1st Place Winner

"I'm very passionate about the environment and animals,
which is why I decided to draw a family of koalas for my design."

Koalas in Trees

Alessandra Lee

2023 Sock Design Winner

2022 Sock Design Winner

2021 Sock Design Winner

Official Contest Rules

Eligibility 

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age
• Applicants must reside in the United States
• Applicants must create their own designs and must own the rights to his or her design
• Each person can submit up to two designs

• Employees of John’s Crazy Socks are not eligible

Application Process

• All applications must be submitted through the John’s Crazy Socks website
• Applicants must complete an online form to provide contact information
• Applicants must upload a picture of his or her design
• Applicants must acknowledge that he or she owns the rights to the design

• Applicants must acknowledge that they will abide by the contest rules
• Designs must be submitted in JPG or PNG format. Other formats will not be considered. 

Ownership of Designs

• The ownership of the designs remains with the designer and John’s Crazy Socks does not claim ownership of submitted designs
• Submitting an entry gives John’s Crazy Socks the right to use the design
• If your design is selected as the winner, you agree to give John’s Crazy Socks the right to use the design 
• The only compensation for the design is the prize awarded through the contest

• The ownership of the designs remains with the designer and John’s Crazy Socks does not claim ownership of submitted designs
• Submitting an entry gives John’s Crazy Socks the right to use the design
• If your design is selected as the winner, you agree to give John’s Crazy Socks the right to use the design 
• The only compensation for the design is the prize awarded through the contest

• If John’s Crazy Socks wishes to use the design of a non-winner, we will contact that designer to seek their permission to use the design

 Design Guidelines

• Designs should take inspiration from the theme “Spreading Happiness”
• Design socks that will make people feel happy when worn
• Each applicant can submit up to 2 designs
• Maximum 1 prize per person

• Sock style will be crew
• Be bold. Have fun. Be creative.
• Think of designs full of joy
• Maximum 1 prize per person

• We are looking for originality
• Designs cannot include any copyrighted or trademarked images
• Socks are a unique product to design. Design options to avoid include:

• More than 6 colors are hard to translate into a sock design
• Shading colors or gradients cannot be successfully knitted
• Fine imagery cannot be successfully knitted

Requirements of the Winners

• The first prize winner agrees to allow John’s Crazy Socks to use his or her design
• Winners agree to provide a profile photo to John’s Crazy socks for use in promoting this contest
• The winners agree to allow their names, pictures, towns, and states to be used by John’s Crazy Socks
• This winners’ information will be used in announcing the winners and promoting this contest

Non-Affiliations

• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Tik Tok