Articles Archive for March 2009
You’ve been working on a design in your spare time for 5 days straight… and almost everything is perfect. Everything except the colors. You have 4 different variations laid out in illustrator and keep flipping back between them. You’ve already switched the shirt colors half a dozen times, changed your bright red to something a little darker, and completely nixed the navy blue…
Discovered this tee via T-Critic and just HAD to run a post on it. The design, from the same folks who are behind the exploded phone tee is an outstanding blend of old world and new with really subtle details.
The artist behind this and others in the series is Kevin Tong and we’re loving ALL his stuff.
$20.00 + shipping at Davincis Mario
We’ve been watching ink-hound since they came out, and have generally found the quality of their designs to be a little bit uneven. Maybe it’s just a matter of personal taste, but there have been some weeks where I’m just wondering wth?
So I was really pleasantly surprised by this week’s tee, which I just love. A little different than your normal fare, the artist did a perfect job using just blacks and grays to create a moody and surreal atmosphere.
$12 + shipping at ink-hound
Simple and meaningful, the designs at Cultural Cotton stand out among the crowd of sites offering tees with a “higher message”.
“The asterisk (*) in this shirt symbolizes your own definition and pursuit of happiness. Don’t let anyone tell you what you should like, what you should be, or who you can’t be.”
Right now you can also save 20% on your order (through April 4th) AND get free shipping. No coupon code necessary.
$20.00 at Cultural Cotton
Save on some great designs from the folks over at VigTees. Get em while they’re in stock and on sale!
“In these rather trying times we simply can’t allow the backbone of Britain, its pubs, to wither away and die. It’s time to get a grip, gird our loins, dig for victory and stiffen those upper lips (around a pint of fine British ale, of course).
So, show your support for mine host on the frontline and don one of these rather dashing undershirts.”
Ah yes, we love this clever play on the now ubiquitous line of Keep Calm and Carry On posters, tees, and accessories.
Available in Red Alert (shown), Army …
“…I’d like to work for a few years in a design firm I think but my goal is to open a t-shirt store/boutique in the real live world and online. Not just an average store but something more of an experience like Johnny Cupcakes maybe, I won’t people to come to the shop for the magic of it all rather than just a tee, it’s a funky adventure!”
Mediocore Clothing has launched a mini-site called Missing Turtle in honor of the first shirt they ever designed.
There, folks can download and print a flyer of the design and, to help celebrate, the actual tee is on sale for just $12!
Get great tees like:
Making Up for Lost Time $21
Gardener $19
James from t-shirt connoisseur here, bringing you a top ten countdown list of tees with skulls.
You don’t have to be a goth kid or a metal fan to wear tee’s with skulls. Skulls can symbolize death, and their figure can leave you pondering mortality, but the iconic image of the skull is more than that — skulls are just cool.
Difficulty: No Pirate Flags, No Punisher Logo, & Human Skulls Only
10. ” Suit Up? ” @ Design by Humans - $25
Make a statement about joining the corporate rank and file — or just …
Want to create your own exploded [insert object here] shirt like the iphone tee we covered a little while ago?
Well now here’s your chance. The folks over at vectortuts have a great write up of how to create your own isometric art using just illustrator and a whole lot of grids. The author walks you through step by step creation using one of ikea’s popular lounge chairs:
Read the whole article HERE.
