Hey guys!

As some of y'all know, I hail more from the world of woot than that of Threadless. While I'm mostly known over there for being curmudgeonly and reactionary, I've also been able to foster ties with some of their best and most promising artists, which to me makes the other unique woot issues more tolerable.

As part of this, I have been "co-sponsoring" an underground shirt contest for some of the wooters I feel have the most talent and will profit most from getting out of the woot box. The hope is that, with motivation to enter elsewhere, and get a feel for another site's expectations, it will help the designers escape the often tight limitations woot puts on them and really realize their full potential.

Right now, I am planning a collaborative effort for this group. I think working with someone else helps ideas develop even deeper and further than you originally imagined. But since our group is not a huge one, and I don't expect everyone to take part, I thought it might be even better if I could find some Threadless peeps who might be willing to join in and collaborate as part of the experiment.

The truth is, there's no huge benefit for you. You'd be collaborating with designers you don't know, some more polished than others, and any prize for this collaboration would be at the sole discretion of Threadless, where the final products would likely be submit. I know many of you are busy with real-world projects and personal design work. But I think that working with someone who has been there before, and who really believes in shirt design, could help some of these designers a lot, so if any of you alumni would be willing to take the time to participate, it would be hugely appreciated.

If you're interested in even considering this, feel free to contact me for more information, via IM, via the email on my blog, or via posting here. I feel that this is an opportunity that could help better the online tee-design world, and I'm excited just thinking about what could come of it. Thank you all for taking the time to read.