. maybe i’ll post lots of 'vote for my design on this website' blogs without reading Rushing’s 'Read me first' guide like a shameless noob..
quakerninja said 5 months ago
um there is a one design per contest rule in effect. I’m afraid your stuck, the plus is you get the early votes from people who don’t want to wait a month for the heavy hitters.
Is there a place to put a design for critique there are is it all final artwork only?
never mind I’ll just read up on it myself.
quakerninja said 5 months ago
question this is emptees only? or can the popdeck veteran locals have a crack, I don’t want to piss off any popdeckian locals
tboxer854 said 5 months ago
Contest is for everyone
wotto said 5 months ago
that graphic up there should win - thats awesome.
Randomentity said 5 months ago
what is the best way to mock a deck?
Universitee Apparel said 5 months ago
i just posted one up. did it for fun let me know what you guys think.
http://www.popdeck.com/submits/1380
quakerninja said 5 months ago
looks real clean. I voted.
Question Should critiques for competition boards be posted here, I mean in this thread or a new post? I didn’t see any critique section at popdeck, and I don’t want to send in an official design without a few eyes on it first.
Randomentity said 5 months ago
i say post em in this thread, i’m about to do one.
Robert Ottinger said 5 months ago
rad im entering...
im gonna make a deck with zombies, cut off fingers and hands and eyeballs and slime! im gonna totally win...
heavyprints said 5 months ago
I have a halfpipe in my back yard. I fell on my face on it alot of times. I hate it.
godmachine said 5 months ago
dont skate much do you.
quakerninja said 5 months ago
Heres round one, I played with a few more complicated designs but I think simple one looks nice. I want to do a pattern board rather than an illustration. Well see just wanted to put this up.
hmm. I’ll be back after I consult my crystal balls.
Robert Ottinger said 5 months ago
lol actually ive raced motocross my whole life, not much of a skater..... but i was just talking about the designs on emptees and giving people here a hard time : P
ihearithurts said 5 months ago
I just got word that Eric has broken his wrist skateboarding today. Poor dude.
heavyprints said 5 months ago
Man, that sucks. I hope it’s not a bad break.
Randomentity said 5 months ago
ooooooowwwwwwwww
reason #498 why i WALK like people are supposed to.
a killer wombat said 5 months ago
so he lasted 3 days? Shitty news, working on a computer with a broken wrist sucks... hope its the left, not that I hope it was broken, but from experience dealing with the left broken is easier than the right.
... used to race motocross so have had a few broken bones.
stremph said 5 months ago
Still working back up the whole balance thing apparently. Unfortunately it was my mouse hand, the right one. Broke in a few places but not looking like it needs a pin, we shall see. Moral of the story: design some cool decks so I won’t fall.
heavyprints said 5 months ago
lol That is an amazing moral.
Randomentity said 5 months ago
just posted mine
http://popdeck.com/submits/1387
Jon Kruse said 5 months ago
this one is pretty awesome
http://www.popdeck.com/catalog/show/18
quakerninja said 5 months ago
here is try 2 lego board, what do you think?
LitoQ said 5 months ago
yeah man thats sick
Jon Kruse said 5 months ago
it looks like a peanut
a killer wombat said 5 months ago
I was thinking more like a maxi-pad
AndrewOliv said 5 months ago
hahahaha!!! thats the first thing that jumped to mind for me too!
LitoQ said 5 months ago
I say its a nutter butter
hideouscarwreck said 5 months ago
uncle randomentity that dino board is rad!
Randomentity said 5 months ago
THANKS! i have the design on a shirt too. I wish there was a way to know how the scoring was going.
man i love nutter butter cookies...i prefer the wafers though.
Who is that Mr. Rocks guy? He doesn’t seem familiar on here.
tboxer854 said 5 months ago
this contest is going to be a walk in the park if some of the you guys *wink wink* dont enter
Robmcbride said 5 months ago
90% of those are awful.
Randomentity said 5 months ago
mine rules.
AND WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE IN OUR CONTEST!
quakerninja said 5 months ago
The Blue Vote Button
Bearded Manticore Decal Madness
Heres my final, At least it’s better than a peanut.
wyel said 5 months ago
here’s mine!
You can vote here:
http://www.popdeck.com/submits/1408
Dave!PTS said 4 months ago
Holy shit.. this ends tomorrow right?! When do we find out who won? Wyel or DCAY for the win methinks.. even though I’d probably kill a man to have my own board.. i’m talkin' to you iheartithurts! You don’t want that on your conscience!
gaunty said 4 months ago
oh man tomorrow, I’ve had so many projects on the go I forgot about this! Good luck dave I would add you and mr rocks to the exquasion aswell
vinnyg said 4 months ago
popdeck should make fiberlight decks
t.rupp said 4 months ago
I know Im not going to win since I just submitted today but w.e
and I need to learn how to save shit so I get a better res
Dave!PTS said 4 months ago
I don’t think the voting matters so much, Emptees and Popdeck are picking the winner. Wait.. forget that everyone, the competition’s closed.. don’t submit anything..
*ahem*
I really wanna win this :(
t.rupp said 4 months ago
Ha thanks
Dont worry You got this!I just cant seem to get something saved and uploaded without losing at least 70 % of the quality.
Call me a N00000B if you must but I guess this is my cry for some help??
wyel said 4 months ago
Does anybody know when the winner will be announced!?!
Robmcbride said 4 months ago
Why does nearly every design suck balls?