Posts with tag GraphicDesign

There are times in each of our lives when we wish we had the superpower of amazing t-shirt design skills (admit it) -- this is one of those times. Threadless T-shirts, the guys who pretty much host an endless stream of t-shirt design contests, are calling for submissions for a contest in which the prize is: airfare to Iceland, 2 nights in a hotel, $2,000, Dakine baggage, and bunch of other awesome stuff including an original piece of music composed by Calexico that's inspired by your design.

No joke, the band Calexico will actually be using your design as inspiration, so it better not suck. We like their music, but they must really need money to be raffled off as part of this prize package. The theme of the contest is travel, but what kind of travel and when -- that's for you to decide. Here's one idea to get the creative juices flowing: horseback travel in space. Of course, both horse and rider would need spacesuits. If that wins you the contest, we expect at least a courtesy email.

Good luck, go spend some money in Iceland. Looks like they need it worse than we do.

[via BlackBook]

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Need to make a great first impression and want to show off your love of good design? How about a personalized calling card from today's featured designer, Jennifer Ortiz of Jennies Paperie? Jennifer designs stylish stationery, stickers, business cards and invitations perfect for today's modern woman.

We love all of the amazing independent designers out there. In order to find out more about just what makes all of these creative types tick, we present to you an ongoing segment called Indie Designer Interviews.

Meet Angel D'Amico, a graphic designer and illustrator turned fashion inspiration. We love her bold hand screen-printed t-shirts, dresses and handbags. Each one is a totally wearable, totally affordable work of art!

I'm really intrigued by the bold, graphic prints of CUT-IT-OUT, a collection of jersey clothing and accessories created by Russian-born designer Yelena Konovalova. Yelena grew up studying art in St. Petersburg before moving to New York to immerse herself in the world of fashion design, first as a student at Parsons and later as Design Director for Catherine Malandrino.

The women's long sleeve Man Woman Man shirt is my favorite piece from the new collection, which features innovative cotton jersey clothing for both men and women. These are not your average t-shirts. Yelena created these single color designs through a process of cutting and folding paper ... although these pieces are probably much more intricate and interesting than those paper snowflakes you made in elementary school. The current lighthearted collection of limited edition pieces was inspired by Russian folk art and pagan fairytales. These would be the perfect comfy yet stylish clothes to spend your weekend daydreaming away in.

Prices range from $30-$120. Available at CUT-IT-OUT.net and Smashing Darling.

There's nothing more tragic than the starving artist type (S.A.T.).

But the nice thing about S.A.T.'s is that they sometimes use their talents for good ends -- like designing cool t-shirts.

If you're the kind of guy or gal who loves t-shirts with hot design elements, you should check out Threadless T-shirts. Capitalizing on the willingness of S.A.T.'s to create awesome looks for practically peanuts, discriminating buyers can buy their own works of hip wearable art for $20.

Even though Threadless provides instant indie street cred to their consumers, the company also provides useful exposure and cold hard cash for those poor tragic, Starving Artist Types. It's a win-win situation.