Another glorious theme competition has come to a close and we celebrate the winning designer by doing little jumps for joy and screaming HOORAY!!!!
The Justice League theme competition was always going to be a closely contested battle between some really motivated designers, however only one could triumph and I’m happy to say that the choice is a design that will undoubtedly become one of the few “Springleap.com classics”.
Congratulations go out to WolFox for his absolutely killer cool retro Rabobi, Rabobidesign.
Basically if you grew up around the same time I did in South Africa you would have seen mega cool Spiderman cartoons that were translated into Setswana. Not only was it a cool cartoon but it had some of the funniest theme song dialogue I have ever heard, such as, “Uppercut KO one time!”
Yes indeed it was very South African hehehe.
The Rabobi, Rabobi design is a super hero design that speaks directly to our own society and our past. Every time I see this design by WolFox my mind is cast back to the days when I used to dress up in my very own Spiderman costume and leap from couch to couch.
Get ready for the next super hot Springleap.com theme competition! I really feel as if this latest compo has lots of potential and that there are plenty of artists out there who will want to get involved. Ladies and gentlemen without further deviation I give you the Vintage Vibes and Radical Retrotheme competition.
Yes thats right everyone it’s a full on old school design assault that will leave us doing the hippy hippy shake and wondering what the hell DVD’s are!
As the name implies the Vintage Vibes and radical Retro theme competition is all about casting our minds back to the days of our parents and their parent’s parents and coming up with a design that truly captures the moods, styles and inclinations of the past.
This competition is pretty open about what is acceptable, a long as you keep it in the realm of the retro/ vintage arena. Think retro as early as Yoyo’s and as old school retro as the 1920 with their classic style mobsters and jazz infused society.
Honestly anything from the past can be retro…but there is a fine line between iconic retro and simply “old”.
Submissions for designs begin: 15th April 2010 Submissions for designs end : 11th May 2010 Voting begins : 13th May 2010 Voting closes : 27th May 2010 Winner is broadcast : 27th May 2010
One of the main features of the Capetoniandance scene is the awesome summer outdoor trance parties. Unfortunately the cold winter months are almost here, which means we will all be chased indoors very soon and be forced to huddle together for warmth hehe.
However before the truly cold weather hits i suggest you hit one of the last remaining outdoors trance parties before it’s too late.
This weekend (30th April-2nd May 2010) it’s time to head to Cape Town’sA Land called Hystericaparty!
Psynopticz and Fu.Cha Gatherings combine their awesome powers in order to bring you the super funky A Land called Hysterica party. As I mentioned this will be one of the last hospitable outdoor events before Mother Nature (Gaia to her friends) turns down the heat.
This is going to be 3 full days of foot stomping dance action that will be a pity to miss…there is a definite unique atmosphere to these late summer parties that you just can’t capture at the sweltering midsummer jols. Maybe it’s the cold that draws everyone together and huddles them all in one BIG dancing mass of trance energy.
Last month I let you know about the super cool little newspaper called Hola Cape. It has a great range of events in and around Cape Town and gives travellers some really great ideas for activities and destinations. This month Hola Cape Town gives a rather insightful look at the Garden Route and its many wonderful nooks and crannies.
Anybody who has gone up the South African Garden Route will vouch for its beauty and rather eccentric hideaways. I went through the Hola Cape Town destination list and I am happy to see that there are but 2 recommended spots that I have thus far not had the opportunity to visit….I must definitely head out that direction asap!
