Stripped Down Design at Take Off Clothing

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I got an email from Raymond Koo of Take Off Clothing yesterday looking for a quick shout, I’ve noticed his work featured at a few other review sites which kind of knocked the wind out of my sails, I don’t like to repeat news unless I can get a new angle on it, but I genuinely appreciate what the guy is doing, so here we go.

Koo is a t-shirt designer based in Australia and has eight t-shirts in his collection, but he’s playing with some pretty snazzy t-shirt colours so we can forgive him (for now). Yes I would like to see a greater range of designs, but you can already see the artistic direction Koo’s taking. I’m sure that his range will build over the coming months, a slow burner with strong potential as far as I can see, give him time and I am sure this collection will stand true. read more

Option-G and Cole Gerst – T-Shirts to Perfect Life’s Imperfections.

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Option-G Apparel is an extension of the design firm Option-G based in Los Angeles and headed by artist extraordinaire Cole Gerst. You may have heard of him already, or seen one of his many designs on posters, paintings or prints. He has been particularly successful in the music world, where you’ll most likely recognize his works. Gerst even produces his own monthly comic strip in the LA Weekly called “LaLa Land” which features his two dogs roaming the streets of Hollywood.

Gerst has a prestigious arts background with a string of successful art shows behind him, having shown his work across had shows all over the USA as well as a retrospective show in Glasgow, Scotland of his rock posters. The t-shirt line was started as a mere sideline, simply another medium to explore his unique view of the world, and experiment with different ideas, whilst having fun with his audience. The instant feedback provided by t-shirt fans helps many creative minds in their quest to hone their skills and find perfection in their art. Option-G’s started selling to the public 4 years and since expanded into a variety of products, even wallpaper would you believe? Cole has a truly unique style, I’d describe him as the Jasper Johns of the T-Shirt World, take this design as a clear example:-

Ghetto Signage

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