NOTE: JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT YOU ON ANY OF THESE LISTS DOESN'T MEAN IN ANY WAY THAT EVERYONE ELSE PLAES IN COMPARISON TO THOSE LISTED HERE. THERE'S FAR TOO MANY AMAZIG SLOGANEERS TO MENTION IN ONE BLOG, SO PLEASE DON'T BE OFFENDED! whew.


With the beginning of the new year almost upon us and a record-breaking 104 type tees coming out in 2009, I thought we could give an extra-special shout-out to those who have been swinging as hard as they can for the slogan fences in 2008 and totally deserve one if not one hundred of those type tees with their slogan on it that have not been printed yet, and even a few people who should be printed again and other assorted make-believe award categories.


Top 10 No Slogan Prints Yet (in no particular order)

-Bio-Bot 9000: This one's a no-brainer and the guy almost DEF has a print coming that he won't give up the goods about, but it must be mentioned. Print this flaming truckasauras avatar'd dude but quick! "Pessimists" is the go-to obvious slogan in his witty repertoire, but there's oh so many obvious others.

-Davidfromdallas: My vote for the Threadless "Slogan Newcomer of the Year", the man dishes out feisty word wonders day after day like he's got the Threadless mindset on infinite lockdown.

-krokun: He might not make the biggest roar, but those slogans of his sure have a ton of bite in them! Krokun's slogans improved with a quality spike that is the exact opposite of how fast the economy fell apart this year.

-MadIron: When is this man gonna get his time in the ink-squirting printing factory? He's a master at showing the other side of a long-heard and completely cliche concept or saying, making it seem shiny and brand-spankin hilarious again.

-jess4002: If you think I'm putting jess in this list only because she is one of the most unselfish, supportive and timely bumpers of things she likes on Threadless, I have one thing to say: take a look at her slogan page and prepare to eat your salty cynical words without a an after-diss breath mint.

-jaywalkergraphics: I'm pretty shocked the man hasn't gotten one or even TWO type tees at the rate he fires up his brain and churns out the witty winners. His winning slogan for the 9th OSC contest is a good place to start, but so many others await underneath. Plus the guy got married this year and still found the time to make us laugh by way of funny word combos on a very regular basis.

-5napple: He's been a bit busy and away from Threadless for the last couple of months, but man o miggity man does he have what it takes and what Threadless craves in a type tee. 5napple achieved the impossible, going from a somewhat loathed initial presence (due to the fact that he took a bunch of people's slogans that were taken out of the contest but still left on their slogan pages and remade them) to a completely beloved and original voice in the slogan kingdom.

-lunchboxbrain: Besides being the king of type treatments on Threadless before the newest JOT contest was a blipped twinkle in Threadless's database RAM, he's also got some amazing slogans to go with those eyetastic ways to visualize them the best.

-courtney pie: The all-around goofy-around champion of the slogan blogwaves! She tends to go for the goofy insight or well-placed pun punch to the gut of the funny bone.

-Everyone else so none of you hogtie and poop and feather me!



These Folks Need Another Slogan Print

-juliejeremiah: She was one of the first new prints after OMG Clothing changed from its own random slogan site to part of the Threadless central crew, it's high time she gets another one and has a plethora to choose from. Her "You Say Tomato" slogan is not only not printed but for some reason not going into its 4th reprint yet.

-Larlar: The original slogan dynamo got two slogans out of the gate when Threadless was only releasing one every four fortnights, retired early from the field and has since come roaring back with some of the strongest and smartest slogan fare on the current scene. Besides all the recent genius nuggets he has mind mined, he's got a slew of awesome oldies i still need tattoo'd onto shirts that i can purchase and wear for a month straight before peeling off.

-nintechno: The co-founder and co-runner of the Official Slogan Club FINALLY made it into the Threadless printing pantheon this year with a fantastic slogan, but he still has so much shirt wisdom left untold to those outside the Threadless minority that need to be educated as soon as possible. I don't think anyone is better at making a clever word pun with so few actual words to it yet the mental picture it paints for you is so vivid.

-ZombieToArt: Have you seen this man's list of soon-to-be-or-should-to-be winners? "Russian Roulette" would be a risky yet amazing type tee to print.

-SnakeMan: His first slogan print must have been randomly picked out of a rabbit's hat, because ten more could have easily taken its place with a wit so sharp razors made out of diamond dust break apart upon the lightest impact.

-Torakamikaze: We all know Torasteve is about as funny as someone can be at all times of their waking life (and I've heard he has some fantastic comments whilst sleepwalking as well). He also happens to have a dozen more slogans that are prime for the type tee picking ready to rock and load...and then wear.


5 Hotshot Slogan Newbies

-jeiji
-Retroludo
-bean12
-Krimson
-ivejustquitsmoking


The Ol' Reliables of 2008

-Maltzmania
-Martiandrivein
-TimScribble
-simpletinrobot
-againstbound

Most Innovative Uses Of A Slogan in 2008

-Maltzmania for his extensive experimentation in the fields of glow-in-the-dark double joke shirts (which got printed) and front/back jokes that work funny when just seeing one or the other as well as together (which will most likely be printed next year).

-Krokun for his tireless efforts at trying to achieve the perfect UV slogan that makes sense with or without the sunlight energizing the ink that creates even more see-able funny.


MIA Sloganeers in 2008

-snacktivity: The dude was 16 years of age when he took the slogan world by storm when the world was only the size of a stage prop on the Threadless scene and culture. He hammered out slogan after slogan that seemed like it was coming from someone double or triple his age. Unfortunately he probably found went to college, found a girlfriend and non-internet folks to chill with and shall never to return except to point and laugh at us slogan fiends.

-The Sam: An overwhelming amount of slogan entries reside in The Sam's world of slogandom, but they are worth the visual hike as many are great takes on older slogan styles or new-fangled word awesome.

-backtozero: Very few designs and even fewer slogans came from this guy in 2008, but his earlier outings prove fierce enough to stage a rebirth in popularity if given the chance and the attention they deserve.

-Aristarchus: Sure the man hasn't been seen in over a year and looks as if he shall never return to these witty internet confines, but I hope to find out one day what happened to and see more prints and new slogans from probably the most entertaining children's English teacher in the U S of A.


Best Slogan Blogs Of 2008

-It's gotta be far and away Martiandrivein's 365 slogan blog idea. It's really challenged and invigorated a lot of sloganeer sideline sitters onto the playing field day in and day out, whether they've got slogan gold or just the fool's version. It really makes your slogan writing skills get whipped into shape.

-A close second is Pizazz's "Sloganstorm" blog, where everyone must stay on target Star Wars-style by creating a slogan around the above person's random topic and then give a topic even more ridiculous and impossible for the next poor slogan sucker.


5 Favorite Printed Type Tees Of The Year

-Magic is just stuff science hasn't made boring yet.
-Roses are green. Violets are yellow. Also, I'm colorblind.
-You can't spell random without tangerine swordfish disco car.
-I feel all warm & fuzzy inside. Like i swallowed a kitten.
-Origami turned my pants into this shirt.



Feel free to suggest others and examples of what you think should make the jump to wearable funny sentence! Let's make 2009 the best year for the slogan family yet!