Profile for jrmasm - To Blog or Not to Blog

jrmasm aka Jim is a boy, has been a member since July 10, 2006, has scored 3594 submissions, giving an average score of 2.27.

Jun 19 '09 by jrmasm

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To Blog or Not to Blog

I'm not very comfortable with this whole blogging/self promotion thing so please bear with me. I just wanted to keep a little journal of progress.

Since it's coming up my my 3 year Threadless anniversary and truthfully I'm running dry on ideas lately (realistic Jetson's anyone? Rosie as the Terminator?) I decided to look back at where I started ( admittedly it was crap. Not that some of my more current designs aren't still crap but those were real steamers) and apply what I have learned.

So I decided to start the beginning. If I wanted to do a design about the uber-cool red-winged blackbird- how would I approach it now?

So to have something to do, that's what I did.

Then:

redwingblackbird - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Now:

New Paint Job - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Please don't worry though-I'm not going to do this with all my previous designs. Some stuff is still crap regardless of how much lipstick you put on it.

Also to keep it different and make reading this worthwhile. The first person to bump this blog next Tuesday (6-23) at 8 Pm (EST) will get a free t-shirt of their choice, or a free drawing or print or whatever.

Stoma on Jun 19 '09 at 8:45pm

Oh man,
I love the new paint job but I know I won't be around next Tuesday night. Any chance there is a second prize for bumping on Tues. at 10:50 PM (EST)?

jrmasm on Jun 19 '09 at 8:59pm

How about we'll do a prize Tuesday at 8, Wednesday at 9 and Thursday at 10. (EST)

jrmasm on Jun 20 '09 at 8:37pm

Saturday Evening bumpity

Jebbie on Jun 20 '09 at 8:46pm

dude i love blogs like this where artists re-do one of their first ideas.

i love to see the progress, the different angle, the new vision.

good stuff :)

jrmasm on Jun 20 '09 at 8:47pm

Thanks Jebbie. I love people who support designs as much as you do. :)

Jebbie on Jun 20 '09 at 8:48pm

naw shucks.

ps you have like one of the cutest kids ever

jrmasm on Jun 21 '09 at 7:15pm

Sunday Evening Snoop bumpy bump

chelly on Jun 21 '09 at 7:46pm

you've made vast improvements
although i gave that first one a 3
it wasn't so bad

jrmasm on Jun 21 '09 at 9:24pm

Thanks Chelly.

Really? A 3?

jrmasm on Jun 22 '09 at 7:35pm

Monday evening's bumpster

Stoma on Jun 23 '09 at 11:43pm

Late Tuesday night bump. No one was around at 8 PM?

johntiki on Jun 23 '09 at 11:45pm

Whoops! I "watched" this blog and told myself to bump it, but I guess I forgot, haha.

jrmasm on Jun 24 '09 at 9:33am

Stoma-
Thanks for the bump. Drop me a line (my email is in my profile) and let me know what t-shirt you want or if you want a drawing or print.

Johntiki-There is always this evening...

chelly on Jun 24 '09 at 4:20pm

spacesick 2 on Jun 24 '09 at 4:22pm

looks wonderful, msjrmrasmjr!

johntiki on Jun 24 '09 at 8:01pm

Bump!

jrmasm on Jun 24 '09 at 8:02pm

Thanks John-Send me an email!

Ivantobealone on Jun 24 '09 at 8:06pm

New paint job is really great, best of luck!

jrmasm on Jun 24 '09 at 8:12pm

Thanks Ivan.

quister on Jun 24 '09 at 8:52pm

Very cool, unique design for a tee and great illo. I wish "escape from the nut house" and "the phoenix tree" would print, both exceptional.

Also, I wouldn't be shy about promoting in the blogs these days, given that 600 designs are up at any moment. Not like it used to be. So, I look to the "favorite designs", "Score these designs", and personal pimpin blogs to keep aware of anything good that's up. Cheers!

2 days later

jrmasm on Jun 26 '09 at 8:58pm

Friday Night Bump

2 days later

jrmasm on Jun 29 '09 at 8:15pm

Monday night bumpster.

7 days later

igo2cairo on Jul 07 '09 at 5:54pm

Awesome re-work! I do the same thing with some of my old designs and find it a very worthwhile exercise.

igo2cairo on Jul 07 '09 at 5:54pm

I'm pretty sure this sublime piece of art will be your next print though:

50 days later

sidepull on Aug 26 '09 at 11:28pm

Hey Jim - I saw your critique The Last (redux) and I thought you might be interested in a study I'm doing:

Posted a critique? Does feedback improve designs?

Just to provide a brief explanation. I'm trying to see how feedback influences the development of ideas (in this case design). So, when you sign up, I'll send you a brief personality survey and then I'll gather your critique data and see how it all works together via the magic of statistics. Everyone that signs up will get a free personality profile and be entered in a raffle to win an iPod.

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