Threadcount: Threadless Design Tracker: 2009

0096. Pink Skull

By Mr. Everygoon |

Friday, September 18, 2009

Pink Skull by Lacey aka Lacey

Originally titled "girls like skulls, too." From the original Threadless design post:

I did in full-color watercolor, scanned it in and monotoned it in p-shop. It is a one-color image for the tshirt design.

From the artist's website:

Possible tshirt designs. Too friendly? Too messy? Too metal?

I made the heart painting really messy with a...toothbrush! Yes, I've moved on from natural and synthetic brushes and have instead chosen to paint with a toothbrush. Don't worry, it's not mine or my roommates'...it is a special pink "painting toothbrush."

Submitted on: Aug 05 '03
Average score: 3.03 out of 5
Number scored: 349 people

0095. Eighties Child

By Mr. Everygoon |

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Eighties Child by Multiple Moorby

Includes stickers for:
I read the Caernafon Herald
MOUZERS! (Maybe this is Mouzers?)
Spork ^TM
Gordon Strachan ©
HULK RULES (the album! Oh wait, this was released in 1995. Oh well, it's a great album)
Action Jackson (1970s toys / 1988 movie)
Eighties Child
Fire in those Shiny Trees (a knock on Bob Ross and his "happy little trees")
If you can read this sticker… I've lost my Caravan!
Quality Control
ROCK LORDS
Been to Barnsley ... preferred Sheffield
and a price tag for £3.16 (a nod to John 3:16?)

Submitted on: May 21 '03
Average score: 2.22 out of 5
Number scored: 432 people

0094. Permafrost Pollution

Permafrost Pollution by Viktor Hachmang aka Viktor

Designed by Viktor Hachmang (15), from The Netherlands. It's also available as a print.

Submitted on: Oct 03 '03
Average score: 3.47 out of 5
Number scored: 388 people

0093. Brainwash

Brainwash by Deslice aka Deslice

Submitted on: Jul 27 '03
Average score: 3.20 out of 5
Number scored: 280 people

0092. Eagle

Eagle by IMYJ aka Imyj

The current imyj.com is a spam site, or just a very boring blog, but Internet Archive has some historic pages, if you like to dig around.

I'm not sure if this was a Dreamless design, but it seems fitting for the early days of Threadless, from what I've seen.

0091. Blandband Deluxe

Blandband Deluxe by 1-UP aka 1UP

Designer Joakim Jansson now has 1-UP.com, but his old site dirty-deluxe.net (established 2003) has some hidden gems in Internet Archive.

Submitted on: Jun 07 '03
Average score: 2.88 out of 5
Number scored: 323 people

0090. MSG!

By Mr. Everygoon |

Sunday, September 6, 2009

MSG! by Bruce Yan aka brick425

i luv MakingSimpleGraphics

Submitted on: Jun 16 '03
Average score: 3.25 out of 5
Number scored: 319 people

0089. Teddy Bubbles

Teddy Bubbles by Cameron McEwan aka Ronin60

In short: it's one big doodle-bear, with little "bubble" bears.

Submitted on: Jun 30 '03
Average score: 3.41 out of 5
Number scored: 377 people

0088. Downpour

Downpour by Scott Giblin aka Myxxoma

Submitted on: Jun 16 '03
Average score: 2.78 out of 5
Number scored: 266 people

0087. Odd But Cute

Odd But Cute by Jamie Parris aka azrielen

Howdy! Designer, here. Hehe. Sorry about the change in shirt color. It wasn't my decision. I agree that the old rust red / cream coloration was a bit better for this particular design. Who knows why they changed it. This isn't too bad tho. It's a silver shirt, at least, and not that horrible stipple gray that 'silver' sometimes ends up being. Anyway, thanks everyone for supporting ...

Jackalope and devil bunny, says the artist.

Submitted on: Jun 04 '03
Average score: 294 people
Number scored: 2.84 out of 5

0086. Smooch, "Basics"

Smooch, "Basics" by Stephanie.

An odd design with kids kissing, and a 70s vibe, designed by a non-member. Not a lot of information available, not even a blog post.

0085. Yum

by Kipi aka kipi

Another tanktop/underwear set, this time the design was submitted and voted upon.

Submitted on: Dec 17 '02
Average score: 1.97 out of 5
Number scored: 306 people

0084. Contaminated Love

Contaminated Love by iFDL

The second tank top/underwear set, this one from an active member.

inFORMATION Design Lab had a website, but it's a lost domain. Archive.org has old versions, and Jeffrey has a new site, that is mostly a blog. Up until recently, he was chief creative officer of skinnyCorp/Threadless, but he resigned in August 2009.

0083. Phil

Phil by Phil.

The first of 3 ladies sets, featuring the face of Phil on the tank top, and a paw on the underwear.

0082. MYopinion

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in bullet ,| green ,| gun | 0 comments

MYopinion by __pg

The artist's site is down, but there's a bit of history on Archive.org, and the new site is online, but quiet at the moment.

In regards to the design: the casing is still attached, but that was apparently changed after the original design was submitted.

