Alright folks, here’s another edition of T-Shirt Link Tuesday, where I pull some of my favorite t-shirt related goodies from the last week or so. I’ve come across some real gems from some genuinely good people that I want to share with you. The t-shirt community continues to amaze me with how much comraderie and good will there is going all around, so let’s get to it!
Lady Umbrella’s 5,000 Fan Video
You might have come across Lady Umbrella before. They’ve been making waves when it comes to shirts for women and they’ve been active with social media. Well, they’ve been busy promoting their Facebook fan page, and since August they’ve been able to make it to 5,000 fans. To celebrate they’re giving away 2 free t-shirts, how cool is that? That’s not all though.
As they approached 5,000 they made a cool video for their fans to thank them for their support. That’s what’s really got me geeked, because I don’t think enough people stop and thank those that support them as often as it should happen. So if you get a minute, pop over to Lady Umbrella’s Facebook fan page and take a look at the video Rob and Elena put together.
Evolution and Atheism Tees @ Hide Your Arms
Andy put together a neat list of Atheism and evolution-based t-shirts for his blog, Hide Your Arms. While it’s a touchy subject for some people, the simple fact is that nobody can make a joke out of a serious topic like t-shirt designers. There are a ton of clever shirts there that I never would have come across, most of which are laugh-out-loud funny.
Even if evolution’s not your thing, you can tell Andy put a lot of work into making the list complete, so it’s definitely worth a gander or two. Have a sense of humor and check out the list at Hide Your Arms.
The Making of a T-Shirt at Fat Seagull
I came across an interesting post at Fat Seagull just this morning featuring a video made by Winner’s Circle of Seattle. The video follows the birth of a t-shirt, tracing the process from the first time pencil goes to paper through the purchase of the shirt in a retail store. It’s a quick video that shows you just how much work goes into each and every tee you wear.
Don’t Panic and Carry A Towel at Tcritic
Karl celebrated Towel Day by posting a neat parody of the WWII-era posters seen in England that featured the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On.” While I’ve seen a number of parodies of those posters make the leap to a t-shirt, I thought this one was particularly fitting to honor the life and work of Douglas Adams. So pull out the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy if you’ve got it and check out this shirt featured on Tcritic.
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Goooooooooood morning Vietnam!
It’s finally not Monday anymore…though I would argue that it certainly feels like it! It’s still as rainy and dreary here as ever…I’d definitely be alright with the sun coming out to play. Anytime now. Really.
Anyways, there’s no time to let the rain get you down because I’ve got a pretty sweet collection of links here for you! So without further delay:
108 LOST T-Shirts to Celebrate the End Including 20 You Can’t Buy – Coty Gonzales
How could this one not top the list this week? This is a thoroughly exhaustive list of Lost-related t-shirts put together by tee-blogger extraordinaire, Coty Gonzales. As the series draws to a close, there’s no reason to not work your way through this list, if only to marvel at its size and sheer amount of work that went into compiling it. Bravo!
Novel-T Team Jerseys – Andy @ Hide Your Arms
Andy wrote about these interesting shirts from Novel-T. They depict various American authors and literary figures as members of a softball team. Each shirt features a name and number on the back and a representative image on the front from a book by that author (or containing that character).
While I zipped around Novel-T’s site I found a few that I liked more than the Vonnegut shirt Andy picked out. I think the idea is truly very clever and I wouldn’t mind wearing Gatsby or Darwin honestly.
Andy does point out that their website is their weak point, and as much as I hate to admit it, it could use some work. There’s nothing wrong with it visually or functionally, but the usability definitely needs some TLC. That said, I’d love to see these shirts get the stage they deserve.
Ghostbusters Glow in the Dark Tee – Ollie @ Cottonable
Ollie pointed out this clever t-shirt that makes you look like Venkman right after he got slimed. Again. The design is solid and the use of glow in the dark ink is what takes this shirt from “eh, that’s kinda clever” to “duuuude, check that out.”
I really want to re-watch Ghostbusters now, it’s been forever. Time for a Bill Murray fix.
Thread Notes T-Shirt Newsletter – Shameless Self Promotion
So it would be awfully awkward to link to Thread Notes everywhere this week except a post full of t-shirt links. Thread Notes is a t-shirt newsletter I started to offer exclusive videos, coupon codes and other goodies to subscribers. I’m giving away 7 Design by Humans t-shirts starting May 24 to celebrate the launch, how cool is that?
If you like this site, you’ll love Thread Notes. If you want to see my mug pitch the idea to you, check out my Beautiful Weather for a Drive video. There’s a sign-up form in the sidebar here or you can check out Thread Notes for a video.
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It’s been forever since there’s been a t-shirt link tuesday! Let’s fix that right now. T-Shirt Link Tuesday is all about giving recognition to the other great t-shirt blogs out there and the awesome things that they come across. Check these guys out!
