Shirt.Woot

benjaminleebates wrote:I see...
Perhaps, it should be mandated to receive the print ready file within 24 hours of submission; or automatic rejection. It just seems like this is such an odd thing to not have it sent in relative close to the sub, I mean, this image is what you make your comp from, right?

I would comply with a 24 hour mandated print ready receipt rule. It's not a big deal to e-mail it in after I've submitted my design and detail image to the composition; it's just far too large to submit it within the form on the site. I usually end up not e-mailing them in now, however, because it seems like if everyone who lost the derbies e-mailed their print ready in, that's a lot of files that need to be discarded later. If woot prefers that everyone do this though, and they're willing to sift through all the print ready files, I'd be fine with it.

IamIreland wrote:No, no, I'm sure there's lots of people who would consider it a homophone. Their, there, and they're don't sound exactly the same but are clearly considered homophones.

Just like "our" and "are"....definitely not pronounced the same but a lot of people do! : )

Re: 2 soon?

...I'm starting to really think there's some megalomaniacal moderator of less-than-average intelligence going around Rejecting posts for weak reasons.

devdave wrote:wow talk about interesting stuff - as a newbie to drawing on the computer i find this really interesting (although mostly above my head (i'm still trying to figure out what a half tone is) this has been a great experience for me, and look forwards to hearing any comments from the artist. I admire you computer drawing skills!

I didn't know what a halftone was either three weeks ago until I came to this site. :d

Re: Double Trouble - Resub

Oh that's always a bummer when you forget to find a color, and it's one over the limit. I've had trouble sorting out my colors when I decide to change a lot of stuff, and it's always irritating. Hope you rack up the votes again - the kitties totally reminded me of Lady and the Tramp.

Re: Second Place, GA State Fiddle Championships

So happy to see you're finally in the fog!

itsbeth wrote:Kind of nice to see a cute girl who's not pencil-thin and naked 'round these parts.

Dude, her waist is like 12 inches.

If you wanted to make it look more like a card, putting little gears in the corners in place of hearts/spades/etc. would finish the look nicely, I think : )

Re: Listen to your Conscience

You know what I think would be a fantastic idea for a derby: "Derby #105: No Effing Bunnies"

KIDA26 wrote:The faces remind me of those little cornflake guys from the Rejected cartoons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHuVWaRMbUE

That was my first thought... strange how such a simple smily face can look so distinctly like Mr. Hertzfeldt's work.

Drakxxx wrote:Fantastic as always. Your style is always so bold and strong, and your illustrations are top notch.

Thank you Draxx, I'm an admirer of your style and work too.

pumbaa57 wrote:You know what I think would be a fantastic idea for a derby: "Derby #105: No Effing Bunnies"

Agreed.

oninojodi wrote:yeah, i like my marbles! the theme is two, my shirt says two (in Dutch) and it's 2 objects, how could I be off theme! lol

At least you have a good attitude about it! :o) Really, somebody ought to tell them that the number "2" exists in languages other than just Spanish and French (like they had in the rules)

kylemittskus wrote:Says someone with no purchases and who apparently forgot that the damn bunnies were just in the space derby.

1: Buying a shirt makes his opinion no more or less valid, don't be an elitist pretzel twist because you've purchased some t-shirts.

2: The statement was that he hadn't seen them, not that they hadn't been around. Pay attention.

rdonley11 wrote:The brave sloths of 2nd Squadron struggle in the skies above the rainforest... against the three-toed menace that threatens to destroy the two-toed way of life.

Ha, that's hilarious. I like it.

IamIreland wrote:1: Buying a shirt makes his opinion no more or less valid, don't be an elitist pretzel twist because you've purchased some t-shirts.

2: The statement was that he hadn't seen them, not that they hadn't been around. Pay attention.

Says someone with only three to ten woots.

/sarcasm'd

Re: Second Place, GA State Fiddle Championships

you're in the fog - woohoo!

