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Duneland wrote:I'm new to this and not a great designer. I participated in this for fun and you made it un-fun. Why are you so rude? Wasn't my low vote count enough of a discouragement?

ceiling cat's cool, you shirt looks fine.
jimiyo is a jerk

chuchutrainnn wrote:dude this shirt is fricken awesome.
everyone should vote for this, so original, so good good looking and ah!
only shirt in this derby that caught my eye.

Thanks very much everyone!

Re: Oranges and Apples

Interesting that the worm is the only thing that is what it says

Re: Stop Labeling Me!

Beautiful...

greenbean26 wrote:Seriously love this, and I am not usually a fan of the grey shirts. This is definitely creative though. Got my vote for sure.

I agree. Great shirt.

Re: Every Single Day

this is really sweet, I like it!

Re: LGBT

7 colors. sorry.

artulo wrote:7 colors. sorry.

Aw shoot... it was supposed to be dark blue... then computer crashed. I'll resub.

Re: ROY G. BIV

Unforutnately, woot only allows 6 colors in it's shirt designs. This one really needs all 7, so I don't even know what to recommend.

squidboots wrote:Sorry, but this is a really uninspired idea.

Didn't your momma teach you better manners? "If you can't say anything nice..."

compac wrote:What is the "IVEM" near the top of the torch?

you gmv...

The flame on the torch is the letter G, so when you follow it down the length of the torch it goes "Give me your" ("y" is the torch handle, "our" are fingers) and then you can follow it down the arm "tired, your poor," and on from there. :-)

Thanks for your vote!

ExpletiveDeleted wrote:ceiling cat's cool, you shirt looks fine.
jimiyo is a jerk

AWESOME!

Re: Broken Hearted

we're all motherless here. thanks for bringing it up.

SkekTek wrote:Great movie... "For those of you just joining us, today we're teaching poodles how to fly. "

Bob: "I don't know about this, George. We don't know the first thing about what goes on in a television station."

George: "Don't worry, Bob. It's just like working in a fish-market. Except you don't have to clean and gut fish all day. "

Re: dragon fly

Thank you FlamingoNut!

Re: Ezekiel 25 : 17

I don't see how this is much different from Lincoln. Yet this was rejected and lincoln not. One of these days i'll learn to quit trying to figure out the rejector

Re: Nevermore

Just a question: Do we need two raven shirts to place in one derby?

Re: Gettysburg Address

So does Lincoln get to avoid celebrity rejection since he is dead? Or is he in a different category? Just curious.
Good choice of colors by the way

Re: Nevermore

I'm not really an active woot person, but I like looking at the designs and I order shirts now and then. I don't normally write, but am now because I'm a little surprised that 3 of the 4 designs made it to the top 4.

I like Edgar, but I don't get this shirt. It's the outline of a raven and a line by line copy and paste job of The Raven. There is nothing poignant about it. This artists could have also just written "The Raven" in the shape of a raven and it would have had the same effect. He could have also written "This is the only poem I've ever read" in the shape of a Raven. I guess if that's how it was treated or "The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe" then at least it would leave you thinking there was a possibility of it being tongue in cheek humor. At that point it would be ridiculous. Right now it just looks like someone taking himself seriously. People wearing this shirt would also look like they take themselves too seriously.

I get the Nevermore one I guess. I like the Abraham Lincoln one because Lincoln is awesome and is drawn well. There's good detail in his face and I guess I've always had a soft spot for people with acromegaly. But on the same principle as the Poe shirts, I guess I'm surprised that you can make it that far by just quoting something famous and drawing a picture to go with it. Seems a little elementary.

I'm a little surprised that he Poe ones specifically made it into the top 4 though when there is more thought and artistic talent put into so many of the others. I'm not trying to be mean to the creator, so please don't take offense. I'm just being critical of the taste of the people voting here.

Has anyone seen the cow parts one? The body is a wonderland one? I think those are clever. But that's me and I always think biology is funny. If I was more of a hippie, I'd totally be into the Pi/Pie one. I'm also a jerk and don't wear band tshirts.

jbedwar1 wrote:I don't see how this is much different from Lincoln. Yet this was rejected and lincoln not. One of these days i'll learn to quit trying to figure out the rejector

Might have to do with the date of the original photograph or artwork. The Lincoln referenced art might be public domain, but the Samuel Jackson photo is probably still protected by copyright. That would be my guess.

