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vinnylo
vinnylo aka peepers is a 28.49 year old boy, has been a member since July 10, 2007, has scored 36,405 submissions, giving an average score of 1.81, helping 515 designs get printed.
yeah, thats right. BOO for no trunk! its very disappointing to me.

Lonkiponk
Lonkiponk on Apr 21 '08 at 1:27pm
totally, that was the whole idea.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Apr 21 '08 at 1:45pm
No, the whole idea was the arm was the trunk. So the WHOLE idea is still there. To each his or her own, however.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Apr 21 '08 at 1:48pm
I bet none of you know personally know any elephants.
ginetteginette
   ginetteginette on Apr 21 '08 at 1:48pm
dumbo is my bitch
bafocomics
bafocomics on Apr 21 '08 at 2:09pm
bad format for this shirt.



disappointed.
vinnylo
vinnylo on Apr 21 '08 at 2:20pm
they should have just extended the top part of the elephants head down to the sleeve
bafocomics
bafocomics on Apr 21 '08 at 2:25pm
lazy placemant, thatīs all I guess.

They could do better, but they did not.
RIVERSTYX
RIVERSTYX on Apr 21 '08 at 3:21pm
Wow, you messed up threadless. The whole point was the long sleeve.

As soon as I saw this I was like, "YES, I'm buying" but then it became apparent that you guys didnt think this was worth a hoody. I would have shelled out money for one in a heartbeat. WHACK!
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 21 '08 at 3:24pm
so if the one armed swimmer chick wears this, what is it then?
Montro
   Montro on Apr 21 '08 at 3:25pm
a tapir.
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 21 '08 at 3:27pm
.....



lol
chelly
chelly on Apr 21 '08 at 3:27pm
i've got enough trunk for my junk

a t-shirt is perfect
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 21 '08 at 3:28pm
tapir minimus?
Montro
   Montro on Apr 21 '08 at 3:30pm
lol
chelly
chelly on Apr 21 '08 at 3:30pm
hahaha
shobattack
shobattack on Apr 21 '08 at 3:33pm
aww go have a sook guys, montro still rocks!
andyg
   andyg on Apr 21 '08 at 3:34pm
I have to agree on this one. I know this is a t-shirt site... and summer is almost here, but this design doesn't work on short sleeves.
McJamie
McJamie on Apr 21 '08 at 3:51pm
Aw man, I like the sleeve idea too! Still a pretty rockin shirt, though, but I don't think the trunk quite works as well. :c



Also +2 points for elephants! Rock!
Puma7
Puma7 on Apr 21 '08 at 4:28pm
no sleeve idea = no sale
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 21 '08 at 4:31pm
if nothing else, it was an ambitious attempt.



well done sir.
Steve The Great
Steve The Great on Apr 21 '08 at 4:35pm
they can't print over seams no?
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Apr 21 '08 at 4:42pm
ekaj47 on Apr 21 '08 at 3:35pm



for automatic screenprint machines you can get oversized palettes and screens to do huge allover prints so you dont have to do belt printing



at the shop i work at we are doing this to our 13 color automatic, but the oversized prints are limited to 3 or 4 colors depending on the machine



it would be possible to print on a long sleeve or hoody with this method however you wouldnt be able to print on the entire sleeve, in this case they didnt print the sleeve anyways so it could be possible
phyntosia
phyntosia on Apr 21 '08 at 5:24pm
I agree the joke still works without the long sleeves, but SO many more people would have bought a long-sleeved tee (incl me) that just aren't so interested in short-sleeved... and hey, it's winter coming on in the southern hemisphere, how's about some hoodies or long-sleeved shirts already? :(
azyrian
azyrian on Apr 21 '08 at 7:09pm
personally, I think this owns.

in cursive.



if you want a trunk,

draw one on your arm.

(:
Sunshine69
Sunshine69 on Apr 21 '08 at 7:27pm
i thought it was a cool concept for a long shirt, but with short sleeves this just doesn't work.
shaunz8
shaunz8 on Apr 21 '08 at 7:33pm
yep - reprint it properly - bin the rest or give em away.
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 21 '08 at 7:39pm
and hey, it's winter coming on in the southern hemisphere, how's about some hoodies or long-sleeved shirts already? :(
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Apr 21 '08 at 7:39pm
where is this place you speak of
vinnylo
vinnylo on Apr 21 '08 at 7:41pm
montro - i know you must be happy with your award, but how do you feel about your design being rendered?
renfrue
   renfrue on Apr 21 '08 at 7:50pm
vinnlo : montro sez
Montro
   Montro on Apr 21 '08 at 7:53pm
well Vinny, you always hope the print looks like the template suggests and in this case I didnīt realize the technical problems it would bring up. I must say though, Threadless will go above and beyond to make a design work and they are not scared of trying new things. They have proven this countless of times, especially with some of my prints (like the optical illusion tree) and for that I am extremely thankful.



I personally would have gotten rid of the elphantīs forehead and use the shape of the shoulder to suggest its head, but figuring out a way to make it work is harder than it looks.



Another, little known fact...This design was declined only to be miraculously put up by Ross, again, to see what would happen and how would the voters react. So they knew it would be challenging, but they tried anyway.



To answer your question, I am pleased with the results but understand it would have been MUCH more impacting in long sleeves. Hope that helps!
vinnylo
vinnylo on Apr 21 '08 at 8:36pm
thanx for your detailed explanation! did you know they were rendering your design or did they tell you first? just wondering...
Jemae
   Jemae on Apr 22 '08 at 12:31am
lol! :P
3 days later
pyro_man
pyro_man on Apr 25 '08 at 1:38am
I would definitely buy this as a hoodie with the trunk print on the arms, but I'm rather disappointed that the placement on the shirt isn't as good as I thought it would be
duckie99
duckie99 on Apr 25 '08 at 4:07pm
I agree that the trunk would've been incredible, but this is still a wicked design. Awesome job Montro.
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