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Wow so many cute kitty pics! This design has my vote. I really like ceiling cat but I really like this one too. I honestly hope you both win. Hehe.

LOLOL This reminds me of the sneaky ninja I put up. You seemed to take more time than I did though. It's cute that you put the two themes together. A lot of people have been talking this derby about the themes that have been used too much. lolol awesome pirate and ninja...

Re: Ninja Pirate

I got yer meme right here.

Yup, always the same argument every week. I am just an observer but I really hope the mudslinging stops

Re: Dream State

When I saw yours I thought the same thing, a very similar design. Those goddamn leaves probably took an hour, I made 5 different leaves then free transformed them into various angles and sizes. Your tree has my vote!

If you decide to print this shirt elsewhere you will have to let me know.

mjc613 wrote:I am very impressed. Tell me tho' - are these flour, buckwheat, corn or gingerbread? Are they topped with margarine, butter or marscapone?
What syrup will you serve with it? As was said earlier, pancakes need words.

Nay, these be buttermilk pancakes, finest in all the derby. Topped with butter made from the milk of a white unicorn, these pancakes are served with genuine maple syrup, tapped from only the most virile of trees.

LOVE!

Re: grow

"And sometimes I use my [insert male repro organ here] as a pogo stick"
~ From Patch Adams

The point is I hope to make a few people smile.
This thread seemed too heated...

Re: Spiral

no more black for a while for me. unless It have david gilmour on it. but it looks cool.

Re: Stairway to......

Please don't let me get stuck at the below 200 mark! Vote! (Remember this will be going on a shirt) If you want to be the most popular kid in school your gonna have to wear this, and in order to wear this its gonna have to be sold, and in order for that to happen I need your vote!

Re: grow

I think that for the majority of the people that dislike this design, it comes from the same roots as people hating modern art. When I walk through downtown and see various pieces with a few colored lines, I myself get pissed because I think "well I could have done that!" and these people are getting paid 1000's of dollars to do it. RIDICULOUS! And that is where I believe people seem to find hate here, they say "well I could have done that!" The simple fact is though, that you didn't, this isn't your design up here and your jealousy is reasonable, but unfounded because an artist just came up with something simple and eloquent that your "creative" minds couldn't. Although I think to myself, yes I probably could have designed something like this, I didn't, I accept that, and I vote for this piece because it would look cool on a shirt. SO for all of you that get angry for this reason, think again, sulk and get over it.

Not to sound harsh, but I think a few people really needed some reality checks.....

*throws some more wood on fire* *stands back to watch it burn*

Re: Flowerrrrr

Just one more entry for the heck of it.
-Andy

Re: Flowerrrrr

I'm a sucker for flames - looks great man, gmv.

yugidean wrote:Boooooooooooo to you not being in the fog. I love dragonflies, and there is such a severe shortage of great, unisex dragonfly shirts out there. I've managed to find one. And if this does not get made, then it'll stay at one, unfortunately. GMV. I'd vote twenty times if I could. :-(

Hey! thanks alot! i did my best to fog it, but check back in 60 days ,i'm sure i'll be up for offering...

jamescho84 wrote:I'm a sucker for flames - looks great man, gmv.

Thanks James. That means alot!
-Andy

I have nothing against simple and elegant designs, although I generally prefer more complex ones. My issue with this design is more of wearability: I really don't feel comfortable walking around with a leaf sprouting between my bewbs. I don't mind the design, just not on my chest.

Although the design doesn't appeal to me as a t-shirt, obviously it appeals to some. I started reading this post to find out why people like it, but most of the posts either bash it's simplicity/design to smithereens or just state that they like it. Is it possible to be any more concrete about why this design appeals to people? I'm just wondering if I'm missing the point of the design, and would like to hear more from the people who voted for it. In general, I feel like I've been missing the boat on all the grow and tree derby submissions over the past few months, and would like to hear from people who buy these designs. Or is one of the problems with a simple design (or art in general) that it's hard to qualify WHY a design appeals to you?

Re: Why Can't I Fly, Friend?

i really love this shirt. If it wins i'm going to stay up just to get one, this and the unicorn one.

Re: Bambi Tells Me Things

this is amazing. please get this printed somehow.

Pyra wrote:Yup, always the same argument every week. I am just an observer but I really hope the mudslinging stops

Yeah, it seems like every week there a new design to complain about. Yikes. Why are some people like that? Sincerely?
I was once a part of a forum (icybrians.com) and there were a bunch of people there who were just mean and angry all the time. They would sort of haze new people until they went away.
There, I went away. Here, I just stop reading comments. It angries up the blood too much.

But while we're talking about things that we dislike around here, I dislike it when simple designs get labeled as "5 min designs". I look at this design, and I know there's no way I could do that in 5 mins.

And way back near the beginning Adder talked about how intricate designs are so much more worthy than simple designs. But if that's true, then how come I would never wear an intricate design, but would wear a simple design. Besides, there's already a couple intricate designs in the fog. Should they ALL be intricate? Hope not.

Honestly: stop pissing and moaning about how bad the designs are. You wanna know what chases away designers? It's not the Woot staff as much as it's the people who flame designs week after week after week after week just because it's not their taste or style. Gee whiz. Get over it!

Sorry. Long stressful day. I'm gonna leave now. See ya in a week when I'll come back to throw a couple votes around. Try not to give yourselves too many ulcers over how terrible other designs are, eh?

goldenmomiji wrote:I agree. This looks awesome. What did you use to make it?

