Greetings friends.

Here is some great news for all of you aspiring designers that are looking for the tools to take your game to the next level.

Springleap.com has now launched its very own Tutorials and Advice for designers.
This section has been a long time coming. I don’t know how many requests I have received asking for advice on designs and general hints & tips in the past….in any case it was LOTS!

Basically the Tutorials and Advice for designers section is filled with anything from write-ups on various subjects to links for online video tutorials.
It’s not only a vault of tutorials, but it also strives to give designers a serious cache of inspirational discussions, in order to get those creative juices flowing.

Thus far we have had articles on creating custom fonts, vintage effects and using transparency tricks.
The articles may not be specific for the requirements of the actual Springleap competition, but also cater to designers other interests.

We also want to empower our designers by giving them guidance in regards to their submissions which go beyond physical design. For instance I put together a blog that revolves around Submission Write-ups and how they can affect community votes. Important stuff that may go underneath the average designer’s radar.

There is something for everyone, so jump across and take a lookie at our Tutorials and Advice for designers blog for yourself.
CLICK HERE

Duncs.

Check out this toasty winter warmer special going down at Springleap.com

Many of you will be familiar with the awesome Tiger Hug design by mega-artist Colwyn Thomas (aka: Colwyn). Well this design continues to blow peoples minds at Springleap, so we decided to put together a Tiger Hug special that includes not only the t-shirt but also the super hot Tiger Hug Hoodie.

Yes indeed, we have a Springleap.com hoodie available and let me tell you, it is AMAZING!!!!So, in honour of this brilliant designer here is a special that melts away the winter blues and gives you warm cocoa feeling alllllll over J  

Buy 1 Tiger Hug hoodie for the low price of R350 and get the matching Tiger Hug t-shirt…FREE.

Now you can’t tell me that this special doesn’t excite you…in fact it should make you ROAR like a tiger!

In order to take advantage of the Tiger Hug SPECIAL please use coupon code ‘tiger’, when you go to checkout.
Special valid from: 22 July until – 22 August 2010
SA only, no pre-buys & no gift vouchers.
Special only applies to selected designs.

Colwyn is a South Africa designer that is pushing the boundaries of what people can expect from our local artists. CLICK HERE to cruise across to his website…you will be astonished!
We have only a limited amount of Tiger Hug hoodies available, so act before they disappear!

REMEMBER TO SELECT YOUR TIGER HUG HOODY AND T-SHIRT WHEN CHECKING OUT.
Tiger Hug special while stocks last.

D.

Greetings design fans.

One of the coolest theme competitions to hit Springleap.com in recent months has to be our super styling, old school Retro theme competition.
After a fierce battle of 8-bit insanity Kingslip emerged victorious and took the win!

Kingslip has been submitting designs to our competitions for as long as I can remember. Indeed it’s difficult to keep track of all the wicked cool designs that he has sent us over the compo eons.
His winning design I mean like WOAH is however his very first winning design on Springleap.com
So this is indeed a very special moment for a guy that has added so much design power to our site.

I mean like WOAH is a design that reminds me of the days when our grandparents would wear tinfoil hats on their heads in order to survive the telepathic mind controlling powers of little green men from Mars.

The Buck Rogers helmet, complete with ultra “sci-fi” spaceship on top, really made me laugh.
This design is so awesomely retro its crazy.

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Sawubona everyone.

The soccer fever seems to have spread through the populace at lightning speeds…or at least the speed of sound thanks to our local vuvuzelas.
It seems that even the workplace has been affected by the soccer spirit. Well, in the positive sense I mean!
There is one little element that we need to be careful about. That is of course the bane of World Cup traffic.

As we all know the BIG GAME…that is, South Africa vs. The country that is going to be crushed by our power (Mexico), will kickoff at 4:00pm.
That means of course that if you want to catch the big game that you will have to get off work early.
Remember if you are working in certain parts of Cape Town traffic will be absolutely INSANE.
Take for instance my girlfriend who is going to have to get from Woodstock to Sea Point during one of the games. Dude, going through town for her will be nearly impossible. So she will have to take the back route to get home. Shoooo, I hope everyone can get home in time for the match!

The Uruguay vs. France game will commence at 8:30pm. So hopefully everyone will be where they need to be by that time. There will be a super colossal football fever in Cape Town, until very late. Remember when the games end, the parties begin! Take that into account or you may end up in a maelstrom of traffic madness.

If you are concerned about the World Cup traffic, best chat to your bosses and see if you can wangle a deal. Maybe try to come in early, so that you can leave at a better time!
Heck if you have cool bosses maybe they will even give you the day off

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Luke…I am, YOUR FATHER!!!!!!

Hi there one and all.

Here is some great news for all of you who are stumped on what to get your dad for Fathers day…yes indeed it is almost upon us.
Springleap.com, in hero-like fashion, swings in to save the day with a kickass Fathers day special that is light years ahead of anything the other online stores are offering.

Here is the deal boys and girls:
All you need to do is cruise across to the Springleap.com shop page and buy any 2 of our t-shirts and you will get a super cool Who’s your Daddy? design absolutely FREE!

To take advantage of this special, simply input the code: “yodad”.

