Hi there one and all.

Weeeeee have a winner folks!
It looks like my winning design detector has been working quite well lately. Even though this design came through late to the competition voting page it still managed to wrestle away the win from a whole host of killer cool designs. In actual fact I did a blog on Tu’s brilliant winning Freedom Walker design maybe 2 days before the winner was announced, saying that I felt it deserved a mention and should have been in my Top Design picks for the Faces of Africa theme compo.
So let’s hear it for the amazing Tu and his stunning winning design Freedom Walker….hippidy hip hooray!!!!

One thing for sure this design has it all going on! Not only is the design unique and interesting, but it has also been put together beautifully and with a very close adhering to the proposed theme.

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Pew Pew….level up…boing boing SPLAT!

Ello ello my Springleaping buddies.

I’m ever so stoked about our latest Springleap.com theme competition. I grew up playing the most classic 8-bit games ever and it has always been a privilege of mine to grow up in a time when games were still in their infancy…I suppose it makes me appreciate modern day uber games that much more. I mean I come from a time when games were simply text based…no graphics. I’m sure some of you will remember the insanity of Zork and even those quirky online games like MUD’s Moosehead Sled….ahhhh those were the days!
So what exactly are the 8-bit Bytes back criteria?

There seems to already be tons of positive feedback from the community about the 8-Bit Bytes Back compo. I couldn’t believe how many members have been waiting for a competition like this to come along. I guess that means we can expect a big turnout in designs for this one.

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Hi there friends.

Today I thought I might give a recap on our current theme competition Advanced Photoshop.
First things first, the competition entries are rolling in nicely, but we want to see even more make their way across to us.

I seriously cannot highlight enough how important this competition is. This is one hellova opportunity for budding artists who want to get their name out there. I suppose you could call the Advanced Photoshop competition a “double whammy” of design exposure. Not only will you get the usual massive exposure on Springleap.com, which is amazing enough as it is, but you will also get a chance to be featured in Advanced Photoshop magazine which is read all over the world. Now that is exposure that you don’t get a chance to grab every day…this is special!

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Ello ello all u Leapers out there!

This blog has a two-fold function!
First: I want to highlight an awesome new submission for the Faces of Africa design theme competition called Freedom Walker by none other than design master Tu.
Second: talk about design that may have potential beyond t-shirt design.

Ok so first off Tu’s new design Freedom Walker! Unfortunately we had a small glitch on the backend and this fabulously awesome design only appeared for voting almost a day late. Hopefully this won’t reflect on the votes, because I know quite a few members hit the voting page as soon as it goes up.
This seriously funky design borrows the idea of the well known Johnnie Walker branding and transforms it into a truly South African design which suits Face of Africa down to the ground.
This design has mega potential and even though it is a late entry I feel that it could go all the way for the win…in fact if it had been posted sooner when I did my voting it would have ended up on my Top Picks for the compo list.

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Hi there one and all.

I never thought I’d write a blog on this subject, but hey, here is a blog about bad banking.

Ok, so we have all had sucky experiences with the band. They overcharge us with ridiculous service fees and lead us to believe that they are really our friends….lol. No, no, friends don’t usually hold onto your money and deceive you…just do what you are supposed to, don’t mess us around and help OUR money grow…simple as that.
 Anyway that aside, when I talk about bad banking, I’m actually talking more about the fact that I had a bad experience with one of the FNB ATM’s the other day.

If you are in the Sea Point are and use the ATM at the Checkers you will know exactly what I’m talking about. Recently they must have changed the software because they have a new “idle” screen that pops up whilst waiting for a human to put in their card. I’m not sure why, because FNB’s colour scheme is blue and orange, but for whatever reason it displays a full red screen…bad banking!

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Chuck Norris is Luke Skywalker’s real father!

LoLz. There is no actor out there that has been the subject of more jokes than this man!
Chuck Norris is a living legend who has wowed audiences for many years. His martial arts prowess has made him a legend, even starring next to such greats as Bruce Lee.
Today is a very SPECIAL day for Chuck….he turns 70 years old!
Not that that means anything, he will be alive to fight of the radioactive cockroach armies long after the rest of the human race is wiped out.

In honour of this amazing guy we at Springleap.com have decided to hold a competition:
All you need to do is come up with a brilliant Chuck Norris joke, the winner gets a FREE Springleap.com t-shirt….it’s that easy boys and girls.

You can either post a joke on the Springleap.com page, our Facebook Fan page, or simply tweet it to @springleap. Simple as!

