Shirt.Woot

Re: Ge-owl-ogy

I love the design. Great idea!

Re: 8-bit Childhood

I wouldn't wear it, but "Missiles" is hilarious.

genericsmith wrote:Well, it's unfortunate that I can't do anything to fix it. All that work making the image for it to be unviewable to most people.

What program are you using to save your images? I'd suggest going from the original file (PSD or AI or whatever) and resaving the JPG. As was mentioned, the problem is most likely a corrupted image file. I've seen it happen a few times before (and I think it may have happened to me once or twice somehow).

By the way, you CAN edit your posts. Click the permalink in the top right. This will take you to your post in the comments thread (where all comments to all designs in the derby are posted together). You can edit it there.

Re: Why Frogs Don't Like School...

Aw! Let's hope this year is a virtual dissection

Re: Hey...wait for me!

Those books were fantastic!

st3r01ds wrote:Since the image at the file host isn't working either, I'd guess that the issue is with the file itself. Maybe a .bmp that has an extension of .jpg, confusing IE (or similar issue.)

A program like Irfanview will usually debug that sort of issue, since you can see what the image type is, etc.

As for the .gif images, I can see those fine.

That might be it, actually. People who can see the file are those that have the correct picture-viewing-designing software on their computers, perhaps?

Irfanview is a good solution if you have the file, but when I right-click, it doesn't give me an option to save the picture, it just refers to entry.htm rather than the picture filename that I get when I click on the entries that I can see.

Maybe other designers are doing something to flatten their images before posting so they're creating a more accessible file for people who don't have any drawing software installed.

It's too bad that this isn't getting seen by more people, because you don't really know how well it would be liked. But maybe now's the time to fiddle with the file and see if you can change it so that it does appear. Not that it's going to shoot to the top at this point, but at least you'd know what you need to do for the next derby.

KessiTheNinja wrote:Haha funny funny! I've never actually seen a woot shirt get printed on the back before! that'd be pretty boss though!
One problem... you wouldn't be taking Calc and Trig cause you need to take Trig in order to take Calc... sooo then people'd think whoever wore this shirt was really smart but then realize that they're not.....

You don't really need trig at the beginning.

x^2 --> 2x

No angles or polar coordinates in there.

Re: That Was a Long Time Ago

I really hope this prints okay... if it does, I don't know if I'd want to wear it since I'm still in school haha, but this is a beautiful design nevertheless!

Re: Class Time Used Effectively

Ahhh this shirt completely describes me! Back in high school I drew ALL the time, and I even had to convince my teachers "it was how I focused!"

Re: The Chemist

LOL I love the kid's smile even though he completely f*cked up

Re: I'm Outa Here

Usually cream leaps into the vacuum for designs, but this makes it even more beautiful! Gmv definitely

tgentry wrote:I think we used the exact same color green: 5747C. If it prints like yours did I think it will fine:

(snip)

It won't pop off the shirt, but with a design like this I don't think it necessarily should. It would be nice if woot would give a more accurate template color for olive though.

I find the dark green on "A Wonderful Day" far less visible in person, actually, and it would be more tricky with yours because the lines are thin whereas the buildings in mine were just a large mass. But I do hope it works out because this design is really some amazing art.

Re: The End Of Summer

This pretty much sums up every students' feelings when it comes to school...

Re: The Chemist

I hope there wasn't methoxybenzene in that flask... he would be making a complete anisole of himself.

Re: Class Time Used Effectively

LOVE it

seriously.

raevynpheather wrote:The only reason this shirt isnt in the fog is because the id10t hardcore woot voters vote on art and not what is wearable.

That has become a real problem with this site and it is why very few derby shirts are selling out anymore. Too many people vote for something that looks great, but no one in their right mind would wear. It may look great on the wall, but it is not something that people will wear.

The funny thing is that most of the shirts that slip through and get printed, that sell out, are the ones that were attacked the hardest on these boards by the hardcore woot feedbackers, like almost all of Ramby's shirts.

