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  Apr 22 '05 by Threadless        40 Comments        Watch this
This post isn't ENTIRELY Threadless related but we thought you guys might have some good ideas. When we need to have an OMG Clothing (omgclothing.com if you're not familiar - it's Threadless' sister site) design created, we contact a talented designer, show them the top 50 slogans of the moment and allow them to choose the one they want to design for. We have about 10 slogans designed right now that are in the queue to be printed and need to start contacting more designers to design the next batches.

If you want to leave a suggestion, post online portfolios of talented designers for us to take a look at. They can be artists that you respect or, if you think you've got what it takes, feel free to post your own portfolio.

Jaycee
Jaycee on Apr 22 '05 at 10:43am
i'm willing to give it a go... but you're probably after someone with more experience :P
number4
number4 on Apr 22 '05 at 10:46am
Where do we post the portfolios?
dhectwenty
   dhectwenty on Apr 22 '05 at 10:50am
I have an idea, don't know if it works for you guys or not.

How about post the top 50 slogans, and have the threadless community design and vote. Maybe kinda like a "Threadless loves OMG clothing" competition. Maybe the winning the design will get a share of the prize, a $100 cash for the author of the slogan, and $300 cash for the winning design. Just an idea. :)

Anyways, here's an artist I recommend.

http://www.riginalcarbine.com/index.html
dhectwenty
   dhectwenty on Apr 22 '05 at 10:52am
Oh, and Gun Sho: http://www.gunsho.com/

Currently his new site is not up yet, but I've seen his work before and his talents blows alot of people away.
skaw
   skaw on Apr 22 '05 at 11:07am
number4 - right here silly!
skaw
   skaw on Apr 22 '05 at 11:16am
that gunsho stuff is super neat
mezo
   mezo on Apr 22 '05 at 11:26am
I HIGHLY respect the following:
http://www.asterikstudio.com/

http://www.33rpmdesign.com/

http://www.Ghost-town.net/

http://www.seven-nine.net/version2/


And here's one not-so-respectable site (aka, mine):
http://www.stephaniesachs.com



paul lau
paul lau on Apr 22 '05 at 11:40am
yea, if you want to, contact me.

http://www.punchthroat.com/crackrabit/images

the images' directory is where it's at.

oh, and i sorta respect myself.
number4
number4 on Apr 22 '05 at 11:50am
Boy, I'm a dumbass! Been a real long week.
number4
number4 on Apr 22 '05 at 12:03pm
This is the site of a pretty talented guy I know.
http://www.stepandrepeatdesign.com/

And although I currently don't have my site up, I wouldn't mind being considered.
disenamour
disenamour on Apr 22 '05 at 1:11pm
Jason Sho Green is awesome:
http://www.youyesyou.net/
¥s
   ¥s on Apr 22 '05 at 4:15pm

www.designerror.com
evilina
evilina on Apr 22 '05 at 5:27pm
www.eolian.net.nz
www.samflores.com
www.kinseyvisual.com
www.boygirlparty.com
evilina
evilina on Apr 22 '05 at 5:28pm
sorry, forgot to add the rest:

CHECK THEM OUT, they're grrrrrrrreat
EvilCarrotChomp
EvilCarrotChomp on Apr 22 '05 at 6:35pm
http://130.126.154.112/kate/kp-portfolio.pdf

The following website is an interactive interpretation of
the book "The New Sins" by David Byrne. Utilizes sound.

