Pacific Design & VH1 Launch the VH1 Save The Music Case Collection Design Contest

    AUSTIN, TX, April 25, 2007 - Pacific Design, a company known for colorful, functional iPod(R)cases and cutting edge laptop bags and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation announced today the launch of the VH1 Save The Music Case Collection Design Contest.

Beginning April 20, 2007 and running through June 20, 2007, contestants of all ages can enter by submitting their designs along with a brief biography and a few sentences about what VH1 Save The Music means to them. Designs must be 300 dpi in a jpeg or tiff format and scanned drawings will also be accepted. For more information on the VH1 Save The Music Case Collection Design Contest, official rules and how to enter, go to http://www.pacificdesign.com/vh1designcontest .

Pacific Design will select five finalists and will feature their designs on www.pacificdesign.com from July 1st - July 31st. During this time, customers and other visitors to http://www.pacificdesign.com will vote on their favorite designs. Pacific Design will then tally the results and announce the winner on http://www.pacificdesign.com on August 15, 2007.

Pacific Design will apply the winning design to six Pacific Design products to create the VH1 Save The Music Case Collection which will include the following products: Action II Messenger, Action Pro Backpack, Horizontal Universal Cell Phone Case, iPhone Case, iPod Nano Flip Case, and iPod Video Flip Case.
The person with the winning design will also receive an Apple iPhone, Apple iPod nano, and a VH1 Gift Basket.

The VH1 Save The Music Case Collection will be available on http://www.pacificdesign.com and at other retailers in Fall 2007. Pacific Design will donate 10% of the retail sales price from the sale of each VH1 Save The Music product to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

About VH1 Save the Music Foundation
Since 1997, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation has successfully restored and sustained instrumental music programs in 1,400 public schools in 80 communities across the country, including Memphis, Houston, Chicago, New York, Denver, Baltimore and Milwaukee. Over the past ten years, various artists and celebrities have shown their devotion to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation by partnering with the organization as they've reached out to struggling school districts across the country. Celebrities including Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Sting, Billy Joel, Kiefer Sutherland, John Legend, Rob Thomas, Alicia Keys, and Jewel have donated their time and efforts to the organization in attempts to raise awareness about the importance of music in a child's education.

To date, The Foundation has provided more than $34 million in new musical instruments, affecting the lives of more than 800,000 children. For more information on the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, please visit http://www.vh1.com/partners/save_the_music/

PacificDesign.com is a website offering colorful, functional cases for iPod/MP3 players, cell phones, mobile gaming and laptops. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Pacific Design was founded in 1995 to raise the standard of products, and individualized client services, in the mobile technology carrying case market. Pacific Design excels at designing and manufacturing lifestyle bags that integrate fashion and style with thoughtful function and quality craftsmanship. As a result, Pacific Design has become one of the leading carrying case companies in the world. PacificDesign.com, the company's commerce- enabled website, launched in October 2006.

Pacific Design, a privately-held firm, is a certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). For more information, visit http://www.pacificdesign.com or call 888-797-8755.

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