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Re: The Pica Republic

@Mitamasan and anyone else who might want to be on "the list" - to be safe, you should probably PM me so I remember, although I would likely check this thread anyway since it's my first ever fogged design. If I ever open a store somewhere, I'll put a notification in my signature too, so you could just keep your eyes peeled!

@gravitybound - thanks for the kind words. I'll keep your suggestions in mind in case I don't make it to print.

@narkus - I think you're the first commenter who prefers the dog to the fox! I'm glad you like the puppy. Hmm, if I had known of this alternate definition of "pica" I would have considered a different name.

@rglee129 - First letter basis! It's nice to have you in the fog, r, even though you kicked out my favourite design in this derby. Your sunny outlook sure helped you get up here fast! I don't layer shirts though, despite being Canadian.

@mlovesr - e is very happy!

@vnebel - Didn't even think of pikachu, hah! I think a few people haven't made the connection either, though most commenters have it figured out. The entire design is a typography joke:

1. The emblem depicts the classic pangram "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" (with some aesthetic modifications like having the fox be more orange).
2. The "motto" is actually standard filler text.
3. The name of the country refers to the pica as a unit of measurement common in typography.



Speaking of layering... I don't know if it makes a difference, but this shirt should be very breathable if/when printed. I cut away as much as I could in the print-ready file so no colour overlaps another.

Re: All Hail the Menagerie Republic! (Animalia v.2)

Here I altered my previous entry (http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=17019) in case voters and tee shirt lovers alike are not digging the "Republic of Animalia" phrase. I felt that it really doesnt need to be there, and a few of us conclude that the word "Animalia" is a bit awkward.

The story behind this design is simply this... A society of anthropomorphic creatures have formed a governing body, rallying behind the symbol of the all-wise, all-powerful owl. The four bars creating a circular shape behind the owl represent fire, wind, earth, and water –- the elements we all utilize to further our existence on this planet we live on. The path of footprints represents the multitude of species that all coexist in the animal kingdom. The flame on the owl's chest represents the drive in us all that pushes us forward in our daily lives.

mjc613 wrote:For future reference, I would have liked this design on a different color shirt. The okra doesn't show up well on this. Since okra is a main ingredient in Creole gumbo (but NOT Cajun gumbo!), I would have liked it on brown.

Sounds good. Next time I make a design based on a ridiculous vegetable, I will consider brown. I hear no one digs subtle anyway

Re: Greedland

TG, this whole re-sub controversy is so dumb. I absolutely LOVE this shirt and I am so so glad that it and other shirts like it are getting another chance. GMV, and I'm glad to see that you're not listening to all those drinking the haterade. :]

Re: Greedland

Gotta say I don't see any problem with resubs and don't really see why there should be a limit to them. If the submission fits the theme or can be tweaked to do so, I can't see why a designer shouldn't re-use their hard work. Once a design has won, then it should be retired. If people are tired of seeing a design, they won't vote for it. As it seems many people are often glad to see these resubs get a second chance, I don't see any harm in them.

As for the same designers winning, I think there are a few designers on here who have developed a following because they consistantly have pretty, funny, unusual etc. designs that appeal to the voters. These designs usually sell out when they win so it is obviously not "rigged" voting. I wouldn't have a problem with setting a limit on how often a designer can win, like they limit wins in radio contests for example.

Just my 2 cents.

Re: All Hail the Menagerie Republic! (Animalia v.2)

I really love this design.. and your descrip makes it even better. Great job! GMV!

I play bass, this shirt is flippin sweetness.

Re: SmartandLazyLand

That's me in a nutshell.

Re: ROCK-topia(resubmit)

ok Im done. whens the next derby. P

GravityJMB wrote:Redubbed & Resubbed. I removed all the offensive halftones in the spraypaint, and created a swift digital readout for the Left and Right speakers, and the Treble and Bass levels coming from this imaginary place.

If you voted before, please vote again! If this is your first time seein' this... Please vote! Thanks, and Rock On.

Do we still get cookies? I'd like oatmeal raisin please.

