The Defender by artulo is my pick for shirt of the week at Design By Humans. I think the large size is a great fit for the art, because it lets you really experience the linework of the piece. Unlike a lot of DBH's massively sized prints, it's also very wearable- the soft grey ink doesn't overwhelm the shirt, and I bet the reflective quality would look great in person. I'll admit that the concept is a bit odd to me- why is the hummingbird a knight?- but with results like this, who cares?
Obama by Cloxboy is a disappointment for me. Not because DBH is delving into politics, but because so much work in this vein has already been printed. The artwork itself is fine (though weirdly orange), I just feel that huge Obama faces have sort of become the default style for Obama shirts, and I don't think the market needed another. It's just hard for me to accept that with all the original work submitted to DBH every day, this is the best they could do.
The Poetry of Demise by dhectwenty has a really great color scheme, and the collage-paint mixed style is definitely interesting. Where it fails for me is in the integration of elements- I think it stops short of being a truly cohesive whole. When I look at the design, the hand on top pops right out at me, but nothing else really rises above the noise. That said, I definitely enjoy the use of the white shirt, the white rough brush strokes are a nice, fresh touch.
Shark with Pixelated Teeth! by gloopz is sort of the cousin to yehteh's Big Wolf. It makes me a bit uncomfortable to see two separate artists win with work that feels so similar, though maybe I'm just a bit cranky at seeing two designs this week that gave me deja vu (the other being Obama, of course). At any rate, the shirt itself isn't bad, the colors and positioning are dynamic and interesting. I don't really understand or enjoy the pixel teeth aspect, but it's minor enough so that I don't think it hurts the design either.
Eternally, Always, Forever The Sickest Kids! by Incarnadine is the winner of the Forever the Sickest Kids contest. Given the restrictions of the competition, it's a pretty great shirt- there's some nice characterization on the skeleton character and textures and coloring are incredibly well-done. As someone who isn't particularly a fan of the band, though, I'd not wear it- the band's name is huge on the shirt. Still, I expect fans will eat this up, and it's definitely a worthy winner.
Design By Humans is an on-going t-shirt design contest that prints new shirts every weekday. Prints are chosen from the shirts submitted by and voted on by DBH members. Shirt of the Day winners receive $500 cash and $250 DBH credit. Shirt of the Week winners get $1000 cash. Shirt of the Month gets $1500 cash and $250 credit. Winners also have an opportunity to earn residuals through the Rockstar Awards Program.
Sunday, September 7
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Rockin! Thanks MJ for the writeup. I'm pretty stoked to be SOTD twice now...not sure how I'd handle being week winner?? The FTSK shirt is really tight work, I'd buy it if it was just the skellie.
Cheers!
I think the Obama shirt is awesome, of course, my opinion could be viewed as somewhat biased. ;)
I will say this, the original Obama design I submitted to DBH was far smaller, composed differently and far less orange, as seen here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/emptees/images/9737/empteesobama.jpg
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