PaintHouse Customs Contest - 5 Finalists!

Source: PaintHouse Customs

Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone who entered the contest! After the contest ended last Monday I had received 172 entries, most containing several designs. And after much deliberation amongst my colleagues and peers I was able to narrow that 172 down to my top 5. These 5 designs have great composition, a unique perspective on the idea, and a professional quality that would match the helmet. They are also all completely original artworks.

I had each of the finalists give me the run down on their designs; picking a winner out of these won't be easy...
Evan Pavich-
"I love to play pool next to mountain biking of course. I choose this design because it's simple, gets the point across. It doesn't make the eyes bleed, but doesn't bore you to death either. I didn't want to do a design that someone has done before on the back of the helmet, something that would be original and stand out. People would easily notice someone with pool balls on the back, ...especially on a custom POC helmet ha ah ah, Jokes."


Paul Saunders-
"The design has a little bit of graffiti influence, with a heavy 3D to make it pop off the helmet. The star represents the inner rock-star we all feel when we send it down the mountain."


Jeff Jackson-
"I created this design based off a photo my friend took of me up at Beacon Hill in Spokane WA. It was one of those right-place-right-time photos that couldn't be beat. I wanted the design to be really simple but still be memorable. I also wanted the biker to look like he was jumping in front of my name."


Jack Willis-
"I have had the font as an idea in my head for a long time now and I used to spend time designing a full alphabet back in boring school lessons. When I found out about the helmet competition I immediately thought that this would provide a striking design. The idea behind it is that each letter is constructed from lines within a perfect square. My name also happened to fit well with the letters as some would leave spaces that wouldn't fit. I had to switch one of the L's to solve this problem but I think this also adds a uniqueness to the design. I made the design in paint as its all I had to use but having the restrictions on the illustration also meant the design was kept simple. I tried several color combinations before deciding upon the one I submitted and I chose this because of the symmetry of the colors. I also used the primary colors and green because of the contrast between them and because on the back of a such a stunning helmet you really want the design to stand out."


Lucas Bell-
"There were quite a few ways I could fill out a two inch by four-inch box! I decided to go with a "puzzle style" lettering with all of the letters fitting together like pieces. Being on a bike helmet, I wanted the letters to suggest movement so I included an arc as the base with the letters following the bend. In order for the eye to see the whole design together, rather than having a main attraction, I made sure that the angles were mirrored on both ends and the letters did not greatly vary in thickness. The color scheme was influenced by the small logo at the base of the helmet with red letters and white outline."

Be sure to check back here on Pinkbike.com this Friday to see the winning entry and completed helmet! Second place will be receiving a pair of custom, PaintHouse branded, Straitline bar end caps.


To show our appreciation, everyone who entered the contest will be receiving a coupon for 10% off their next helmet from PaintHouse Customs!

Good luck to all the finalists!- Stacy Glaser

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