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fatheed
fatheed aka Aled IRL is a 29.94 year old boy, has been a member since June 18, 2006, has scored 26,230 submissions, giving an average score of 2.00, helping 429 designs get printed.
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It seems that not many people understand what Emptees.com is. So I thought I'd say a quick something... (I thought it was just another online tee design company until about a month ago, so I didn't bother with it).

But - in a nutshell, Emptees is promotional tool for designers and a community for tee lovers.

It is not a rival site and Threadless is keen for more Threadless users to get involved over there. Threadless suggests to designers that they promote their work on Emptees as it gets good exposure to a community of tee lovers and design addicts - similar to this community.

The 'Tee of the Day' accolade is usually awarded to the design that gets the most 'love it' clicks - but I am pretty sure the site administrators have the last say. You get no prize for this award, other than front page promotion on the site and the adoration of your peers. Laserbread's awesome Shredded A which was Tee of the Day..

So - basically, we should all embrace Emptees! It is a friend of Threadless and the Threadless designers! Yes.

If you love freedom, go and get an account and when you see a design that you like, go and give it some love! If you're a designer - get an account and post your designs on there and promote them - whether they are up for sale, up for voting or just need feedback. Impose yourself on the foum there and get involved.

DOOOWIT!

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If you have a design up on Emptees, post a link to it here.

Lazy links only, please! No messy urls to copy/paste.
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sonmi
   sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:06am
i've been meaning to put a shirt up there. i've just recently started talking in their forum thing, but i feel out of place.
sonmi
   sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:07am
ooo and congrats to brock for tee of the day!
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:08am
Haha. Yes. It's like beeing a noob all over again. They seem like a nice bunch though.
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Dec 17 '08 at 9:10am
What gave you the idea I like tshirts?
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Dec 17 '08 at 9:11am
it's a good promotional site, but the thing that bothers me is that they only cater to things that are gory, skulls, brain eaters etc. maybe it's just me.
HAHA.sg
   HAHA.sg on Dec 17 '08 at 9:11am
cool!

btw, congarats!
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Dec 17 '08 at 9:14am
I'm put off by the fascination most emptee users/designers have with grotesque neon zombie/monster shirts.
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:14am
i like emptees a lot.



and kaloyster i think is right, every tee of the day i've noticed so far (excluding a few, brock's, aled's foam monster) is a huge overprinted gore fest
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Dec 17 '08 at 9:14am
i should refresh more often...

what kal said
tesco
   tesco on Dec 17 '08 at 9:16am
I looked at the archive for the tee of the day yesterday and had to conlcude they all love black shirts with purple and green ray frendan-esque illustrations of skulls and snakes. I scoffed and vowed never to return. Not really. How do they make money? I'm not seeing any advertising. Is it all dodgy backhanders?
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:16am
Yes, but that is a reason for this community to get involved.



To dilute the neon-zombie stuff.
gumbolimbo
   gumbolimbo on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am
I embarked happily on emptees a few months ago, but found my interest in the place fading ater a while....
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am
tesco on Dec 17 '08 at 9:16am



How do they make money? I'm not seeing any advertising. Is it all dodgy backhanders?




wondering that too!
sonmi
   sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am
who runs emptees?
Flying Mouse
   Flying Mouse on Dec 17 '08 at 9:18am
I just signed up there last 2 weeks, cool site.



And what Kaloyster said, there have a lot of zombie and horror designs, is that a tee shirt trend now?
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Dec 17 '08 at 9:19am
a cabal of swedish architects and graphic designers bent on world domination
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:19am
There is some awesome illustrators over there, but there is definitely a type of design that is more popular there.



I don't see that as a reason for people not to get involved. I see it a reason for people to get involved and promote/suggest/champion different styles.
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:19am


sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am

who runs emptees?




I BET ITS THREADLESS



lets start the conspiracy
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:19am
They have ads on the site.
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Dec 17 '08 at 9:20am
I also feel out of place there, in that I am not a shirt designer and I am not welcome and some person was mean to me (priscilla) but I think she's pretty so I still talk to her (we talk about our favorite books and things) no we don't
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Dec 17 '08 at 9:20am
band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am tesco on Dec 17 '08 at 9:16am



How do they make money? I'm not seeing any advertising. Is it all dodgy backhanders?



wondering that too!



