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This one is cool! I love Egyptian themed art.
Great job!

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i always thought this was one of your better designs, good luck with it this time around.

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Yes yes yes! *submits 500 votes* If only...lol

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This is really cool, definitely one of your best. I like the shirt models too.

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Yeah!! The shirt models are great!

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oh wow, i was about to say something about no shirt comp then I saw the little Egyptian dudes and that made me lafffff.

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Great use of colors, they really go well together...+1

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Beautiful colors! They enhance the image nicely.

BTW... I saw your name as artist on a G1 App - That IS you, isn't it?

nice

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egyptian? sure
mayan? sure
deco? ..?

Nice design, but I want to know what the placement on the shirt is like.

Shoppingdingo wrote:egyptian? sure
mayan? sure
deco? ..?

Well if you can find an EXACT definition that fits every "art deco" piece meets then mr. you're a better man than I. If I interpret the deco movement in this way, who's to say that it's not? Someone with a phd, or the author of a book. Even the most avid art teachers and students don't agree on one SPECIFIC definition for what qualifies as deco art. There are only general, very loose, trends that we as humans try to categorize, after the fact, into nice little packages that we can digest and give to others.

Ok, so philosophy lesson over. Not trying to argue, but basically I'm just pointing out the subjectivity of art as it applies directly to the comment you made.

Thank you for taking the time to show interest and post your opinion.

gizagiza wrote:Nice design, but I want to know what the placement on the shirt is like.

Sorry about that I made the shirt comp on my lunch break and had to hurry, but basically placement is to left extending across chest top other side of the printable area. I would post another example to show you, but I am out of town for the weekend. Thanks for looking/voting though!

DavidShenoda wrote:Even the most avid art teachers and students don't agree on one SPECIFIC definition for what qualifies as deco art. There are only general, very loose, trends that we as humans try to categorize, after the fact, into nice little packages that we can digest and give to others.

While that may be true, art deco does have a specific style and certain elements. So while there is a lot that is up to interpretation with any art movement, there are also specifics that make up the movement itself.

That being said, I do like the design of this piece whether it is actually art deco or not. And if it does get rejected (which I doubt it will because there are a lot of entrees that basically don't have any art deco elements), then I hope you can find another place that will print it.

DavidShenoda wrote:Sorry about that I made the shirt comp on my lunch break and had to hurry, but basically placement is to left extending across chest top other side of the printable area. I would post another example to show you, but I am out of town for the weekend. Thanks for looking/voting though!

Cool, I get the idea. Thanks! GMV!

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This shirt is cool, but is NOT ART DECO!

cbelk wrote:This shirt is cool, but is NOT ART DECO!

Well, we're very fortunate to live in a country where we can express our opinions freely.


Ohhhh, say can you Seeeeeeeeee...

Oops, sorry about that. I can get a little patriotic sometimes.

Like I have said all through diff posts on this derby, a derby theme is already pretty subjective, so to give a theme that is inherently subjective (open to interpretation) with instructions that call you to interpret again in your own way, is asking for complaints about being outside of the theme.

DavidShenoda wrote:Well, we're very fortunate to live in a country where we can express our opinions freely.


Ohhhh, say can you Seeeeeeeeee...

Oops, sorry about that. I can get a little patriotic sometimes.

Like I have said all through diff posts on this derby, a derby theme is already pretty subjective, so to give a theme that is inherently subjective (open to interpretation) with instructions that call you to interpret again in your own way, is asking for complaints about being outside of the theme.

I don't know what part of "art deco" is subjective. It seems pretty specific to me. I'm also not sure that you understand opinion... so if I made something in the style of Dali, and someone said "that's not art deco," that would be opinion if I thought otherwise? because that seems to be your response.

DavidShenoda wrote:Well, we're very fortunate to live in a country where we can express our opinions freely.


Ohhhh, say can you Seeeeeeeeee...

Oops, sorry about that. I can get a little patriotic sometimes.

Like I have said all through diff posts on this derby, a derby theme is already pretty subjective, so to give a theme that is inherently subjective (open to interpretation) with instructions that call you to interpret again in your own way, is asking for complaints about being outside of the theme.

This is my first post on Woot even though I have followed the site for longer than I care to think. I hope that both of your shirts win, to me they are heads and shoulders above the current top 4.

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I think your design is wonderful... there was tons of Art Deco inspired by Ancient Egypt and just to say, Deco was eclectic... inspiration was drawn from all sorts of subjects and art and, you nailed it!

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Pretty much a sick nasty design we have here!
(that means I like it 0_o)

SydneyB wrote:Beautiful colors! They enhance the image nicely.

BTW... I saw your name as artist on a G1 App - That IS you, isn't it?

Holy cow, Sydney, are you the same one who bought Alkaline?!! Me, Dave Shenoda, and another friend just published it last week, and you were one of 3 people who bought the initial release. Thanks!

And Dave, these are some rocking designs. I forgot to check the derby until now, so it was a pleasant surprise to see you with two in the top 10. The wife sends her vote as well.

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Great deign but be careful many a great design has been rejected due to no shirt comp. Good luck I'd wear this one.

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This is great work and deserves to be in the top! It is truly deco and the egyptian theme is cool and very chic!

AdderXYU wrote:I don't know what part of "art deco" is subjective. It seems pretty specific to me. I'm also not sure that you understand opinion... so if I made something in the style of Dali, and someone said "that's not art deco," that would be opinion if I thought otherwise? because that seems to be your response.

That's because you're not an artist. You, my old and simple-minded friend, are the artistic equivalent of the slow gazelle in the herd that gets eaten by the lions on the discovery channel.

I still love you though. What would batman be without the joker around. He would be Bruce wayne a boring millionaire with no purpose.

And so, I thank you adder for making my time here so fun. And just so folks don't get the wrong impression, please realize It's all in fun and by no means do I wish any harm on adder or his cultish followers, and by no means do I wish a swarm of starving locusts to fall on his home and stay there.

spanishmel wrote:This is great work and deserves to be in the top! It is truly deco and the egyptian theme is cool and very chic!

Well, I'm flattered. I've been called a lot of things...believe me, but one thing I've never heard in reference to myself is "chic".

...And for that I thank you madam. It's a very nice thing to say.

You are funny!

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One of your best David. I'm glad to see it doing good, but I'd love to see it doing better.

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I don't know enough about art history to classify this as deco or something else. Near as I can tell, some people claim it fits the style and some people claim it doesn't.

I know two things for sure:

1) This doesn't have a prayer of winning and
2) That's a crying shame because this is a great design. Like it this time just as much as the first time around.

GMV (again).

cooooool