Profile for shoulditurnthisupforyoudenver - How do these things win?!

shoulditurnthisupforyoudenver aka Tom Johnston is a 21.64 year old boy, has been a member since March 28, 2005, has scored 1189 submissions, giving an average score of 1.66.

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Nov 15 '05 by shoulditurnthisupforyoudenver

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How do these things win?!

ok, ive been noticing lately that some sub-par submissions, (in my opinion) have been winning, like "the life of death", and just today, http://www.threadless.com/submission/49373/ruido. what the hell. how does a shirt with a score of 2.07 win? i know the "i'd buy it" has to factor in, but seriously. we have alot of the same kinda shirts now, both of these being examples. both birds. then we've got the bird trail one, and then a road map of walking, and the heart subway. i liekd those though, and just bought walk instead. anyways, point being, we're losing alot of variety, and it doesnt strike me that the best or highest scoring submissions are winning. it's especially distressing when i see much more qualified designs with higher scores being passed up. i recognize the many faults in my own work, but half of my submissions have scored better than the 2 i mentioned that one. can someone please explain exactly how the selection process is carried out?

WelcomeToMyDreams on Nov 15 '05 at 8:56pm

Aw, i really like your 'hang on, im on the phone' one.
i hope that one gets printed eventually.

Stevethegreat on Nov 15 '05 at 8:56pm

my, aren't we bitter?

where in Baltimore...what high school?

shoulditurnthisupforyoudenver on Nov 15 '05 at 8:59pm

*the 2 i mentioned that won

thanks "welcome". i'm thinking about revising it a bit and resubmitting. i figure i woulda heard by now if they were interested in printing. ive seen much more recent submissions already selected.

shoulditurnthisupforyoudenver on Nov 15 '05 at 9:08pm

haha, yeah, i'll admit it. i am slightly. im a junior at Towson high

Stevethegreat on Nov 15 '05 at 9:10pm

ah....i'm from Columbia, MD

snacktivity on Nov 15 '05 at 9:10pm

That was selected by the band eisley, so, the score probably didn't have to do much with the reason it got printed.

abeadles on Nov 15 '05 at 9:12pm

I don't think Eisley ever selected

d3d on Nov 15 '05 at 9:16pm

i agree they're all starting to look the same. fair enough threadless has "a look" and sticks to it, but it's getting stale if you ask me. time to take a chance on some quality art. i think i need to stop designing for a while before it really pisses me off.

Robsoul on Nov 15 '05 at 9:16pm

yeahhhh Tesko said something like they separated because of creative differences...

actually that 2.07 gives me hope that some of my subs might still be printed... thank you hope

d3d on Nov 15 '05 at 9:22pm

i have a whole bunch of designs over 2.07, but very little hope that they'll be printed. i just don't think my stuff is very threadless.

abeadles on Nov 15 '05 at 9:23pm

i have a bunch under 1.75, i think threadless should print me

haa

funkie fresh on Nov 15 '05 at 9:24pm

d3d...i predict you will be printed for the urb loves...it's inevitable

FionaB on Nov 15 '05 at 9:25pm

my question exactly
p.s. I also live in MD

abeadles on Nov 15 '05 at 9:26pm

funkie is so right

Stevethegreat on Nov 15 '05 at 9:27pm

well, where in MD, Fiiona?

MrDomino on Nov 15 '05 at 9:46pm

Did you SEE Robsoul's subs for the URB comp? I will be incredibly disappointed if one of those does not win.

CapelliRossi on Nov 15 '05 at 10:11pm

Yes, the new prints are a bit redundant, but I would really like to see Captain Awesome Xtreme printed.

plans on Nov 15 '05 at 10:18pm

Ditto CapelliRossi...

and d3d: i think your stuff is very "Threadless," but I don't think some of the new voters can appreciate it enough.

d3d on Nov 15 '05 at 10:44pm

i still think MrRocks is going to win URB. i don't remember robsouls designs off the top of my head but i know there were a whole heap of great designs.

xiv on Nov 15 '05 at 10:48pm

MrRocks submission was the best, but would threadless print something showing that much skin?

d3d on Nov 15 '05 at 10:56pm

why wouldn't they? is there some rule against sex appeal i never heard of?

hoiyes on Nov 16 '05 at 12:41am

d3d, if you don't at least place in the URB Loves threadless comp I'll be very suprised. And dissapointed.

d3d on Nov 16 '05 at 1:03am

thanks, but i'd be all too happy to wear MrRocks' blue hooters.

Robsoul on Nov 16 '05 at 10:28am

Thanks MrDomino, obviously you're one of the few that likes them, they don't have that glennz appeal that everyone is sooo fond of so I can see why they scored so low.. ha. Nonetheless, I was proud of them.

BTW, when are you going o be submitting something again?

catdogpigduck on Nov 16 '05 at 10:43am

When you get your own t-shirt company you can print what you want with your obviously better artistic tastes. God forbid you don't approve of something.