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eHalcyon wrote:Three lefts do.

L O L!

Well, it's got my vote. I've always loved Pacman.

eHalcyon wrote:I think most people noticed and didn't think it needed to be pointed out... I even wrote, above, that the changed needn't have been made, as the joke works even with the word "served", with a bonus of being more subtle.

I'm not know for subtley, thanks everyone. if it doesnt have people in it, sometimes my designs are alright.

eHalcyon wrote:The latest any design has won is on Monday. It's happened a few times, when the design was good enough. Saturday submissions commonly win. Some even think it may be better than submitting on Friday, since you then avoid the early rush under which your design might have been lost. It also gives you an extra day to polish your design. It's debatable, and you should decide whether or not to try for Friday or Saturday on a case-by-case basis. Sunday and Monday subs are usually used for lat minute "Eureka!" ideas. The best reason to submit on Tuesday is to try to break the latest-time record.

Also, remember: if you think your idea is good enough, and don't mind it being locked into a contract for 60 days, it is ALWAYS worth trying for an HM. At worst you get a free shirt, and at best, you have another shot at printing.

cobolisdead wrote:L O L!

Well, it's got my vote. I've always loved Pacman.

3 minutes after your post, and it's rejected. e_e

Re: Man's best friend

Cute! Aren't they poisonous though?

Re: Lady Liberty

I love this entry! Great design! GMV!

Re: I'm going to need you to work next Saturday...

As a cube Monkey, I think this shirt is great!

Re: What would you do for Aunt Sam...?

This is a shirt, that if I got it, I would have to hide it from the wife. Still, GMV.

Re: i hope the t-rex is on our side

Dinos vs Aliens.

No matter who wins, we lose!


GMV.

cobolisdead wrote:Cute! Aren't they poisonous though?

Only the males.

Re: E.T. on NES

Awesome! I actually had the Atari game, and I beat it several times. As a kid, I thought that the game was good. GMV!

Re: Joan of Arc - Righteous Indignation

Neat lighting, noisdois. The buildings in the upper right sort of form a face - intentional?

My only criticism is that the design seems a bit boxy. And, I suppose, most people wouldn't realize that it's Joan d'Arc just from looking at it.

Re: It Didn't Catch On...

Awesome! I'd so buy this shirt if it gets printed! GMV!

ChefRAZ wrote:I'm not know for subtley, thanks everyone. if it doesnt have people in it, sometimes my designs are alright.

It still works fine. Subtlety is sometimes lost on the masses anyway.

Re: Chainmail Never Goes Out of Style

NEat, I like the concept and your colors are great! GMV!

Re: Ahead of it's time...

That is so cute! GMV!

woemcat wrote:This is friggin hysterical! What might have made it even funnier would have been to have an angel behind her and she's wearing earmuffs (or holding her hands over her ears saying, "nyah nyah. not listening.").

I seriously considered it.
But I felt the image still had to have that serene religious quality to retain full impact, and I didn't want to do another cartoon. As I've done several and they tend to fare poorly on a shirt.

That said, I DID disclaim in my opening comment how the orthodox would have needed it to be earmuffs.

eHalcyon wrote:Due to the perspective on his head, we're left unaware of the status of his right ear. Perhaps he gouged out an eye IN ADDITION to cutting off his ear. Or yeah, he's just a pirate.

You probably know this, but I'll state it for those that may not. It was his left ear that he injured in the history that we all know. That's why I chose to show his left ear intact. For some strange reason, he painted his own portrait (the one with the bandage) inaccurately. This was very confusing to me when I was trying do decide how to portray him.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

Cute! I liked the other version better, but this still rocks!

theinfinityloop wrote:You probably know this, but I'll state it for those that may not. It was his left ear that he injured in the history that we all know. That's why I chose to show his left ear intact. For some strange reason, he painted his own portrait (the one with the bandage) inaccurately. This was very confusing to me when I was trying do decide how to portray him.

I wasn't sure about it and was going off the portrait Adder posted. But my point still stands. Maybe in this alternate universe, he cut off his right ear and painted his portrait correctly. Or he cut off his left ear and painted it wrong (not so alternate), as well as becoming a pirate.

Ear or not, pirate or not, it's still good.

cobolisdead wrote:That is so cute! GMV!

