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roofdiver wrote:is this Incidental text?

Sadly, I have to agree with this comment. I love what Radiomode does, but this seems to push the rules of incidental text.

GigliWasAGoodMovie wrote:no, im just someone who likes good shirts, not stuff that nobody who is a normal person wouldn't get. if you go to a bar do you think anyone would know who vincent van go is? no, they would not and that makes this shirt not worht buying but if people like it then whatever, ill save my $11 dollars

Firstly, no one knows who vincent van go is. Vincent Van Gogh, however, was a pretty distinctive artist, and did a number of self portraits. The fact that he cut his ear off also makes him more distinctive... it's sort of like how no one would remember def leppard if the drummer had two arms.

Secondly, which woot do you shop at that costs 11 bucks?

Re: Are You Inexperienced?

Thanx to those who like this submission.
This was hand vectored from an actual photo of Hendrix so I'm not quite sure how it was 'NOT MY IMAGE'. If anyone knows where I 'snarked' my own image from, please tell me. Maybe I should have created someone that wasn't famous .... no... wait... that wouldn't have made sense... :p
Anywho, maybe some are just too snarky when it comes to art...
Thanx again to those who believe.

Re: Tiananmen Square Revisited

Very nice and simple design. I'm from Hong Kong so this shirt is very meaningful to me.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

Hey I think that kids got something there. We should call it a ...wait whats that weird light in the sky?

First submission on the derby...okay 2nd submission since version 1 of this shirt was rejected due to too many colors. Hehe I think i fixed that problem this time.

Hope you guys like it! Please vote!! =D

Re: Let Them Eat Ice Cream!

Very clever and well drawn. I like!

GigliWasAGoodMovie wrote:no, im just someone who likes good shirts, not stuff that nobody who is a normal person wouldn't get. if you go to a bar do you think anyone would know who vincent van go is? no, they would not and that makes this shirt not worht buying but if people like it then whatever, ill save my $11 dollars

Obvious troll is obvious.

Anyways, I'm so glad that this shirt is beating Lpod, it's only a matter of time until it makes it into the fog!

any shirt that can actually make chuckle out loud gets my vote.

nitrousoxide52 wrote:Obvious troll is obvious.

Anyways, I'm so glad that this shirt is beating Lpod, it's only a matter of time until it makes it into the fog!

I guess that matter of time was much shorter than I thought it'd be :D

Fog'd!

Re: IF HITLER WAS A PAINTER....

i STILL think white bunnies doing experiments on humans would have been funny.
woot just hates controversy they didnt cause themselves.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

i would LOVE to see a close-up of this.

though this is a late entry this time, i see alot of potential in this first attempt.

Urtawkin2adork83 wrote:i really dont like this shirt...hes dead..been dea since 94...get over it. Don't get me wrong i loved Nirvana, grew up to their music...but its done now...move on.

You're not quite getting the historic aspect of this derby, are you?

Re: Awherica

purely brilliant, gmv

Re: Awesome Stunt

Sorry but I don't agree with this rejection. We have a lot of entertainers in this derby and Evil Knievel is significant enough to compete. Pick an event..

Wiki: Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

Sorry to see you lose green. You really need it over yet another grey. A green dino gets my vote!

sekiyoku wrote:Very cute design, but yeah, the dinosaur looks like it's too low on the shirt (sometimes woot rejects for being outside the printable area so be careful!)

Navy looks green on my computer too. If those are Pantone colors, they look really nice though! :D

Also generally entries that are submitted Fri through Sunday have a chance, although most winners are submitted on Friday. (this site has a lot of fun statistics http://www.shirtsonsale.info/2007/09/shirtderby-winners-by-date-and-color.html)

Thanks for the link! :o I'll definitely be more careful in the future about the border stuff. Also, I guess I should try to submit Friday T_T

peppersagooddog wrote:i would LOVE to see a close-up of this.

though this is a late entry this time, i see alot of potential in this first attempt.

Ask and you shall recieve!


Next shirt, ill include a detail graphic from the start...learning as i go. =D

parrotworks wrote:Sorry but I don't agree with this rejection. We have a lot of entertainers in this derby and Evil Knievel is significant enough to compete. Pick an event..

Wiki: Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date.

I was born on that fateful day. I agree, its history.

