I’m a little late to the game when it comes to posting about relief efforts for Haiti, but fortunately, it’s been well covered at many sites in the Shirt-O-Sphere. How about this great list that Coty Gonzales posted a few days ago.
As I was looking around for what was being offered, I noticed 2 things:
1) Many of the shirts seemed to value speed over style. (Not a bad thing since it’s best to get aid to the region as fast as possible.)
2) Most of the shirts were designed to be …

No witty comments for this one, but the design caught my eye. Pepsi drinkers will know what I mean.

From the Go PiNC site:
PiNC. is the newest line to the brand LiKuid Nation. Bc LKDN is based out of NC, we wanted to have something for the world in the LKDN line and something special for North Carolina in the PiNC. line. PiNC. stands for People In North Carolina.
Bc LiKuid Nation cre8tor, Cam Bennerman played basketball for N.C. State (2002-2006) as well as designer J.Sol attending N.C. State, we decided …

Desired Hearts, a t-shirt contest site built around the idea of contributing to charity, has just launched with some great designs available for sale and to vote on.

Says the co-founder and creative director: “We’ve thought a lot about the industry and the other sites that are doing this (Threadless and Design By Humans). We never want or plan to become those sites although the general idea is very similar. However, the core idea behind Desired Hearts is the contribution to charities while building an upscale, trusted brand.”
“So instead of battling …

“My name is Steve. On Monday, May 19, 2008, I set a goal to sell 50,000 shirts and raise $1,000,000 to help in the aftermath of China’s 7.9 earthquake.”

In the aftermath of any crisis, there are always people who stand up and try to help. When the crisis is half a world a way, it’s always a little bit harder to make any kind of direct impact.
Fortunately, what’s a few thousand miles when matched against the internet and a little imagination?

About the Design: “One by one, fifty thousand …

Selling tees to benefit a charity isn’t a new idea, but these guys take a different approach.
Each t-shirt on the site was inspired by a personal, meaningful experience with the people and organizations that the sales benefit. The folks at Rosa Loves say it best:
“The main idea that took shape was the issue of who, exactly, would benefit from the money that was raised through shirt sales. Instead of donating to larger charity organizations that were already established and had financial support through other ways – it …