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  Jan 28 '08 by Threadless        163 Comments        Watch this
The polling place is hereby open! Click here to cast your vote for the People’s Choice Bestee. We’ve nominated the 15 top scoring printed designs of 2007 and now it’s all up to you! The people’s favorite will be awarded a $10,000 prize and of course, the illustrious and shiny Bestee trophy.

The polls will close at 10am CST on Monday, February 11th so make your voice heard and your vote count! Good luck to the 15 nominees!

Vote!

andyg
   andyg on Jan 28 '08 at 10:28am
Woo hoo!
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on Jan 28 '08 at 10:28am
Cool Beaners!
Lhiiiz
Lhiiiz on Jan 28 '08 at 10:28am
Rock on!
chelly
chelly on Jan 28 '08 at 10:29am
ZOMG
tesco
   tesco on Jan 28 '08 at 10:30am
I voted for andy g
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:30am
wow!
chelly
chelly on Jan 28 '08 at 10:30am
congrats to all the nominees!
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:30am
*i'm accepting bribes...

hahahahah
imnathan
imnathan on Jan 28 '08 at 10:31am
Wee!
KDLIG
   KDLIG on Jan 28 '08 at 10:31am
Voted!
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jan 28 '08 at 10:32am
this is hard!
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jan 28 '08 at 10:33am
Oh man!! Who to vote for??
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Jan 28 '08 at 10:33am
oh my gosh!! we can only pick one??!?!? that's so hard!!
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jan 28 '08 at 10:33am
What the fuck, I made it!
sleepyfeet
sleepyfeet on Jan 28 '08 at 10:33am
oh yay!!
DaniellesGarden
   DaniellesGarden on Jan 28 '08 at 10:33am
that was a really hard choice to make.
andyg
   andyg on Jan 28 '08 at 10:34am
As the old saying goes, "When in Doubt, VOTE FOR ANDYG!"
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Jan 28 '08 at 10:34am
democracy!
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jan 28 '08 at 10:36am
oh yes,,,,congrats JEMAE!!!! VOTED!!!! U R best!!!
jublin
   jublin on Jan 28 '08 at 10:36am
should i vote for design or designer? AGHHH!
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jan 28 '08 at 10:37am
damn!! i wish i can vote for 1,000 ,000 times for everyone!!! ahha
good luck everyone!!
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jan 28 '08 at 10:37am
I remember that old saying when I was a kid! My mom used to say it all the time.
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 28 '08 at 10:37am
congrats and good luck you guys!!
jublin
   jublin on Jan 28 '08 at 10:37am
i think i'll vote for design since there are two glennz up there. first problem solved jublin
jublin
   jublin on Jan 28 '08 at 10:39am
vote or DIE!
Raid71
   Raid71 on Jan 28 '08 at 10:39am
voted...good luck everyone
huebucket
   huebucket on Jan 28 '08 at 10:39am
andyg ftw!!!
steven218
   steven218 on Jan 28 '08 at 10:40am
done - Tree Town by Jérémie ROYER
fatheed
   fatheed on Jan 28 '08 at 10:40am
Wow... I really didn't expect that. To have two designs up is insane I'm so stoked to be nominated and a bit baffled why mine were picked before so many other incredible designs. Thanks Threadless, and thanks to anyone who votes for my designs :)
Flying Mouse
   Flying Mouse on Jan 28 '08 at 10:41am
Voted!!
lemonalle
lemonalle on Jan 28 '08 at 10:42am
voteddd

this is
exciting.
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:44am
this is harrrrrdddd!
hahha
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 28 '08 at 10:45am
No problem... 'twas an easy choice :)
lemonalle
lemonalle on Jan 28 '08 at 10:45am
i know... it was. but i'm hoping (and anticipating) that some of the other designers will win in other categories.
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Jan 28 '08 at 10:46am
Congrats, y'all!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47am
im going to take my time on the vote...since its open until feb 11th...thats forever away
Monkey III
   Monkey III on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47am
Wow twice glennz and fatheed!
Great shirts everyone.