Yep, it’s as easy as that!
So, in essence you can get yourself a design or two and still get the Who’s your Daddy? design, which your pops is sure to love, for nothing. Heck you could always just give him all 3 t-shirts.
He deserves it after all and this is a Fathers day special.

This Fathers day special will be available until the 20^th June. So you have some time, but I would bounce sooner rather than later, if I was you!

We love ya dad!

Duncs.

Hi there all you eco-warriors!

I’d like to take this opportunity to mention a Greenpeace competition that I feel really deserves all of our attentions. The basic idea is to rebrand the BP logo. Yes the company responsible for the atrocious oil spill we are seeing all over the media.
Here is a quick rundown about the spill and the Greenpeace competition itself.

The world has been hit with so many human atrocities in regards to pollution that it’s honestly hard to keep up these days. In recent weeks the story of stories has been about the “epic fail” of the immense oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by a BP rig.
The Deepwater Horizon spill has been seen as the worst man-influenced ecological disaster ever, or at least the biggest off-shore spill in US history.
Now that I serious stuff boys and girls!

The worst thing about the Deepwater Horizon spill is that very little has been done by the US government to contain the spill. Although actions have recently been taken by getting robots to cut holes in the pipe in order to install a cap, this was all done way, way, waaaaay too late to make a difference. The amount of oil that has spewed forth has made a terrible mess for the environment and has killed hundreds of birds and turtles. This only the beginning of what could be a ripple effect that will last throughout our lifetime and even our children’s childrens life times.

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Autobots ENGAGE!!!!!

The net has been abuzz lately with the news that mega-babe Megan Fox will not be included in the cast for the upcoming Transformers 3 movie by Michael Bay.
While this may come as shock to many of you out there, the actual reason for the cast omission is rooted in a bitter feud between Fox and Bay. She says she left of her of volition, but Bay is saying he canned her ass!
So now we have a new leading lady to step in to fill this void. Who is possible of such a feat?
Well, the powers that be believe that the girl for the job is a lingerie model named Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Yes that right boys and girls, she isn’t even a seasoned actor, she poses in her knickers for a living!
Supposedly this girl has appeared on Britain’s Next Top Model and has been seen in episodes of Victoria Secret Fashion Show. About her only other claim to fame is that she was being dated by Jason Statham of the shocking Transported franchise.

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PAAAAAAAAAAAAAARP Game ON!

With the imminent first kickoff for the World Cup 2010 commencing on Friday, the football fever that I spoke of yesterday has begun to really reach new heights here in Cape Town.
There is a sea of green and yellow South African football jerseys flowing through the streets, as well as a great many ripples of foreign team supporters.
The final touches are being tweaked and double checked. The flags are flying and the football posters are all over the place. It’s amazing what can be achieved in less than a month.
So far I have, as yet, not seen many pictures of Durban’s advertising/marketing efforts. I have seen Jozies and Cape Town for myself however. As far as I’m concerned Cape Town is leading the pack and is the most capable to receive our overseas visitors. Although I have no doubt that Joburg will step it up before game time!

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Hi there all you Leapers out there!

With so many awesome theme competitions lately, as well as the Open Theme compos, it’s easy to forget that our Springleap Us competition is still running.
Well I’m here to tell you that it is most certainly still going…and still, ROCKING!

This is a very unique competition that we are running boys and girls. The Springleap Us theme is all about you getting involved with Springleap.com in a much more profound, lasting way, than ever before. The winner of this competition will not only make some great money, get huge exposure and have their design become our official Springleap.com t-shirt, but also have the chance of having their design integrated into our new theme for the website itself. WOW!
The Springleap us competition has been extended and will be closing on the 27^th of July, which means that you have plenty of time to get your own wicked designs through to us.

If this theme competition has shown me anything, it is the fact that designing a logo for a company isn’t as easy as everyone thinks. No sir, you have to not only deliver an eye catching design, but it also needs to hold true to the overall spirit and energy of the brand itself.
Whilst perusing the submissions so far, I can see that many people have designed fun logo’s, but at the same time seem to “drop” the proverbial ball when they execute their designs.

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Greetings one and all.

Football mania is sweeping the nation as the final countdown looms for the BIG kickoff.
The air is electric with anticipation and the multitudes of various tourists from all across the globe can be felt everywhere.
It’s fantastic to see so many people out wearing their football jerseys, even though it’s not “Football Friday”. I don’t have a football jersey myself, but I feel compelled to wear lots of yellow and green. GO Bafana!!!!

I’m ashamed to admit that up until recently I was one of those people who resisted the pull of the football mania. It is the commercial suck that I sought to thwart. It makes my hair stand on end when company after company use the World Cup as an advertising tool. Well, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. These companies will do it anyway, even if they come across as completely fake. Dude I’ve even seen some can company advertising their stuff with a dancing crowd all holding their cans with lil SA flags on them. Can you say CHEAP!

Luckily for me over sensitive advertising filter has backed down a little and has allowed me to open up my heart to the whole World Cup affair! The football mania has got me excited for the games themselves. All the opening ceremony and concert stuff I’m not especially interested in. However I just can’t wait for the first whistle and the football assault. Boys and girls, these are the best football players on Earth….to have them all on SA soil, all at the same time is something truly special.

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