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Design A Bikini: How to Win! |
Design-A-Bikini is under way, and we wish you all the best of luck! How do you become the grand prize winner, score $5,000 cash and get your bikini made just for you? Our judges include Roxy Head Designer Summer Rapp, Seventeen Magazine Editor Marissa Grumer, “Fab” of Fabsugar a.k.a. editor Samantha Durbin, Schick stylist Jennifer Rade, and professional surfer Kassia Meador. Some of our judges wanted to share exactly what is it they are looking for in a winning design.
So tell us judges, what are you looking for a in a winning design?
“The winning bikini design will come from someone who can articulate their understanding of the Roxy brand through design and who can present their concept/idea in a way that feels fresh and innovative.” – Summer Rapp,Head Designer for Roxy
“I’m looking for something different and groovy…something you want to live in every day and when you put it on, will you make you feel empowered and beautiful…”- Kassia Meador
“The winning design should show creativity, along with being on-trend, and wearable! The one tip I’d like to give the contestants is to have fun! Design is a great opportunity to show your vision, so use this opportunity to express yourself and create something that girls everywhere will want to wear!” – Jennifer Rade
Category : Bikini Design
Carrie says:
June 4, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Does anyone know how to put the templates into SmoothDraw ? I can’t seem to figure it out, so any help would be appreciated ! Thanks !
alanda says:
June 7, 2010 at 11:50 am
Carrie, If you open the templates, go to tools, then to select and zoom, then to snapshot. Left click to select the area of the template you want to copy and then you should get a pop up that says that the selected area has been copied and you can now paste your template into SmoothDraw.
mimi says:
June 7, 2010 at 7:26 pm
first u saves the template. then u go on zamzar.com, browse for it, and click the box to convert it to a jpg. file. then when u get it in ur email, u can save the new file and open in smoothdraw
hahaha<— <3 ya wiki.answers
Danielle says:
June 9, 2010 at 6:41 pm
do you have to use the templates?
Phamtastic says:
June 10, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Yes – the rules require all entries to be submitted with the templates provided. Thank you!!
chelsea says:
June 11, 2010 at 11:56 am
when does the contest end?
i also have another question….
if we print the templates out how would we get our design back on the computer to up load it?
please help=]
thanks=]
alanda says:
June 12, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Can you vote everyday and submit a design, since they are two separate contests?
Phamtastic says:
June 14, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Alanda: You can vote everyday, but can only enter once.
Chelsea: please scan in your design after you printed and have drawn on it.
Thanks!
Donna says:
June 16, 2010 at 8:17 pm
If i used adobe photoshop cs3 to create my design, how do i resize it to meet the file requirement to upload my image?
Paige says:
June 16, 2010 at 9:16 pm
I submitted a design but it still hasn’t been uploaded. . how long does that usually take ? I think its a little unfair for the whole user voting thing for the ones which are up longer than others. I mean first come first serve I understand, but mine was submitted days ago and the bikini list has yet to be updated since then. .
Marta Zarate says:
June 17, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Hello judges,
I would like to know if you see a better view of the designs submitted than what we see on the gallery. You see my current entry looks very blurry and you cannot see the detail I put into my design. Is it possible for me to resubmit my same entry without being disqualified? Or is there a way for me to fix this problem?
madison says:
June 18, 2010 at 6:59 pm
ok i don’t know how top get my two templents on my design drawing thing how do i do it
? HEELP PLZZ
Hailey says:
June 19, 2010 at 10:46 am
What is the the smallest file size and largest that you can submit??
Katie Denton says:
June 21, 2010 at 8:02 am
My bikini design was just approved yesterday, and everything looked good. But for some reason today the title of my design was replaced my someone’s name (Jennifer Spriggs?), some of the accessories I had chosen were changed, and the description is something I didn’t write (and my description is gone). Just wanted to make someone aware.
Caitlin says:
June 21, 2010 at 3:31 pm
I have a question for you.Can you tell me how to upload the templates on Paint.NET because i can’t figure it out.I saved it into my personal files but when I tried to upload it,the template didn’t show up in my files.Is there a way to avoid this problem?
Phamtastic says:
June 22, 2010 at 4:32 pm
@Hailey: the maximum file size is 500k.
@Katie: we will forward this to our technical team. sorry about the mix-up!
@Caitlin: i’m not exactly sure what you are doing wrong. make sure to save your file onto the desktop. maybe that way it will be easier to find. thank you!
Paige says:
June 23, 2010 at 7:54 am
I also had the same problem with my design – the design was still there, but the items I chose, the name, & the description all got changed to someone else’s.
Ayla says:
June 29, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Okay, so how do you do ANY of this? I don’t understand how I’m supposed to do this! Please help! [tell me how to open everything and such please]
Kirsten says:
July 7, 2010 at 9:40 am
Okay, so I designed a bikini freehand and scanned it back onto my computer. Now my file size is way too large! Does anyone know how to compress the file to be 500k rather than 16kb?
Lindsay says:
July 11, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Does anyone know how to shrink the size of the file so it meets the file requirement to upload? Thanks!!
leanne says:
July 12, 2010 at 7:29 pm
How do i “stack” the images? im not sure how to do it. im using gimp
Janice says:
July 14, 2010 at 12:46 am
Bou…. i want to design a bikini too
I’m not resident of US, can i??pleeeease
Sophie says:
July 14, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Hey guys, so I uploaded my bikini and noticed it was really blurry and was hoping to remove it and redo the upload before getting it approved by the judges. Does anyone know if it’s possible?? Please let me know! Thanks
Lindsay says:
July 17, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Is it possible for your design to take longer than four days to be approved? Has anyone else’s taken longer?