I totally vote for design btw.

wotto
   wotto on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47am
can't vote too many to choose from! eep
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47am
This is difficult!! It feels like if I vote for one designer, the other ones are going to ask, "Did you vote for me??" And then my witty response would be, "Uhhhhhhhhh..."

p.s. No girl designs! The boys rule the school!
phones
phones on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47am
hmmm........not loving the choices here :(

how the HELL did colour coded criminals make it?????
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Jan 28 '08 at 10:49am
Highest scoring prints, phones, my dog.
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jan 28 '08 at 10:51am
wow, congrats all! well done. voterize!!!!
grayehound
   grayehound on Jan 28 '08 at 10:52am
thanks tless for not only including one of mine, but puttin it in the top left position! good luck to everyone in there....every one is deserving
phones
phones on Jan 28 '08 at 10:52am
fair enough- i do love the Ian Leino one i voted for but the rest were.......pretty average designs imo
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Jan 28 '08 at 10:53am
Voted! Kudos to all the nominees!
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:54am
*still accepting bribes...
SoulfumeInc
SoulfumeInc on Jan 28 '08 at 10:55am
that was tough....but....voted!
wotto
   wotto on Jan 28 '08 at 10:55am
takes time to think
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:56am
time to vote.
i'm terrible at making decisions!!
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 10:58am
i've got it narrowed down to three. can i vote for three, please??
Gigguli
Gigguli on Jan 28 '08 at 11:02am
le vote casted!
Phiffer
Phiffer on Jan 28 '08 at 11:03am
HI YO!!!
boysbeambitious
boysbeambitious on Jan 28 '08 at 11:03am
Yay, voted~
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jan 28 '08 at 11:10am
oooooh!! who to vote for...hmmm
Edword
   Edword on Jan 28 '08 at 11:21am
congrats guyz! I'll get my vote in!
oneitis
oneitis on Jan 28 '08 at 11:26am
:)

I'm really new here, but 6 of those designs are on my "want"-list ... how am I supposed to choose?
hogboy
   hogboy on Jan 28 '08 at 11:26am
Done. I voted for the dude with the thing & the bit on the side of the whatsit... y'know?
iPear
iPear on Jan 28 '08 at 11:33am
Vowted!
Ian Leino
   Ian Leino on Jan 28 '08 at 11:38am
So many great designs here, I'm honored to have one among them. Thanks Threadless, and good luck to everyone!
ladykat
ladykat on Jan 28 '08 at 11:38am
Bloody hell, this is hard!

Some of my favorites from this last year aren't in the running... I guess what I love best isn't always what the other voters love best.

BUT those are some excellent designs. I *think* I've narrowed it down to 2 or 3... I might have my husband vote, because I think he'll vote for one of the designs that I like. And then I can vote for one of the others. Heh.
shakethesheets
shakethesheets on Jan 28 '08 at 11:43am
This is going to take me a while... Definitely not the choices I expected, but hopefully someone deserving ends up with the prize.
ir0cko
ir0cko on Jan 28 '08 at 11:44am
that was tough, but i voted!
mooseinmyshoe
mooseinmyshoe on Jan 28 '08 at 11:48am
daaaamn

this just made my day
mezo
   mezo on Jan 28 '08 at 11:50am
Eeny
Meeny
Miney
Moe
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Jan 28 '08 at 11:53am
I'm proud to make my voice heard!

