Design Your Drip with Adobe Express

Introducing the Design your Drip with Adobe Express Contest, a once-in-a-season opportunity to turn your creative vision into wearable art. We’re teaming up with Adobe to give Valkyries fans the chance to design an exclusive t-shirt, plus one winner will gift that t-shirt to a Valkyries player during Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, September 19 against the Seattle Storm and receive The Ultimate VIP Gameday Experience.

How it Works

1. Design Your Tee

Use this custom Valkyries x Adobe Express design kit or your favorite Adobe creative app to bring your fan merch vision to life. Think streetwear. Think bold. Think Valkyries.  (See our official GSV logos here in addition to our logo usage dont’s list for guidance).

2. Submit Your Design

Upload your final creation through this official submission form. Submissions close on Sunday, August 31st. Submissions are subject to the Official Contest Rules

3. Get Your Design Judged by the Panel

An exclusive panel from Adobe and the Valkyries will select the winning design based on creativity, team spirit, and wearability.

4. See It Come to Life

The winning design will be produced and printed on an official t-shirt.

5. Gift It to a Valkyries Player

As the winning designer, you’ll be invited to a game to personally gift your tee to a Valkyries player!

Each submission must include:

  • A high-resolution, print-ready export of your final design (minimum 300 DPI)
  • A view-only share link to your working file in Adobe Express or Adobe Creative Cloud application. The link must remain active and accessible for at least 30 days from submission date.
    • Adobe Express: Share > “Copy Link” > set to “Anyone with the link can view”
    • Other CC Apps: Save to Creative Cloud > Share > “Invite People” > set to view-only, copy link

To be eligible, all entries must be created using Adobe Express or any other Adobe Creative Cloud application. Submissions created with non-Adobe tools will be disqualified.

Other reminders & recommendations:

Do’s

  • Recommend standard spec size 4x5 or 1080x135
  • Streetwear-inspired designs
  • Elements that celebrate the Valkyries’ identity
  • Bay Area pride. Think the Bay Bridge, Oakland roots, and Valkyrie symbolism
  • Sleek, clean, and exclusive - less is more

Don’ts

  • No profanity, obscenities or pornography   
  • No third party IP (i.e. names, logos, etc.), including but not limited to Adobe and the WNBA 
  • No player imagery 

Contest Prize

The Ultimate VIP Gameday Experience on Fan Appreciation Night, 9/19

If your design wins, you will receive an unforgettable prize package:

  • Courtside Pre-Game Access
      Join the team right on the hardwood for an exclusive shootaround experience
  • Theatre Box Seating at Chase Center
     Enjoy the game from your own private balcony suite, complete with:
    • 4 premium tickets
    • 1 VIP parking pass
    • Gourmet all-inclusive food and beverages
    • A private dining table with luxe views
  • Custom Valkyries Jersey & Your Own Designed T-Shirt
    You’ll receive your very own one-of-a-kind Valkyries jersey as a forever keepsake.
  • Golden State Shop Gift Card

What We're Looking For

  • Streetwear-inspired designs
  • Elements that celebrate the Valkyries’ identity
  • Bay Area pride. Think the Bay Bridge, Oakland roots, and Valkyrie symbolism
  • Sleek, clean, and exclusive - less is more

Yes, it is required to use Adobe Express. It’s free and easy to use - perfect for quick, pro-looking designs! 

Anyone 18 years and older who loves the Valkyries and wants their design on the big stage.

All designs must be submitted by Sunday, August 31st.

Yes, you can submit 5 per day! Show us what you’ve got.

2026 GOLDEN STATE VALKYRES 

DESIGN YOUR DRIP CONTEST

(The “Contest”)
PRESENTED BY ADOBE
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES. Individuals who participate in the Contest or submit an entry are sometimes referred to herein as an “Entrant.”

  1. SPONSOR:  Adobe Inc., 345 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95110 (“Sponsor”).
  2. ADMINISTRATOR:  Golden State Valkyries LLC, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158 (“Administrator”).
  3. CONTEST PERIOD:  Contest begins at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on August 1, 2026 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on August 31, 2026 (the "Contest Period").
  4. ELIGIBILITY:  Contest is open only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years of age on the entry date and are legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of New York, Rhode Island and Florida).  Employees, agents, officers, directors, members, managers, and owners of Sponsor, Administrator, the Women’s National Basketball Association and its member teams, WNBA Enterprises LLC, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees and their advertising agencies, promotional partners and prize providers associated with this Contest (collectively, the “Contest Entities” and each a “Contest Entity”), and their immediate families (spouse, domestic partner, parents, legal guardians, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, children and “step” of each) and those individuals living in their same household are not eligible to enter or win.
  5. HOW TO ENTER:  Entrants must complete and submit an entry form on https://valkyries.wnba.com/design-your-drip (the “Website”) and upload their unique t-shirt design in the format identified below (“Submission”). During the Contest Period, visit the Website and follow the contest entry instructions to upload your unique design, complete and submit the entry form.  Limit five (5) entries per Entrant per day during the Contest Period.  Sponsor and/or Administrator reserve the right to verify eligibility of all Entrants.  In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered on the date the entry is submitted. 