I used Paint to trace over a photo I took. It took forever to fill it in, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

emgibson wrote:I have nothing against simple and elegant designs, although I generally prefer more complex ones. My issue with this design is more of wearability: I really don't feel comfortable walking around with a leaf sprouting between my bewbs. I don't mind the design, just not on my chest.

Although the design doesn't appeal to me as a t-shirt, obviously it appeals to some. I started reading this post to find out why people like it, but most of the posts either bash it's simplicity/design to smithereens or just state that they like it. Is it possible to be any more concrete about why this design appeals to people? I'm just wondering if I'm missing the point of the design, and would like to hear more from the people who voted for it. In general, I feel like I've been missing the boat on all the grow and tree derby submissions over the past few months, and would like to hear from people who buy these designs. Or is one of the problems with a simple design (or art in general) that it's hard to qualify WHY a design appeals to you?

Honestly, sometimes you can't really explain why you like something.

I love this shirt, and would most definitely be getting it if it places, but I can't explain why. It's just appealing to the eye for me, and I can easily see myself wearing it.

I wish I could give you some well thought out explanation as to why I voted for this shirt, and why I would shell out $10 without hesitation for it, but I can't. I just like it, that's all.

Honestly, I don't put that much thought into my T-Shirts, and I somewhat feel sorry for people who do.

Re: 3 Thousand 2 Hundred Fifty Five Lines, One Pucker!

Hand Counted?

mjc613 wrote:YAY!!!! Another chance for a Nessie shirt!

L O L when you think you've stumbled on a meme, you guys really go full bore with it, don't you? ROFL

JadenKale wrote:L O L when you think you've stumbled on a meme, you guys really go full bore with it, don't you? ROFL

Since they know they can go at any moment, they've got to get them while they can.

Way too good to be entered this late. Maybe a pancakey miracle will rocket this into the fog. Good Luck!

Re: grow

To me the history, short though it is, of T-Shirt art is more about subculture art rather than corporate art.

It's not about modern versus traditional art (representational art etc), it's largely because the design looks like an agri-business logo that I find it repelling.

There are several other elegant line drawings in this derby. Much flora as well. None speak 'logo' quite so loudly.

No worries, if it wins, kudos to the artist. I used to make my living as a video freelancer. My advice to the artists is a motto that served me well and enabled me to enjoy an excellent array of clients: You can't insult me.

Seems like the kibitzers will always be around. Big deal, it's a derby. Horse races are fun places to kibitz.

(I wonder how much of my text will be translated to some Irish jokey joke...)

Re: Flowerrrrr

Ooh...I like it! Nice job! *votes*

littlejetties wrote:Way too good to be entered this late. Maybe a pancakey miracle will rocket this into the fog. Good Luck!

Alright! The power of positive pancakes! Go, fluffy, light, delicious goodness!

Re: Death on a Pale White UNICORN!

Jimiyo, if you make non-seizure-inducing vote icons that we would be allowed to keep in our sigs for this and ceiling cat, let me know!

Do you have a larger pic of the lighthouse?

Re: Spring Buds

Beautiful!!!

Jemmacakes wrote:To me the history, short though it is, of T-Shirt art is more about subculture art rather than corporate art.

It's not about modern versus traditional art (representational art etc), it's largely because the design looks like an agri-business logo that I find it repelling.

There are several other elegant line drawings in this derby. Much flora as well. None speak 'logo' quite so loudly.

No worries, if it wins, kudos to the artist. I used to make my living as a video freelancer. My advice to the artists is a motto that served me well and enabled me to enjoy an excellent array of clients: You can't insult me.

Seems like the kibitzers will always be around. Big deal, it's a derby. Horse races are fun places to kibitz.

(I wonder how much of my text will be translated to some Irish jokey joke...)

You've really summed up exactly how I feel. While Ken has summed up exactly how the grow voters seem to feel. This is a corporate logo. The words "Omaha Country Feed" or "Southcoast Assisted Living" or "Smithson Arbor Day Walk" are all that's missing. Apparently 400-500 wooters want a corporate logo without the bother of searching a thrift store or the hassle of supporting a corporation, because they sure can't articulate it further.

jimiyo wrote:what? did they disallow my ceiling cat and unicorn power?

Yep. Check our sigs. They're gone.

Edit: I see by your edit that you saw. ;-)

Re: Cattitude

time for bed and a last attempt at gaining votes for the night have a good night everyone

PJ says "Vote for Catt..it...ude... ....zzzzzzzzzz"

sparklzk27 wrote:time for bed and a last attempt at gaining votes for the night have a good night everyone

PJ says "Vote for Catt..it...ude... ....zzzzzzzzzz"

Listen here, woman. I already voted. I can't vote again. The cute cat pictures are melting my heart!!!

SailorButterfly wrote:Yep. Check our sigs. They're gone.

Edit: I see by your edit that you saw. ;-)

You know whats creepy, although Im sure there is no need to be weary, is that they went into the accounts and deleted the signature code linkies.

Know what I mean? And did you like how that rhymed? Thats right, I could be a rapper.

I mean, whos to say, with that kind of access and abuse of power, they wouldnt just be taking my address information, and phone numbers, and the last four digits of my credit card numbers. So they could call me up and ask me to hang out, and eat pizza?

They should actually NOTIFY us of our wrong doing, to make it more official, so I wouldnt make up crazy conspiracy theories.

Like being put on probation, at least they give us a made up reason.

They coulda just said, hey, your avatar is garnering too MUCH ATTENTION, and its pissing off the forum members who dont want you to win.

HAHHHAHHAAHA

Re: Winged Skull and calligraphs

Woah! That is awesome Jeff. I WANT THIS SHIRT!