Surfer Girl – T-Shirt by Ross Robinson

Surfer Girl by Ross Robinson
Surfer Girl by Ross Robinson

How to evoke a feeling?

Ross Robinson took a step back here and combined a girl, her surfboard, a pose, the early morning birds, and some great design techniques to bring home the feeling of great anticipation.

The colours and the circle frame make you think of the rising (or setting) sun, and lift you off (in a relaxing way) to the beach.

If you’re more into the water than the sand, there’s a variation you might prefer.

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Who’s the Daddy? Alien T-Shirt by RubyRed

Whos the daddy - by Rubyred
Who's the daddy - by Rubyred

I’m a real fan of the ‘Alien’ movies, and this is just an inspired design by the fantastic RubyRed on Redbubble.

Not only is the halftone style of the ultrasound image just perfectly crisp, the little critter almost looks cute in there!

Add all the technical information and you’re looking at a bit of a classic.

If you’re a fan of this then you’ll be knocked out by RubyRed’s 2010 calendar.

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Shout – T-Shirt by Matthew Dunn

Shout! - T-Shirt by Matthew Dunn
Shout! - T-Shirt by Matthew Dunn

Sometimes the best effects come from simple techniques.

What I particularly like about this great design by Matthew Dunn is that not only is it just rocking minimal colours, it’s got a great feeling of leaping ‘alien-style’ from your chest.

The lines in the face and the expression are very Stan Lee, making the subject appealing straight away.

Simple subject, but the face detail and colour combinations make this a really effective and cool shirt.

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Melbourne Heritage Tram – T-Shirt

Melbourne Heritage Tram
Melbourne Heritage Tram T-Shirt

If you’re a visitor or a local to Melbourne, trams are an icon part of the city scenery. From the heritage trams like this one, right up to the bumblebee ones with ‘simulated’ bells.

I wanted to draw something that struck me as ‘Melbourne’ without getting too contrived.  This (being a tram) isn’t typically ‘cool’ or ‘creative’ as such.  Just my vector interpretation of a Melbourne icon.  Great to show the world where you’re from (or where you’ve been).

There’s also a black and white alternative if you don’t like wearing the colours.

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Grinder Mincemaster T-Shirt through to a Competition Final!

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A big thanks to everyone who voted for my Grinder Mincemaster Music Machine (try saying that with a mouthful of popcorn) in the Redbubble Demo Music Machines challenge.

It’s reached the top 20 (out of almost 300 entries) to be considered by Demo stores in London.  The top 5 chosen by Demo get their designs printed by and sold in their stores.

Congratulations to all the other people whose designs made it through, and my day just been well and truly made!

rain-bows make my hearts grow – T-Shirt by Amanda Cass

rain-bows make my hearts grow - Amanda Cass
rain-bows make my hearts grow - Amanda Cass

This beautiful design by Amanda Cass shows that a great illustration works just fine on a tee.

There’s something very sweet, yet a little bit dark about this that I just love.

Shades of Tim Burton I think.

You’ll find this character quite familiar if you look at more of Amanda’s work on Redbubble.

There you’ll find not only more interesting t-shirt designs, ranging from Darth Vader to cats – but also some really fabulous digital art.

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Our love is on a journey...
Our love is on a journey...

The Fast Food Evolution – T-Shirt by Schytsoframe

Fast Foot Evolution by schytsoframe
Fast Food Evolution by schytsoframe

Fancy a hamburger with the lot?

Well this design by schytsoframe might make you think twice.  I’m guilty of the odd takeaway here and there, but here’s the unfortunate reality of what happens to too many people in the (developed) world these days who can’t say no to the temptation of high-fat fast food.

It’s true of course that there’s many social issues at play here too, so it’s not just about simple greed. As I’ve said before, one of the problems in hard economic times, is that it’s easier to eat cheap than it is to eat well.

You can even buy a litre of Coke cheaper than a litre of water these days!

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Synthetic Rose – T-Shirt by wtiller

Synthetic Rose by wtiller
Synthetic Rose by wtiller

I’m wasn’t quite sure what I like about this design when I first saw it.

I couldn’t work out what it was at first, but then realised it’s certainly ‘organic’ (geddit), and I love the style and colours.

It’s a music machine – for a challenge on Redbubble with the same name.

It’s a cool vector shirt, with some great detail and nice shapes.

It’ll get a vote from me.

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