Re: Better 'Twoether

Threadless beat ya to the punch with this one

http://www.threadless.com/product/342/Cookie_Loves_Milk

thatrobert wrote:Woot changed it to make the print-ready entry a required field recently. However, the file limit is significantly less than the 20MB claimed on the page. I don't remember right off but my uploads (from a Mac) were barfing on over 3MB I think. That makes emailing necessary for all but the simplest design. This design would NOT be uploadable.

I uploaded a 17Mb AI file last week!

pumbaa57 wrote:You know what I think would be a fantastic idea for a derby: "Derby #105: No Effing Bunnies"

Not a fan of the style, but until people stop voting for it, nothing will change. I wouldn't expect Ramy to change what is obviously working so well. I think Ramy could be equally successful working in some of the other styles he has shown us. Bottom line, until it stops getting gobs of votes, the bunnies will continue. It only makes sense. As much as I'd like to pretend that I am all high and mighty and the art comes first, I'd be doing whatever I could to keep cashing $1000 checks if its getting the votes. It just so happens that my style isn't terribly popular. ;)

Re: I've come too far to give up now

I like it! Reminds me of Spaceman Spiff, but in a ninja fashion. Just missing a tiger sidekick... Two ninjas are better than 1 after all.

simontsui wrote:I've read the comments in this thread. The shirt designer has responded multiple times in an immature fashion. I'm sure this shirt/thread will generate a lot of strong words and heated arguments.

Personally, I find the shirt extremely offensive. Imagine if a female family member of yours, or your girlfriend, your wife or your female friend was wearing this shirt and got groped? This shirt actually encourages the wrong behavior.

Really?? First, the designer was just defending his design from Woot trolls like Adder.

Second, your comment about encouraging the wrong behavior. Really? Imagine if you're wearing Drakxxx's shirt with a severed head to a crime scene where somebody was chopped to pieces or imagine wearing the milk and cookies shirt to a lactose intolerance conferance. The world's a cruel place. Stuff happens all the time. I seriously doubt a shirt design would influence any of this. If something is gonna happen, it's gonna happen regardless of what shirt the victim is wearing.

mcosgrove wrote:um...can someone explain how this has anything to do with the theme? Is it because there are 2 rabbits? Or because the title has "to" in it? Either way, those are pretty weak when I see there have been some clever submissions rejected for theme (right to arm bears). I am not saying I would vote for this, but it does have a connection to the theme (second amendment).

On another note, it is clear that this site is dominated by the same people who love pictures of cats wearing people clothes and collect odd things, because that is what these bunny shirts are, collectors items for people with bunny obsessions. I am not blaming ramy for trying to turn a buck, i am worried that woot is losing its core audience who would buy its stuff off the main woot page. Last I checked, my mom and her friends, who might love this shirt, do not buy big screen tvs or any computer accessory online.

Good and evil, heaven and hell, devils and angels, id and superego. I'd say dichotomy is on theme for a "two" derby, though this is hardly the more clever way of executing such an idea.

Re: Twin Dragons

It reminds me of the dueling dragons roller coaster at universal studios. GMV

I'm surprised this one doesn't have more votes. definitely my favorite.

Shelldragon wrote:Do you choose the blue or the red pill?
The blue pill is a suppository.

Excellent choice.

i love it

taraxgoesxboom wrote:I think this shirt would be 100% cooler if the bunnies were on the BACK of the shoulder blades.

I agree. Back of the shoulder blades would be better.

Re: Second Place, GA State Fiddle Championships

Oh my goodness! I loved this shirt when it was submitted last time and was so sad when it got rejected. Good luck

Re: Just the two of us

Love this shirt, but I would love it better combined with the "only two left" shirt. They do follow the theme alone, but together... they are a masterpiece!

AdderXYU wrote:Wooters go on and on and on about "I like this because it's cute." Great.

Now vote for this, because this is how cute is done CORRECTLY.

