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I would like this a lot more if it were only the circle with the transformers logo.

Re: Box O' Kittens

Now THIS makes me feel optimistic. :D

Re: Prince Pucker Up

I'd kiss this cute little froggy.

ramyb wrote:And they are still stick figures that are on their way into the fog

Which should make anyone with eyes want to tear them out.

Is woot really so devoid of serious designers now that this is OK? "Oh, well it's on the way to the fog, so it's alright." Seriously? Man, in that case why didn't they print the photo of the fat infatuated kid that made it into the fog during the Dessert derby? What about Chuck Norris in pigtails? How could that have been rejected? It's in the fog and people like it, it must be worth printing, right? Popularity is the only rubric by which quality can be judged! Which means Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice are still the cornerstones of musical enlightenment. Which means Twilight is the great American novel. Which means remakes of classic films are more vital than the originals. So to the fog with these gorgeous stick people! Disposable "art" is the only real art anyway. So says the United States of Idiocy.

Very cool! I love the clouds. :-)
GMV.

Re: Optimism is freedom

Guy is falling on gossamer wings that could only be imaginary - and yet he's grinning like a fool, reveling in the rush of air. This, to me, is the epitome of looking on the bright side of life.

Re: At least we can swim

My mom would love this! It's great that it's not one of those designs that you'd have to explain the theme/title all the time. GMV for sure!

Re: He's totally gonna make it.

Ah, such sweet optimism :D. It's quite perfect!

Re: I Heart You, World.

This is great. It's how I feel! I just hope the world does not crush me.

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

Because Lemon is the new Asphalt. It is. I swear!

AdderXYU wrote:Which should make anyone with eyes want to tear them out.

Is woot really so devoid of serious designers now that this is OK? "Oh, well it's on the way to the fog, so it's alright." Seriously? Man, in that case why didn't they print the photo of the fat infatuated kid that made it into the fog during the Dessert derby? What about Chuck Norris in pigtails? How could that have been rejected? It's in the fog and people like it, it must be worth printing, right? Popularity is the only rubric by which quality can be judged! Which means Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice are still the cornerstones of musical enlightenment. Which means Twilight is the great American novel. Which means remakes of classic films are more vital than the originals. So to the fog with these gorgeous stick people! Disposable "art" is the only real art anyway. So says the United States of Idiocy.

Wow, just listen to yourself. You're not making sense. No one is saying anything about quality. Point me to a comment that says "wow, I sure do love the amazing shading and detailing on the stick figure's arm." I don't really have any interest in defending these stick people, they are what they are. If you look at it and are amused by the concept then I fulfilled my purpose. :p

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

I'm not sure I fully understand it, but wow, what a design! This seriously looks awesome, great work :D gmv

heh, I did an optimist prime design too... I figured someone else would think it up.

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

Thank *insert preferred deity here* that someone is doing art around here! Yay Boots!*

fine print: Yay Boots! is not to be confused with Yay! Broccoli or Yay! Taco

NonDescript wrote:i llo'd hard when i saw this, its cute, but tbh, it reminds me a lot of the lemonade shirt woot sold a few months ago... i think it was the panic derby. green shirt. i love it, i wear it all the time. gl.

Oh, I forgot about that shirt. Do you think this is too close?

Re: Chip and a Chair

Nice illustration and details. Yay effort! GMV.

sekiyoku wrote:Wow, just listen to yourself. You're not making sense. No one is saying anything about quality. Point me to a comment that says "wow, I sure do love the amazing shading and detailing on the stick figure's arm." I don't really have any interest in defending these stick people, they are what they are. If you look at it and are amused by the concept then I fulfilled my purpose. :p

There is the implicit idea that if something is successful, then that success is justified. If it's doing well, you have no right to complain, because that success cements its very worth. Every +1 vote should be about quality... presumably you don't have 130 family members coming in and voting your stick figures. Every vote you get is someone saying this would make a good shirt, and it wouldn't. That is where "quality" comes in. People vote for a myriad of reasons, and none of them ever seem to be "belief that this would make a good shirt." This is a design contest at worst, an art contest at best, and a stick figure is neither art nor design.

Regardless of this, 1/3 of the top 15 currently involves :D faces. Four others have generic glossy-eyed manga faces of other sorts. And two are stick figures. If you honestly expect me to believe that this was all some sort of coincidence and not a mixture of protest and pandering, you're very OPTIMISTIC.

JadenKale wrote:I can... I was optimistic it would happen.

Hells yeah! Love it intensely. Love the layers of complexity! Yay Onion! Rah! Rah!

heartluce wrote:Thank *insert preferred deity here* that someone is doing art around here! Yay Boots!*

fine print: Boots is not to be confused with Yay! Broccoli or Yay! Taco

Boots is just about the only competitor this week who doesn't want to be confused with Yay! Broccoli or Yay! Taco.

AdderXYU wrote:I'm OPTIMISTIC that this will sell out easily.

