Join acclaimed Creative Director and Designer Jeff Staple for a three-week workshop on designing and launching your fashion brand. You'll follow a curated curriculum and learn the skills you need to create a shirt, a headwear piece and creative packaging that represents your brand.
Submit a Project for a chance to win a trip to the Agenda Show in Las Vegas, one of the industry’s leading lifestyle fashion shows.
Our panel of judges will select three finalists who will receive*:
- Booth space to display your brand and get discovered at the Agenda Show in Las
Vegas (Aug 13-15). This is normally an invitation only trade show!
- Roundtrip airfare and Hotel accommodations during the Agenda show
- Win up to $10,000 in prize money to help you start your brand
How It Works:
- Click “Join” above to officially join the workshop.
- Take a look at the workshop timeline below. You’ll be taking three classes and completing one final project. Your first step is due on July 2nd. Get started at any time!
- Carefully review the Final Project Brief and Contest Rules below.
- Introduce yourself in the Discussions tab above to get to know your fellow workshop participants. The Skillshare team will also be actively posting reminders and feedback here.
- Join Jeff Staple, Skillshare teacher and founder of Staple Design, for an online Q&A on Monday, July 2nd.
Workshop Timeline
Step 1: Due Monday, July 2nd. Get started by watching The Staples of Branding: Building a Company from Purpose to Product. In this class, Jeff shares first-hand experience and tactical advice that you can apply to your dream of building your own creative product company! We encourage you to use this class as a springboard for thinking about your brand and final project.
Step 2: Due Monday, July 9th. Watch The Definitive Guide to T-Shirt Design and Manufacturing to learn how to concept, design and manufacture a shirt that can form the foundation for your brand! Using what you’ve learned in this class, start working on your t-shirt design for your final project!
Step 3: Due Friday, July 13th. Watch Packaging Your Fashion Brand: Developing Hashtags, Labels, and More. This class will teach you everything you need to know to create all kinds of collateral that will allow you to tell the full story of your brand and give your customer a chance to truly connect with your vision! Start preparing your final project materials for submission.
Step 4: Due Monday, July 16th. Submit your final project! Be sure to incorporate all items as outlined in the Final Project Brief below.
Final Project Brief:
In order to be eligible, you must submit your complete final project including all items listed below to the project page for Packaging Your Fashion Brand: Developing Hashtags, Labels, and More by July 16th at 11:59pm:
- Your brand name
- Your brand website and instagram handle, if applicable
- Photo of a shirt, a hat design and packaging design that clearly displays your brand and concept. (Max 10 photos)
- 60-second product video that showcases your work
Final Project Review and Finalist Notification:
A panelist of judges from Skillshare and Staple Design will review the submissions and select 3 finalists based on the following criteria:
- Uniqueness and creativity of the designs
- Clarity of the branding and/or concept
- Perceived quality of the products and submitted materials
- Legitimacy of the brand (should have some digital presence)
The Grand Prize Winner and Finalists will be notified via email by July 26th, 2018.
About The Agenda Show:
Agenda is the most diverse and creative lifestyle fashion trade show in the world. Since 2003, Agenda has emerged as the premier destination for brands and retailers to converge. Agenda is where passion becomes profit and the business of creativity is conducted in a truly authentic environment. What began as a satellite show with a small grouping of 30 brands has since transcended into the quintessential lifestyle fashion trade show.
Agenda’s portfolio now includes four shows, in two cities, expertly curated with over 1,000 brands and a recurring brand-building conference. Buyers, brands, investors, distributors, and media hail from around the globe, gathering at Agenda to build partnerships, participate in the community, and grow their businesses.
Join acclaimed Creative Director and Designer Jeff Staple for a three-week workshop on designing and launching your fashion brand. You'll follow a curated curriculum and learn the skills you need to create a shirt, a headwear piece and creative packaging that represents your brand.
Submit a Project for a chance to win a trip to the Agenda Show in Las Vegas, one of the industry’s leading lifestyle fashion shows.
Our panel of judges will select three finalists who will receive*:
- Booth space to display your brand and get discovered at the Agenda Show in Las
Vegas (Aug 13-15). This is normally an invitation only trade show!
- Roundtrip airfare and Hotel accommodations during the Agenda show
- Win up to $10,000 in prize money to help you start your brand
How It Works:
- Click “Join” above to officially join the workshop.
- Take a look at the workshop timeline below. You’ll be taking three classes and completing one final project. Your first step is due on July 2nd. Get started at any time!
- Carefully review the Final Project Brief and Contest Rules below.
- Introduce yourself in the Discussions tab above to get to know your fellow workshop participants. The Skillshare team will also be actively posting reminders and feedback here.
- Join Jeff Staple, Skillshare teacher and founder of Staple Design, for an online Q&A on Monday, July 2nd.
Workshop Timeline
Step 1: Due Monday, July 2nd. Get started by watching The Staples of Branding: Building a Company from Purpose to Product. In this class, Jeff shares first-hand experience and tactical advice that you can apply to your dream of building your own creative product company! We encourage you to use this class as a springboard for thinking about your brand and final project.
Step 2: Due Monday, July 9th. Watch The Definitive Guide to T-Shirt Design and Manufacturing to learn how to concept, design and manufacture a shirt that can form the foundation for your brand! Using what you’ve learned in this class, start working on your t-shirt design for your final project!
Step 3: Due Friday, July 13th. Watch Packaging Your Fashion Brand: Developing Hashtags, Labels, and More. This class will teach you everything you need to know to create all kinds of collateral that will allow you to tell the full story of your brand and give your customer a chance to truly connect with your vision! Start preparing your final project materials for submission.
Step 4: Due Monday, July 16th. Submit your final project! Be sure to incorporate all items as outlined in the Final Project Brief below.
Final Project Brief:
In order to be eligible, you must submit your complete final project including all items listed below to the project page for Packaging Your Fashion Brand: Developing Hashtags, Labels, and More by July 16th at 11:59pm:
- Your brand name
- Your brand website and instagram handle, if applicable
- Photo of a shirt, a hat design and packaging design that clearly displays your brand and concept. (Max 10 photos)
- 60-second product video that showcases your work
Final Project Review and Finalist Notification:
A panelist of judges from Skillshare and Staple Design will review the submissions and select 3 finalists based on the following criteria:
- Uniqueness and creativity of the designs
- Clarity of the branding and/or concept
- Perceived quality of the products and submitted materials
- Legitimacy of the brand (should have some digital presence)
The Grand Prize Winner and Finalists will be notified via email by July 26th, 2018.
About The Agenda Show:
Agenda is the most diverse and creative lifestyle fashion trade show in the world. Since 2003, Agenda has emerged as the premier destination for brands and retailers to converge. Agenda is where passion becomes profit and the business of creativity is conducted in a truly authentic environment. What began as a satellite show with a small grouping of 30 brands has since transcended into the quintessential lifestyle fashion trade show.
Agenda’s portfolio now includes four shows, in two cities, expertly curated with over 1,000 brands and a recurring brand-building conference. Buyers, brands, investors, distributors, and media hail from around the globe, gathering at Agenda to build partnerships, participate in the community, and grow their businesses.