Submitted on: May 21 '03
Average score: 2.26 out of 5
Number scored: 379 people

0081. Monkey Attack

By Mr. Everygoon |

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Monkey Attack by Gabriel Suchowolski aka microbians

Submitted on: May 31 '03
Average score: 3.39 out of 5
Number scored: 356 people

0080. Stir It Up

Stir It Up by 345

[T]o me it's not about eating at all! it's all about stirring, maybe even causing a commotion. people are loading trash into their brains with watching TV, living a consumer-zombie life, and maybe we can do something about that, wake them up.

On a personal level: keep on moving, work on it, dig deeper, ask difficult questions, maybe find something in there you can't deal with yourself, then go talk to somebody about it, get some therapy maybe, but don't let bad stuff just sit there to rust and influence your life negatively.

This description is from a Threadless "blog" about the design.

Submitted on: May 16 '03
Average score: 2.81 out of 5
Number scored: 488 people

0079. Netelia

Netelia by Justin Gammon aka gammo

I started w/ the cartoony... texture just seemed to be the natural addition...again.

Submitted on: May 29 '03
Average score: 2.94 out of 5
Number scored: 280 people

0078. Free

Free by Amnesiac aka amnesiac

Wow, I am so glad this tee-shirt was printed, because I never in a million years could've gone to someone else's website and download someone else's Photoshop brushes and then just slap them all over a tee-shirt with some generic shield symbol behind it. I mean, really, how long did it take to d othis shirt? Like a whole 5 minutes? I wonder what this site would look like if it had real designers making real designs? Gee, I don't know, maybe, a lot better!

I'm not sure if this comment was from the artist himself, or a weird mis-association error by Threadless. Either way, it's rather true in terms of generic designs. Misprinted Type still exists, and still has free brushes.

Submitted on: Mar 20 '03
Average score: 3.08 out of 5
Number scored: 325 people

0077. Death or Glory 2

Death or Glory 2 by Niko Stumpo

0076. Murk The Earth

Murk The Earth by Brad Askew

Bradley's website is down, more or less, but The Wayback Machine is holding some weird bits of past designs. Bradley was also interviewed by Threadless folks a while ago, which provides a live link to baskew.com (though this is also an old site, updated last in 2006).

0075. Swift Insanity

Swift Insanity by missy

Submitted on: May 05 '03
Average score: 2.41 out of 5
Number scored: 355 people

0074. A-Bees

By Mr. Everygoon |

Friday, July 24, 2009

A-Bees by T02

The artist's site, sicd.multimania.com, redirects to membres.lycos.fr/sicd, though there is a bit of history on The Wayback Machine. It seems to be an image, if not more.

Submitted on: Dec 09 '02
Average score: 2.64 out of 5
Number scored: 296 people

0073. Outbreak Girl

outbreak_girl by Girl Friday

Most likely a vectorization of this image, which lead to a rousing discussion on the original submission page. Other fun notes: the tattoo on her neck changed from the original submission to the final printing.

Submitted on: Apr 19 '03
Average score: 2.55 out of 5
Number scored: 431 people

0072. Recycle Not

Recycle Not by nco

autographicdesign.com isn't run by the artist any more, but The Wayback Machine can help. Also, the artist's newer site, www.kiihko.com/works.html, is also down, but again The Wayback Machine has bits and pieces. But wait, there's a newer site! activeaggressive.com exists, including an icon of this design.

Submitted on: Jan 13 '03
Average score: 2.36 out of 5
Number scored: 394 people

0071. 5311 0U7 (Sell Out)

5311 0U7 by Multiple Moorby

According to the designer, that really is ...

jesus

Submitted on: Oct 26 '02
Average score: 2.92 out of 5
Number scored: 400 people

0070. Burn

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in black ,| fire ,| man | 0 comments

Burn by cicero

Again, The Wayback Machine helps us, as cicerodeguzmanjr.com is home to nothing useful or all that good.

Submitted on: Oct 23 '02
Average score: 2.74 out of 5
Number scored: 445 people

0069. I Luv You CPU

I Luv You CPU by Greg Washington aka jeedubnew

Shirt text:

Central Processing Unit
i.luv.you.cpu.
instruction: Apply daily when needed

Rx: ____signature___

For Best Results: Maintain a healthy diet. Get lots of rest.

Jeedub.com is now being squatted, but The Wayback Machine hides some goodness.

Submitted on: Nov 12 '02
Average score: 2.52 out of 5
Number scored: 398 people

0068. She Doesn't Even Realize

She Doesn't Even Realize by pixelsquid aka lonesquid

Submitted on: Sep 13 '02
Average score: 3.06 out of 5
Number scored: 453 people

0067. Skunk2

Skunk2 by Aaron Barnes aka comutek

Submitted on: Sep 16 '02
Average score: 2.60 out of 5
Number scored: 445 people

0066. -No Entry-

By Mr. Everygoon |

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Posted in no page | 0 comments

Where #41 redirects to threadless.com/gifts, #66 bounces you to threadless.com/catalog.