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/kepeters/www/sins.html
rawnewdlz
rawnewdlz on Apr 22 '05 at 7:14pm
123klan.com
yeeeyaaaa! booooy!
Ultraman94
   Ultraman94 on Apr 23 '05 at 12:49am
come man, this is my friend!

http://www.drivdriv.tk/
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Apr 23 '05 at 2:34am
Oooh, I have plenty to suggest. My favourites folder named design is chocker block full of links, but here are just a few that I've picked out:

Gotta love Jay Stephens:
http://www.jaystephens.com

and Will Ainley:
http://www.willainley.co.uk/

The bizarre world of Travis Millard:
http://www.fudgefactorycomics.com

Matthew Curry:
http://www.ninjacruise.com/

The irrepressible Dave Cooper:
http://www.davegraphics.com/

You'll have a hard time with this one if you can't read japanese:
http://www.326.channel.or.jp

Love this guys illustrations:
http://www.workbymarco.com/

6 awesome aussies:
www.rinzen.com

Think you're good with vectors? Well check out what this girl can do (Don't know how she'd handle the no gradients and 4 colour limit rule though):
http://www.lifeinvector.com/

Ultimately though, wouldn't it be nice to have Geoff McFetridge design a tee for OMG?
Robotron5
Robotron5 on Apr 23 '05 at 3:14am
http://picturesonwalls.com/ has a few guys on there that haved some interesting stuff, personally i'd like a shirt by Banksy.
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Apr 23 '05 at 4:04am
Do you contact the author of the slogan before or after you've designed the shirt?
tgman
   tgman on Apr 23 '05 at 4:39am
Can i suggest my own idea ;-) ??? Please look at my website : www.tomasg.be.tf and my own collection on www.dadawan.com (click on "dadawan by tomas")
shxeep
shxeep on Apr 23 '05 at 9:43am
Check out preshrunk.info

The dude compiles tees from the web on one site. There are pretty good designs on that site, so you can contact the designers thru the shirts he picks to talk about for the day. :D
Robotron5
Robotron5 on Apr 23 '05 at 9:55am
www.spunky.co.uk do a similair thing to yourselves but not as cool or addictive don't let people view the potential designs, they do appear to have a stable of regular designers too, might be some guys you'd like to poach in a friendly manner.
proletarian
   proletarian on Apr 24 '05 at 12:15pm
ARRON HORKEY aka KING OF TYPEOGRAPHY

http://www.burlesquedesign.com/

check out the store section and look at some of the posters they did.

EvilCarrotChomp
EvilCarrotChomp on Apr 25 '05 at 5:36am
Here are some artists I admire:

http://www.nivbed.com/cg.htm
http://www.sdbarber.com/pages/illus_icon_pg.html#
http://www.aaronjasinski.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/londonmadrid/heavenly/westLA.html
http://www.sbritt.com/
http://www.misprintedtype.com/v3/portfolio.php
label
   label on Apr 25 '05 at 10:33pm
www.vectorfuel.com
clojita
   clojita on Apr 26 '05 at 12:47am
How much does a designer get payed? Just curious.
Shark_biscuit
   Shark_biscuit on Apr 26 '05 at 2:09am
www.madsteez.com This guy is sick, freshest styles, like no other. WEEEEN
takethetrain
takethetrain on Apr 27 '05 at 8:41am
wow, i thought omg clothing died! what's the highest score (percentage?) anybody's gotten on that site?
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Apr 27 '05 at 8:54am
I think 'naked and angry' has died. It's been over a year (I think) since it began and I've yet to see anything produced.
Can anyone from Skinnycorp confirm or deny this?
shimala
shimala on Apr 27 '05 at 11:09am
Oh it's alive and so close to relaunching with product... it just took awhile to get stuff made.
arzie13
   arzie13 on Apr 27 '05 at 12:37pm
Its (Naked and Angrys) first products are going to amaze you. They amazed me.
Jaycee
Jaycee on Apr 27 '05 at 5:07pm
what is this "Naked And Angry" thing you speak of?
arzie13
   arzie13 on Apr 27 '05 at 9:11pm
http://nakedandangry.com/
KEMMLER
KEMMLER on Apr 28 '05 at 12:18am
hah, I'd do it, but I don't know if anyone considers me talented.
Moss
   Moss on Apr 28 '05 at 2:30pm
I'll do one. Please.
2 days later
funny man
funny man on May 01 '05 at 2:21pm
www.123klan.com check it

i'll buy any shirt designed by them
Acropoe
Acropoe on May 02 '05 at 10:03pm
JASON SHO GREEN
www.youyesyou.net