I want at least a gazillion.

heartluce wrote:Thank *insert preferred deity here* that someone is doing art around here! Yay Boots!*

fine print: Boots is not to be confused with Yay! Broccoli or Yay! Taco

Big "Hahaha!" to you, Heartluce! And a thank you.

Thanks to you too, Ramyb

toe2254 wrote:yeah, i was channeling Peter Max for this one.

Was just going to comment on its Peter Maxness! Nicely done!

Re: Go ahead and count them.

....before they hatch. Get it? When a chicken lays one egg a day for a week and then those eggs hatch and grow into chickens and then they lay one egg a day for a week and then they hatch and become chickens....CHICKENS!

The future is gonna have so freaking many chickens.

-Deadfrog

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

I'm in love with this one... gonna hafta buy it!

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

WOW

i absolutely love it, and im not just saying it to be nice. honestly, after i clicked on the thumbnail, i was a little surprised to see it was yours...NOT THAT IM SAYING THAT YOU DONT ALWAYS CHURN OUT PURE T-SHIRT GOLD EVERY WEEK!! YOU KNOW YOU DO!
but the thumbnail didnt look like your recognizable style - i better stop now before i dig a deeper hole - ANYWAYS...
BEST. DESIGN. EVER!!
:D

AdderXYU wrote:There is the implicit idea that if something is successful, then that success is justified. If it's doing well, you have no right to complain, because that success cements its very worth. Every +1 vote should be about quality... presumably you don't have 130 family members coming in and voting your stick figures. Every vote you get is someone saying this would make a good shirt, and it wouldn't. That is where "quality" comes in. People vote for a myriad of reasons, and none of them ever seem to be "belief that this would make a good shirt." This is a design contest at worst, an art contest at best, and a stick figure is neither art nor design.

Regardless of this, 1/3 of the top 15 currently involves :D faces. Four others have generic glossy-eyed manga faces of other sorts. And two are stick figures. If you honestly expect me to believe that this was all some sort of coincidence and not a mixture of protest and pandering, you're very OPTIMISTIC.

On the contrary, people vote because of what they want to wear. It may not coincide with what you want to wear, but the fact of the matter is, why would people vote for something they don't like?

It is not a coincidence specifically. Think of it this way - if people like glossy eyes and :D faces then they will vote them up high. That's why there are a lot of them up high. Furthermore, this contest's theme is OPTIMISM and :D is pretty much the woot way of expressing optimism. If the contest theme is seven deadly sins, cutesy things are much less likely.

Personally I think you need a paper bag over your head.

Re: Grim Optimism

FAN-EFFING-TASTIC!!

Re: Grim Optimism

This is made of win.

sekiyoku wrote:

Personally I think you need a paper bag over your head.

And I think you need a year to re-acclimate yourself to western art.

Suffocating in a bag will only be helpful to me. A second renaissance would be helpful to all.

Re: Cheer Up! She Found You.

whoa... trippy :P

GMV boots

Re: The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow...

This is really pretty, David. I can't say that it's really my style (ie, I wouldn't wear it, or at least I wouldn't buy it) but I really appreciate the artwork.

AdderXYU wrote:And I think you need a year to re-acclimate yourself to western art.

Technically, I'm "Eastern." :p Doing so would only be selling out.

AdderXYU wrote:There is the implicit idea that if something is successful, then that success is justified. If it's doing well, you have no right to complain, because that success cements its very worth. Every +1 vote should be about quality... presumably you don't have 130 family members coming in and voting your stick figures. Every vote you get is someone saying this would make a good shirt, and it wouldn't. That is where "quality" comes in. People vote for a myriad of reasons, and none of them ever seem to be "belief that this would make a good shirt." This is a design contest at worst, an art contest at best, and a stick figure is neither art nor design.

Regardless of this, 1/3 of the top 15 currently involves :D faces. Four others have generic glossy-eyed manga faces of other sorts. And two are stick figures. If you honestly expect me to believe that this was all some sort of coincidence and not a mixture of protest and pandering, you're very OPTIMISTIC.

Why even bother with this site? Don't like? Then getta H E L L out!

riffmaster18 wrote:thank you!

Yeah, I voted for it, even though it borders on inducing crying.

What can I say? I love clouds.

eHalcyon wrote:I thought this might have also been a message about shrinking polar ice caps (although I believe the antarctic is still perfectly fine, and maybe even expanding).

The way you did the ice is amazing, it's hard to believe you only used, what, two colours in there? The water effects are neat too. Annajo's thing is fire - I guess yours is water? Water is more my element.

I thought it was about the ice caps, too. No matter, though. You did a really great job with this one.

Re: The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow...

Yes! The shield of optimism.

Re: The Counter-Productive Optimist

Yay Asphalt! It looks great.

Re: A Wonderful Day

Cute, cute, cute, E. I love the green color you chose for the monster.

theinfinityloop wrote:What can I say? I love clouds.

I guessed this was yours before seeing your name on it. Like I've said before, I'm so jealous of your ability to choose colors. This just looks brilliant.