*click*
Woss
   Woss on Jan 28 '08 at 11:57am
I didn't vote for myself!
4 fives
4 fives on Jan 28 '08 at 12:00pm
Very nice designs. Tough choice, but I voted for Dan Rule.
ALIADOTONY
   ALIADOTONY on Jan 28 '08 at 12:01pm
my only critic is that one designer is posted twice...there are plenty more to put instead of someone twice.
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 28 '08 at 12:04pm
it looks like these are actually just the top 15 scoring designs of 2007, and not ones threadless picked specifically, which would explain why some designers could be up twice!
ladykat
ladykat on Jan 28 '08 at 12:04pm
Actually, 2 designers are posted twice. But since they just picked the top scoring designs, I guess that's how things go.
ALIADOTONY
   ALIADOTONY on Jan 28 '08 at 12:05pm
hogg should be here...
Recycledwax
   Recycledwax on Jan 28 '08 at 12:08pm
voted! Awesome selection, so hard to vote!
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 12:10pm
i'm procrastinating
Dick Firestorm
Dick Firestorm on Jan 28 '08 at 12:12pm
DONE.
Montro
   Montro on Jan 28 '08 at 12:14pm
Good luck everyone!
shimala
shimala on Jan 28 '08 at 12:15pm
some have more than one because... "Make your vote count by selecting your favorite design from the 15 top scoring printed submissions of 2007 listed below. "
Spam69
Spam69 on Jan 28 '08 at 12:15pm
WoW - tough. My vote was predictable and probably the clear favourite but that can't be helped.
iDanSimpson
iDanSimpson on Jan 28 '08 at 12:15pm
i have no idea what to pick...
Spam69
Spam69 on Jan 28 '08 at 12:15pm
WoW - tough. My vote was predictable and probably the clear favourite but that can't be helped.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 28 '08 at 12:15pm
^ misuse of bold
Spam69
Spam69 on Jan 28 '08 at 12:17pm
Haha -oops - does that mean I voted twice? I like the idea of having a block vote.
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on Jan 28 '08 at 12:17pm
oh mannnnnnnn
Mikko Terva
   Mikko Terva on Jan 28 '08 at 12:22pm
vote or die

gonsalves 08
iDanSimpson
iDanSimpson on Jan 28 '08 at 12:25pm
ok.... i made up my mind and voted!
jenraskopf
jenraskopf on Jan 28 '08 at 12:26pm
This is really difficult!
I will have to mull this over.

ALIADOTONY
   ALIADOTONY on Jan 28 '08 at 1:00pm
Mr. shimala have spoken....! understood
cassiepaige
cassiepaige on Jan 28 '08 at 1:26pm
I voted! My vote went to the only design I marked $5 that I bought :)
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jan 28 '08 at 1:31pm
I'm with jen, since she messaged me just to tell me about her mulling joke.

this is really difficult! I will have to moll this over.

jublin
   jublin on Jan 28 '08 at 1:32pm
don't blame me. i voted for the other guy.
Chipmnk
Chipmnk on Jan 28 '08 at 1:33pm
Dang, I can't decide.
artdrops
   artdrops on Jan 28 '08 at 1:42pm
voted for............
ladrones
   ladrones on Jan 28 '08 at 1:52pm
mooon man! moooon man! 2k8
d3d
   d3d on Jan 28 '08 at 1:53pm
creampie
creampie on Jan 28 '08 at 1:54pm
I wish D3D was represented. He is my favorite desinger.
Pizazz
Pizazz on Jan 28 '08 at 1:56pm
Vote to the ed!
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Jan 28 '08 at 1:57pm
VOTED!!!!!
d3d
   d3d on Jan 28 '08 at 2:01pm
i was lucky to be printed at all in 07 creampie. my scores weren't that great.
disillusioned
disillusioned on Jan 28 '08 at 2:08pm
Even as the "top 15" rule sits in place, I rather wonder how that will affect the designers with two designs for voting...

If voters have an allegiance towards a specific designer rather than a specific design, then those votes could easily be split amongst their two designs, when they would've been compressed into one if you just moved to places 16 and 17 in the list...

Just a thought, but I hope it doesn't hurt those designers who scored well enough to have two designs up.
d3d
   d3d on Jan 28 '08 at 2:12pm
we're voting for the designs individually, not for the designers. voting for allegiance to a designer isn't in the spirit of the contest.
ilovedoodle
   ilovedoodle on Jan 28 '08 at 2:13pm
voted. Good Luck All!!!
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 28 '08 at 2:13pm
What about the highest scoring designs that didn't get printed? There must be some "people's choice" designs that never made it to a shirt.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 28 '08 at 2:14pm
leon is right... vote for the shirt and not the designer
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Jan 28 '08 at 2:24pm
I voted on the shirt with the thing on the thing.
disillusioned
disillusioned on Jan 28 '08 at 2:28pm
Oh, leon, I know that's the idea but I'm saying that's not going to be the case with everyone.

