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a thousand times yes

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Altheahelaine wrote:a thousand times yes

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Fantastic use of color (the greys in particular). I love the attention to detail, like the shadow of the gate on the ghost.

Just great, man. <3

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[/quLove how the bright yellow catches your eye first and then you see the monster ! Fantastic !

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Extremely funny! Love the details, very nice design.

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thanks for the great comments! I voted for you guys as well... love how they turned out!

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Very funny!

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hmmm. suprised this isn't doing better. nice piece.

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A Hairy Thumbs Up from me

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While I like the idea, but without the text (what the title provides in this case), I don't think anyone would understand the joke until explained to, and explaining jokes on a shirt just isn't fun.

Acorns wrote:While I like the idea, but without the text (what the title provides in this case), I don't think anyone would understand the joke until explained to, and explaining jokes on a shirt just isn't fun.

I'd have to disagree... the title was an afterthought to a pretty simple concept (a monster is terribly disguised as a friendly homeowner w/ inconclusive results). From there it's just a bonus if you notice the empty dish and make a conclusion (in this case, I've provided a hypothetical as a title ).
That's what I was thinking when I made this one, for what it's worth.

Acorns wrote:While I like the idea, but without the text (what the title provides in this case), I don't think anyone would understand the joke until explained to, and explaining jokes on a shirt just isn't fun.

What part of this doesn't make sense without the title?

I don't think not knowing the monster wants to invite the kid in the house takes away from the overall concept of A HUGE MONSTER HIDING BEHIND A TINY HAPPYFACE MASK.

This is easily one of the best things I've seen from Riff in a long time, and it's totally understandable as it is.

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what shirt color is this?

also, the illustration is fantastic - and the colors are perfect. it's great. this is great.

vertigosia wrote:what shirt color is this?

also, the illustration is fantastic - and the colors are perfect. it's great. this is great.

Thanks! The shirt is navy (varies quite a bit depending on your monitor )

AdderXYU wrote:What part of this doesn't make sense without the title?

I don't think not knowing the monster wants to invite the kid in the house takes away from the overall concept of A HUGE MONSTER HIDING BEHIND A TINY HAPPYFACE MASK.

This is easily one of the best things I've seen from Riff in a long time, and it's totally understandable as it is.

I disagree if the idea was to lure the kid inside. If it's just a funny, hairy monster hiding behind a smiley mask, it works. The title suggests a more sinister plan, but without the title, there is no sinister or plan; just a beast who didn't buy enough candy.

It works the way it is but doesn't connect to the title.

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I might like this one even more than that optimism one. I still need that shirt by the way.

kylemittskus wrote:I disagree if the idea was to lure the kid inside. If it's just a funny, hairy monster hiding behind a smiley mask, it works. The title suggests a more sinister plan, but without the title, there is no sinister or plan; just a beast who didn't buy enough candy.

It works the way it is but doesn't connect to the title.

I find titles less important than themes, since at woot they aren't even written on the inside of the shirt.

Anyway, we all know that certain people here use titles to shoehorn non-thematic pieces into a derby theme, so ESPECIALLY at woot, it's a non-issue to design quality most times.

Altheahelaine wrote:a thousand times yes

Agreed!

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This is GREAT!!
The attention to detail is obvious, and appreciated. I especially like the particular way that you chose to have the monster attempt to disguise himself. I do hope this prints, as I will definitely purchase.

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I want to wave at folks to come on and look at how great this shirt is.

I wish I could do that. Pick out the ten best shirts, and force anyone who wanted to vote for giant eye-ball shiny shirts to look at the good shirts first.

Well, this is one of the best in this derby, and I do hope that perhaps more of the 'smart folk' will be looking at shirt.woot early in the week, and possibly swing the voting to great designs like this one.

G'luck!

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I'm a fan of clever titles and there are certain
times when a title can help a design and times when it can hinder it. I think this does neither and is really just a good idea and design. Good job.

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I'm bummed to see this hasn't scored higher, it's definitely one of my favorites. I really dig the colors and the loose style. And of course the absurdly small smiley face mask on that monster. Regardless of whether the title is needed to explain the shirt, the imagery is funny enough to stand alone. Very cool. :D