Threadless T-Shirts - On what fate is

On what fate is

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letter
on Jan 18 '07

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2.21 out of 5

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2,156 people

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474 days ago

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61 comments

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letter on Jan 16 '07

I found this phrase amusing, and i think you should know it too. There are 2 posible designs. One with the background, and one without. Submitting it for the JOT 2.

2 days later

LeCirage on Jan 18 '07

People might hate on the rectangular style of the design but I'm diggin' it. One of the best JoT designs yet!

shraffy on Jan 18 '07

also digg le rectangle.

(matthijs) on Jan 18 '07

I like the type treatment and colours, but don't really see the connection between the message of the text and the image

sonmi on Jan 18 '07

really nice, letter!

chopsticks4rent on Jan 18 '07

i love that phrase. if only life were that way.

shirtflirt on Jan 18 '07

i guess a deus ex machina could be seen as fate...

amoania on Jan 18 '07

am i dumb??
what does it say?

cardcastleruins on Jan 18 '07

ya this is vectorlicious. Usually rectangle stuff sux. But you got the whole branches breaking up the line thing and it looks pimp. 5

shirtflirt on Jan 18 '07

amoania

DEUS
EX
MACHINA

amoania on Jan 18 '07

which means?

firebolt816 on Jan 18 '07

yay deus ex machina! i like the colors and i like the type quite a bit as well.

firebolt816 on Jan 18 '07

amoania - "god from the machine"

itwasa_trick on Jan 18 '07

ok this is awesome. 5$

travis76 on Jan 18 '07

it means alot of things. supernatural machine/device...the way things work.....the human body....everything happens for a reason......

KweLi on Jan 18 '07

Amazing... I love it!!!

kayne on Jan 18 '07

Nice typography. I like this one a lot.

helo on Jan 18 '07

amoania, Here's where Wikipedia is a big help : Deus ex machina

staffell on Jan 18 '07

i like this a lot!!

mayreeuhm on Jan 18 '07

asdfghjkl; i love everything about ittt.

yion072 on Jan 18 '07

Haha remember dodgeball?? deus ex machina?? Anyone???

deaddovedonoteat on Jan 18 '07

OK, I love the idea of this on a shirt somehow,and agree with matthijs that the text itself is great, but it just doesn't connect to anything (including the image). sorry.

bearlingual on Jan 18 '07

Yeah, I think this shirt looks better with just text.

mag391 on Jan 18 '07

how does the phrase relate to the design?

The Ending on Jan 19 '07

Looks great!

phones on Jan 19 '07

love the comic lol.

i thought at first glance this was a pun- 'deus ex machine'

Petanca on Jan 19 '07

Nice!

letter on Jan 19 '07

Thanks for the comments ppl. The image i put here is only to accent my personal opinion on what fate is, and what deux ex machine means to me. I wont expect everyone to have the same notion as mine; feel free to draw your own conclusion. This is also one of the reason why i put 2 possible design options.

sugarstar182 on Jan 19 '07

I actually really like the image and the text is awesome. I'm not a huge fan of white T-shirts though . . .

Quent on Jan 19 '07

both the image and text are gorgeous. I like it better on natural than on white.

brumbachs on Jan 19 '07

I absolutely loves this, but mainly for the text...I don't really get the connection between the text/its meaning and the image. and deus ex machina is a literary device, people...ever read shakespeare? it's an intentional cop-out by the writer to get out of a shitheel of a situation. the more bizarre that cop-out is, the more hilarious.

BeeBeeBones on Jan 19 '07

i like the rectangle one

spunky_laura on Jan 20 '07

I love the picture, but not the text. I would probably buy it if it didn't have Deus Ex Machina on it.

XfollowthebutterfliesX on Jan 20 '07

It would be better on natural.

veintecerotres on Jan 20 '07

yeah!!!
thats fuckin Excellent
5
5
5
5

The Winged Self on Jan 20 '07

it doesn't make sense. deus ex machina doesn't mean "animals playing in the forest"

J-Ray on Jan 20 '07

I like the type treatment and colours, but don't really see the connection between the message of the text and the image

Agreed. Also, the expressions is generally a device originating from Greek Theatre where an actor explains what is going on, near the end of a play. Generally looked down upon in modern literature/cinema.

jsn913 on Jan 20 '07

It's very Scott Hansen-ish, but thats definately a compliment

lilpeople on Jan 21 '07

this is sweet man really cool iso50 but ur own kinda style brought to it i would love me tshirts on threadless with some some typography like this!

lofty softy on Jan 21 '07

this is really good stuff.

TommyZ on Jan 22 '07

Deus ex Machina is a literary device... Research on wikipedia if you don't know what it means...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deux_ex_machina

FRICKINAWESOME on Jan 22 '07

If the phrase had ANYTHING to do with the design, i would score this higher...like if a hunter was hiding behind the trees on the left, and the border from the phrase was a bit more jagged, and presented as being just above the hunter's head as he is about to fire, the phrase saves the animal's life. Now THAT'S good god machine. As it is, a 1.

impossiblejosh on Jan 22 '07

your ttext is amazing

henryroland on Jan 22 '07

Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (e.g., having the protagonist wake up and realize it was all a dream, or an angel suddenly appearing to solve problems). The phrase has been extended to refer to any resolution to a story which does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an unlikely, though more palatable, ending. In modern terms the deus ex machina has also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty (e. g. the cavalry arriving).

Wikipedia Entry

oyster_press17 on Jan 22 '07

Yes sir yes sir.
3 BAGS FULL!
aka $5

wasabi_hot on Jan 23 '07

i like but...

http://www.deus.com.au/shop/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=16

thechemster on Jan 23 '07

for some reason I really like this design :)

wolferi on Jan 23 '07

I really like this C:

tinkalicious on Jan 23 '07

i like it better with the backround. it softens it

Tonteau on Jan 23 '07

Great font style.

Argentine on Jan 23 '07

I don't get how the imagine relates to the text at all.

Argentine on Jan 23 '07

*image

404err0r on Jan 23 '07

Wow, this is gorgeous. I love the forest scene.

December13 on Jan 24 '07

Keep the bluish background thing. With darker colors I'd buy it.

Mezbee on Jan 24 '07

hm. maybe it's just me, but i thought deus ex machina was a device used by the ancient greeks in theatre to fly people around the stage to seem like gods...
other than that I really like it.

sugarkitten on Jan 24 '07

Wow my mind boogles at the wiki definition - though wikipedia is destroying the informational integrity of the internet (not that it had much to begin with). i am thinking that now when I need to sound real smart and deep and wax philosophic then I can pull this phrase out! I am not particularly found of the 70's-esque font thing that is happening

IndustryOrange on Jan 25 '07

SWEET!

Monkey II on Jan 25 '07

I like it with the illustration. Great colors and subtle pattern.

cheekychappie4 on Jan 25 '07

nice

bortwein on Jan 25 '07

did anyone else subliminally see "sex machine" at first?

hogboy on Jan 25 '07

The combination of the type, nature sillhouettes & repeating geometric patterns is waaaay too Scott Hansen/ISO50 for my liking & I'm not sure theres enough interest in the design with type alone.

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