Kate says:
July 18, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Hi, I entered a design so tell me what chances do I have of even coming close to winning. I really wannt this!
Phamtastic says:
July 19, 2010 at 11:33 am
@Sophie – we reset your profile, you’re free to upload again!
@Lindsay- it looks like we received the image, but you didn’t complete the submission process yet. please log back in and make sure you follow other steps to submit like “accessorize your bikini” and more. thanks!
Jennifer says:
July 27, 2010 at 11:41 am
Hello! I submitted my design on 7/19, but it still hasn’t made it to the gallery. Every time I log in the site keeps telling me to accessorize my look, but I have gone through this process at least 3 times already because the design never makes it to the gallery. I don’t know what else I can try. Thanks for your help!
Britney says:
July 27, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I have a quick question. So I have uploaded my design but it hasn’t gotten on and it has been awhile since that time so I was wondering if it was rejected or maybe the process wasn’t complete? If you could help me that would be great! Thank you!
Kelly says:
July 28, 2010 at 7:55 pm
PLEASE HELP!! I just uploaded my design and received my confirmation upload email but it it’s not me. It lists another girl and her entry name, etc. I hope this can be fixed quickly so my design can be judged and I can get votes!
Kelly says:
July 28, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Oh, and like Sophie – I used the recommended 390 Pixel height and my JPG on the entry form was very blurry. I was hoping to be able to re-upload a better JPG before judging closes. Of course, first, I need to get my confirmation sorted out since it lists someone else. Thanks!
Hayley Sommer says:
July 29, 2010 at 3:09 am
I printed the bikini template and designed it freehand. Then, I scanned it in my printer. Now, I can’t find the scanned image. I looked in the printer folder and in the picture folder. Where else should I look?
Kelly S says:
July 29, 2010 at 10:46 am
Hi again. Thanks for getting my bikini posting sorted out. Like Sophie – I would still LOVE to be able to upload a less blurry image. I have one ready to go. PLEASE – you can’t see the details in the suit very well. Thank you! Kelly
Phamtastic says:
July 29, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Hi, we’ve taken a look at your suit – it doesn’t look blurry to us! looks good actually. is this ok with you?
good luck!
Phamtastic says:
July 29, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I would suggest searching for it. Sorry, we can’t provide tech support, since it’s your printer. We could have no way of knowing your settings.
Phamtastic says:
July 29, 2010 at 4:04 pm
@britney.a.flores – we just logged into your account. Seems fine. Just log in and accessorize and describe your entry.
thanks!
Phamtastic says:
July 29, 2010 at 4:05 pm
@Jennifer – sorry you were having issues. it’s up now! good luck!
Bridget Sargent says:
July 29, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Is there any way to re-load the bikini? My image looks awful lol.
Mica says:
July 30, 2010 at 8:13 am
Hi! I read some of the comments above and im experiencing the same problem as others have. I uploaded my design more than 4 days ago and it still hasnt been uploaded to the gallery even if i got a confirmation email. When i logged in again, it asked me to accessorize and put the description again. So i sent my design for the 2nd time. I’m just scared it might not work again and my design wont be uploaded successfully by the time the contest ends.
Please help!
Kelly S says:
July 30, 2010 at 8:41 am
Hi PHAMTASTIC – So happy you think the image looks good! I am still bummed about how blurry it is, especially knowing I could upload a clearer version so the judges can see all the detail. The 390 pixel height made the file small – I have a better file that meets the 500K limit ready to go if you think I could upload. It’s just a little heartbreaking after all the time spent on the details of the design but I understand if it’s not doable. Thanks for your time!
Phamtastic says:
July 30, 2010 at 9:52 am
@ Bridget Sargent – you’re profile was reset, you can upload your design now again.
@ Mica – you’re profile was reset, you can upload your design now again.
@Kelly S – I did not reset your profile, because you have votes. this would cause you to lose your votes, unless you don’t mind.
Kelly S says:
July 30, 2010 at 10:31 am
I am not very concerned about the votes unless you think they really affect the judges selection. I assume they do not based on what I have seen. Let me know what you think.
Phamtastic says:
July 30, 2010 at 10:37 am
@Kelly – your profile will be reset then. the votes do not weigh in with the judges.
Kelly S says:
July 30, 2010 at 11:08 am
Thanks for all your help. Sorry to be a pain. You are “PHAMTASTIC!” (sure you’ve heard that once or twice).
Kelly S says:
July 30, 2010 at 11:28 am
HELP AGAIN! I just uploaded a 400K file that’s an RBG JPG and I am getting the little blue square with the ? mark – so it’s not showing the file. Does this mean it wont show in the gallery? Do you know why this is occurring?
Bridget says:
July 30, 2010 at 2:38 pm
My bikini design is up-loaded but the pixilation is discouraging. How can I get it so that it looks much better? Right now it’s in JPEG format at just under 500k. After I get that figured out can I re-load?
Sorry to be a bug!
Mica says:
July 31, 2010 at 4:49 am
Thank you so much Phamtastic!!!!!
Amanda says:
August 21, 2010 at 1:45 pm
My bikini design didnt get into the finalist. but if you want to check it out, look under ‘color splash’ mine is under the name AmandaK and it is pink, yellow, orange, and blue. check it out and help me get my designed made into a bikini.
xoxo,
amanda