    You will upload your t-shirt design (each, a “Design”) which may be one of the following: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PDF, DOC or DOCX formats. The Design must meet the following additional “Design Requirements” (any Design that, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, violates the following criteria will be disqualified):

    Design must be created utilizing Adobe creative products and submitted through a live link to confirm design origin;

    Design must be intended for family audience and contain only content elements that, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor is suitable for all persons, including persons under the age of thirteen (13);

    Design must not contain subject matter which is, or could be considered, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, obscene, pornographic, violent (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.), defamatory, libelous, discriminatory (based on race, sex, relation, natural origin, physical disability, mental disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g., illegal gambling, underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, hateful, degrading, harassing, or otherwise, unlawful, tortious or objectionable;

    Design must not contain any content that is protected by trademark, copyright or any other intellectually property rights of a third party (without the express prior written consent of the owner of such right), or include the names or likeness of any Valkyries’ or WNBA player whether current or former, and

    Design must not contain any derogatory references to Sponsor or Administrator.

    Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Design if Sponsor views such Design as potentially infringing or otherwise a violation or potential violation of a third party’s rights, applicable law, or if it deems a Design to be lacking in taste, quality, or to be otherwise objectionable. Sponsor reserves the right to edit or alter a Design to comply with these Official Rules (inclusive of the foregoing Design Requirements) or request that an Entrant edit or completely remove any content or elements that may intentionally or unintentionally violate these Official Rules.  Sponsor will determine in its sole discretion which Designs have satisfied the Design Requirements.

    With the exception of Sponsor requesting a Design be edited to comply with these Official Rules, no substitutions of new Designs will be accepted under any circumstances once the original Design is submitted for consideration.  All requested information on the Website submission form must be completed for an Entrant to be considered.  Any communication or information transmitted to Sponsor, Administrator, and/or the Website by electronic mail or otherwise is and will be treated as non-confidential and nonproprietary.  Proof of Submission is not considered proof of delivery to or receipt of such Submission.  Furthermore, Sponsor or Administrator shall have no liability for any Submission or Design that is lost, intercepted or not received by the Sponsor.

    The Design must be created by Entrant. By making a Submission in the Contest, Entrants grant Sponsor and Administrator the non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable rights to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise exploit the Design and to incorporate the Design in other works in any and all markets and media worldwide in perpetuity.  Entrants warrant that they have the sole and exclusive right, or have been granted the right, to grant such rights to Sponsor and Administrator and that the Sponsor’s or Administrator’s reproduction, publishing, displaying, and/or other use of the Design will not infringe on any rights of third parties, including, without  limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity, or create claims for defamation, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract.  If any Design contains material that is violent pornographic, obscene, illegal, inappropriate, or racially or morally offensive or if any Submission does not comply with these Official Rules or meet Sponsor’s standards for any reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, such Submission may be rejected as ineligible for consideration.  Submissions must comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.  Sponsor or Administrator shall have no obligation to copy, publish, display, or otherwise exploit the Designs. All Submissions become property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
  6. WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION: Following the conclusion of the Contest Period, one (1) Entrant’s design will be selected by a panel of three (3) judges as a potential Prize winner (“Potential Winner”). The Potential Winner will be contacted by email (“Prize Notification”) on Friday, September 4, 2026.

    To be confirmed the Prize winner (“Prize Winner”), Potential Winner will be required to sign and return within forty-eight (48) hours of notification attempt by Sponsor, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release, including the Potential Winner’s full name and street address (no P.O. Boxes), or the Prize will be forfeited and an alternate Potential Winner may be selected by Sponsor (and in such case this process will be repeated).
  7. PRIZE: During the Contest Period, one (1) Prize Winner will receive the following:

    - Prize Winner’s design on a t-shirt photographed with a Valkyries player(s)
    - Courtside access to the Valkyrie’s pre-game shootaround
    - 4 tickets to the Valkyries game
    - 1 VIP parking pass
    - $500 Golden State Shop gift card
    - 1 custom Valkyrie’s jersey for the Prize Winner
    - 1 t-shirt with Prize Winner’s design

    Approximate Retail Value: Three-thousand nine-hundred dollars ($3,900)
  8. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: No portion of the Prize may be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted, except by Sponsor (in its sole discretion), which reserves the right to substitute any portion of the Prize with a prize of equal or greater value for any reason, including, without limitation, Prize unavailability. All expenses not specifically identified as included in the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner.  The Prize, and all elements thereof, are subject to availability.   The Prize is awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).  Acceptance, participation in and/or use of the Prize is at Prize Winner’s sole risk and Sponsor is not responsible for any damages whatsoever including special, indirect, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or misuse of the Prize.

