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francobolli aka Simon Massey di Vallazza is a 25.35 year old boy, has been a member since April 7, 2006, has scored 6052 submissions, giving an average score of 1.65.
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  Aug 15 '06 by francobolli        111 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   

The Threadless loves Threadless competition threw out a challenge to create something new, something fresh, something original . With such a highly subjective objective, it was always going to be an impossible task to create a design that everyone would like. Consequently, this competition saw a huge number of diverse entries, each with their own take on the themeless theme, and produced a heap of awesome and very printable designs.

My take on the challenge was to push the boundaries of the print restrictions, like the size and in particular the 4 colour rule. I had a shot at the size with Surfers Paradise, but it turned out I was lucky to get the design accepted in the first place, let alone considered for a print, because of the size issue. Psychedelic Peacock was my attempt to push the limitations of the 4 colour rule in an original way, and I feel I did so.

Whether or not you believe the Peacock is deserving of the win is left up to debate - a futile one as we have seen so far. As much as I would have loved to have fulfilled everyone's expectations of this competition, I'm afraid all I could do within reason was aim to fulfill mine, which I happily did. Needless to say, I'm incredibly stoked other people, not to mention Threadless, appreciate and enjoy the design. A huge thank you to Threadless and everyone for the kind comments and support for the design. I hope you enjoy the tee!

Cheers,

Simon
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realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Aug 15 '06 at 11:03am
simon, ill read this all later, but congratulations, and can i have a red bull man!?
whisper in water
whisper in water on Aug 15 '06 at 11:04am
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I really, really think you deserved this.
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Aug 15 '06 at 11:04am
as do i...
tesco
   tesco on Aug 15 '06 at 11:05am
Congrats man, you did deserve to win in my humble opinion. Enjoy your booty.
mezo
   mezo on Aug 15 '06 at 11:06am
Trade you the MacBook Pro for a cookie?

spires
   spires on Aug 15 '06 at 11:06am
Congrats! Enjoy the prizes!
amy122166
amy122166 on Aug 15 '06 at 11:06am
you don't really need to defend it...MANY think you deserved it...and I bought mine today :]
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Aug 15 '06 at 11:07am
there are MANY that dont believe he deserved it though, i think its not selling as fast as the others because it IS something different for this place, people are scared of it
.moto.
   .moto. on Aug 15 '06 at 11:09am
nice one mate
mezo
   mezo on Aug 15 '06 at 11:09am
Fine.



Two cookies.
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:10am
Thanks guys, really appreciate it.

Nate - you're most welcome to have a redbull or two... I'll be awake for weeks if I try drinking them all by myself.

Tesco & Spires - I can't wait for the delivery! Feel bad for the blokes at Threadless having to cover the shipping costs to Oz though... will probably cost as much as the prize pack. Haha.

Amy - nah, I don't feel I need to defend it. Just wanted to share my point of view. Glad you like it though and hope you enjoy wearing it!
spires
   spires on Aug 15 '06 at 11:10am
I'm glad this won, over some more popular alternatives!

Good job Simon!
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:10am
lol, Mezo, make it 3 and I may consider it.
bananaphone
   bananaphone on Aug 15 '06 at 11:11am
All this means franco is that the first scotch and coke between us is on you =)
amy122166
amy122166 on Aug 15 '06 at 11:12am
I will say this...the product picture does not do it justice.
Cynot3
Cynot3 on Aug 15 '06 at 11:12am
It's the first non Ray Fenwick design i've bought from threadless since Franx's "happy chaos" ... I say great job.
mezo
   mezo on Aug 15 '06 at 11:12am
THREE COOKIES AND A YOO-HOOŽ!


No. I take that back. The Yoo-HooŽ is mine. It's too delicious to just hand out to people.