Colin over at Troundup wrote about this eye-catching (oh man! cheesy pun of the day!) t-shirt from the folks at Resist Today. There’s so much weird in this shirt, you can’t look away. It’s like a train wreck….but a good train wreck. I can’t say that I know what it means or what it’s supposed to say, but that’s alright. The detail is great and the shirt is unique!
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Andy at Hide Your Arms posted this interesting tee from 57Thirtythree the other day. The one color design reminds me a little bit of Toxic from Van Rockn. The placement is unique and it reminds me of Planet of the Apes. Charlton Heston FTW!
Protect The Skin You’re In (Fat Seagull)
What can I say about this…naked women on t-shirts. It’s done fairly tastefully. Well, tastefully in a not cartoon-barbie redneck-trash sort of way, anyways. Prominent celebrities and fashion icons adorn this line of tees, and all proceeds go towards cancer research. The shirt seems to only be available offline from Marc Jacobs stores for $35.
How cool is this tee?! I really like the powerful message of perseverance. It’s a very iconic design I think. It’s almost like our hero needs to reach the other side of the wall at any cost and without regard for what may await him.
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There have been a bunch of pretty schweet tees brought to my attention lately, so here’s a handful of them plus some extra stuff that cropped up around the shirtosphere in the last week.
Fantastic Bonanza designed the t-shirt for ROFLCon 2008 and had a booth set up. They’ve got some neat photos and a rundown of the conference. Well done!
Andy at Hide Your Arms posted a couple items that caught my eye. The first is a t-shirt giveaway at tenbills.com. Spend $30, tell them your favorite animal in the comments section and get a free t-shirt with your order. Supplies are limited, so check them out.
Hide Your Arms also featured a tee called Gasmasks from We Are Industry that sort of reminds me of Toxic by VanRockn (review, t-shirt). By remind, I mean they both have people in gasmasks. Pretty cool t-shirt.
Shirtlog posted another cool tee with a message. Vince Lombardi would be proud of this one.
Karl at tcritic posted some photos from Mission Indie Mart. That’s some t-shirt related goodness for sure. Check it out.
TeeLovers posted about another Helvetica shirt. You can check out the Graniph Helvetica shirt I wrote about a while back to compare. I’m starting to wonder how long before there’s a store full of nothing but typography tees!
tshirtreview.com (again, not to be confused with this site) posted a little rant about some of the latest tees at Threadless. I do have to admit I didn’t see anything too remarkable on the shirts he mentioned, but the people have spoken I suppose.
I Love Your T-shirt wrote about a few clothing lines that caught my eye. Their post on Ucon Acrobatics has some awesome photos to promote their new threads. I’m not terribly interested in the clothes themselves, but the pictures are definitely worth seeing. Here’s a taste:
I Love Your T-shirt also dropped a post yesterday about a new label called Bloodgold. They’ve got a handful of pretty neat designs, worth looking into.
T-Shirt Island posted about Urban Humanity, a nature-themed clothing label. Before you go all tree-hugger on me, check them out. They’ve actually got some pretty interesting designs that snagged my attention.
The Daily Tee featured this really neat shirt using text to build an image. It’s a pun, you remember “We Built This City (On Rock and Roll)” don’t you? There are the names of a bunch of classic rock and metal bands, and I think it’s executed well.
That’s all for this week big list o’ links, enjoy!
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This is something I’d like to start doing weekly here, just to keep you posted on some of the other things going on in the t-shirt world. I don’t know if it’ll be Tuesday still when this post goes live, but it’s still Tuesday as I write this, so here we go.
Aris at addic[tee]d posted up a neat tee called The Ghost Ship
The Fat Seagull drew my attention to a t-shirt with a photo of a space monkey. Photos on t-shirts don’t usually look very good, but this one pulls it off. It’s new from N. Hoolywood.
Hide Your Arms dropped a post about Tasty Tees. They’ve got a really unique business model for a t-shirt company. Everything is limited edition and only available for sale for a certain period of time. Be sure to catch their current design by the 25th.
With all the awesome weather we’ve been having around here lately, I’m definitely in the mood for a tee with a message like the one Sjors posted on Shirtlog a few days ago.
Alex at The T-shirt Blog (not to be confused with this site) posted a string of PETA related shirts, taking both sides of what is always a dividing topic. I think animals taste great, so here are a few tees that made me smile. Nothing new design-wise though, oldies but goodies.
Yesterday, Karl at tcritic highlighted a new service from CNN where you can have select headlines printed on a tee. The shirts are printed at Spreadshirt, but it’s definitely a neat idea. Like he said, I’m TOTALLY waiting for The Onion to do something like this.
Colin at Troundup tipped me off to a 24 hour sale at BustedTees and a big DBH T-shirt giveaway from Gearcrave. More to come on the BustedTees sale tomorrow.
That’s all for now, otherwise it won’t be Tuesday anymore!
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