The Last of Us Design Contest

The Last of Us Design Contest was a fan art design contest held in late 2013 to celebrate the four-month anniversary of The Last of Us. The contest was hosted by We Love Fine, with judging and prizes provided by Naughty Dog. The contest ran from October 15 to November 11, 2013. From over 360 submissions, a total of five winners were selected (1 Grand Prize winner and 4 Judges' Pick winners). The five winners each received a cash prize ($1160 for the Grand Prize and $400 for each of Judges' Pick winners) and various other The Last of Us themed prizes.Monacelli, Eric (October 15, 2013). "The Last of Us We Love Fine Fan Art Design Contest". Naughty Dog. Retrieved March 25, 2020."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: About The Contest". For Fans By Fans. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Contest Winners". For Fans By Fans. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.Monacelli, Eric (January 21, 2014). "The Last of Us/We Love Fine Design Contest Winners Announced". Naughty Dog. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
== History ==
=== Format ===
Participants could download a "Submission Kit" from We Love Fine's website, which contained a PDF with guidelines for all submissions. This PDF specified the ideal image ratios, dimensions, and instructions for creating a mock-up of the design on a T-shirt. All entries were to be either a GIF, PNG, or JPG image, and participants were allowed to submit up to five entries. The Grand Prize winner was chosen by community vote. The two runner-up winners were chosen by voice actors (voice of Joel) and (voice of Ellie). The final two winners (Special Prize winners) were chosen by (Creative Director) and (Game Director). Community voting started eight days after the submission window closed and ran until December 17, 2013. At which time the final judging period began. The winners were posted on We Love Fine's website on January 16, 2014, and the winning designs were available for purchase on T-shirts and other items, also on We Love Fine's website.
=== Winners ===
The grand prize winner was Brandon Meier with a design titled "Endure" which was inspired by the hunting sequence in the winter chapter of The Last of Us. 's Judges' Pick was a design titled "All Alone" created by Ryan Brosnan. 's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Killin' Time" created by Feli Tomkinson. 's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Clicker Nouveau" created by Jillian Hansen. 's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Joel & Ellie" created by Catherine Unger."Meet the "Survivors" of The Last Of Us Design Contest!". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
=== Aftermath ===
After announcing the wining designs, Naughty Dog went on to say that they were in talks with the staff at We Love Fine to potentially make more t-shirts and items based on other submissions. In early 2014, an additional ten designs were selected by We love Fine staff as "Staff Pick" winners, which were made available as t-shirts.For Fans By Fans (February 11, 2014)"Winning The Last of Us designs now available as art prints plus all new staff picks!". Facebook. Retrieved June 14, 2022. Four of the ten were designed by grand prize winner Brandon Meier, and three were designed by Runner-up Feli Tomkinson. The ten designs were "Ellie & Giraffe", "Left Behind", "Plankin", and "Survive" by Brandon Meier, "Ellie", "Just the Two of Us", and "Sup Toad" by Feli Tomkinson, "I'll Shive Ya!" by Isabelle Hvattum, "In Case of Emergency" by Juan Velazquez, and "Joke Time" by Derek Land."The Last of Us". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
== Prizes ==
*Grand Prize - $1160 cash, Post-Pandemic Edition of The Last of Us, along with other Last of Us goodies."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: GRAND PRIZE WINNER!". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
*Runner-up - $400 cash, a Joel-and-Ellie Statue, along with other Last of Us goodies."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Troy Baker (Voice of Joel) pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Ashley Johnson (Voice of Ellie) pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
*Special Prize - $400 cash and other Last of Us Goodies."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Neil Druckmann pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020."The Last of Us Fan Design Contest:Guest Judge Bruce Straley pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
== Gallery ==
=== Contest winning designs ===
the-last-of-us-design-contest-winner-endure.jpg|"Endure" by Brandon Meier, available in navy and black.
the-last-of-us-design-contest-winner-all-alone.jpg|"All Alone" by Ryan Brosnan, only available in black.
the-last-of-us-design-contest-winner-killin-time.jpg|"Killin Time" by Feli Tomkinson, available in silver and charcoal.
the-last-of-us-design-contest-winner-clicker-nouveau.jpg|"Clicker Nouveau" by Jillian Hansen, available in coffee and cream
the-last-of-us-design-contest-joel-and-ellie.jpg|"Joel and Ellie" by Catherine Unger, available in white and silver.
ashley_T-shirt.jpg|Ashley Johnson wearing "Killin Time".
bruce_T-shirt.jpg|Bruce Straley wearing "Joel and Ellie".
=== Staff Pick winning designs ===
Designs that were later selected by We love Fine staff and made available on shirts.
We Love Fine - Ellie Giraffe.jpg|"Ellie & Giraffe" by Brandon Meier, available in black, coffee, and navy.
We Love Fine - Ellie.jpg|"Ellie" by Feli Tomkinson, available in cream, navy, and red.
We Love Fine - I-ll Shiv Ya.jpg|"I'll Shive Ya!" by Isabelle Hvattum, available in silver, charcoal, and white.
We Love Fine - In Case Of Emergency.jpg|"In Case of Emergency" by Juan Velazquez, available in black and coffee.
We Love Fine - Joke Time.jpg|"Joke Time" by Derek Land, available in navy, light, blue, and royal. 
We Love Fine - Just The Two of Us.jpg|"Just the Two of Us" by Feli Tomkinson, available in black, navy, and dark olive.
We Love Fine - Left Behind.jpg|"Left Behind" by Brandon Meier, available in black, charcoal, and green.
We Love Fine - Plankin.jpg|"Plankin" by Brandon Meier, available in cardinal, navy, and black.
We Love Fine - Sup Toad.jpg|"Sup Toad" by Feli Tomkinson, available in light blue, olive, and charcoal.
We Love Fine - Survive.jpg|"Survive" by Brandon Meier, available in black, coffee, and navy.
== References ==
== External links ==
*All submissions
*PlayStation blog post. Identical to the Naughty Dog Winners Announcement.
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