Yoo-Hoo > Redbull
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:13am
Haha, I can live with that, Matt. Thanks for the blog too, mate!
Cynot3
Cynot3 on Aug 15 '06 at 11:13am
oop.. maybe not the first.. but i love it nonetheless
emmy.withwings
emmy.withwings on Aug 15 '06 at 11:14am
You really deserved this, I loved a lot of the designs but this is amazing work and I'm hoping it doesnt sell out before I get some more money! Congrats and enjoy the prizes!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Aug 15 '06 at 11:19am
this definitely deserved to win. congratulations, simon! :)
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Aug 15 '06 at 11:20am
i cant wait for the antagonists to come in here, even though im a peaceful man
Bowser
Bowser on Aug 15 '06 at 11:22am
congrats!
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:22am
A shiney penny for your Wacom? :-D
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:22am
shiny&
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:22am
shiny*
Rock Deputy
   Rock Deputy on Aug 15 '06 at 11:23am
I think you did really push the boundaries with this design and deserve the winnings. you down-under folk are too damn talented... what are they putting in the water down there?
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:23am
wow, i just suck at typing today...
chelly
chelly on Aug 15 '06 at 11:24am
i'm going to say this for the very last time...i absolutely love this design, but where are the legs/feet

in any case, congrats on a beautiful print
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:24am
Amy - I thought the product pic was great! Had a good laugh because I was sure they'd have a chick for it. Jef is definitely rocking the peacock look!

mezo - Yoo-Hoo? I'm having all sorts of images of what that could be. Haha.

cynot3, emmy, Randy & Bowser - CHEERS! :-)
PoPoJiJo
PoPoJiJo on Aug 15 '06 at 11:24am
congrats man I love the design and bought the shirt right away
cheers
mezo
   mezo on Aug 15 '06 at 11:25am
Yoo-Hoo > vegemite

realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Aug 15 '06 at 11:26am
simon, i just noticed that both of your prints have the word COCK in them...

is there some kind of hidden obsession buddy!? dont be afraid, we're here for you, especially me!
Luke...
   Luke... on Aug 15 '06 at 11:27am
it is a great design, i enjoy that you pushed the color limitations.
bodes well for the future...
congrats on all your loot
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:27am
You know, you kinda look like a young Bob Dylan in your profile pic?
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:29am
tracerbullet - haha, no deal! I've been wanting a tablet forever... can't bloody wait to try it out!

Rock Deputy - We're running real dry on water here - it's probably all the booze that gets to our heads... that or the recycled sewerage they were suggesting implementing. Urgh. lol. Cheers, mate.
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:29am
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:29am
ah well, congrats anyway :-D
adam antium
   adam antium on Aug 15 '06 at 11:30am
congrats dude!
Stevethegreat
Stevethegreat on Aug 15 '06 at 11:31am
they're just bitter
jwalsh
   jwalsh on Aug 15 '06 at 11:33am
Congrats you deserved it. I bought it in a second!
fc gravy
fc gravy on Aug 15 '06 at 11:35am
congrats with this fantastic design.
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:35am
Chelly - I knew I forgot something! Haha... nah, I tried it with the feet and felt it had a better flow without. :-)

PoPo & Luke - thanks!

mezo - hmm, maybe I should request yoohoo instead of the redbull.

Nate - LOL! I was wondering when someone would mention that... should've known you'd be right on it, so to speak. Haha.
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Aug 15 '06 at 11:40am
congrats on an amazing design

I just took this pic at a zoo in Glasgow:
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WallsReallyWork
WallsReallyWork on Aug 15 '06 at 11:43am
congrats, man. i think a lot of those blogs are being stupid. its just a shirt, a great, interetsing, cool one, at that. people need to chill out
francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:44am
Jwalsh, did you receive your STPs? Just want to make sure I didn't stuff up! Heh...

Anyway, it's an ungodly hour of the night, so I best be off. Hate to sound like a broken record but thanks once again for all the kind comments. Glad you like it!

Catch ya later!
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Aug 15 '06 at 11:46am
uno mas
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francobolli
   francobolli on Aug 15 '06 at 11:49am
Haha, how appropriate... nice pics, Jennifuhrer!

Yeah Walls, it's to be expected though, particularly for a comp like this. Each to their own!


Alright, I'm outta here!
Exigent
Exigent on Aug 15 '06 at 11:53am
First off, congrats. The technical aspect of the illustration is amazing. I do however take issue with the image.... This sort of thing is not something original... nor is it something I would wear. It looks too femme for me. Don't take me as a hater. ( I didn't even submit anything... so I am not jealous or anything.) But I would love to see this style incorporated into something else, because I really think you could go places with that style. Keep rockin' X
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Aug 15 '06 at 11:54am
Doesn't anyone else see the Bob Dylan resemblance???!!! HE'S BOB DYLAN AND HE'S NOT TELLING US!

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