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wizard7926 wrote:Working on a design, and would like some input. It's on the dreaded LEMON shirt.. but I think it looks good! Any design tweaks, color tweaks, etc?

Very nice. I think I would like it even better without the sign text (just the outlines of the signs, more subtle)

derekfilley wrote: the art is amazing but the placement on the shirt seems pretty... unfortunate... to me.

Agreed. Hopefully the artist will reconsider.

Phyldirt wrote:Bendy buildings placed where females have curves draw attention to more than the artist's design.

OHHH. TOPographical. OK gotcha. You probably have a point.

edgarrmcherly wrote:

Blooming City

This is really really nice. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

please take a second and check out my shirt. and if you like it... please vote!!

melodywhore wrote:hmm... i like the idea, but with the blacked out street signs, why not take the yellow colour out of the lamp? make it a silhouette.

well...because the light would still show on a real silhouette. plus...i really freakin didn't wanna make it a silhouette...but i had to follow the rules.

Wow - go away for awhile - and look at all the great designs, Now I need to decide what to vote on lulz.

Great job ya'll - I wish I had at least minimal talent.

cheesesandwich wrote:Just a reminder of what it looks like. Neat, huh? Or no? Let me know what you think, i would love some feedback. Everyone seems like they are so nice to each other here! That said, let me have it. "It" being your vote or your critique. Either one. You pick. Seriously. Either one.

hey guys, who wants to talk about this shirt? hmmmmmmm?

wizard7926 wrote:Working on a design, and would like some input. It's on the dreaded LEMON shirt.. but I think it looks good! Any design tweaks, color tweaks, etc?

unfortunately, words aren't allowed int this derby.

cheesesandwich wrote:
(Image of KABUILDINGDASCOPE)...
hey guys, who wants to talk about this shirt? hmmmmmmm?

The shirt is awesome - this is something you could easily sell in urban outfitters or hi-end boutique, and one that both my wife and I would love to wear, which is impossible to accomplish until now (double sale if you win, so really she should get an account). I think that it's a shame more people aren't voting for it, especially because of the CMYK! (any designer on here should appreciate that!)

chippyswans wrote:Please vote for Bourbon Street...I made it from a picture my girlfriend took this summer.

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It looked alot better with Bourbon on the streetsign in white...but the rules are the rules.

cheesesandwich wrote:hey guys, who wants to talk about this shirt? hmmmmmmm?

kabuildingscope

like it/voted for it but would prefer it on a darker shirt, maybe asphalt

It's posted. Thanks for the input.
Other comments? suggestions? insults?

First time here, what do you think of my "I Breathe My City"?

Thanks

JCBarry wrote:It's posted. Thanks for the input.
Other comments? suggestions? insults?

After last derby it should be clear that I'm partial to T-rexeseses. The design is cool, good job.

I think everyone should take another look at 'Complex Dreams' by ruesifus. I think it's a very thought-provoking and humorous shirt. Please vote on it :D

This was brought up before, but isn't this image copyrighted?

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byrbwr wrote:I think everyone should take another look at 'Complex Dreams' by ruesifus. I think it's a very thought-provoking and humorous shirt. Please vote on it :D

Just as the title says...it's too complex of a tshirt graphic for me.

derekfilley wrote:This was brought up before, but isn't this image copyrighted?

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As I said...I dont like it...but I don't see how putting white where city lights are a copyright violation. It doesn't really matter who took the picture. It's common knowledge where population centers are located. And I can guarantee you that the shape of the United States isn't copyrighted.

Thanks to all who commented -- I'll put it up again in a few minutes, I totally forgot that the no-text thing came into play.. heh.. I kinda figured it was just design and not technically "text"... see you soon, thanks again!

sherry4464 wrote:kabuildingscope

like it/voted for it but would prefer it on a darker shirt, maybe asphalt

I thought about doing a darker shirt, but i just kept going back to white because of how stark and bold it looked. White just made the image pop. I appreciate your feedback, though...keep em coming.

KABUILDINGDOSCOPE is the new calvinball...

chippyswans wrote:Please vote for Bourbon Street...I made it from a picture my girlfriend took this summer.

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It looked alot better with Bourbon on the streetsign in white...but the rules are the rules.

What if you put a gray or yellow area in the center of the street signs, so it's not a total blackout there? Or maybe gray splotches or splatter.

derekfilley wrote:This was brought up before, but isn't this image copyrighted?

It's a NASA photo - not copyright. BUT, it's been around a while and used on all sorts of stuff.

cheesesandwich wrote:KABUILDINGDOSCOPE is the new calvinball...

Not nearly enough controversy for that my friend.

Re-upped! I'm thinking that I may add some negative space (that sounds weird..) to the stop sign and street signs.. they just look a little too.. solid. Anyway, again let me know what you think. Thanks again!

melodywhore wrote:hey pensketch... you wanna design my birthday tattoo?

PM me the details if you are serious. Assuming it isn't anything too complex or time consuming (provided you want it for free... if you're willing to pay that changes things) and doesn't need to be done before the end of October I can likely do something for you. I've only done a few tattoo designs ( http://sketch.smugmug.com/gallery/53090#27487306 ) but I've been told a number of times that my work would look good as tattoos.

wizard7926 wrote:...Anyway, again let me know what you think...

Honestly? It looks to me like a random collection of images from an "urban style" vector graphics pack. Don't get me wrong, great designs can be done using images from graphics packs ( http://www.gomediazine.com/success-stories/user-showcase-highlight-round-6/ ) and I've used a few of them myself in both my entries this week (skyline behind the zombies and telephone poles shooting out of the guy's head) and as the ink splotch background for my "Zombunny Brainers" However in all those cases, the vector pack isn't the main focus of the design.