It's an interesting problem that presents itself though, because if you eliminate one of their designs (the lower scoring one) and have someone who likes the designer but dislikes the remaining design, well then.

Clearly, you should vote for the specific design. I was just debating aloud if it might be disadvantageous for designers with multiples posted is all.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Jan 28 '08 at 2:29pm
you too, john?
juliejeremiah
juliejeremiah on Jan 28 '08 at 4:36pm
I think I'd prefer to vote from among the 15 lowest-scoring prints.
Elbeardo
Elbeardo on Jan 28 '08 at 4:42pm
One of those is the shirt that first brought me to Threadless, so automatically gets my vote :D
Jackanapes mk.II
Jackanapes mk.II on Jan 28 '08 at 4:43pm
Zwee!
telaine
telaine on Jan 28 '08 at 4:45pm
I voted for one that I don't own in shirt form but the print is amazing!
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jan 28 '08 at 4:48pm
man thats crazy! all those guys are on my top 8 mYsPaCe profile
ISABOA
ISABOA on Jan 28 '08 at 4:50pm
where do we write in our choice?
the czar
the czar on Jan 28 '08 at 5:21pm
Ahh, hard!

Voted!
squintygirl
squintygirl on Jan 28 '08 at 5:24pm
Voted! Yay!
travioli
travioli on Jan 28 '08 at 5:26pm
Voted.
BrandonB11
BrandonB11 on Jan 28 '08 at 5:33pm
i only own one of those shirts so tehrefore i voted for that one
lizriz
lizriz on Jan 28 '08 at 7:53pm
Wow, this is going to be difficult!
vector_guy
vector_guy on Jan 28 '08 at 8:11pm
definitely a hard decision. All are amazing designs!
ObnoxiousMute
ObnoxiousMute on Jan 28 '08 at 8:22pm
grayehound ftw.
jstumpenhorst
   jstumpenhorst on Jan 28 '08 at 8:24pm
congrats to all the nominees!!
CLGrovo
CLGrovo on Jan 28 '08 at 9:31pm
grats to everybody that got nominated!
Wallace Inc.
Wallace Inc. on Jan 28 '08 at 9:37pm
"DON'T PLAY WITH MATCHES!"
Best design ever.
littlem
littlem on Jan 28 '08 at 9:42pm
i finally decided
Andreas Mohacsy
   Andreas Mohacsy on Jan 28 '08 at 10:05pm
grey gets my vote
Andreas Mohacsy
   Andreas Mohacsy on Jan 28 '08 at 10:05pm
but congratulations to all... it was a tough pick
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jan 28 '08 at 10:07pm
aahhh! i just voted!
cliffdogg
cliffdogg on Jan 28 '08 at 10:47pm
It was between Graye and Kaloyster's, but Color-Coded Criminals got my vote :)
eyedewtwo
eyedewtwo on Jan 28 '08 at 11:40pm
It was between Treasure Map and Voyage of Discovery, but the former ended up stealing my vote (and my cash). :)
phyntosia
phyntosia on Jan 29 '08 at 2:55am
Heh, I like all of the designs and wanted to vote for six of 'em! I also noticed at least one by a Kiwi designer (Glennz) and patriotically wanted to vote for his one, but ended up choosing my favourite *design* rather than designer. *sigh*

