Signalnoise Tees

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     James White, Signalnoise, funny tees, heavy metal, lego, metal tees

Canadian designer James White had an epiphany this summer, he quit his day job so he could focus on more personal projects, which considering the results, might have been a loss for his boss but it was a great gain for t-shirt fans everywhere! Known by the pseudonym Signalnoise James has launched his own collection of T-shirts. All of the following piping hot t-shirts available at Signalnoise are priced at $27 each, and yes, they do rock – come and feel the noise…

See them all and more at signalnoise.bigcartel.com and check out his blog too at signalnoise.com.

Here’s a little more background info on the designer:

‘James White has been drawing since the age of 4, scribbling down his favorite characters such as Superman, Batman, the Dukes of Hazzard, etc. Being from a military family, he made 3 big moves through childhood but never strayed from his coloured-pencils. After going through school constantly being yelled at for drawing in class (by teachers, not parents) he applied and was accepted in 1995 to the Graphic Design course at a community college in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Graduating with honors he proceeded schooling by taking Interactive Technology. Upon graduation in 1998 he landed a job immediately in the website/graphic design field, all the while keeping up on his traditional drawing, painting and digital creation. James allowed both sides of corporate design and personal art to feed each other, and on his own time he has created logos, flyers, posters, CD covers and websites for various local music and entertainment companies. Today, James works on personal posters and art prints while still working fulltime in the graphic design industry for a company called Raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

His influences include: Dave McKean, Joshua Davis, Sheppard Fairey, Bill Watterson, Mark Rothko, Ian Miller, Scott Hansen, Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian.’

A Stitch In Time

admin    T-Shirt Designers     Effektive, Greg Anderson, Sorry I'm Late, SuperFancy, funny tees

Here’s a rather cool t-shirt at SuperFancy, the über cool Danish streetwear label, if you don’t think they’re that cool then check out their latest “exhibition” at The Laundromat Café. If your life is one hectic rush you might want one of their “Sorry I’m Late” tees available in white, black, grey and navy blue in S-L for €35 each. Designed by the highly prolific Scottish designer Greig Anderson of Effektive – he’s really “broken the mould” with this little beauty.

Sorry I’m Late Tee

Digging That Mathiole

admin    T-Shirt Designers, T-Shirt Reviews     Art Nouveau, Mathiole.Matheus Lopes Castro, Threadless, mucha lucha, t-shirt designer, wrestling

Mathiole aka Matheus Lopes Castro has done it yet again and won himself another place of pride at Threadless.com with his latest and rather beautiful t-shirt titled Mucha Lucha. Which is no surprise to those who know of his work, he’s currently has 20 designs in print at Threadless.com which is rather phenomenal in itself. What’s even more impressive is his scope for ideas and styles, many of his tees vary wildly from each other, and for those not in the know it’s not always to tell who the artist behind the design is, perhaps a sign of supreme artistic confidence, but definitely a great habit creatively. If you want to delve into the world of Mathiole I’d recommend his Flickr page which is jam packed with beautiful illustrations. Anyway here’s that latest winning t-shirt design…

Mucha Lucha Tee

Now come on, you have to admit it, this is bloody beautiful! Matheus has taken his inspiration from the work of Alphonse Mucha – a celebrated Czech Art Nouveau painter who became famous for his highly stylized, immensely recognisable illustrations and posters. He spent most of his life based in Paris, and the exposure he received from a series of World’s Fairs meant he was able to showcase his talent for architecture and sculpture too. Mathiole has captured Mucha’s style perfectly in this tee, it’s, dare I say it, almost too good to just wear. This guy should be getting commissions for vast scale murals as far as I am concerned, and yes I mean murals, real murals, made from ceramic tiles. Anyone need any Art Nouveau architecture restoring? This would be the guy to talk to I guess. Now here’s the best twist of all, Mathiole’s mashed things up a little with a hilarious reference to Mexican masked wrestling too! Here you are, seeing as it’s Saturday let’s have a cartoon :D

So there you are, art historical references, retro kitsch culture, and a totally blinding piece of design – get a slice of mondo exuberance in the form of a Mucha Lucha tee for $18 in S-2XL for guys and girls here. Hoodies available too!

