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Inksie’s online shop launched on Monday.

The shop, envisioned as a core part of the brand, is the fruit of a year-long effort. We currently have three custom designed t-shirts, two prints and a set of Scout Books notebooks available for purchase. We aim to increase the number of products and expand our product base as we evolve. Sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest news on Inksie releases.

The Inksie Shop and Journal of Design & Culture are currently in beta. Our team is tirelessly testing the site for glitches and bugs, but that doesn’t mean we’ll catch everything. If you see something that needs addressing, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

The Inksie Art Team is pleased to showcase Brent Couchman’s Print & Production Poster, now available in the Inksie Shop.

We commissioned Mr. Couchman to create a design based on one of the four Inksie Principles:

Inksie engages artists and the public alike in the medium of print. We believe that it is a powerful, communicative platform. We exercise the medium’s strengths through distributing original works of printed art and design to the public.

The print is a three-color serigraph on 18″ × 24″, 80-pound cover. Mr. Couchman chose French Paper’s luscious Hot Fudge from their Pop Tone line. It comes in a limited edition of 100.

Update: Giveaway Wrap-up

Monday, August 23rd: After five days of iPhone and Droid winners, the Inksie giveaway is over. Be sure to check back for the shop launch. Our winners are:

Adrian Kenny AnnaSchwarz Nico Schneider Dylan White Chris Koelle
Adrian Kenny Anna Schwartz Nico Schneider Dylan White Chris Koelle

Original Giveaway Post:

Did you miss your chance to win some Inksie branded merchandise in the initial giveaway? We decided to give you a second chance, to win something even bigger. Can you possibly guess what it could be?

The initial Inksie Giveaway contest ended on Sunday, August 8th at 12:00 PM. We randomly selected and announced winners this morning. Be sure to check our Flickr feed for pictures of winners’ packages.

An Extension of Appropriate Proportions

We want to create the best possible experience to customers and provide the best possible arena to sell designer’s products. There are still some bugs to fix and details to iron out on Inksie’s shop. Therefore, we’ve set the new launch date for Monday, August 23rd.

The Newer, Grander Contest

We have found a new love for the number 23. Notice, we have given away 23 prize packs and set the launch date for the 23rd. Now, we would like to further utilize this wonderful number: we are giving away two Droid 2s and three iPhone 4s.

This Way to Enter

We’re sticking solely to Twitter for this contest. If you are not already following Inksie on Twitter, do so. Then, tweet the exact message found in this link:

Entries are valid until Sunday, August 22nd at 12:00 PM. You must follow Inksie and tweet this exact message to be entered into the contest.

To The Winners, The Spoils

Winners will be selected and announced daily from August 18th to August 22nd. We’ll announce an iPhone 4 winner on August 18th, a Droid 2 winner on August 19th, and so on until August 22nd.

Just Some Minor Details

  • Winners will be randomly selected by computer system the day before they’re announced.
  • Inksie will contact winners through Twitter. If a winner does not respond within 23 hours, a new winner will be selected.
  • Winners will receive a gift card that corresponds in value to their respective prize in their respective online store (either the Apple Store or Verizon online store). These gift cards will be issued as electronic store codes via email.
  • We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. But don’t worry, we won’t pull a fast one on you.
  • Contestants are limited to only one valid entry. Once a contest has won, he or she is no longer able to win again.