The T-Shirt Review That Never Was

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Okay this is probably way off social protocol and breaks the boundaries of Net Etiquette by a few feet (or miles), but I will be keeping the t-shirt store and designer in question anonymous because I want to share this rejection e-mail with you. Why anonymous? Because the guy has talent, and it needs time to grow, and getting his site ranked for “t-shirt criticism” isn’t going to help. Why share? We can all learn a thing or two from design critique – positive and negative alike.

This is a transcript of an email I’ve just sent to a t-shirt designer who I can tell has tyalent, seems a really nice guy, has a pretty decent store, a wide collection of t-shirts, and a unique style, but I’ve refused to review him at this stage. I think, I hope, he will understand my position (fingers crossed).

I’m not here to slate any designer, no matter what level of skill I always appreciate an individual that wishes to express them self through art, and especially t-shirt design. (I’ll have to post a thesis on the validity of t-shirt design as art form and medium one day – till then I’l just keep reviewing them). read more