Re: Vincent's Alternative

The more I see this, the more I'm inclined to want to buy it if it places ...

eHalcyon wrote:Rockem Sockem Robots are part of actual history. In this alternate version, they were created 50 feet tall. America considered this a threat and thus genetically engineered a giant Godzilla-esque creature (but it's not Godzilla) and sent it to take down the giant robots.

Or maybe that's just a dinosaur that survived. Japan created 50 story rockem sockem robots for defense.

make the robot pink and fighting a japanese girl.

Re: Vincent's Alternative

Should I expect to see more designs from the mind of adder in future derbies, or just more complaining about what shouldn't be winning?

Anyway, this is a clever idea, but I'm a bit bothered by the swirls on the sides- They just look rather messy/choppy, and I'm afraid of how they'd print. Other than that, it's quite lovely, and congrats on fogging- Looks like it's going to be 2 in a row for you

As a side note, I feel this design reads a bit as "what if Van Gogh were a pirate" rather than what if he had gouged out an eye instead, because his self portraits have ears on them :P

nitrousoxide52 wrote:Is it me or does this look kind of like clipart? I don't mean it's made of clipart, just the style is very clipart-ish.

If you consider silhouetted humans clip artish, then yes, I guess it would evoke that look. But I was simply trying to recreate those iPod ads without actually having any in front of me to bias it... The whole design is 100% original though, and drawn without any references (which probably explains the hair ) But I'm very happy with the end look.

JadenKale wrote:Sadly, I have to agree with this comment. I love what Radiomode does, but this seems to push the rules of incidental text.

I feel that this could potentially fall under the category of incidental text, because it might as well be scribbles. The text represents a shape in the design, but isn't actually necessary (and is certainly not a slogan by any means)- From afar, it's impossible to tell that it's text at all, so hopefully woot won't reject it on that basis. My only concern is with the photo used, but I don't imagine that will be an issue either. Woot rejected many designs since this one was posted, so hopefully that means this one is safe. Congrats on fogging, and I really hope this makes it to print because it's definitely more clever and well executed than anything else in the fog right now, IMO

cobolisdead wrote:Awesome Job! reminds me of Final Fantasy 7.

Yeah, about half-way through the drawing I couldn't stop thinking about Sephiroth.

ramyb wrote:
As a side note, I feel this design reads a bit as "what if Van Gogh were a pirate" rather than what if he had gouged out an eye instead, because his self portraits have ears on them :P

Loopy and I decided to take a couple of his self portraits and meld them together for this. The major image is more similar to his younger self portraits, but he does have one sans ear. You'll note he even has a similar coat

Though if people want to read it as a pirate Van Gogh, I am sure neither loopy nor I will complain if it prints for that reason.

As for more designs from the mind of Adder, it is ever a possibility. Keeping the derby honest, tho, is my main goal.

Re: Russia won the Cold War

The thiumbnail isn't that good, but this is a great shirt if you see the whole design

Re: monkey

oh, that's cute!

Re: Cowboy Robots.

I love how the robot in the center is drawn. Love his stance! he looks so cool :O

kingnothing42 wrote:I like it. Immediately makes me think. I like designs that do that.

Thanks. I hope many people feel the same way.

Re: Ahead of it's time...

i like his eyes and big feet. very sweet.

Re: Vincent's Alternative

I want this very much badly.

BootsBoots wrote:I love the dead people.

boots, you're such a twisted little thang! : )

jordie5000 wrote:Thank you so much for all the votes and comments.
and to Jaden, I'll make sure next time to view my shirt color on multiple screens available. I think my resolution is garbage since this isn't the first time it's happened.

What colour was it supposed to be? From the design detail, my guess is heather grey. But the shirt comp looks to me like Threadless Olive (which is much lighter than Woot Olive).

Re: Nevermind The Cello

This is the best thing you have ever done. Luvs it!

Re: Vincent's Alternative

Yay, fog! Keep at the top of the hotness, baby, and you might just make it all the way! :D

Re: Awherica

I don't know if this would be considered "incidental text".

lokklyn wrote:Thanks for the link! :o I'll definitely be more careful in the future about the border stuff. Also, I guess I should try to submit Friday T_T

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.

Re: Pet Dodo

Cute design. GMV!

Re: That's one small step for m.... too late

I love the Astronaut. GMV!

AdderXYU wrote:Though if people want to read it as a pirate Van Gogh, I am sure neither loopy nor I will complain if it prints for that reason.

As for more designs from the mind of Adder, it is ever a possibility. Keeping the derby honest, tho, is my main goal.

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.