Can't go wrong with Chuck Anderson
www.nopattern.com
peterslight
peterslight on May 03 '05 at 2:53pm
i'd like to recommend my own services.
my website address is WWW.FURTIVEPICTURES.COM
247 days later
ACANTHUS
ACANTHUS on Jan 06 '06 at 6:40am
kennnnnnn
Bramish
   Bramish on Jan 06 '06 at 6:45am
kennnnnnn
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jan 06 '06 at 6:48am
Thanks for finding this ACANTHUS!!!
:)
Experiment
Experiment on Jan 06 '06 at 6:49am
Hey! I found it!!!

http://www.threadless.com/profile/554/eskimokiss/21483/Help_me_find_an_old_blog
ACANTHUS
ACANTHUS on Jan 06 '06 at 6:56am
kennnnnnnn
catdogpigduck
   catdogpigduck on Jan 06 '06 at 7:13am
www.spach.com
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jan 06 '06 at 7:16am
Well thank you Experiment.. :)
She Says So
She Says So on Jan 06 '06 at 7:24am
www.jam-factory.com - Gavin Strange

kmcp
kmcp on Jan 06 '06 at 8:07am
I agree with Mezo ASTERIKSTUDIO rock hard. They'de be perfect.
ackerson
ackerson on Jan 06 '06 at 8:22am
Would love the opportunity to design a shirt. From Chicago: www.generalacres.com
Sporadic Patches of  Mullet
Sporadic Patches of Mullet on Jan 06 '06 at 9:32am
http://scrapbookmanifesto.com/

Wayshak
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Jan 06 '06 at 9:37am
Is it wrong to offer myself this oppurtunity? MY work has been steadily improving and you can see the results right here on this site. You can also check http://ste7en.deviantart.com/ because my personal site is being re-designed.
graphicairlines
   graphicairlines on Jan 06 '06 at 10:07am
Can I do one HEHE
www.graphicairlines.com
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jan 06 '06 at 11:46am
Neasden Control Centre

www.neasdencontrolcentre.com

love their work!
et al.
   et al. on Jan 06 '06 at 11:53am
www.huntergatherer.com
jeff kleinsmith - look him up
ames brothers - amesbros.com

seriously good shit...

mezo: 33rpmdesign did "Real Men Use Swords"
Rock Deputy
   Rock Deputy on Jan 06 '06 at 11:57am
I'll take a shot at one, but please bear in mind that it's been 2 years since I've needed to update my portfolio...
www.rockdeputy.com

if you'd like to see additional work I can create a new page if you're interested.
Moss
   Moss on Jan 06 '06 at 12:05pm
Can I do another one?
Stubby42
Stubby42 on Jan 06 '06 at 12:20pm
Well my friend chad buckinghams pretty good:

http://www.genericesoteric.com/

Alot of his art work on that site is quite experimental but he's got alot of vector stuff.

He was picked by fecal face.com to send art to a charity event, his work was featured with Jeremy Fish http://www.sillypinkbunnies.com/ andFafi http://www.fafi.net/ .

These two are very famous artists part of the san franscico art scene.

http://www.michael-latimer.com/

Another one of my friends, he's done alot of work with other companies such as therapy skate boards and is currently setting up his own clothing line.

http://www.7teen.us/index2.html

I dont know this guy personally but I'm a big fan of his work, please commision him to do some stuff I mean he's one person I really want to buy art work off.

http://www.yoskay.com/

This is also a person I'm a big fan of, his work has a mixture of infulences such as Japanese anime, and american cartoons. He does alot of stuff based off people listening to music but often they have fish for heads.
mezo
   mezo on Jan 06 '06 at 12:26pm
No shit, et al?! That's awesome!

