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Mar 07 '07 by LesterF

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#1 WHY GLENNZ IS NUMBER ONE #1

about Calling Home

"calling home" is one of the designs that put threadless on the map. a design that combined superior draftsmanship, wit, and a pop culture phenomenon to make a true winner.

when a designer is simply the best, he has a way of making all of the other designers who are not the best, seem pathetic and small. you've got the glennz wannabees out there who use cheap gimmicks and sloppy "styles" to get attention. unprofessional people like bananaphone who couldn't design his way out of a paper bag, yet get printed only to satisfy the unintelligent masses.

"calling home" is being reprinted today in this great nation of ours because the public demands greatness. shirts like this one will print, and reprint, ten times over.

the bananaphones out there will come and go, and ultimately be forgotten. glennz however will continue to create instant classic after instant classic. all the while making it look so effortless.

i just want to congratulate glennz again for producing such unforgettable work. work that shines like a beacon among all the forgettable bananaphones out there.

glennz, i salute you.

J-Ray on Mar 07 '07 at 4:46pm

lol

ISABOA on Mar 07 '07 at 4:47pm

is there no place for cheap gimmicks?

phones on Mar 07 '07 at 4:48pm

here we go again...

Edword on Mar 07 '07 at 4:49pm

WOW WEE

Jebs on Mar 07 '07 at 4:51pm

i agree with you about Glennz...but the way you speak about the others is a bit surprising...anyway, this one is a true masterpiece ;-)

k_lady on Mar 07 '07 at 4:52pm

O-tay.

Luke... on Mar 07 '07 at 4:53pm

ahhh dang...
i feel all "pathetic and small"...again
;]

theurbanraptor on Mar 07 '07 at 8:21pm

EL OH EL!!!!!

valorandvellum on Mar 07 '07 at 8:26pm

Do you realize the "unintelligent masses" are the same "masses" who buy Glennz's designs? So what are they... unintelligent or do you think they still have good taste?

LesterF on Mar 08 '07 at 4:41pm

valorandvelum, you're in way over your head.

3 days later

rilstix on Mar 11 '07 at 6:53pm

Ouch, that bananaphone guy got a beating..

slaterock on Mar 11 '07 at 6:55pm

LesterF, you're a huuuge dork.

fatheed on Mar 11 '07 at 7:10pm

Hook, line and sinker.

maija on Mar 11 '07 at 7:41pm

As obviously trolling as this is, I'll bite:

Glennz's "Dark Side of the Garden" was the first Threadless T I ever saw (that I am aware of) and then tracked down and bought... for my brother. I don't own any Glennz designs myself. I think they're terrifically clever, but they're not at all my style. However, I do have Bananaphone's "Let's Make Art" (printed by Shirtstain) and wear it regularly.

Different strokes...

22 days later

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 3:26pm

I agree, Glennz work is far superior to most. his ideas are clear, execution is precise. i think he must like illustrator. does anyone know if he traces his images?

creampie on Apr 03 '07 at 3:28pm

I think he traces everything from Googol Images

J-Ray on Apr 03 '07 at 3:33pm

Lester is a genus.

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 3:43pm

Glennz is the genius. not I

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 3:45pm

oh snap...its the Lester himself! what do you think lester...does Glennz trace?

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 3:46pm

I think he might, but i dnt think he has too. probably a time thingy.

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 3:46pm

I'd like to think GLENNZ draws freehand. straight from his mind. no references.

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 3:59pm

what about bananaphone...does he trace?

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 4:04pm

bananaphone traces bad drawings

bananaphone on Apr 03 '07 at 4:12pm

lester is just talking complete shit, that's fairly obvious, but on topic - glennz isn't the best, people like tom burns and moss have the same kind of skill set but are far more flexible and artistic. That doesn't make glennz bad, just doesn't make him "the best"

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 4:19pm

you cant argue, Glennz does have the BEST ideas! whether he traces or not dosent matter.

J-Ray on Apr 03 '07 at 4:22pm

Maybe we'll have to go by who has the most number of prints to judge who's the best.

Who is that, anyway?

ISABOA on Apr 03 '07 at 4:27pm

The problem with saying that someone is the BEST is that you shit all over everyone else. I personally think Glennz is great, but is he better than valorandvellum or cbuchholz? no, not at all ... because they do completely different stuff.

And cut it with the insulting of the cheap gimmicks

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 4:29pm

GLENNZ is indeed the BEST. he's the best there is on threadless. i don't t know why there's an argument here

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 4:30pm

bananaphone, i try to run a positive blog. so let's cut the comedy OK?

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 4:34pm

OK, i think we can all agree Glennz is the BEST..pound for pound. But who is 2ND BEST?

ISABOA on Apr 03 '07 at 4:35pm

your hopeless

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 4:36pm

ISABOA..do you ever trace? who are the tracers out there?

tesco on Apr 03 '07 at 4:37pm

hahaha

J-Ray on Apr 03 '07 at 4:37pm

I trace my own drawings. Does that count?

LesterF on Apr 03 '07 at 4:39pm

i don't even want to believe that GLENNZ uses any kind of wacom pen as others have suggested. i'm pretty sure it's a track ball mouse. he knows how good he is and its his way of sharpening his skills. each GLENNZ design is better than the last. you can't put a price on that.

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 4:40pm

yes, that counts.

MissThreadless on Apr 03 '07 at 4:41pm

track ball mouse?! lesterf, you are out of your franking mind!

ISABOA on Apr 03 '07 at 4:43pm

trace? why would ... who... huh... no. and lesters comment above I could go on and on about, but i am not gonna.

ISABOA on Apr 03 '07 at 4:46pm

and I think we all can agree that paper shapes is number two