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acuity aka Nathaniel has been a member since July 10, 2006, has scored 3,686 submissions, giving an average score of 0.84, helping 31 designs get printed.
le voyage unoriginale
to anyone under the impression that this is an original design, i refer you to the sadies' album: http://www.amazon.com/Mayors-Moon-Jon-Langford-Sadies/dp/B000089CPV/ref=m_art_li_3/104-4837762-0511110

i like the graphic, but cmon... while eloquently packaging someone else's aesthetic has a place, it's not the threadless way.

litlnemo
litlnemo on Mar 31 '07 at 3:15am
That is because both artists got it from the same source, a famous silent movie. It's an homage.
4 days later
sullypants7
sullypants7 on Apr 04 '07 at 8:55pm
That silent would be Georges Méliès's 1902 film "Le Voyage dans la lune", or "A Trip to the Moon."
Frank Vice
Frank Vice on Apr 04 '07 at 8:58pm
wasnt this in a smashing pumpkins video too?
Lilitou
Lilitou on Apr 04 '07 at 9:10pm
I think so. Also in Moulin Rouge, if I'm not mistaken. It's terribly famous and shows up all over the place, either swiped directly from the source or parodied/copied in some other fashion.
icebar
icebar on Apr 04 '07 at 9:12pm
i'm not sure about your use of french there.

but yeah i think this design is good but it does make me sad it has been done before.
Kerrn
Kerrn on Apr 04 '07 at 9:14pm
The designer's description on the submission



"This is based off one of the most recognizable images in film history, a scene from George Melies' 105 year old film called Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon), in which crazy astronomers shoot a rocket out of a cannon into the moon's eye, and explore it's surface. You can watch it on youtube if you like.



I felt such a strong iconic image as the moon (with albeit a modern) rocket in it's eye appropriate for a film festival tshirt that celebrates film and film making, as George Melies pioneered many moviemaking techniques, and created the first science-fiction film ever.



Best,

Kenneth."



just check out the artist's website

he's one of the most original artists out there



-k.
Lilitou
Lilitou on Apr 04 '07 at 9:16pm
I would like to state for the record that I actually quite like the t-shirt. I wouldn't buy it simply because I hate the color yellow with a passion, but otherwise it's cool with me.
icebar
icebar on Apr 04 '07 at 11:06pm
lilitou, i think you missed the point of the blog?
Perudoesitbetterthanu
   Perudoesitbetterthanu on Apr 04 '07 at 11:08pm
key word "homage"
Lilitou
Lilitou on Apr 05 '07 at 12:52am
I didn't miss the point at all. The point was that it was unoriginal and my point was, yes, it shows up in a hell of a lot of places, but I like the t-shirt anyway.
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siou
siou on May 22 '07 at 5:13pm
"original" is overrated and probably a load of utopian bull.
19 days later
Little Helen
Little Helen on Jun 10 '07 at 10:39pm
I love the shirt and the intersting color. So what if it's not "original"? many people voted on it, it won, got printed, and i just ordered it. I'm a movie junkie and knew all about the movie, and I loved the artist's depection of it. So there.
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freckledgecko
freckledgecko on Jul 02 '07 at 4:08pm
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litlnemo
litlnemo on Jul 12 '07 at 4:49am
I love that image.



I would have ordered this shirt by now if it was a dark color. But they'll probably never reprint now, because it doesn't seem to be selling well. (Because it's gold! augh!)
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