Due Date: End of Semester
The competition is designed to assess the ability of the competitor to design and produce a rendering of a chapter T-shirt design, as well as give a presentation regarding all aspects of the creation of the design.
- Two presentations are required: a visual presentation and an oral presentation.
- A space will be provided for competitors to display the design documentation.
- Preferably, entries will be created in a design software package such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, or Freehand. Entries may also be hand-drawn, painted, or rendered in colored pencils or markers.
- The visual presentation will consist of the printed design documentation.
- The design documentation will contain 8.5”x11” drawings, sketches, thumbnails, roughs, composites, lists, etc. that were used during the design process. Competitors may place any design asset or element that was used to create the design in this documentation to aid in the oral presentation.
- The design documentation must include the following in this order:
- Title Page. Include name of teacher, school name, school address, and school telephone number
- Table of Contents. This should be page 1. The table of contents will follow the presented order list with page numbers.
- Entries must be submitted in a binder or folder. This will contain no more than 25 sheets of 8.5”x11” paper. Only the front surface of the 25 sheets may be filled.
- Penalty: 5 points per surface will be deducted for exceeding these maximums.
- Artwork submission is 8.5”x11”. The artwork should be a comprehensive design and be displayed as a “proof” – a professional impression of the final design. All entries must be rendered in color.
- The front-only T-shirt design will include elements to represent the competitor’s chapter and SkillsUSA. This should be a shirt that a SkillsUSA member would like to wear.
- The following text must appear on the T-shirt design: SkillsUSA Morton and the current year of the national competition 2024
- The “No Limits” theme logo may be used.
- All copyright laws must be followed in the creation of the design and presentations.
- The T-shirt designer must specify the color of the shirt the artwork is intended to be printed onto.
- Competitors will deliver a ___to___ minute presentation and question/answer session regarding their design. They should display all their preliminary research and work (sketches, layouts, etc) in the visual presentation (design documentation).
- Talking points should include:
- How the competitor came up with the design
- The process used in developing the design
- The design’s unique qualities
- Why other students/advisors would want to wear it
- A defense of design decisions based on the question/answer session
- Describe the printing method of the entry
Create a new folder and title it T-Shirt Design (This is where all materials for your t-shirt design will be stored)
Do not steal other people's work (use original design work)
Be Creative
You can use the Skills USA Logo in your design (download it from here)
Download and use this Colored T-Shirt Swatch to place your design into and apply it to different colored shirts.
50 points for the design