Of course, what would make this totally perfect in my eyes, would be to put the ribbon below or above the shield, and at the bottom of the shield show a volume knob... turned to 11. As is it is, its mostly perfect and gets my vote anyway.

AttilaTheMom wrote:Do we still get cookies? I'd like oatmeal raisin please.

Of course, what would make this totally perfect in my eyes, would be to put the ribbon below or above the shield, and at the bottom of the shield show a volume knob... turned to 11. As is it is, its mostly perfect and gets my vote anyway.

Cookies are coming via SmartPost. ;) No guarantees on freshness. Hahaha

Thanks for the input. This might see some rehashing and a resubmit later. I really like how the digital readout turned out, and it'll probably work it's way into another design sometime in the future... as it's pretty obvious this has no chance of even placing in the top 10 now.

curb1510 wrote:I'm old so I'm not certain I get the whole concept, would you mind explaining?
I do, however, love the design and shirt colour.

Pwned?!1

AdderXYU wrote:While I wouldn't wear this, king randor, I do appreciate the pun here a lot. I think it'd be better if the additional text somehow played both off the deer pun as well as the concept of stagnation, but as an idea, I've gotta give credit.

yah, i was trying but i just could not think of a way to get the stagnation meaning in there... i figured this was the best shot i could get a wearable :P

thanks for the imput! :D

Re: Geometry Land

This design totally made my evening!! I love it!

Lhyzz wrote:Dreamland! On black this time. No pink. For you, guys! For you!

Guys, don't underestimate this shirt. It has magical powers. This is the first time I've submitted a shirt that I want to win purely because I think it's awesome and I want one! :P

Perque wrote:The kiwi is my favorite...although, I do really like the kiwi...GMV

Thanks Perque!!! L O L I'm glad you like him!

Re: All Hail the Menagerie Republic! (Animalia v.2)

I like it, but it isn't big enough. BIGGER IS BETTER.

Re: Imagination Laboratory

i'd like it much more without the border.

sokowa wrote:Latin is "Consume Everything"
The blindfold represents the people of Rodentia's indiscriminant taste in food.

You know, this shirt could also be called the Pica Republic.
Another amazing illustration sokowa. Seems like it's just been a really low-vote-total derby.

taikuodo wrote:interesting, the best shirt in the derby just dropped out, eh. replaced by foxes and a pun

I honestly haven't a clue what you're talking about (limited intellect, y'know), but it sounds oddly negative?

Things just...happen, and people like what they like. I don't think it's really a crime. Whatever way the most people end up happy is...well, good, right? (I suspect that's why they invented voting). So, I'm sorry for whatever it is, but, um. I'm wishing some happiness your way?

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=17034]Stereophonica (Redubbed

Voted! =3

Re: Homonymia

Voted! =3

Re: Fantasma: Land of Dreams

To be honest, I thought that this design was a pair of dragons (which didn't excite me much), but after reading some of the posts, I looked a bit closer, and WOW!!! What an awesome, intricate, and whimsical design! It's happily GMV!! :-)

peppersagooddog wrote:I would agree that with resubs there should be a reasonable limit. There are some designs that got oh-so-close and should get another chance. Then there are designs that nobody wants to see again and again and have no chance of winning and yet there they are week after week until they get printed and thankfully go away.
I personally liked this one better sans text, but your king is still a gem Travis. If the voters can't see that here however, I would suggest a new medium. The message it conveys doesn't need words at all, it's not a schoolhouse...
Cho, your work is undeniably top notch, and I have suggested you make prints of your failed designs before. Here is me suggesting it again. The "myth" creatures design would have been my favorite of all time but for one small detail. I would pay top dollar for it and I'm sure other people would buy your prints if you put them all in one place and had a liink to it in your sig.
Derek, please for the love of all that is holy don't bring the gas mask back. I know you really like it and I know alot of wooteres liked it too, but god man have some dignity.
Kenney, you have improved so much over the past few months. Why not try to add a real design in there that is not pucker related? Do you realize you could actually win if there were no lips?
Shirtwoot, I've said it before and I'm saying it again. Get a grip and learn consistancy. Soon. If you don't want to waste time rejecting things at a certain level, then SAY so. Make clear and distinct rejection requirements. Quit pussyfooting around and learn to be concise. This passive agressive rejection style might be fun for some teenagers, but there is money involved here and people have a right to know what to expect.