So do the out-of-print Bestee nominations get reprints, mayhap?
radiomode
   radiomode on Jan 29 '08 at 3:04am
voted! may the best win
fatheed
   fatheed on Jan 29 '08 at 10:12am
I know it was mentioned in the newsletter, but I'm quite surprised a link to the voting page doesn't appear on the main page or on the product page for each design. It is intended that only the regular community vote on them?
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Jan 29 '08 at 10:15am
I still haven't chosen. Perhaps $50 would help me make up my mind?
ALIADOTONY
   ALIADOTONY on Jan 30 '08 at 3:32pm
Tonteu...dont be cheap...hahaha $200 if it wins..or a tshirt could make my mind..haah
grayehound
   grayehound on Jan 30 '08 at 3:58pm
oh tonteau, you cheap whore. i've been paying $250 a pop to all the other bloggers
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Jan 30 '08 at 4:13pm
Pah! At that price you'll only be able to buy 39 votes without squandering your profit entirely. Hardly seems worth it. Cheap whore? Possibly, but I understand the economics well enough not to price myself out of the market ;)
andyg
   andyg on Jan 30 '08 at 4:26pm
Grayehound has this one locked down. I'm saving my bribe money!
grayehound
   grayehound on Jan 30 '08 at 5:05pm
uh, 39.......carry the two.....oh crap. that f-ing SUCKS! thanks tont! i really needed that!
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on Jan 31 '08 at 11:43am
Shaq Attaq for a bestee
mask_shaq[1]

jenraskopf
jenraskopf on Jan 31 '08 at 2:33pm
New problem. Do I vote based on my impression of them as a work of art or as a shirt I would buy? Because then shirt color plays maybe too much of a factor.

Oh bother.
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jan 31 '08 at 2:37pm
oh, piglet!

jenraskopf
jenraskopf on Jan 31 '08 at 2:42pm
I like to keep food logs too.

spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jan 31 '08 at 2:47pm
yeah too bad you QUIT halfway through Shaq's Big Challenge

disillusioned
disillusioned on Feb 01 '08 at 3:53pm
So does this put the date when they announce all the other winners at somewhere like the 18th?
jimmytan
   jimmytan on Feb 02 '08 at 2:12am
haha i agree Yeohgh i wish i can vote for 1,000 ,000 times for everyone~!!! haha
good luck everyone~!!!
ShinAkuma666
ShinAkuma666 on Feb 02 '08 at 11:05pm
Voted for the Tree City, did not think most of the designs were all that great...
Chris Carney
Chris Carney on Feb 04 '08 at 3:31pm
I couldn't bring myself to vote for any of them
shutyourface
shutyourface on Feb 04 '08 at 11:52pm
Color-Coded Criminals
by Mr. Purple

wish they would reprint the damn thing!
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Feb 05 '08 at 10:45am
I Voted!


* See cause today is voting day in CA as well, kind of ironic.
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Feb 05 '08 at 10:54am
Will there be a prize for the runner up??
grayehound
   grayehound on Feb 05 '08 at 11:28am
if you don't vote, you don't get to complain about how everyone chose the wrong person and how the system sucks. get out there and get your whine on!
littlem
littlem on Feb 05 '08 at 11:39am
cbuchholz
   cbuchholz on Feb 06 '08 at 9:08am
whoa!! This is awesome!! I was on vacation for two weeks only to come back and find out I got nominated!! Thanks threadless you guys rock!! Good luck to everyone, there's so many awesome designs it's gonna be hard to pick!!
4 days later
castle
   castle on Feb 10 '08 at 6:55pm
polls closing soon!

Good luck everyone!
SupremeBeing
SupremeBeing on Feb 10 '08 at 7:32pm
Oh wow, I can't wait to see who wins!
fatheed
   fatheed on Feb 11 '08 at 3:45am
Hmmmm. Are the Bestee's happening today or next week? Or later?
Woss
   Woss on Feb 11 '08 at 3:47am
Excitement.
extrem
extrem on Feb 11 '08 at 4:18am
It's so hard to pick only one, but... RHINOES rules!;-)
phyntosia
phyntosia on Feb 12 '08 at 2:19am
I imagine they'll be announcing them next Monday, then..?
27 days later
fatheed
   fatheed on Mar 10 '08 at 10:57am
lol bump