Why the heck am I agreeing with Adder?

But yes, I love this shirt The design is really clever, and well drawn. It's the only one in the derby that I would buy instantly if it won. I'd get two, actually, since my roommate was gushing over the design too when I showed it to her.

In every derby I've followed so far, there is exactly one shirt that I would actually wear, and none of them have yet won. I was hoping for this one given how much shirt.wooters love the cute, but to no avail.

camoor wrote:From your name it seems like a dude, and from your post an older dude. Do you buy these shirts for yourself or some kids?

I'm an older dude and I buy these shirts for myself and would buy this one if it won. (No not a lonely virgin, I am married without children).

I think if you guys are so upset that cutesy shirts are winning so much why don't you either A. build your own shirt printing company and print what you want or B. introduce woot to more people like yourself and get them to buy a shirt so they can vote for what you think should win.

As for the bunnies, I must say that while I like them I do think the artist should branch out. Maybe other animals such as raccoons or polar bears or something else completely like robots in this style. (See what I did there, that was called constructive criticism, it's more helpful to the artist than slander and saying how much you hate them).

That being said, I do have to agree with the policy that if it ain't broke don't fix it. If the shirts win why should he change what he is doing?

omnitarian wrote:Threadless beat ya to the punch with this one

http://www.threadless.com/product/342/Cookie_Loves_Milk

I decided to give my characters a lot of expression - so that they wouldn't just be a carton of milk and a cookie. I wanted it to really look like they were best friends. Heck, they're even skipping together!

I guess what I'm saying is that there are a lot of people on here with peas in a pod, but everyone has approached it from their own angle.

Thanks for the link though! I had not seen that before, and it was certainly unintentional.

ProfHotpants wrote:Seriously, I think this is cool artwork, and I wish it were printable. Unfortunately, I didn't get the print-ready art till this morning, so that's the reason for the late rejection.

Believe it or not, I can't really tell whether or not something is going to be printable from the 580px by 580px shirt comp image. If everyone submitted their print-ready art at the time of the initial submission, there wouldn't have to be late rejections like this.

If print-ready art were submitted earlier, the artist would also have a better chance of resubmitting art that does comply with our Design Guidelines (they're right there on the Derby submission page). I think it would really be a win-win situation.

Signed,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Art Director

So does that mean that Joel has retired and the Prof is the new rejectionator? Or is the rejectionator now an amalgamation of multiple entities?

Re: ...Like shooting fish in a Radioactive Barrel

I know I must be missing something blatantly obvious, but what does shooting fish in a barrel (radioactive or not) have to do with the theme?

For some reason it looks more like A devil than THE devil... regardless it's really clever and one of the only ones in the derby that actually stands out.

IamIreland wrote:For some reason it looks more like A devil than THE devil... regardless it's really clever and one of the only ones in the derby that actually stands out.

Yes! Now go tell all your friends to vote for it!!

The unbridled enthusiasm of the title makes this for me.

AdderXYU wrote:which is ironic, since the fox could have been drawn by Ramy and no one would be the wiser.

This style is done.to.death... and I'm giving it a lot of leeway even saying it's a style.

I don't know what you're on about... I don't see any particularly distinct style to this, it's just a two-tailed-fox, and doesn't happen to look particularly like Ramy's entry this week.

IamIreland wrote:For some reason it looks more like A devil than THE devil...

I like to imagine that he was reduced from a terrifying nightmarish beast to this sad little guy after his shocking defeat.

I dig this design. The only one in the fog I'd consider wearing.

Re: The Erosion of Dr. Jackyll; The Rise of Mr. Hyde

Hmm, I'd rather see this with the two connected at the waist, seems like the obvious choice, and in this case, the better.

yodal wrote:i didn't mean the bunnies too look rude. AH well rejection is exciting. i always accidentally do rude things me and my dirty mind.

Naw, man, if you look close I think it's pretty clear the rabbits aren't humping, even though that would make sense.