{"id":6084,"date":"2013-06-07T11:36:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T18:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=6084"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:05:02","slug":"fathers-day-tie-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/fathers-day-tie-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Father&#039;s Day Tie Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Father&#8217;s Day fast approaching, we thought this was an excellent opportunity for another design challenge! And what better way to celebrate the dad in your life than with a really great tie, made by you. We&#8217;ve partnered with the awesome folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/knottytie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knotty Tie Company<\/a> to help you do just that with our latest challenge.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re not familiar with <a href=\"http:\/\/knottytie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knotty Tie<\/a>, they are a new startup that lets you create your own amazing tie designs and then they handcraft your masterpiece for you. They recently had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/markjohnson303\/the-knotty-tie-designed-by-you-crafted-by-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very successful Kickstarter project<\/a> and we&#8217;re definitely excited to see them bring a little fun and creativity to the world of ties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knottytie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Knotty-Create-660.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Knotty Create-660\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6091\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Challenge\"><\/span>Challenge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cl.ly\/1z1i0e0T3h2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download our tie template<\/a><\/p>\n<p> and design a Father&#8217;s Day tie that features at least one asset from Creative Market. It can be a anything &#8212; a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/graphics\/patterns?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pattern<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/graphics\/illustrations?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illustration<\/a>, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/fonts?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">font<\/a>, and it can even be something you sell in your own shop.<br \/>\nUsing our template, simply place your design in the &#8220;TIE&#8221; folder where says &#8220;YOUR DESIGN HERE&#8221; and it will automatically be added to the tie.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Photoshop-Layers.png.webp\" alt=\"Photoshop Layers\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6103\"><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enter\"><\/span>How to Enter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\nComment on this post with a link to your design and a link to the Creative Market good(s) you used to help create it. You can submit as many tie designs as you like and entries will be accepted until <strong>midnight EST on Sunday, June 16th<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>**The template is large, please save and submit your entries at 1000px wide.**<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Winners_Prizes\"><\/span>Winners &amp; Prizes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\nAfter all the designs are in, our staff will select our <strong>top five<\/strong> favorite tie designs. Each of the talented winners will receive $25 in marketplace credit and their design printed on a tie courtesy of the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/knottytie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knotty Tie<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/knottytie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Knotty-Dinosaur-660.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Knotty Dinosaur\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6092\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nDoes that sound like fun? Good! Here&#8217;s a few selections from the marketplace that can help get you started with this challenge.\n<\/p>\n<p style='text-align:center;\"'><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/wearetomo\/6616-Dora-lovely-hand-made-icons?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/1-Dora-lovely-hand-made-icons-by-TOMO.jpg.webp\" title=\"Dora, lovely hand made icons by TOMO\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6108\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/FishScraps\/4235-Mustaches-are-COOL%21-PNG-PS-Brushes?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2-Mustaches-are-COOL-by-FishScraps.jpg.webp\" title=\"2-Mustaches are COOL by FishScraps\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6115\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style='text-align:center;\"'><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/MelsBrushes\/2713-Wild-West?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/3-Wild-West-by-MelsBrushes.jpg.webp\" title=\"Wild West by MelsBrushes\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6110\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/LynnSkipper\/1161-Cowboy-western-clip-art-pack?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/4-Cowboy-western-clip-art-pack-by-Pelican-graphics.jpg.webp\" title=\"Cowboy western clip-art pack by Pelican graphics\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6111\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style='text-align:center;\"'><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/gemma.garner\/5008-Vector-SpaceScape-Illustration?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5-Vector-SpaceScape-Illustration-by-Gemma-Garner.jpg.webp\" title=\"Vector SpaceScape Illustration by Gemma Garner\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6118\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/MelsBrushes\/4300-Mister?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/6-Mister-by-MelsBrushes.jpg.webp\" title=\"Mister by MelsBrushes\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6119\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style='text-align:center;\"'><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/isc\/3338-CEO-Pattern?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7-CEO-Pattern-by-isc.png.webp\" title=\"CEO Pattern by isc\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6120\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/shonachica\/5476-PSDs-Tileable-geometric-patterns?utm_source=CMblog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=TieDesignChallenge060713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2013\/06\/8-Tileable-geometric-patterns-by-shonachica.png.webp\" title=\"Tileable geometric patterns by shonachica\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6121\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nHappy creating!<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Father&#8217;s Day fast approaching, we thought this was an excellent opportunity for another design challenge! 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