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Re: IN THE EYES OF A RANGER

Nice Queensryche reference!

jbedwar1 wrote:Very neat looking design.. but i'm not a big fan of the black and white.
Some other creative choice of colors would have looked fabulous.

Thank you so much! I had some misgivings about the white, because I personally don't wear a lot of white tee shirts, but the other colors did not give the contrast that I wanted. So it was definitely something I considered.

Yours is very cool too. And you're in the fog, congrats!

jenglo wrote:I like how you used ants to express the idea of citizenship. If there's any civilization that depends on citizenship, it's the ant civilization!

Like always, you really know what I'm talking about. Thanks!

YummyDeb wrote:I love this shirt - the design is simple and lovely and the ants make me smile. Excellent entry!

Thank you. It's a victory then.

parkermc wrote:I absolutely love the black on white! Very classy. GMV!

Thank you so much! I really like simplicity in graphics.

Re: Watch it Grow

This is fantastic! Are you a printmaker? If not, you should be.

Re: Cultural Assimilation

Axed the text, but left the rest. This is my form of assimilation. If out ancestors had retained their identity as a whole, when immigrating to this country, America would have no identity. It has been through cultural assimilation that we have a national identity. While we remain diverse assimilation is required of citizenship.

Re: Courtesy Flush

I didn't even see this until I scrolled down to see if anything had been rejected yet.

In response to the rejection comment: It wouldn't have been so wrong/gross if the handle didn't look like it had poo splatter on it. Otherwise, I'd fully support the notion of "courtesy flushing" as an act of citizenship!

Re: Just Doin' My Part

This is my first ever entry. Does anyone have and insightful comments or suggestions for future reference?

narkus wrote:no one as of yet, but people have asked where i got them : ) just added your lovely design to the collection and i can't wait to get it!!!!!!! plus, i saw your site and saw something i hope is available after income taxes come...landscape with trees red/rust colors. you do great work : )

p.s. ope this climbs up because i really want it, although my boyfriend said i should limit myself to 2 tee's /month. ironically, he's the one who introduced me to woot and created the monster!! : )

Thanks Narkus! And thanks for the nice words about the DaVinci one too. It's going to be fun to see that one printed. If the painting isn't on my website when you get your tax refund, then email me and maybe I can work on something for you as a custom painting.

Re: Civil Protest

Hazelnuts wrote:

i knew i recognized your design from somewhere then it hit me.... SUPERBAD!

ambergreen wrote:You need to add a Libertarian logo (statue of liberty) and then I'd go for it.

And a green party MJ leaf...

JadenKale wrote:It's probably the dream of every immigrant and natural citizen of America to see their hopes and dreams come to fruition. I tried to bring that message across with this abstract design: I went for the swirls to simulate floating upwards, Lady liberty is obvious, and the stars are a sign of hopefulness - the ribbon keeping them all together in one big wish.

(I wasn't thinking of fireworks or 4th of July when I made this... I simply used the picture in the background afterward)

Oohh... Swirly...

Re: Heal the World

I think Al Gore loves you

WonderWooter wrote:so, to satisfy my curiousity, is he "daddy" robot, or "husband" robot?? GMV btw

He is what ever you want him to be. xP

Re: Heart of the Community - Dark

I liked the colors on thise version more then on the grass shirt, maybe its because the line work is darker, i dunno..

Please vote for this if you liked either one!

sayah wrote:Hope this makes sense - struggled with the colors too - what colors would have been better choices? Your feedback is appreciated - short of one persons - and you know who you are.

Kinda feel like Lincoln is having an affair with Miss America...

bfassburg wrote:Axed the text, but left the rest. This is my form of assimilation. If out ancestors had retained their identity as a whole, when immigrating to this country, America would have no identity. It has been through cultural assimilation that we have a national identity. While we remain diverse assimilation is required of citizenship.

DONT DRINK THE KOOL AID!!

Re: Start Small

Needs more love from the community.. since it IS about community n all...

Maybe i need to start staying up later to plug designs when folks are complaining about the daily woots...

JadenKale wrote:You cannot have gradients.

or halftones

Re: Dont Tread On Me (plain)

Are those puckers on the snake?

bfassburg wrote:ANTI-SEMITE! I knew you would come out of the woodwork.

Ohh.. thats bacon... i thought he was knocking back a drink....

Re: 13 Rattles

Thats it... i'm doing a shirt in Braille next!

Re: I Citizen

Dont like how the feild of blue is cut off at the top.. would look better if it faded like the boys overalls..

Very Norman Rockwell of you...

The area right below the big blue splatter and just above the neckline in the tshirt comp looks like a green or lime green splatter. Maybe its just my monitor.

i wasnt trying to be a schmuck, i was just curious.

jbedwar1 wrote: JadenKale wrote:You cannot have gradients.
or halftones

Can you have Graftones?

WonderWooter wrote:I think it works better without the jail cell (and I will be SUPER explanatory and list my reasons)

1. when I saw the jail cell, I thought it was like depicting Guantanamo or something and was going to play negative with like the "immigration" stuff and that

2. I think the message of the shirt is that the masses tend to target the "oddball" and encourage them to conform by sheer peer pressure. (could be wrong)

Although I will have to say that the masses sure look a lot happier than your little dissenter . . .doesn't exactly make distention look like a fun hobby

Excellent suggestions! I might redo and resubmit!

eyeslikesugar wrote:Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Purple, White are the colours I used. I used the same exact Pantone colours... no two Pantone purples, blues, etc..
The colours have been separated on individual layers so i know there's 6 colours. Just wondering, what 7th colour do you see? Also, I tried making the splatters solid enough that there are no gradients/halftones. But, it's up to Woot. =)

I dont see the 7 colors, but i do see that the fuzzy edges might be cause for rejectonating.. hope not tho!

Re: Uncle Sam and His Lady Liberty Unite for Freedom

Thanks for the feedback...looked more like Lincoln to me too, thus the title spelling it out.

In silhouette world they look similar I think, maybe I should have buffed up the fellow some.

As far as the abrupt cut off on the bottom, Im just not good enough to know how to eliminate that or design around it...any ideas?

razerz wrote:Didn't they sell something like this at Old Navy/Target/Walmart?

Among other sites that have it for sale.

Re: I Citizen

rawr.

ElectricFever wrote:rawr.

1st google page for "good citizen".

Re: Getting Sworn In

Pulled my vote sorry -

You have too many negative comments on the other ones in the top 10. Live and let live.

superspryte wrote:Are you telling me that people remember Tiananmen square because of a *movie* that made fun of it? That's horrible.

I don't think most people remember it because of that movie.
I just dont like that there are other shirts with it already on there.

sayah wrote:Pulled my vote sorry -

You have too many negative comments on the other ones in the top 10. Live and let live.

Sorry you feel that way. Wasn't aware that i wasn't allowed to comment on people's things. Just being honest as i have been in each and every derby since i got active here. I have lots of Positive comments on shirts that i like. Thank you for the original vote which you pulled.

superspryte wrote:I agree. The idea with mine was to make it different from the shirts that already exist out there. Nobody likes it though...they think I copied this one. Feh.

Nah .. i know you didnt copy this one.
I went through something similar a few derbies ago. Shirts already existed. I didnt know until later. So then i asked people not to vote anymore (was unable to pull it since the "x" was not longer available). I also tattled on my shirt to get it rejected.

Re: A True Citizen's Dream

This is existential. simple, beautiful design that captures american citizenship. When immigrants came to ellis island, this statue served as a beacon of hope. also, this shirt is awesome