We will make a posting as soon as we know who the winner is

Please be aware that this competition is only open to our SA members.

Have a chucking good day and once again…Happy Birthday Chuck Norris!!!!

Duncs.

8 Ball…corner pocket!

Yep this blog goes out to all you pool hall junkies out there. While many of us spend our weekends standing around some or other pub/club trying to sink the black, some of our more introverted human friends would rather stay at home on a Friday night and huddle around their PlayStations.
For those who would rather stay at home and play pool, here is an awesome new game called Hustle Kings, which is pretty much as real as it gets….well without actually holding a cue and leaving your room.

The new release Hustle Kings is an absolutely beautiful (yet simple) video game simulation of the real thing. While Hustle Kings may not be the most original game out, it still has potential for a high fun factor that will thrill those at home who like to play competitive games against their buddies…but what is the “lastability” of a game like this??
I remember back in the day, shooo I must have been in like 1994, we had a similar 3D style pool hall game….think it was simply called 3D Pool, can’t remember. But yeah, my buddies and I had loads of fun jamming that game…that was until we were old enough to sneak into pool halls and pubs lol.

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Hi there one and all.

Living with an interior designer has really opened my eyes to the world of home design. There is definitely an art in organizing a space and coming up with a truly “beautiful” interior scheme.
When I was younger all I knew is that I wanted Japanese this and Japanese that…because I’m pretty obsessed with that style. However, I have leant to open my eyes and accept design that may at first look outlandish and totally not “for me”. Whilst walking around Design Indaba 2010, I stumbled across many items that I would like to incorporate into my ultimate personal home design. One such item that I thought was really funky was the Twi-light table lamp by Snapp.

The Twi-light table lamp looks like something the Mad Hatter would have in his trendy Tokyo apartment! The table lamp itself relies on ambient light. The designers had this to say about the Twi-light table lamp:
“The Twi-light table lamp is inspired by the unusual and romantic ambient light reflected by the Earth’s atmosphere when illuminated by the sun hidden below the horizon.”
Ok, so perhaps that sounded a tad artsy for the more chilled interior appreciator, however when you actually take a look at this lamp you will understand exactly why they describe the lamp in this fashion.

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Insert cartridge….power on…pew pew dakka dakka!

Hi there all you designers out there! Guess what time….no it’s not time to join the military (that is for fools). It’s time to check our Springleap.com’s latest theme competition. Give it up for 8-Bit Bytes Back, a trip down memory lane to the video games of the 80’s.
This design competition is going to be very popular if my precognition has anything to say about it.

Ok so for those of you who don’t know what 8-Bit actually means, it refers to a specific old school generation of video game consoles that ran 8-bit cartridges (also known for 8-bit electronic music). The days of cartridge gaming is for the most part, a thing of the past. They cartridge style is no way as powerful as the modern gaming standard of DVD’s, which can hold much more space and even grander potential for graphics. However, there are still thousands of diehard fans that still enjoy blasting around on these old retro gaming consoles. 8-bit gaming may be dead, but every now and then it feels good to resurrect it from the grave and have a few laughs and screams.

Springleap.com recognises that there are still loads of us out there that still appreciate 8-bit games and indeed, make it part of our lives…after all it’s our gaming heritage. Our latest competition 8-Bit Bytes Back is an ode to a style that is looked upon with fond memories.
Can you conjure up a truly awesome 8-bit styled t-shirt design? I’m sure you all have plenty of great ideas for this one….it’s going to be a wicked fun competition.

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Well well lookie here!

As the final day of submissions for the Us theme competitions ticks away to closure, I’m sure all of you designers who are still intending to send something through to us must be in a flat spin.
Here are a few words about the various theme competitions and the current printing run.

Just a quick word of caution! Please understand that it takes time for our design team to check every single design and make sure that they are up to scratch and ready to be uploaded for voting. If you are still going to submit today, I suggest that you pull out the stops to try and have it submitted before 1pm today. After all you will still have to make the necessary adjustments and send it back to us, shooooo. This all has to happen before the team knocks off at 5pm.

So as you are well aware the Faces of Africa design competition is almost coming to an end. I would like to thank all the awesome designers who sent through their amazing work. The race seems to be another very closely contested one. Obviously I don’t want to give away too much, so I will keep my trap shut….but wow, it’s neck and neck with quite a few designs.
Honestly however, even us admin have no clue who will walk away with the win at this point….gotta love the excitement!

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