In Autumn last year we announced the first 'Connoisseur Creative'. A new competition brief. The debut creative was simple. Design a t-shirt based on staunch Connoisseur favourite Frank Serpico, or at least Al Pacino's portrayal of him in the 1973 Sidney Lumet classic.
We had a great bunch of entries from all over the place from Australia, Sweden, Germany, Lancashire, Leeds and Wales. It was a very difficult to pick a winner as all in their own right could have been a tremendous addition to the Connoisseur portfolio! However it was Welsh artist
Minty who caught our eye the most. His entry - an original oil painting and a real mix of the connoisseur ethos of an iconic image with it's own twist and quirk.
His design wins the first creative and has now had a full
general release
Connoisseur Creative Competitions
Last year we announced the first 'Connoisseur Creative'. A new competition brief. The debut creative was quite simple - "Design a new T-Shirt" based on staunch Connoisseur favourite Frank Serpico, or at least Al Pacino's portrayal of him in the 1973 Sidney Lumet classic.
Without further ado it's time for number two! This years competition is to design a tee based around
the Beastie Boys theme.
What you choose to do can be anything you like, a take on artwork, logos or based around lyrics. It doesn't matter how obvious or loose the connection is as long as it ties in and it's new and original artwork from yourself. As last time; anyone can enter :- young or old, amateur or professional. Send them in via
email. We'll add the entries together and give people around six weeks to get theirs in.
Closing date
Friday 29th June.
Winner will be announced some time after.

We've been asked in the past for a tee paying tribute to the hardcore punk-cum-hip-hoppers, however with the recent sad news of Adam Yauch passing on this became another topic of discussion. Rather than us appear to jump on some sort of bandwagon, this gives us a great opportunity to let passionate and hardcore fans have a bash at something unique and creative. So let's have them entries in.