Profile for fatheed - Concept, or aesthetic.

fatheed aka Aled is a 27.5 year old boy, has been a member since June 18, 2006, has scored 4110 submissions, giving an average score of 2.03.

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Jun 29 '09 by fatheed

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Concept, or aesthetic.

FACT: Threadless use to be 70% concept and 30% aesthetic.

A quick calculation tell me it's now 30% concept and 70% aesthetic.

I'd say probably 5 out of the 6 tees this week are defined by their aesthetic, rather than being idea driven. Is this fair or is it the 2 beers I had at lunch?

Discuss.

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jeffreyg on Jun 29 '09 at 12:24pm

I agree

ounom on Jun 29 '09 at 12:24pm

Definitely, the beers!

jeffreyg on Jun 29 '09 at 12:24pm

But they were so aesthetically pleasing that I bought 2 of them :x

TheInfamousBaka on Jun 29 '09 at 12:25pm

I agree.

andyg on Jun 29 '09 at 12:25pm

Drink moar beerz!

Spam69 on Jun 29 '09 at 12:27pm

Buy me a beer while I look at your technical analysis.

ginetteginette on Jun 29 '09 at 12:28pm

i still see it as strongly concept driven, just not the concepts most people are used to.

i don't think there are that many 'only aesthetic' shirts that do that well, apart from the watercolour thing.

SuperRyan on Jun 29 '09 at 12:28pm

I would find myself agreeing with this idea

kashlen on Jun 29 '09 at 12:28pm

They seem like they have a good amount of concept and a good amount of aesthetics. I cannot complain.

stalliongsta on Jun 29 '09 at 12:28pm

strong concepts alone don't get you that far these days.

fatheed on Jun 29 '09 at 12:33pm

The best concept driven tees was always what set Threadless apart for me. So it's interesting to see a change.

ArTrOcItY on Jun 29 '09 at 12:39pm

I agree it changed and what you say it's true but I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing. I like both, concept designs and aesthetic designs, and as long as they're well executed, they get my vote.

Maltzmania on Jun 29 '09 at 12:47pm

how would you characterize your designs fatheed?

lemonalle on Jun 29 '09 at 12:48pm

Maybe they're all based on the concept of aesthetics

fatheed on Jun 29 '09 at 12:54pm

concept, maltz

Maltzmania on Jun 29 '09 at 12:54pm

100%!

Maltzmania on Jun 29 '09 at 12:55pm

question mark...not exclamation point.

Steve The Great on Jun 29 '09 at 12:59pm

by "concept" do you mean "joke?"

fatheed on Jun 29 '09 at 12:59pm

yeah. not all of my subs, but all of my prints.

Maltzmania on Jun 29 '09 at 1:01pm

well, i only ask because, I feel like not all of the art can categorized in such cut & dry terms...some art can have both of these characteristics, "aesthetic and concept"...I think...maybe...

Maltzmania on Jun 29 '09 at 1:01pm

*be

elemenopy on Jun 30 '09 at 3:11am

What I love about threadless is that the tees are clever, that's what got me buying and the way I design. Though I love the shirts that get printed, they simply aren't my thing. Why? Aesthetic driven.

elemenopy on Jun 30 '09 at 3:11am

Also, A great concept must have great execution, s aesthetic is still very importatnt.

elemenopy on Jun 30 '09 at 3:12am

* so *important

Jebbie on Jun 30 '09 at 3:13am

fart

againstbound on Jun 30 '09 at 3:16am

Yes.

Bio-bot 9000 on Jun 30 '09 at 3:19am

Consthetic.
The opposite of prosthetic.

............................................................."yeah, we're gonna need those back now."

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 3:20am

My ideal shirt pairs the two.
Also, 2 beers?

againstbound on Jun 30 '09 at 3:27am

I think 5 out of 6 of this week's prints could have easily been printed at the other place, and I think that's been a constant for a while now.

And I like the other place too, but I liked that Threadless offered a bit more substance over just pretty looking tees.

And yes, the current prints do have good concepts, but are they really good enough that even with a simpler and less "shiny" execution they would have gathered at least a good(not great) amount of attention and attraction?

againstbound on Jun 30 '09 at 3:30am

Also, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, at most it's subjectively bad, but I'm sure for a lot of people it's great.

emilymmkay on Jun 30 '09 at 3:31am

(hi Hectors)

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 3:34am

The pretty detailed shirts are just another trend, next year it may be strark and graphic shirts for all you know. I think there will always be a market for good concepts though, no matter the execution style. Don't sweat it. have another beer.

stalliongsta on Jun 30 '09 at 9:16am

while i like most of the designs that get printed (usually i've given good scores to at least 4 of the new prints each week), i generally prefer the concept-based designs.

also, my own designs are generally concept-heavy, and i sometimes feel like i can't compete because my designs just aren't as pretty as, say, buko's.

davidfromdallas on Jun 30 '09 at 9:18am

agreed. which is why I get so much more excited about a design when it is executed well AND has a superb idea behind it.

ginetteginette on Jun 30 '09 at 9:48am

concept = clever or funny?

Tonteau on Jun 30 '09 at 9:59am

Concepthetic

that is inappropriate on Jun 30 '09 at 10:03am

I'm happy about this. I never want people to look at my shirt and laugh. I can make them laugh myself. For me shirts have always been about what's the most visually appealing.

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 10:04am

ginetteginette on Jun 30 '09 at 9:48am concept = clever or funny?

Not neccesarily. I'd say: idea driven. But that's probably too obtuse a definition too.

squatterjohn on Jun 30 '09 at 10:05am

Tell those fools in the Alumni blog to do another 1nk contest or whatever it was called. One colour only, like Dead Pirates. That came along and people raved about it, but we're still drowning in watercolours. Not that watercolours are nevessarily a bad thing.

Montro on Jun 30 '09 at 10:06am

Agreed and it´s incredibly annoying.

Montro on Jun 30 '09 at 10:07am

Not that watercolours are nevessarily a bad thing.

Satan invented watercolors.

that is inappropriate on Jun 30 '09 at 10:07am

Satan invented watercolors on shirts.

Montro on Jun 30 '09 at 10:08am

exactlyyy

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 10:10am

not the effing watercolous discussion again. I need icecream.

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 10:11am

and a pool. for everyone. to cool down and relax. and enjoy the water without the colours.

that is inappropriate on Jun 30 '09 at 10:14am

You guys can all come over and swim in my pool. We're celebrating my niece's 5th birthday out there today.

davidfromdallas on Jun 30 '09 at 10:16am

gumbolimbo on Jun 30 '09 at 10:11am
and a pool. for everyone. to cool down and relax. and enjoy the water without the colours

took the words right out of my mouth

Trony on Jun 30 '09 at 10:16am

i don't think there are that many 'only aesthetic' shirts that do that well, apart from the watercolour thing.

true, but there is definitely one designer that is
99% skills 1% concept

band-it on Jun 30 '09 at 10:19am

my shirt printed this week used a little bit of watercolor (to be really picky, it was mostly acrylic), but i stand by having a good idea driven design.

Edword on Jun 30 '09 at 10:24am

Umm...I'm pretty sure anything conceived is a concept?

www.merriam-webster.com
concept- something conceived in the mind.

I'm thinking your really referring to jokey, clever or ironic concepts not concepts in general.

maybe not...

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