So it's not so much what you're using, but how you choose to use it. And to me this just looks like you went through and grabbed random "street" images and plopped them in a pile with almost no thought to how they interact with each other.

That said, this kind of stuff is popular, and you'll probably get far more votes than anything I make will. It just won't get my vote. Sorry if that seems harsh, but you did ask.

shmeedles wrote:
And no the idea is not suicide.

melodywhore wrote:this just screams 9.11 to me. first thought when i saw it.

I thought the same thing when I first saw it. Given the title of the shirt, I get the concept, but I remember all too well seeing similar images on that day. The artist has said it's not about suicide etc. and I'll believe them, but I wouldn't be caught wearing this shirt in public for fear of someone interpreting it the way I did upon first glance. Again, I understand what the designer is getting at, but, fellow wooters, without the context of the title, what would your first thought be?

2ASquared wrote:Hey, I just wanted to show everyone my design, I decided to give it a shot this time. I don't have photoshop, so hand drawing all the spray paint dots took several hours of work, but I really like how it turned out. Vote if you like it, and tell me what you think!
http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/EntryWindow.aspx?id=2986

Anyone have any thoughts abot detail, color, like it or don't, etc?

dtreichler wrote:...without the context of the title, what would your first thought be?

I recall seeing earlier that the designer didn't put a parachute pack on the guy because it would look like a lump, however one that was already beginning to deploy could work. It may be too late now to resubmit and hope for the fog though.

2ASquared wrote:Anyone have any thoughts abot detail, color, like it or don't, etc?

If it's to look spray painted on a wall, you might be better off going with the asphalt shirt instead of the sky blue. Maybe yellow paint on asphalt?

dtreichler wrote:I thought the same thing when I first saw it. Given the title of the shirt, I get the concept, but I remember all too well seeing similar images on that day. The artist has said it's not about suicide etc. and I'll believe them, but I wouldn't be caught wearing this shirt in public for fear of someone interpreting it the way I did upon first glance. Again, I understand what the designer is getting at, but, fellow wooters, without the context of the title, what would your first thought be?

I agree. 911 was the first thing that popped into my mind and I have a hard time believing that it never occurred to the artist.

Pensketch wrote:If it's to look spray painted on a wall, you might be better off going with the asphalt shirt instead of the sky blue. Maybe yellow paint on asphalt?

I've had several people tell me that, is there anyway to change the color scheme and resubmit? Do I need to ask someone to take the other one down?

damn, some good designs showed up yesterday evening.

Here's something i'm working on, and wanted some input. It's called "happy commute". i wanted the ground and tunnel to form a vague, goofy grin, since anyone who found such a way to commute would be grinning like an silly goose.

i'll be working on this on and off today, so i'd be glad to hear any suggestions, criticisms, etc. thanks.

dtreichler wrote:I thought the same thing when I first saw it. Given the title of the shirt, I get the concept, but I remember all too well seeing similar images on that day. The artist has said it's not about suicide etc. and I'll believe them, but I wouldn't be caught wearing this shirt in public for fear of someone interpreting it the way I did upon first glance. Again, I understand what the designer is getting at, but, fellow wooters, without the context of the title, what would your first thought be?

regardless of the designer's intent, it's a suicide shirt. If the guy was wearing a parachute, it'd be a completely different story and would actually get the theme across without the need for a title. If you put this shirt on and ask 100 people what it means, you're going to get suicide probably 95 times out of 100.

gnashirt1180 wrote:First time here, what do you think of my "I Breathe My City"?

Thanks

It reminded me of WarioWare Inc Micorgame$. I will throw it a vote!

ThatPoshGirl wrote:I agree. 911 was the first thing that popped into my mind and I have a hard time believing that it never occurred to the artist.

I think the fact that it had to be qualified with "And no the idea is not suicide" says that it may have.

Pensketch wrote:I recall seeing earlier that the designer didn't put a parachute pack on the guy because it would look like a lump, however one that was already beginning to deploy could work. It may be too late now to resubmit and hope for the fog though.

Jack31081 wrote:regardless of the designer's intent, it's a suicide shirt. If the guy was wearing a parachute, it'd be a completely different story and would actually get the theme across without the need for a title. If you put this shirt on and ask 100 people what it means, you're going to get suicide probably 95 times out of 100.

I think you're both right. If the designer added some sort of parachute, it may have a shot at getting a decent number of votes and not offending people. If the concern is making it non lump-like, make the parachute pack a contrasting color. Pensketch has another good idea with a partially deployed 'chute. I think shmeedles should go for it and re-submit. It is only Saturday after all...

2ASquared wrote:I've had several people tell me that, is there anyway to change the color scheme and resubmit? Do I need to ask someone to take the other one down?

You can leave that one up if you want. Has it been too long to take it down yourself?

wizard7926 wrote:Re-upped! I'm thinking that I may add some negative space (that sounds weird..) to the stop sign and street signs.. they just look a little too.. solid. Anyway, again let me know what you think. Thanks again!

I was thinking that the stop sign needed to be filled in MORE, lulz. Or changed to your reddish color instead of black. (To look more stop-signy.)

I am sure this has been said before but it seems like the designs that are entered in the first 2 days are the ones that end up winning. I just hope people look again on Wednesday or Thursday and revote. Just my opinion...