Something that may help would be giving you a number of votes equal to the number of shirts that you have purchased, and allowing you to vote more than once for a shirt with those votes. That way those that actually purchase shirts (more than one) have more influence on what gets printed, which will result in more sales.

If they implemented that system, I would put 10-20 votes on this shirt, because it is one of only about 5 or 6 shirts in the derby that are wearable, and not wall art.

I only vote for shirts that I would buy if they won. Not that I "might" buy, but ones that I would absolutely order if they became available. I don't place many votes, because there aren't that many shirts that I must own. Later, I might buy one I didn't vote for, but I only vote for the ones I'd buy for sure.

My criteria is that the shirt has to have some sort of artistic merit, as defined by me. I also have to want to wear the design. I can appreciate the work that goes into something, and I can have the "oooh pretty" reaction, but still not want to wear a particular design. This isn't the designer's fault, it's just that some topics/designs aren't relevant to me, so no matter how well-designed or pretty, I'm not going to buy it.

Wearability is also a factor. That includes color choice. A design would have to be spectacular for me to buy it if the shirt color is one that will make me look like I need a transfusion. If it is that great, I might buy it to frame it, but I suspect that's not going to happen too many times. Placement is also an issue. In the end, a tee shirt is a piece of clothing, not a print on a flat wall. I have to consider how a tee shirt is going to look on me. Which may not be the same as it's going to look on you.

eHalcyon wrote:What program are you using to save your images? I'd suggest going from the original file (PSD or AI or whatever) and resaving the JPG. As was mentioned, the problem is most likely a corrupted image file. I've seen it happen a few times before (and I think it may have happened to me once or twice somehow).

By the way, you CAN edit your posts. Click the permalink in the top right. This will take you to your post in the comments thread (where all comments to all designs in the derby are posted together). You can edit it there.

I figured that out after I posted the second message... apoligizing for the link.

Thanks though

As far as the file format goes... That's what I did for the image shack files where I put 3 of them together.

I can't edit my entry can I? So that I CAN have a thumbnail and shirt comp? It would be nice.

HalfWheat wrote:
"...Not that it's going to shoot to the top at this point, but at least you'd know what you need to do for the next derby."

Well... *GEE*... thanks for the vote of confidence. Actually, I'll just put the main focus on "at this point". :P

Just kidding of course. I've learned a couple things from this derby.

1)Figure out file types / errors
2)Giant ink blobs = bad; Half tones = Better

*shrug* I'll pretend the reason I only have 16 votes is because of the lack of thumbnail.

I greatly appreciate everybody's feedback on my design and help with this issue.

re: he catches sight of himself in the mirror...

i love this shirt!

genericsmith wrote:Well... *GEE*... thanks for the vote of confidence. Actually, I'll just put the main focus on "at this point". :P

Just kidding of course. I've learned a couple things from this derby.

1)Figure out file types / errors
2)Giant ink blobs = bad; Half tones = Better

*shrug* I'll pretend the reason I only have 16 votes is because of the lack of thumbnail.

I greatly appreciate everybody's feedback on my design and help with this issue.

That's how I meant it.

At this late in the process, people are paying a lot more attention the the stuff that's already up at the top, so climbing from the bottom would be difficult for any entry. You do have a chance of getting more votes, though, because people who have been unable to see your work up to this point might be curious if it suddenly showed up as a resub.

JadenKale wrote:He knew minutes after posting it that it wouldn't fly. He removed the 'vote' tag out of his sig by the time I posted pictures from The Cat in The Hat.

I'm curious how many people wouldn't immediately know that it was ripped from Cat in the Hat (apart from the exposed brain, that is)

bigfatredhead wrote:I would def order one

Thanks all for your support! At a minimum, we're keeping things interesting.

HalfWheat wrote:That's how I meant it.

At this late in the process, people are paying a lot more attention the the stuff that's already up at the top, so climbing from the bottom would be difficult for any entry. You do have a chance of getting more votes, though, because people who have been unable to see your work up to this point might be curious if it suddenly showed up as a resub.