0065. YH Greenie Tee

YH Greenie Tee by Charles Forman

0064. pg. 432, Scientific Tools

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in navy ,| science ,| sketch | 0 comments

pg. 432, Scientific Tools by slow shirts aka slow_loris_shirts

A very long time ago, this design was a wiener here. Now, the microscope drawing has been reprinted in one color, (white line, no fill) and is currently for sale at SLOWSHIRTS.com.

Submitted on: Sep 16 '02
Average score: 2.32 out of 5
Number scored: 485 people

0063. Damn Scientists

Damn Scientists by John Slabyk aka S20

Shirt text:

they lied to us

this was
supposed to be
the future

where is my jetpack,

where is my robotic companion,
where is my dinner in pill form,
where is my hydrogen fueled automobile,
where is my nuclear-powered levitating house,

where is my cure for this disease

Submitted on: Oct 02 '02
Average score: 2.77 out of 5
Number scored: 436 people

0062. iFDL Freedom Tee

iFDL Freedom Tee by iFDL

I designed this back in the day when it was a lot easier to get printed at Threadless. It was 2001 I think? It was part of something I designed for DesignForFreedom, an awesome project run by my friend Gabe, which isn't up anymore. Gabe is actually the one who designed our ill-fated "I Am Analog" tee. Anyway, here's my design. Maybe one day we'll reprint it!

From an archived page of IFD-Lab.com (now defunct): "The idea for this came from thinking about traditional symbols of American freedom. People, icons and imagery all played part in the inspiration for creating this project."

0061. Fluttering

Fluttering by Shawn Kelly aka skellybone

Shirt text:

the moth flutters maniacally.
mindless pursuit of its desire.
hypnotic light. unlimited wants.
never fulfilled.

Designer comment: 'reminds me of "silence of the lambs" but more computerized. i like the colors.'

Submitted on: Aug 09 '02
Average score: 3.25 out of 5
Number scored: 278 people

0060. Charles Darwin's Porn Dungeon

By Mr. Everygoon |

Friday, July 17, 2009

Charles Darwin's Porn Dungeon by James Cain aka JW

0059. Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart by Craig Brickles aka Brickboy80

Submitted on: Aug 20 '02
Average score: 2.39 out of 5
Number scored: 399 people

0058. Summer Wind

Summer Wind by Joachim Baan

Submitted on: Jun 25 '02
Average score: 3.19 out of 5
Number scored: 308 people

The designer's site has passed into squatterdom, but there are the archives.

Oddity: the first comment on the original submission, made by no one, is dated Dec 31 '69

0057. Work Sucks

Work Sucks by James Cain aka JW

Submitted on: Jul 16 '02
Average score: 3.19 out of 5
Number scored: 373 people

0056. Reaching For Her

By Mr. Everygoon |

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Posted in black ,| flower ,| robot | 0 comments

Reach For Her by Edwin Rosero aka cfp

Submitted on: Aug 02 '02
Average score: 2.53 out of 5
Number scored: 385 people

0055. Beat BT Music

Beat BT Music by Edwin Rosero aka cfp

Submitted on: Jul 26 '02
Average score: 3.20 out of 5
Number scored: 295 people

0054. Pratestation

Pratestation by Jemma Gura aka lentil

This was part of the Prate™ Parody Pack. I don't remember why we made this one into a shirt, but it was another Dreamless insider thing.

This is the 4th Prate design, if you weren't keeping track.

0053. Zen2002

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in Japanese ,| navy ,| scenery | 0 comments

Zen2002 by Dave H aka daven3

0052. Syntax Error

Syntax Error by Linn Rehman

0051. We Don't Care

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in baby blue ,| dreadlocks ,| graffiti | 0 comments

We Don't Care by Esa Peltonen aka ikons

The artist's website is now a squatter domain, but archives are around for your digging pleasure. The new site is 9cm.net. And I'm pretty sure this Esa Peltonen isn't the same as the retired Finnish ice hockey player, but I could be wrong.

I do a lot of works with maps and cartography. This was a piece I did several years ago (I think 2001)... and shortly after, I collaborated with J. Davis to make an digital piece for the Whitney Museum's ARTPORT. It was based on the artwork from this shirt. You can view it here -- click "launch"

This is my favorite of Prate designs.

0047. Color

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in dark gray ,| paint by number ,| red | 0 comments

Color by 4vs5 aka beanwart

The artist's site is rather much at the time, but The Wayback Machine has more information. Not sure how to fill in the picture? Check a Pantone^® Matching System Color Chart.

0046. Black Spot °

By Mr. Everygoon | Posted in gray ,| political ,| statement | 0 comments

Black Spot ° by John Slabyk aka S20

Submitted on: Apr 25 '02
Average score: 2.77 out of 5
Number scored: 334 people

John's website, celsiusdesign.com, is dead, but celsiusdesign.net lives on.

As for this Black Spot design vs. Adbusters' Blackspot Campaign: this shirt design came out in 2002, while Adbusters started their campaign in 2004. And I don't think Adbusters would go after this shirt, as the Adbuster Blackspot is an Open Source brand.

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