We're doing an epic birthday collab tee, and we're asking TeeFurians to contribute by drawing a TeeFury bird- get more info here!
But act fast- the deadline is Sunday at midnight! - Teevil
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135 Comments
We're doing an epic birthday collab tee, and we're asking TeeFurians to contribute by drawing a TeeFury bird- get more info here!
But act fast- the deadline is Sunday at midnight! - Teevil
punkxxnvrxxdiessaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.46597982.jpg
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
KingWalrussaid 148 weeks ago
eludingsunsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
guitardriver6said 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
this shirt has a completely different feel then the one you showed, the line work on the ampersand its different, and much more outlined, let alone and instead of the symbol.
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
shutts67said 148 weeks ago
rouricksaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
and IN MY OPINION they are extremely similar... they are both ampersands with "and" inside of them... except this one is spelled out.
you need to smoke a joint or something, there is no need to jump down someones throat it is a tshirt website, we arent debating the war or abortion. Take it down a notch.
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
Personally, I see them as being pretty different thematically (though similar in construction). The one you linked is about how ampersands look, this one is about what ampersands ARE, to me anyway.
DCAYsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
So next time you say someone lacks common sense, make sure you know what your talking about, or what they are really saying
guitardriver6said 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
I didnt jump down anyones throat, i was trying to express MY OPINION. Just like I told MJ.... the shirt had already been printed... whether it was designed first or not... it had already been printed. I do know how designs work... I went to college for it. My mother is vp of a printing company. I know how designs work and I know that it doesnt do any good sitting in a portfolio.
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silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
I never said only my opinion matters, i stated my opinion, everything you are saying I am doing, you are doing, seriously, read back everything you have said
To stop this pointless argument, I really don't care what you think, i was pointing out the fact that this is a great design, and also, it is well done and much different then anything else i've normally seen.
Now, go ahead, say more demeaning things towards me
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
nomnomnomsaid 148 weeks ago
koala bears sock!
But the T-shirt is nice.
WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS WHY CANT WE BE
Pandaroosaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
calvinpoesaid 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
by the way
nomnomnomsaid 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
i'll right it out instead
love you Mj
(i used the
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
Fat Possomsaid 148 weeks ago
silvioislamesaid 148 weeks ago
csmossaid 148 weeks ago
Does anyone else have a navy teefury shirt?
The picture looks like a brighter blue than my woot navy shirts... and if it is I'm buying... but if it's darker in real life... I'm not.
Anyone?
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
chrisdgriffinsaid 148 weeks ago
Phillyzerosaid 148 weeks ago
icecubesaid 148 weeks ago
snarkygalsaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
curb1510said 148 weeks ago
Agree to disagree or not I just hope you realize that if one other person agrees with you than it's pretty likely others do too.
curb1510said 148 weeks ago
CarDassaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
No, I haven't sold Hitler. teddybears aren't a real hot commodity, though he looked GREAT in my bathroom.
You want it? :U
mrwednesdaysaid 148 weeks ago
tehmonkiisaid 148 weeks ago
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
Anyhow. The ampersand (amber sand? gold sand? is that an oxymoron?) struck me with a deja vu feeling, because... I believe... if you scroll through the archive as of a month ago (ish) one was featured then. Albeit in a blue-ish hue as curated by jimiyo instead of ____ whomever. *scrolls up* wait. maybe it's a monthly ampersand curate. eh? no? okay. goodnight.
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
Add some blue doodles, or retro some blue doodles and some Euro-stye-lee-lay and we have a time machine that has warped us back a month and a half.
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
YAWNsaid 148 weeks ago
Getinthevansaid 148 weeks ago
Getinthevansaid 148 weeks ago
Recycledwaxsaid 148 weeks ago
melbel, I,m happy that you have an opinion. But studying in graphic design doesn't make you an automatic designer.
I'm bilingual, my first native language is french. While doing this design I learned that this symbol in english was called "amperstamp" for me in french it's "et". Simple. So I'm sorry I haven't seen the other design you've shown. But still, I believe this one is different.
I guess this one is more for typo lover, and I love typo.
