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Boston Celtics 2008 Championship Shirt

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Sports
Tags: boston, celtics, nba, championship, t-shirt

I know I haven’t posted in quite a while, I’m hoping to be able to revamp the site soon. I just had to post this tonight… buy your 2008 Boston Celtics NBA Champions Shirt 10% off at NBAStore for the rest of this month!

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Friend me on Flickr

Posted on May 18th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Artsy
Tags: cyanotype, sun, print, t-shirts

So here’s my partial excuse for not posting in a really long while. I’ve been taking two art classes this spring, a drawing fundamentals class, and a class about the basics of composition (which has a pretty strong lead-in into graphic design and thus t-shirt design. I’ve uploaded some of my projects as well as some of the quicker sketches into my Flickr account, in case anyone wants to take a look.

Since we’re talking about art and since this is still a blog about t-shirts, I’ll combine the two and tell you about a method of making your t-shirts using a method I learned about earlier today.  The process is called cyanotype, or sun printing which basically involves leaving special photosensitive paper, or in our case, special photosensitive t-shirt out in the sun for about ten minutes and letting the UV rays turn blue everything that isn’t masked out or obscured from direct light.  There is some more info about the process here.

The obvious downside here is that everything is going to be white on blue, but think about the possibilities.  You can use any object you want as your screen.  You could make your own stencil, use a mosquito net for a pattern, an empty vodka bottle…  maybe even a magnifying glass!  Plus you are no longer confined to the front or back of your shirt - you can print on the sides, on the sleeves - anywhere you want.  I only hope these are colorfast.

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PETA vs. PEATA: Round 2

Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: T-Shirt Central
Tags: peta, peata

Threadless released a bunch of new t-shirts today, and I just had to get this one in.  Turns out meat IS murder.

P.S.: PETA is at least making an attempt to meet all you carnivorous meatheads halfway.

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T-Shirts That Kill

Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: T-Shirt Central, Current and Topical
Tags: PETA, vegeterian, vegan

Just wanted to post some carnivorous t’s in response to my post about PETA.

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PETA Shirts Bite Back

Posted on April 18th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Current and Topical, A Good Pun Is It's Own Reward
Tags: PETA, vegeterian

I gotta say, I admire people who have enough respect for animals to leave them alone, even though personally I find it difficult to give up all those things dead animals are good for (mainly dinners, but sometimes lunches, and most certainly all those wonderful by-products of the meat industry). In any case I’m not trying to start an ethical debate here.  What I am interested in  is how one can use a t-shirt to convey a forceful message in creative way.  I feel like “No, I don’t have any spare ribs!” and “Fur Is Dead” certainly accomplish that.

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Rock Out With Your Shirt Out

Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: A Good Pun Is It's Own Reward
Tags: threadless, puns, metal, rock

Although Threadless doesn’t usually do puns, “I’m a Huge Metal Fan” is a delightfully obvious example.

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Heartfelt Tees For Only $5

Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Bargain Basement
Tags: threadless, sale

Don’t look now, but Threadless is having a post-sale liquidation where a few older tees are only $5 bux each.  Actually DO look now, since a lot of sizes will be out of stock by tomorrow.

[Via LovesThreadless]

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Easter Bunny Redux

Posted on March 31st, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Funny, Current and Topical, Shop Reviews
Tags: snorg, easter, t-shirt

I was eating a chocolate easter bunny one of these days and immediately thought of this t-shirt from Snorg Tees.  Don’t you just love when a t-shirt company comes up with something cute and original instead of the typical schockingly offensive tee you will find anywhere else.  But don’t wory, Snorg hasn’t completely gone soft either:

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Have Video Games Ruined Your Life?

Posted on March 26th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Geeky tees, Bargain Basement
Tags: threadless, sale, video, games

The geeks shall inherit the earth.. if only because of the extra lives.  Get this shirt on sale from Threadless for only $9.  Sale ends today (sorry, I would have blogged it sooner but I was too busy playing Homm V).

[Via Technabob and Tcritic]

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Thirsty Tees For Thirsty Thursday

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Dirty Dirty Tees, Shop Reviews
Tags: deezteez, fratboy, beerbelly, beer

Even though Deez Teez is more of a Dirty Dirty Tees site, or a Movie Quote Tees site, today is Thursday so I’m going to talk about them as a Drinking Tees site. So by no means let yourself pigeon-hole them as Video Game Tees site, or a Political Tees site, or a Generic Slogan Tee site, or even an Inspired by Seinfield Tee site… , and definitely do not forget to visit their gallery of sexy ladies, I mean, porn models wearing (or not) their genuine Deez Teez rags.

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Free Shipping on Official NBA Jerseys at OnlineSports

Posted on March 14th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Sports
Tags: nba, nhl, mlb, jerseys, celtics, st., patrick's, day

I don’t know if many of my readers happen to be basketball fans, but I’ve making an effort to watch a few Celtics games this season.  Their jerseys are as classy and storied as any, and you gotta love the clover leaf, especially with St. Patrick’s Day coming up.  OnlineSports has them at standard prices which I believe are set by manufacturers, but shipping is free on pretty much all jerseys, and that also includes the NFL, NHL and MLB.

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VOTE

Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: Political
Tags: election, 2008, politics, vote

I LOVE this t-shirt design, again from One Horse Shy, although I have to say that I’m not sure I agree with the message.

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One Horse Shy does Cafepress

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: T-Shirt Central, Custom T-Shirts, Geeky tees, Shop Reviews

I’ve been working hard on a couple of my own t-shirt designs lately, and a part of my ispiration is a site called One Horse Shy.  You might not notice just by looking at it, but OHS fully relies on Cafepress‘ on-demand printing and ordering platform.  What’s amazing is how seamlessly the Cafepress ordering system is integrated into the website, and how professional the t-shirts and the site’s design look.  One of my absolute favorites is “bad grammar makes me [sic],” and there plenty more shirts organized into topical categories, such as  Political, Religious, Topical.

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Guiness World Records — Most T-Shirts Worn At The Same Time

Posted on February 15th, 2008 by Alex.
Categories: T-Shirt Central
Tags: t-shirt, world, record

So I happened to watch a Guinness World Records TV special 2 weeks, which happened to feature a t-shirt related record nestled amongst all the other, mostly useless feats.  The record in question is most t-shirts worn at the same time, and needless to say that it’s more than the total number of t-shirts I have ever owned:

That’s 100 pounds of t-shirtness worn all at once, although I really have to question “Dance Of The Valkyries” as music choices.  Definitely has me seeing “Apocalypse Now” flashbacks. 

Further digging around reveals  many other failed and apparently successfull attempts to break the record.  It also turns out that the record Guinness showcased on NBC had already been broken before the airing of the show.  Take a look at the following clip, as a man named Charlie Williams from the UK sets the new record at 224.  This video wins on many different levels — each t-shirt is painted on by schoolchildren, and the guy makes funny faces while wearing all sorts of different sunglasses in each shot… just watch:

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