I wonder if the dudes here contacted him based off of my e-suggestion....
karateburger
karateburger on Jan 06 '06 at 12:35pm
im up for it!
spencer fruhling
   spencer fruhling on Jan 06 '06 at 1:31pm
Alright, you twisted my arm... I'LL DO IT!

http://www.spencerfruhling.com
106 days later
jeffrey!
jeffrey! on Apr 22 '06 at 3:45pm
bumpies
bortwein
   bortwein on Apr 22 '06 at 4:30pm
me.
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Apr 22 '06 at 4:50pm
yeah id love to do one ...
ResonantFish
   ResonantFish on Apr 22 '06 at 5:36pm
this old bringing-up-old-blogs stuff is REALLY stupid.
d3d
   d3d on Apr 22 '06 at 5:45pm
ragnar!
http://www.littlecartoons.com/
or me
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/deadartist/
starr226
   starr226 on Apr 22 '06 at 5:50pm
I'm sure there are designers you guys have seen submit things for threadless that you thought were good, though maybe failed to get a high score with voters, or were submitting bad concepts. Unpublished creaters that you've enjoyed.
It seems like with the number of submissions you guys look at on a weekly basis you'd come across people who are talented in a way you guys like but failing to produce something on their own that's conceptually threadless friendly. you should contact these designers - with any sort of direction they could likely put out some seriously good stuff.

Consider it like...your Threadless AAA staff.
abeadles
abeadles on Apr 22 '06 at 5:51pm
bringing up that bringingup old blogs is stupid is stupid
ResonantFish
   ResonantFish on Apr 22 '06 at 6:02pm
So's yo' face!
gimetzco
gimetzco on Apr 22 '06 at 6:10pm
do the designers get paid?

my pf is @ www.gimetzco.com

stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 22 '06 at 6:14pm
LOL
Zalo
Zalo on Apr 22 '06 at 6:18pm
Kazu Kibuishi
www.boltcity.com

Scott Morse -> he did some limited run shoes for converse that are pretty sweet too!
http://scottmorse.blogspot.com/
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 22 '06 at 6:19pm



The work of Zach Johnsen @
http://www.zenvironments.com/illustration.html


http://www.brianromero.com/


http://www.philwheelerillustrations.com/


http://www.mn8studio.com/


http://hellobrute.com/home/


http://www.wilson2000.com/


ummm yeah!!!
http://www.zeloot.nl/


http://www.jaspergoodall.com/index.html



http://jonburgerman.com/homepage.htm


gosh, there are so many more

Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 22 '06 at 6:21pm
oh and david choe

www.davidchoe.com


stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 22 '06 at 6:24pm
hellleeeuuuu.. this blog is a year old!
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 22 '06 at 6:45pm
and your point issss????


shimala
shimala on Apr 22 '06 at 6:51pm
thanks for the latest suggestions but things are changing with OMG so we no longer need them... stay tuned
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 22 '06 at 6:55pm
Hmm, now things are getting interesting!
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Apr 22 '06 at 7:17pm
you see stingerstyler, if this old blog hadn't been rehashed then we would never have heard from Mr Shimala in pink... pretty pink
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 22 '06 at 7:18pm
Yeah, I'm so pleased right now! Wow! Pink is the new black I think :)
Monkey II
   Monkey II on Apr 22 '06 at 7:19pm
pink runs off with all the diamonds^^
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 22 '06 at 7:21pm
whhhooossssh!! *bling* *bling*
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Apr 23 '06 at 2:24am
I would love to do an OMG shirt!

My portfolio is way out of date though, I have been too busy to update it, its about three years old now. I can show off some new work if necessary, but I think you can look at my submissions here to get an idea of what I can do.
Stubby42
Stubby42 on Apr 23 '06 at 3:33am
You did read shimlas post, that they dont need suggestions?
736 days later
Phiffer
Phiffer on Apr 28 '08 at 11:19am
I need to get submitting
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