Get the "Hand job typo book by Michael Perrye, it's now my bible :)
Jestiksaid 148 weeks ago
definitely voted for ya at the DBH contest. I'm really loving the Monumental Mutation!
Peachbeachsaid 148 weeks ago
Nekophoenixsaid 148 weeks ago
I have seen more ampersands that I thought I ever would in the past year alone. We had some design studio come and visit the college with a studio based on ampersands, I have a poster of an ampersand on my wall, I did an entire project on bloody ampersands. Y'seeing where I'm going here? In that it really, REALLY wouldn't be that farfectched to imagine that two people had similar ideas, considering I am nearly damn certain that one or three of my thumbnails for my own typography project was an ampersand made out of words (though, words about visual communications rather than "and".)
I personally like this shirt. I'm really digging the handdrawn lettering in the middle of the bold outline. Not made into the banana colour though, it does nothing for me and is a seriously difficult hue to pull off. I don't see why the neutral navy couldn't have worked for the girl's shirt too :c But I will be thinking this over, certainly!
Nekophoenixsaid 148 weeks ago
DJcrosshatchsaid 148 weeks ago
Chicagrl8said 148 weeks ago
That being said, I like the design, but like Nekophoenix, I'm not sure I can pull the Banana off. I'm kinda wishing I bought the ampersand t-shirt a month or two ago that CPUT99 reposted - I seriously considered getting that one, and I think I might be able to pull it off better. But RecycledWax, I think your designs rock! You got talent man - and I don't think anyone on this website has made a shameless plug by sharing their designs with the teefury world.
DaPhrenologistsaid 148 weeks ago
@ Melbel- everyone has an opinion, you dont need to depend yourself, an opinion is what it is. I see where you are coming from....
@ Recycledwax- Nice work
FuzzyLogicsaid 148 weeks ago
Okklesaid 148 weeks ago
Okklesaid 148 weeks ago
the_jcwsaid 148 weeks ago
...and on a different not, I just read what Okkle said above me..I am in agreement
laurengstreetsaid 148 weeks ago
PuzzledPuzzlersaid 148 weeks ago
campkatiesaid 148 weeks ago
Isosaid 148 weeks ago
I dislike that every decent design is printed on that awful color! Not all of us are blonde and live in California!
thomwinsaid 148 weeks ago
said 148 weeks ago
stay various
Xeelotsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
@Chicagrl8 I dont have anything better to do.. Ive been home sick for the past few days :) hehe
fabiothefoolsaid 148 weeks ago
Reijnsaid 148 weeks ago
jecrtsaid 148 weeks ago
nice jobs RW!
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
I'm with MelBel in that I come here for original shirts and this is another example of the exact opposite. Along with yesterday's shirt.woot reprint, the pop culture car shirt that was a reprint, all of the traced Olechka designs, and the Dead Inside shirt. I am disappointed in the lack of originality.
If you delete this post again, I would like an explanation as to why.
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
Be respectful. "Unoriginal" is very different from "a shirt I don't want to buy" and some of you are getting dangerously close to insulting the artist.
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
Both of those facts aside, as MelBel pointed out, this shirt is dangerously close to being like another shirt that has already been printed. My disappointment is not necessarily with the artist because as others have pointed out, we don't know which shirt was designed first. I'm not saying RW copied this shirt at all, and I don't think MelBel did either. However, the fact that a similar shirt already exists causes me to be disappointed in Teefury. This is not even close to the first time that a shirt that is similar to (or the exact same as!) shirts/art that already exist has been printed here.
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
MJ I know you are just doing your job and I agree with you that this should be a place where people can give their comments but not be rude or cruel, but I think we all also feel that it should be a place where we can give our opinions without being attacked, I know after this tshirt I am going to think twice before I comment on something.
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
**Crawls back into bomb shelter in undisclosed location protected by tigers with lasers for eyes.**
MJsaid 148 weeks ago
I'm attracted to this design because I love hand-drawn type. The Etsy example doesn't interest me at all because I'm not inherently a huge ampersand fan.