Whilst I’m at it, paw over these beauties from the hand of the master tee maker that is Mathiole…

Ecstasy Tee ($19 at design by Humans)

Butterfly Effect Tee ($30 at Imaginary Foundation)

E.x.ecutioner Tee (Sold Out)

Yep I know it’s sold out but I had to include it, this is one of my faves by Mathiole. If you dig this guy’s art check out all these links:

http://www.mathiole.com/

http://www.threadless.com/profile/445545/mathiole

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathiole/

Labor Day Weekend Sale @ Simplified Clothing

admin    T-Shirt Discounts     Obama, Simplified Clothing, Twitter, discounts, labor day sale, sale

Yes Simplified Clothing are having a slightly unusual t-shirt sale this weekend, forward thinking, utilising the power of social media, you know all that jazz. Here’s the lowdown – you cab get gree Shipping on all purchases today through until the end of Monday. When the sale has been retweeted 50 times, all items will be $5 off too. If you’d like to join in the fun then you’ll need a Twitter account (obviously) and then retweet the following:

Labor Day Weekend Sale. Free Shipping on All Purchases. Simplified Clothing. #sale http://ow.ly/2yRJt RT? Cheers!

Once they have had 50 RT’s (which they probably will have in minutes once this post goes out) the discounts begin. Here’s a few tees to jog your memory or even introduce you to what Simplified Clothing do so well…

Tiger Tee

Take Care Tee

Obama Tee

Free shipping and (most likely) $5 discounts on them all this weekend at www.simplifiedclothingdesign.com.

Dear Hunter Tee

admin    Charity T-Shirts     British, Charity T-Shirts, arm the animals, charity tees

Here’s a charity t-shirt label with a difference, Arm The Animals are all about animal rights, protection and care, they work with and donate profits to many established charities in the field, the difference is you won’t find any sentimental trite printed on their tees, ATA have gone hardcore in your face in an all out war on animal cruelty. There’s one shirt in their collection that really jumps out at me and that’s Dear Hunter…

Dear Hunter Tee

A great concept, I’d love to see this design as a street art mural to be honest, now that would be an exciting viral campaign, even a few stickers would draw in attention around N.Y.C, L.A., London, Paris, Berlin… (for starters). You can get this tee in black and grey (guys) for $21 in sizes S-XL and a baby-doll tee in white for girls here. You can get 10% off this tee or any alternative available at Arm The Animals by using our exclusive discount code ATA10 at the checkout.

Here’s Arm The Animals mission statement: The mission? Simple: Create killer T-Shirts and raise money for cash-strapped animal care organizations! We can’t save every abused, unloved or unwanted animal, but we can save some! We are dedicated to making witty, high quality designs that truly MAKE A STATEMENT, raise awareness and generate funds for animal care organizations in need of assistance.

We’re not here to preach, we’re simply doing what we are capable of to try and help a horrible situation… 4,000,000 – 5,000,000 animals are euthanized every year because people simply don’t do the basics for their pets. It really isn’t an option to spay, neuter, feed, water and love your pets – it’s a requirement! If you make the choice to own an animal, at least have the heart to make sure they are healthy and cared for – pretty simple, right?

A great cause that seriously deserves all our attention. ATA donate 15% of net proceeds to a number of different rescues/shelters.  They will initially be sending donations to the “Good Dog Animal Rescue” based in Venice Beach and “Strangest Angels” in Los Angeles.  However they are also getting set up with the SPCA, but feel that  smaller rescues are much more in need of assistance at this point. If you fancy this tee or any of their others visit www.armtheanimals.com.

Threadless For Schools?

admin    T-Shirt Contests     Threadless, high school tees, school tees, t-shirt community, t-shirt contest

Now we all know how massively successful the Threadless t-shirt community is as a business model, there have been so many sites that have taken up the t-shirt crowd-sourcing gauntlet it’d be near impossible to compile a full and updated list these days. Nevertheless I still like to keep my ear to the ground, (or should that be eyes to the screen?), when it comes to t-shirt contest sites, especially when they’re aimed at a niche market. If you’re not or have never been in the t-shirt industry it might seem a little dull (O.K very dull) to be talking about business models, but just like any business on the net, capturing a market is essential if you ever want to make it as a major player in the indie t-shirt sector. So I was rather intrigued by an email I received yesterday from James Gallagher at www.wearurschool.com, sure the spelling wouldn’t win a prize but the concept could be big given the right coverage on the net.

50% Off At Hype Industries

admin    T-Shirt Discounts     Hype Industries, t-shirt discount, t-shirt sale

Join Hype Industries online for the month of September Birthday Spectacular Sale where ALL shirts will be 50% OFF to elebrate the birthdays of everyone in their team – yep they’re all born in the same month!  Simply enter the Sales Code: SeptemberBash at the checkout for massive savings.

If you need a reminder of Hype Industries style read our review at http://buy-tees.net/2010/08/do-believe-the-hype/.

High Class Smut Tee

Check them out in September at www.bewareofthehype.com.