    Prize Winner will be solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and fees and other expenses associated with his/her Prize receipt and/or use that are not expressly included in the Prize description.   The Prize Winner may be issued a 1099 tax form for the ARV of the Prize. Failure to take or complete any portion of the Prize does not relieve the Prize Winner of his/her tax obligations associated with winning the Prize.
  9. PUBLICITY/PRIVACY POLICY:  Except where prohibited by law, each Prize Winner’s entry and acceptance of a Prize constitutes the Prize Winner’s irrevocable, sub-licensable, absolute right and permission for the Contest Entities to use, publish, post or display said Prize Winner’s design, name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, city and state address, Prize information, any quotes attributable to him or her and any other indicia of persona (regardless of whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, or used with other material in the Contest Entities’ sole discretion) for any purpose, including but not limited to advertising, trade, promotional and publicity purposes on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without further authorization, opportunity to review, approval, notification, or compensation of any kind and each Entrant releases all Contest Entities from any and all liability related thereto. Nothing contained in these Official Rules obligates the Contest Entities to make use of any of the rights granted herein and Prize Winner waives any right to inspect or approve any such use. In order to participate in the Contest, Entrants will be required to supply certain information about themselves.  Sponsor has specified on the Website which information is mandatory in order to participate in the Contest.  This information will be used by Sponsor for the purposes of administering the Contest, and may be shared with other Contest Entities.  The personal information will be collected, processed and used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Sponsor’s privacy policy can be found at http://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html.
  10. GENERAL CONDITIONS:  This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator.  Entrants waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules.  All Entrants agree to follow the Official Rules and release, discharge, hold harmless and indemnify the Contest Entities, Golden State Group LLC and all of their respective affiliates, members, managers, owners, equity holders, officers, directors, parents, subsidiaries, partners, agents, employees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) against any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described), with respect to or arising out of any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any promotional-related activity or participation in this Contest. In consideration for being awarded a Prize, or any portion thereof, each Prize Winner hereby agrees and consents, without further authorization, compensation or remuneration of any kind, to the use of Prize Winner’s name and/or likeness in any and all advertising, promotions and other publicity conducted by Contest Entities, except where prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the scheduling of the Contest without prior notification, and the right to make changes or additions to these Official Rules for any reason at any time.  Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision
  11. PRIZE WINNERS AND ENTRANTS RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS, THE RELEASED PARTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE MANAGERS, EQUITY HOLDERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES, INJURY OR LOSSES, TO ANY PERSON (INCLUDING DEATH), OR PROPERTY, OF ANY KIND RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, ANY PORTION THEREOF OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST RELATED ACTIVITY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST.

    By entering this Contest, the Entrant agrees to the following Statement: 

    I expressly understand that Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California provides substantially as follows: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY." The provisions of this Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California and any similar law of any state, territory, or other jurisdiction are hereby expressly waived. 
  12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:  The Contest Entities are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, destroyed, and/or lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable or incomplete Submissions due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions and/or entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, or for any problems or technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or entries not received by Sponsor and/or Administrator on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on computer networks, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest or downloading any material for the Contest, or other telecommunications malfunctions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate. Sponsor and/or Administrator may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Contest or winning the Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or representatives of Sponsor or Administrator. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor and/or Administrator which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, then Sponsor and Administrator reserves its right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.

    To the maximum extent permitted by law, IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHERWISE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO THE CONTEST, INCLUDING ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY DOWNLOADING FROM OR PRINTING MATERIAL FROM THE WEBSITE.  EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.  WINNERS AGREE THAT ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER ENACTED, RELATIVE TO THE USE OR ENJOYMENT OF THE PRIZE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FURTHER, NO RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ACCEPTED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, OR RE-ROUTING RESULTING FROM ANY ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.
  13. ADMINISTRATOR IP LIMITED LICENSE: Administrator hereby gives Entrant a limited, non-exclusive, revokable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, license to use Administrator’s trademarks and logos (“Administrator’s IP”) solely as provided by Administrator for the sole purpose of creating the Design(s) to enter the Contest. Administrator will retain all rights, title, and interest in and to Administrator’s IP and all intellectual property rights therein. Administrator in no way confers to Entrant any right of ownership or interest in and to Administrator’s IP or other intellectual property owned or licensed to Administrator. Entrant is prohibited from using Administrator’s IP outside of creating the Design(s) to enter the Contest and Entrant is further prohibited from using any other intellectual property owned or licensed to Contest Entities. 
  14. DISPUTES:  Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Contest, each Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate state or federal court located in San Francisco, California; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards on behalf of Entrant shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, if any, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees, and in no event to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and (iii) under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased; and (iv) this Contest and any dispute arising under or related thereto (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California without giving effect to its conflicts of law or choice of law principles or rules that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.
  15. WINNER'S LIST/RULES:  For a copy of the of the Official Rules visit https://valkyries.wnba.com/design-your-drip or send a legal-size, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: “2026 Golden State Valkyries Design Your Drip Contest” Official Rules, c/o Golden State Valkyries LLC, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158. Vermont residents may omit return postage with Official Rules requests.

    For the Contest winner will be announced at the September 19, 2026 Valkyries game (or other such game as determined by Sponsor and Administrator).

    © and ™ 2026, Golden State Valkyries LLC. All rights reserved.