Yeah, I was thinking of switching up the giant blue bubble halftoned. I'm not exactly sure how half tone-ing works... Sure I'll figure it out reletively well.

Re: Theories on Evolution

So yeah, I resubbed this and i hope it doesnt get rejected. bc i will resubb again without evolution, it jsut makes it better with that on it. No chance at winning this week but give me some votes peoplessss

genericsmith wrote:I REALLY hope one of these work for some people... I have no idea what the problem could be.

http://img14.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=wishfulthinkingprint.gif

So I was going to take the desing over to my Mum's house and rework a few things (blue thought bubble possibly.) ANY other suggestions you can give me before 5-ish central would be appreciated and considered.

I'd mainly like to see how many votes I could get WITH a thumbnail.

raevynpheather wrote:
Something that may help would be giving you a number of votes equal to the number of shirts that you have purchased, and allowing you to vote more than once for a shirt with those votes. That way those that actually purchase shirts (more than one) have more influence on what gets printed, which will result in more sales.

I agree with some of your sentiments, but... are you suggesting that all votes be made for sale?

This is a terrible idea. If you want to have a higher benchmark, say, 5 woots before a vote, that's one thing. But you're saying that a small group of people should be allowed to control a large portion of the vote based on their purchasing. That's ridiculous. You can't equate voting "quality" with purchase quantity anymore than you can relate shirt quality with vote quantity.

Not to mention this plan would surely backfire on you anyway. Would you like it if all the bunny/chibi shirts sold outnumbered the wearable ones and you were forced off the island on a different site? You most assuredly would be outnumbered votewise, in any case.

A solution is out there... that's why many critics are still here. It's a flag worth flying, but certainly not on a pay to play basis.

Re: Brainwashed

you guys take this way too seriously. it's a funny design.

Re: pencil fight of the century

I'm pretty positive this will be rejected, but I loved having pencil fights. Ha! And totally forgot about Pogs. Not that that is a bad thing.

imsochady wrote:Whoa! I was totally way off. I can't believe I guessed Trojan horse. I think it's the most deceitful of all horses, alive or not, hahah. I should've know about that evil lady, I think she was the main villain in that recent Hell Boy animated film. Very neat design, btw. Their expressions already tell there's something not right about them .

I thought the trojan horse was actually a good guess. I believe someone else guessed Pegasus, which was another good one. Lots of people guessed Nero and quite a few also guessed Bloody Mary (Queen Mary), which definitely could've worked, but I had Elizabeth Bathory in mind. :p

amesj wrote:This was a great contest, though sadly I missed Caligula and thought he was Nero for some reason. I guess its time to dust off the history of ancient Rome tapes again.

When I started this design I actually didn't know who Caligula was. My boyfriend came up with the idea to add him in there, and he sounds like he was a really odd dude back in the day. Many people that guessed didn't initially get the connection between the roman guy and the horse (that they were together), and thought they were two totally separate and unrelated characters. I was surprised to see that many who participated are quite good with their history though! I didn't know if I would have been able to guess all of them correctly if I didn't know who they were already. :p

Re: people on the bus

How inspired!!

Re: FOOD FIGHT

That guys torso is still disembodied...

Re: Theories on Evolution

One vote for you

FunOnTheBun wrote:Yeah, now that I think about it, The Cake is a Liar is on orange isn't it? And one of the BBQ shirts was too, something by BootsBoots, I think. That was just a momentary lapse of reason on my part, I suppose.

And that was a pretty awesome movie. It always reminded me of me and my brother.

Yep The Cake is a Liar is on orange, and I wasn't here for the Barbecue derby but I looked up Bootsboots' entry and it too was on orange. So was Whats Under the Bed which I own and love! : )

So you said The Road to El Dorado reminds you of you and your brother? That must be super cool to have Elton John singing the soundtrack to your life. :p (I'm kidding!)

Re: Study time

uh....huh.....
What exactly is this?

Re: Schoolbus polo

Interesting, but its kinda small don'tcha think?

Re: Taste Like Chicken!

Wheres the picture?