Well, Lincoln is dead and his image isn't part of a copyrighted movie. I thought there might be a problem. I would love to have this shirt, though!

klswoot wrote:Might have to do with the date of the original photograph or artwork. The Lincoln referenced art might be public domain, but the Samuel Jackson photo is probably still protected by copyright. That would be my guess.

but "no celebrity likeness" is a different rule than "no copyrighted material". Both have been used for rejector reasoning, even though a copyrighted celeb photo likeness would be the same as a copyrighted tree likeness. But like every week, the rejector has been nothing if not fickle.

Fact is, "no celebrity likeness" implies that a drawing of a celeb is just as taboo as a trace of their face. Consistency, as always, would be lovely. I wonder if it's because Abe's dead and old, he's not "celebrity"?

Re: om

I vote all the time, but this is my first time to comment on anything. If this shirt doesn't win, I'll cry.

Re: LGBT (6 colors)

oooo...I like the paint peeling effect.

AdderXYU wrote:but "no celebrity likeness" is a different rule than "no copyrighted material". Both have been used for rejector reasoning, even though a copyrighted celeb photo likeness would be the same as a copyrighted tree likeness. But like every week, the rejector has been nothing if not fickle.

Fact is, "no celebrity likeness" implies that a drawing of a celeb is just as taboo as a trace of their face. Consistency, as always, would be lovely. I wonder if it's because Abe's dead and old, he's not "celebrity"?

I think it has to do with the dead part, and general age part. Noone associated with Lincoln is probably actively attempting to make money off of his image (only those that wish to profit from it having no direct association with him or his ancestors). That is not true for Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction, etc.

That said, I'd love for consistency in rules, and for all of the celeb likenesses to be rejected.

artulo wrote:oooo...I like the paint peeling effect.

Didn't get enough time to do the rest.

Re: Broken Hearted

awww does someone need a hug?

tallworm wrote:Wow you are definitely consistent with your style. It almost seems like something you would see in "Ghost Hunters" GMV

Gotta be honest that I'm not likely to buy, since I'm not into Buddha or yoga, and his eyes kind of creep me out. BUT, you've got my vote for the implementation of the text symbol to continue your style that you've certainly established. You definitely create beautiful designs. This ought to beat out a couple of the fogged entries by the end of the week!

Re: Groucho Marx

If everyone else is gonna do image overlays, I guess I'll throw my hat in there too. Text is the opening dialogue from "Duck Soup". The photo was from an old picture collection CD of stills that I had which were meant for public usage, though if this wins I'll probably have to document provenance somewhere. The photo is around 65 years old.

jimiyo wrote:AWESOME!

you finally have haters dude!!! you have arrived!!!!!

Re: Traffic Light: An Interpretation

Isn't there something special that happens if you break 50th place?

Re: Boom

I drew something very similar to this is 4th grade! But considering my age I put "tick" where you have 's" ... yours makes more sense =)

Re: Elemental

Woah! Loveeee it!

SkekTek wrote:If everyone else is gonna do image overlays, I guess I'll throw my hat in there too. Text is the opening dialogue from "Duck Soup". The photo was from an old picture collection CD of stills that I had which were meant for public usage, though if this wins I'll probably have to document provenance somewhere. The photo is around 65 years old.

aw man... that other one was almost there... the one with the words??

this looks good too though.

shan24 wrote:Thanks! Yeah a klein bottle would be good too but I thought more people have probably heard of a Mobius Strip. It was doing well in the hotness last night for a little bit anyway!

I also considered doing a Nostradamus shirt with some of his quatrains making up his face, but I didn't want to be a Lincoln-shirt-copier.

Sigh, I was working on a Mobius strip design, too

Re: Mobius Strip

Great design! Got my vote!

Re: T.V. Owns Us

Really like this one.

AdderXYU wrote:but "no celebrity likeness" is a different rule than "no copyrighted material". Both have been used for rejector reasoning, even though a copyrighted celeb photo likeness would be the same as a copyrighted tree likeness. But like every week, the rejector has been nothing if not fickle.

Fact is, "no celebrity likeness" implies that a drawing of a celeb is just as taboo as a trace of their face. Consistency, as always, would be lovely. I wonder if it's because Abe's dead and old, he's not "celebrity"?

Maybe it pertains to celebrities in the 'here and now'. Guess we need further clarification from woot as to what defines a 'celebrity' when it comes to shirt designs. I figured it had to do with the reference photo.

lessthanthree wrote:I've actually been a member for several months now. I use <3 all the time

So you have! I was only looking at post count - my bad!