Ok, I KNOW this was rejected before you posted. It certainly didn't get your vote. =\

Re: I cannot tell a lie...she did it!

George Washington, father of our country and our first president was the man who could not tell a lie. Or was he? If George was to have blamed the cherry tree incident on his sister instead of being the honest man we've all come to honor, our country as we know it would never have come to exist!

First derby, so I hope you like it!

Re: Vincent's Alternative

Yay for hitting the fog! I have to have this shirt.

Thank you I am actually not confident about this entry at all. I'm surprised anyone voted for it. There are some really great entries this derby

Re: Good food fast

This design is really cool, but I don't think it will make it through the rejectifier. That text seems too clear to be incidental.

Re: Mayflower Mayhem

Why is this not in the fog? Waaaaaaaaahhhhhh!

fairnymph wrote:I don't know what Van Gogh looks like, but I know his artistic STYLE, so I knew immediately who he was based on that, the missing facial feature and the derby theme.

This is exactly why I don't like this shirt. A good shirt is one that is self-explanatory devoid of context. Not knowing the derby theme, people should be able to figure out Ever just think about breadsticks? the design is about. I don't think this idea captures that at all.

On a side note, I think the art is great, and this would make a great poster with some sort of caption to explain it. But alas, as a shirt, yet another victim of "poster shirt" disease (something great to look at, but not so great to wear).

Alathald wrote:Would love some comments, feedback, constructive criticism, pure seething hatred, anything...I'm fairly new at this whole derby thing and would love to know what you folks think!

I like the design, and the concept is great, except I think the straight edges on the side and bottom make it look unfinished

cobolisdead wrote:Cute! I liked the other version better, but this still rocks!

Thanks alot! Hehe i did too, but i figured id try something a lil different since i had to start over again. ::snicker..."rocks"::

elwayman02 wrote:This is exactly why I don't like this shirt. A good shirt is one that is self-explanatory devoid of context. Not knowing the derby theme, people should be able to figure out Ever just think about breadsticks? the design is about. I don't think this idea captures that at all.

On a side note, I think the art is great, and this would make a great poster with some sort of caption to explain it. But alas, as a shirt, yet another victim of "poster shirt" disease (something great to look at, but not so great to wear).

You've gotta be kidding me... w t f is censored? Ever just think about breadsticks?...

Re: Salem Witch Pageants

Love the shirt. Not sure I'd wear it. Hate the color scheme (shirt to graphic), I never liked graphics the same color as the shirt, the graphic gets lost.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

GMV, but I don't think it will win

Great shirt - too bad so late in the game to get the votes. Very clever.

Very cute!!

Re: Salem Witch Pageants

databit wrote:Nice art work! Great first entry.

Thanks for the support! Actually this is like my 20th entry.... first this week. Any vote is a good vote!

blammoed wrote:Oh this is awesome, I love the colors. Very nice job.

Thank you for the support! Yours is quite cool too.

In all honesty, I am quite suprised that I havn't seen more action with this one. Oh well I love it and I'm thank full some people do too!

AdderXYU wrote:Also, remember: if you think your idea is good enough, and don't mind it being locked into a contract for 60 days, it is ALWAYS worth trying for an HM. At worst you get a free shirt, and at best, you have another shot at printing.

Is that something you can actually try for, or are honorable mentions picked by judges? I'm a bit new to this derby thing, so I apologize in advance for dumb/repetitive questions.

lokklyn wrote:Is that something you can actually try for, or are honorable mentions picked by judges? I'm a bit new to this derby thing, so I apologize in advance for dumb/repetitive questions.

Woot chooses HMs from all non-winning submitted entries, which earns the designer a free shirt and a place for that design in the next double-take (second chance) derby. Non-winning double-take entries also have a chance at being printed as an Editor's Choice after the derby.

Re: Columbus was wrong- it IS Flat!

i think the turtle is too much... try it w/o that... make it a little simpler that way and i think it would be a little better. just have the 3 ships approaching the end of the world. it is actually a pretty good idea

What bothers me a lot about these contests is that so many seem to rely on a formula to get votes. For example, there are 18 dinosaur shirts (counting rejects), and 8 robot shirts. Those also seem to have popped up a bunch in the past. I personally like it when people can come up with more original ideas such as the "alternative" history of Kurt Cobain, etc.

Re: As Simple as Black or White...

this was great!