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Re: The Beagles

Too bad there's a no text rule. "The Beagles" on the drum would have been perfect

Re: Neil Astrong

The first Astro-naut on the moon, one small step for dog, one giant leap for canine kind.

Re: Genghis Khat

Oooo great colors! Makes me wish that woot would offer purple or lavender shirts.

SirGecko wrote:I hate to say I agree. The shirt is great... for a star trek shirt. Not sure how this is depicting historic events. Really its a send up of a trope of the show, not a depiction of the first airing of the show.

I agree...the design works for pop culture, but it's pushing it a bit in terms of marking an "historical event."

Re: The Ten Catmandments

Epic illustration! And super-colorful. Love those pops of green.

Re: Genghis Khat

Very cool, love those chinese whiskers!

Re: Flapper

Haha that's so great! Perfect animal choice, and I'm loving the pose. The over-sized feather in the headband is ridiculously adorable, too. Nice work!

Re: Peace

Amazing coloring, lights and shadows.

unsenuchiha wrote:I know this doesn't matter to much, but just so you know for future reference, Pikachu is a mouse, not a feline. Lol. Great design though, and it gets my vote!

pikachu reminds me more of a chinchilla with the big tail

Re: 1966: The Final Frontier

Cute, but I'm not seeing animals or history re-enactment here. Just sugar treats and a TV reference.

SirGecko wrote:I hate to say I agree. The shirt is great... for a star trek shirt. Not sure how this is depicting historic events. Really its a send up of a trope of the show, not a depiction of the first airing of the show.

The social issues this show tackled on network television (interracial relations, discrimination, environmental ethics, the caste system, to name a few...) broke new ground. I recently saw an interview with the actress who played Ohura (the female African-American communications officer) where she talked of almost leaving the show at one point, but she received a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr., sharing what an inspiration she was personally for the role she was playing, and respect she was shown in the intergalactic world of Star Trek. It may seem "geeky," but in retrospect, it was certainly historical.

Re: Boston Tea Party

SO CUTE!!!! I want this shirt so bad it's co adorable!

zekecatz wrote:AKA, some hare on your chest.

LOL yep

Re: Franklin's Feline

lol. Oh Collin, you so funneh.

angiemknight wrote:The social issues this show tackled on network television (interracial relations, discrimination, environmental ethics, the caste system, to name a few...) broke new ground. I recently saw an interview with the actress who played Ohura (the female African-American communications officer) where she talked of almost leaving the show at one point, but she received a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr., sharing what an inspiration she was personally for the role she was playing, and respect she was shown in the intergalactic world of Star Trek. It may seem "geeky," but in retrospect, it was certainly historical.

But the shirt doesn't reflect that. It's peeps as Star Trek characters. The link between the design and what place Star Trek might have in cultural history is just too far to fit the derby.

Re: Viet Kong!

simple and nice! +1

I love this design. You did a great job incorporating some of TR's features. The level of detail is amazing, definitely above and beyond the other designs.

elmosuperman wrote:I had this exact idea, title and all. Now I'm glad I didn't do it. You pulled it off!You deserve more votes for this one, well executed.

Thanks, although I am surprised at the number of moon landing entries and that there aren't more cows.

Re: Jack Rabbit the Ripper

So many wonderful things to say about this, so I'll just settle for.. WOW.

The Tim wrote:Cute, but I'm not seeing animals or history re-enactment here. Just sugar treats and a TV reference.

Well, we have a number of Teddy Bears (with stuffing) in the derby, representing real bears ( just as bunny peeps represent real bunnies), and the TV Screen to ground the scene in the historical event (the TV airing). My apologies for not making it more obvious, as simplicity seemed to work better than a more defined TV set.

Re: Moooon Landing

Well played indeed.

The flightplan called for the crew to take a four-hour rest/sleep break before venturing outside, but they requested to go out as soon as possible. I remember it well. I still have the NASA flight-plan in my files.

If it prints, please change the date to the 20th - otherwise it'll be a nightmare explaining the date difference to those of us old enough to remember.

As it stands, I'm still hoping the US revitalizes its space program. 33 years is long enough to wait for the first cow on the moon.

Re: 1966: The Final Frontier

Brilliant. Especially the background - TV screens at the time were much more 'rounded' than today's screens. The background adds a touch of real-time to the design.

flemtone wrote:Brilliant. Especially the background - TV screens at the time were much more 'rounded' than today's screens. The background adds a touch of real-time to the design.

Thanks! I realize I'm dating myself, but I remember seeing reruns on our TV from the mid-60's (with the rounded screen, which always seemed to have some dog slobber on it).

Re: Oh The HuMANATEE!

Clever

Re: Sit-In

I was hoping the rest of the cats would be white. I think the allusion would be clearer that way.

Re: Flapper

I (and my 2 year old and 4 year old) just adore this little chick. I'm a little perplexed about the design placement, though, because it seems to be off center towards the (wearer's) right side. That's unusual - off center chest designs are normally placed on the right side.

Was it intended to be centered and it's just a trick of the eye, or is it supposed to be "off-kilter" to go with the whole flapper=sassy/stick it to the man attitude? (GMV either way)

midgerock wrote:where is the front left leg of the easel?

also the turtle on the stool appears to be more to the right of the easel and his pencil should be to the edge, not the middle of the picture its drawing as it is now positioned.

To be fair, I kind of expect these mistakes in Ramyb's designs at this point. Not to say the concepts are bad, just the artwork is rushed.

That is one contented Mongol.

cptgone wrote:wow! i like the colours, the clouds... but i love the characters!

HAHA...yah

I was a child in those times and remember sit-ins in my small Southern town.  Very brave people broke the color line.  I remember White Only water fountains and public restrooms. We have come a long way in my lifetime, but we have not come far enough. 
 Vote for this shirt if you believe that wearing a hoodie is not a crime.

and yes, you really caught the style of the times with its cool cats

lyonscc wrote:Well, we have a number of Teddy Bears (with stuffing) in the derby, representing real bears ( just as bunny peeps represent real bunnies), and the TV Screen to ground the scene in the historical event (the TV airing). My apologies for not making it more obvious, as simplicity seemed to work better than a more defined TV set.

Having a teddy bear for Theodore Roosevelt actually adds to the historical element of those designs.

Some of my work is rooted in cultural history and even with that I feel like this design is a bit of a stretch in terms of clearly depicting an historical event.

Re: Going Down With the Ship!

I'd love this on a tote bag=)

D'oh - just realized...no text.


never mind.


*hangs head, shuffles off*

The Great Wall stands no chance! Will purchase!

aerc712 wrote:Having a teddy bear for Theodore Roosevelt actually adds to the historical element of those designs.

Some of my work is rooted in cultural history and even with that I feel like this design is a bit of a stretch in terms of clearly depicting an historical event.

I love it, and this just seems like a really silly argument.

I see four Star Trek characters, represented as bunnies, on a old fashioned TV screen. Not sure what else you need to show animals (bunnies) in a historically significant event (the first TV broadcast of Star Trek. Seems like all the derby boxes got checked. I would expect that artists would approach a set of derby rules "artistically", and I think this guy has everything needed to meet the spirit and letter of the rules.

It's kinda late, but I had the idea and wanted to flesh it out. I hope you enjoy.

roysterer wrote:I was hoping the rest of the cats would be white. I think the allusion would be clearer that way.

I really did consider it, and even recolored the middle cat at one point. It didn't have the same effect, and when I went back and looked at some of the more famous event photographs I had to keep the cats all black.

Re: Going Down With the Ship!

Adorable!!