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They do have adverts. Small square box on the right hand side.
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Dec 17 '08 at 9:20am
the bigger your monster munching a brain design is (and the neon-er) the better.



your love points will surely sky rocket in a few minutes landing you to the front page.
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Dec 17 '08 at 9:21am
I always wondered about Emptees. I may join up sometime. I one for giving lots of love to great t-shirt designs.
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:21am
oh yeah, i guess i only noticed when they link to their own store, i didn't realize that was an actual ad.
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:21am
sonmi
   sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:22am
CONSPIRACIES!



it does seem cool, though. i want to use it more, but my internet habits aren't easily retrained.
Flying Mouse
   Flying Mouse on Dec 17 '08 at 9:22am
Just curious, how many percent of the Emptee''s community are in Threadless? Is it a same group of person?
Gar0
   Gar0 on Dec 17 '08 at 9:23am
It's a bit too minor teen metal band for me. I'm surprised tee of the day went to Shredded A. However, it is good to see what people are doing that isn't specific to Threadless or DBH.



I also get the feeling that most people there look down on Threadless as being somewhat lightweight? Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I've been involved in a couple of threads with people there about Threadless.
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Dec 17 '08 at 9:25am
I've put designs up over there, but I didn't get much love.



There's certainly a lot of talent there, but I can't be bothered to get that much involved when the same formula seems to win out so frequently.
Lonkiponk
Lonkiponk on Dec 17 '08 at 9:26am
I signed up there some time ago, but was also put off by all the zombie, neon, gore.

It was nice, but I don't have time to really hang out there as much as I do here.

I have not been there for a while

Maybe I should.
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Dec 17 '08 at 9:27am
gumbolimbo on Dec 17 '08 at 9:17am

I embarked happily on emptees a few months sometime ago, but found my interest in the place fading after a while....
sonmi
   sonmi on Dec 17 '08 at 9:28am
is emptees really driven by its forum? or do you guys just mainly post your tees to the tee of the day thing?
Gar0
   Gar0 on Dec 17 '08 at 9:32am
I think Tee of the day is just an arbitrary decision by the admin staff, non?
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:33am
i think its whoever gets the most
band-it
   band-it on Dec 17 '08 at 9:33am
i think its whoever gets the most hearts over the day?

NomadSlim
   NomadSlim on Dec 17 '08 at 9:34am
I signed up 3 months ago but only posted my first tee yesterday. It got a much better response here then there.
fat pigeon
   fat pigeon on Dec 17 '08 at 9:38am
I like it over at emptees. It's a great resource for designers and tee lovers. I don't blog much but I lurk, as I do here!
andyg
   andyg on Dec 17 '08 at 9:39am
I signed up there... but realized that one set of t-shirt blogs is enough for me. Maybe one day, I'll log on there again.
canadianbeaver
canadianbeaver on Dec 17 '08 at 9:39am
OK, I joined but now what? If you post a design and let's say get some love and announce it is for sale, does tha mean you are printing it yourself?



Sorry to be such a dumbwad.
canadianbeaver
canadianbeaver on Dec 17 '08 at 9:40am
I think I agree Andy. I just like checking in here when I am between tasks at work and stalking folks.
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:41am
Alright chaps. I'm not proposing that you start blogging there. My point about the foum was more to explain to people the format of the website.



I think Threadless community should start voting on tees there though and support the designers from here and give exposure to different styles?



Who's with me?



*writes down 'canadianbeaver'*
squatterjohn
squatterjohn on Dec 17 '08 at 9:44am
It would be better if people used their emptees profiles to promote their DBH etc subs or woot etc prints rather than doing it here. So it would be good if we were all over there.
fatheed
   fatheed on Dec 17 '08 at 9:45am
Well, that's a good example.



I'm not saying there should be a mass exodus - just that using emptees should perhaps be a part of supporting Threadless and the Threadless designers.



No bloggy, just clicky and commenty.
Chengui
   Chengui on Dec 17 '08 at 9:47am
I posted my Monday print there. Seems like good exposure to me. Maybe my haunted house would do well given their love of horror.
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Dec 17 '08 at 9:51am
been there for about a month as smoking :)
canadianbeaver
canadianbeaver on Dec 17 '08 at 9:51am
There are so many sites now you could spend all day going clickity click from one site to the next peddling your wares.



Recently I have taken up with Mr Burns... and not the boss on the Simpsons. I like that guy.



I have lulls between tasks at work and I have all these designs - many not subbed here - that must be able to find a home somewhere!
Laser Bread
   Laser Bread on Dec 17 '08 at 1:59pm
great blog aled, I could've used this blog about 2 days ago to help make heads and/or tails of emptees.
arzie13
   arzie13 on Dec 17 '08 at 2:44pm
Oooh... yeah. Congrats Brock! I'm not sure how shirt of the day works but help me try and get it!
againstbound
   againstbound on Dec 17 '08 at 2:54pm
It's alright there, but I still like Threadless way better, and the gore overwhelming, kinda like the all over prints at DBH.



And I think it's the same guys that run Big Cartel, so the site probably also serves as exposure for people that want to open new stores and stuff.



everything
   everything on Dec 17 '08 at 3:05pm
timemachine!


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