Very well said.

Gimme a break with the "follows the rules perfectly." It's rules-lawyering at best -- you can't tell me that any mention of "Soviet" and someone's actually gonna say "Soviet where? Soviet Bolivia?" "Soviet" is a Russian word to begin with, and "America" is...well, America (North, South, Central, Latin, whatever) thereby invoking images of specific countries.

Littlefish wrote:Gimme a break with the "follows the rules perfectly." It's rules-lawyering at best -- you can't tell me that any mention of "Soviet" and someone's actually gonna say "Soviet where? Soviet Bolivia?" "Soviet" is a Russian word to begin with, and "America" is...well, America (North, South, Central, Latin, whatever) thereby invoking images of specific countries.

Oh, AND Stalin pretty much cements the USSR. Not like anyone's gonna think "Ooooh, Stalin! Must be talking about Canada."

Re: Youbetchücan!

Oh my god! I love this shirt! Most of the others are carp, but this one rocks!

Re: Imagination Laboratory

this is by far my favorite shirt in the woot

* Formerly “Evil Giant Robot Island”.
** “We Will Not Destroy You” is a trademarked slogan and may or may not represent an individual robot’s will, or the will of Mechaslavia, to destroy you.

Paid for by the Mechaslavian Tourism and Treacherous Ambush Department.

No humans were harmed in the making of this ad. We just found them that way. Swear. We did harm that bunny though. We harmed it like nobody’s freakin’ business

Re: Visit Mechaslavia!

(THE FINE PRINT)
* Formerly “Evil Giant Robot Island”.
** “We Will Not Destroy You” is a trademarked slogan and may or may not represent an individual robot’s will, or the will of Mechaslavia, to destroy you.

Paid for by the Mechaslavian Tourism and Treacherous Ambush Department.

No humans were harmed in the making of this ad. We just found them that way. Swear. We did harm that bunny though. We harmed it like nobody’s freakin’ business

Witz42 wrote:Betcha Kaja Foglio would love this... well, except for the title. Me too. But I s'pose it needs the title to qualify. Very nice!

who is Kaja Folglio?

Re: Visit Mechaslavia!

Hi Everyone! Be sure to check the fine print. It really makes the shirt Thank you!

(THE FINE PRINT)
* Formerly “Evil Giant Robot Island”.
** “We Will Not Destroy You” is a trademarked slogan and may or may not represent an individual robot’s will, or the will of Mechaslavia, to destroy you.

Paid for by the Mechaslavian Tourism and Treacherous Ambush Department.

No humans were harmed in the making of this ad. We just found them that way. Swear. We did harm that bunny though. We harmed it like nobody’s freakin’ business

Sorry I've posted this so many times, I'm not sure how to make it pop up under the actual design so people will know what it says. Jeeze.

Re: Nihilist Republic

I know I submitted this ridiculously late but some votes would be cool. Thanks

Re: Visit Mechaslavia!

Best (not) evil robot shirt since Springatron... WANT!

AlexIAm wrote:Best (not) evil robot shirt since Springatron... WANT!

Thank you! I'm going to try and post the fine print again, here goes nuthin!

(THE FINE PRINT)
* Formerly “Evil Giant Robot Island”.
** “We Will Not Destroy You” is a trademarked slogan and may or may not represent an individual robot’s will, or the will of Mechaslavia, to destroy you.

Paid for by the Mechaslavian Tourism and Treacherous Ambush Department.

No humans were harmed in the making of this ad. We just found them that way. Swear. We did harm that bunny though. We harmed it like nobody’s freakin’ business

Sachmoe64 wrote:who is Kaja Folglio?

There's this really cool thing called 'Google' which will inform you that Kaja Folglio is this woman, who, we all can know, thanks to 'Google', is Phil's wife.
;^)

Re: Visit Mechaslavia!

Funny! GMV

Love the description, makes a great shirt even better... step up people, this is a top-five shirt