Contestant artwork should focus on Tennessee and its unique and/or appealing aspects. The winners of each of these design contests will advance to national conference. National contestants will present their artwork in a display area and give a 5-7 minute oral presentation explaining how the design represents the state, its unique qualities and why another SkillsUSA student or adult member would want to wear it.

2023 T-Shirt Design Contest

The T-Shirt design contests gives SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national level. The winning design will be the official conference T-Shirt for the State Leadership and Skills Conference. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.

DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2023

CONTEST RULES

Design Rules

• Entries should be created in design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Freehand, or similar software. Hand-drawn, painted, or entries rendered in colored pencils or markers will also be accepted.
• The front-only T-shirt design should be a shirt that a SkillsUSA Tennessee member would like to wear.
• The following text must appear on the T-shirt design: "SkillsUSA Tennessee" and the current year of the national competition.
• "SkillsUSA" is one word; accurate use of capitalization is required to represent the brand's standards (Learn more about SkillsUSA's editorial and graphic style guidelines here.)
• The SkillsUSA emblem or SkillsUSA logo (or elements of either one) should not appear on the design.
• All copyright laws must be followed in the creation of the design.
• The phrase “Birthplace of SkillsUSA” can also be included, but it is optional.
• Designs may incorporate the National SkillsUSA theme for the current year, however, this is not a requirement. 
• The T-Shirt designer must specify the color of the shirt the artwork is intended to be printed onto.

Submission Rules and Procedures

• All designs must be submitted by a student member of SkillsUSA.
• Design entries must be submitted in PNG or PDF format using the form below.
• The winning contestant and their advisor will be contacted for the source file format if the design is created using computer software.
• The first, second, and third place winners will be posted on our website, and recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference Grand Awards Ceremony.
• The first place winner will advance to National Skills and Leadership Conference. The second and third place winners can enter to compete in a different contest at state.

​All submissions become the property of Tennessee High School Association of SkillsUSA and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Tennessee has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Tennessee has the right to modify the design as necessary.  

Submit t-shirt design

2022 Medalists/Results

GOLD MEDAL | Isabella Scott | Oak Ridge High School

SILVER MEDAL | Allison Myers | Oak Ridge High School

BRONZE MEDAL | Marcus Ashley | White House Heritage High School

2023 Pin Design Contest

The pin design contests gives SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national level. The winning design will be the official SkillsUSA Tennessee trading pin for the National Leadership and Skills Conference. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.

DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2023

CONtest rules

Design Rules

• All entries must be rendered in color (full color or two-color).
• Entries should be created in design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Inkscape, Gimp, or similar software. Hand-drawn, painted, or entries rendered in colored pencils or markers will also be accepted.
• The following text must appear on the Pin design: "Tennessee," the current year of the national competition, and "SkillsUSA."
• "SkillsUSA" is one word; accurate use of capitalization is required to represent the brand's standards (Learn more about SkillsUSA's editorial and graphic style guidelines here.)
• The SkillsUSA emblem or SkillsUSA logo (or elements of either one) should not appear on the design.
• All copyright laws must be followed in the creation of the design.
• The phrase "Birthplace of SkillsUSA" can also be included, but it is optional.
• Designs may incorporate the National SkillsUSA theme for the current year, however, this is not a requirement. ​

Submission Rules and Procedures

• All designs must be submitted by a student member of SkillsUSA.
• Design entries must be submitted in PNG or PDF format using the form below.
• Entries should be submitted on a single 8.5"x11" page with two sizes: 7" and 1½". The smaller version should be 1½" wide or 1½" tall on its largest dimension to show how the actual pin will look at pin size.
• The winning contestant and their advisor will be contacted for the source file format if the design is created using computer software.
• The first, second, and third place winners will be posted on our website, and recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference Grand Awards Ceremony.
• The first place winner will advance to National Skills and Leadership Conference. The second and third place winners can enter to compete in a different contest at state.

​All submissions become the property of Tennessee High School Association of SkillsUSA and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Tennessee has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Tennessee has the right to modify the design as necessary.

Submit Pin design

2022 medalists/results

GOLD MEDAL | Henry Myers | William Blount High School

SILVER MEDAL | James Brewer | David Crockett High School

BRONZE MEDAL | Hailey Gentry | Bristol Tennessee High School