To me, this is more like two people drew a shirt with a tiger. Each used a different drawing method (let's say colored pencil and charcoal), but since most tigers look alike some similarities are shared. People who don't care for tigers won't want either shirt, and might even be upset that more tiger shirts are being made. People who love tigers might want both. And people with a strong preference for charcoal or colored pencil might pick up a tee too, despite not having strong feelings about tigers. I think we can agree that even though the subject matter is pretty similar, that doesn't mean both shirts can't exist and that both shirts can't target different audiences.
Migotosaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
I was only criticizing the shirt about 50% and the other 50% jumping to MelBel's defense.
On another side note, curate RW more please.
Recycledwaxsaid 148 weeks ago
thanks!
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
Raaaawr!!!
jujyfruitsaid 148 weeks ago
(edited to remove offensive comments)
pbanditosaid 148 weeks ago
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
As for this shirt ... the whole Ampersand is not really for me. I think it's done well though. Though for some reason I keep thinking it looks like they went to Ampersand University or something. Like some college tee. Although I will definitely be on the lookout for RW's work as I like his side stuff. Wish I would've gotten one of those "under my bed" tees before the sizes ran out. Bummer.
Interesting wikipedia on Ampersands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand
I'm a nerd.
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
FuzzyLogicsaid 148 weeks ago
Rediculous.
I spent 3 nights trying to come up with an idea, got 3, stuck with one and it turned out like charmeleon because I don't know how to use my paint programs that well.
I bought the tablet over a year ago, and like many new art supplies and formats, I just never get around to doing much with them. I always feel bogged down by something else.
Time to forget other hobbies and try to concentrate.
I've lost so much ability. It's sad.
But on a happy note, I'm makin' my own chili cheese burritos for dinner. Homemade steak chili too.
Woop!
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
@sirknifesalot don't tempt me =P
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
I'm sure once you get back into it everything will come back to you. It's just a matter of making the time for it. Homeade steak chili? Damn I want that! :D
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
FuzzyLogicsaid 148 weeks ago
I tried that a bit...
Guess I'm just having brain genuflections.
(&) Sirnifesalot
Thanks man. Yeah. The steak chili is the chit!
robinzeggblusaid 148 weeks ago
I took a type class once. If anyone asks, the teacher died "accidentaly".
JK, but, no rly. I hated it.
Peppasaid 148 weeks ago
cbass99said 148 weeks ago
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
Yes! Does remind me of Wotto. I completely agree. And it's a good thing cause I really like that cartoony style.
Yes let's keep the bidding low. LOL!. Shhhhhhhh........
snarkygalsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
KyleMittskussaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
@EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BUY HITLER-
He's sort of for sale, but I was going to hold out and sell him and the other 5 dictators as a set for 2 grand or something, but it doesn't seem likely that any one person would buy. The flickr to see them all is RIGHT HERE. I don't have them all on my website because they don't have the same feel as the newer work in my portfolio.
HEY COOL! An epic wall of text fight I'm not part of!
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
I didnt mean your Hitler was a poop head... I mean Hitler as a person :)
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
@stabler
Thanks for linking them. They do have a different feel to them but still REALLY good nonetheless. The Napoleon one actually made me laugh. Too accurate.
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
CPUT99said 148 weeks ago
FuzzyLogicsaid 148 weeks ago
Very nice work.
Wow. That was cool. Didn't see where I missed it before.
Thanks for the link.
Great stuff!
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
I'm not one for trades for originals I'm afraid, but good news to you all I'll be making prints soon. c:
Thanks, Fuzzy :U
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
I love Matt Cox's dog!!!
Lynsey Steinbergs work is amazing also... It is just... calming you know? I could stare at it for hours, theres such beautiful detail. If she put some of her work on here I would buy it in a second. Its great..
You and your friends are very talented!
nomnomnomsaid 148 weeks ago
Brilliant work - Well done. I love the Dictators theme. Have you ever tried to combine them all into the same portrait?
Tibbstersaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
hehe :)
lowbatteriesaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
This is a long jump from people calling me names on designs I didn't like x3
haha, I'll pass that along to them melbel, thanks C:
Muntoesaid 148 weeks ago
beezeemanisaid 148 weeks ago
melbelsaid 148 weeks ago
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lowbatteriesaid 148 weeks ago
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago
stablercakesaid 148 weeks ago
gettin' my lute
Sirknifesalotsaid 148 weeks ago