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travis76
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by travis76   
such a peaceful meadow scene...or is it? those are power poles, not trees! where are the people? why have grass and animals overtaken the 'urbs?
inspired by the day i realized just HOW MANY ugly power poles there are everywhere. We never really pay attention to them, or have blocked them out of our aesthetic view.They're really neat, confusing, cluttered things...built on the corpses of trees, replacing trees.....
There's nothing political or environmental behind this design, it just is what it is......
The poles are hand drawn from observation- not vector traces of photos. the finished product is an illustrator file
rabidlizzy
rabidlizzy on Jan 17 '07
A dark green shirt would be awesome, but I like the autumn wasteland one too.
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Jan 17 '07
autumn waste land all the way.
theurbanraptor
theurbanraptor on Jan 17 '07
i think you meant to put this in the josh contest?
jublin
   jublin on Jan 17 '07
*slaps forehead!

khaki looks, but so does the green, AND the blue. You could print them all i guess.
WanderingBert
   WanderingBert on Jan 17 '07
You have no idea how often I wake in the morning and think "I hope theres another sub from Travis76 today". Even if they provide some very stiff competition, they're just always so awesome. I love this btw, esp. Nuclear Winter
chelly
chelly on Jan 17 '07
do you just spend the entire day patting yourself on your genius back?
hforhello
hforhello on Jan 17 '07
i dig the "nuclear winter" the most.
chastinet
chastinet on Jan 17 '07
awesome 5£
atomic child
atomic child on Jan 17 '07
pretty cool man
Rainbowbrite
Rainbowbrite on Jan 17 '07
Oh man i really like this .. i liek the colors the design and the idea 5$
chrisbm
chrisbm on Jan 17 '07
Green and blue look really good
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Jan 17 '07
so nice, i love the green the best! 5$
tyz
tyz on Jan 17 '07
YES. This is some of your best work yet. Instant printage, 5$!
grayehound
   grayehound on Jan 17 '07
very clever design...similar to something I was just sketching. i guessw I can write that one off...

nice work trav!
Papetti
Papetti on Jan 17 '07
I love all the colors, but if I had to choose, I would say Autumn Wasteland. Once again, you have outdone yourself. You are a genius!!!!!!!!
BORN2SHOPLC
BORN2SHOPLC on Jan 17 '07
I love it! I want it now! $5
killthebig3
killthebig3 on Jan 17 '07
excellent. have any of your shirts been printed?? you do such a great job with all of them.
oyster_press17
oyster_press17 on Jan 17 '07
Yes sir, yes sir three bags full. :) $5
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jan 17 '07
I love it!!! I'm going to purchase this when it gets printed.
Papetti
Papetti on Jan 17 '07
Put me down for one of each color!
bulgar
bulgar on Jan 17 '07
Great! Very sad, but you captured the future very well, although I doubt there will be any animals left.
annieoakley
annieoakley on Jan 17 '07
this is maybe the best film festival shirt i've seen. bra-VO
squintygirl
squintygirl on Jan 17 '07
This design has a creepy calmness to it that I find incredibly attractive. The power lines create this look of confusion and crowding, and but the animals on the ground are completely oblivious to the panic. Great work!
Jim-Bot
Jim-Bot on Jan 17 '07
Very nice design.... I dig the Nuclear winter one!!!

Great job!!!!
Raid71
   Raid71 on Jan 18 '07
I like the thought behind this sub, great direction, this I will be buying
danceswithcrayons
danceswithcrayons on Jan 18 '07
this is pretty sweet
Seeza
Seeza on Jan 18 '07
autumnate it.
Buclkes and or Straps
Buclkes and or Straps on Jan 18 '07
nuclear winter
haymi
haymi on Jan 18 '07
Cool - maybe changing it to night scene (on navy/dusk shirt) with the overhead lighting glowing down on those nocturnal animals? really nice... .. .
herky
   herky on Jan 18 '07
great work, the layers of depth and space achieved in the design are cleverly done.
Annefruit
Annefruit on Jan 18 '07
Depressing, but so pretty! On blue or Khaki?
Jemae
   Jemae on Jan 18 '07
travis 76, Beautiful Illus + Great Idea! and Autumn Wasteland for me! 5$! =)
phones
phones on Jan 18 '07
$5
Jihe
Jihe on Jan 18 '07
Great!
adam antium
   adam antium on Jan 18 '07
i like it man.
nice change from your typical style too.
Petanca
Petanca on Jan 18 '07
Geat job, makes a great shirt
mighty moody mut
mighty moody mut on Jan 18 '07
gigantic colour option effect on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love it and i love twelve monkeys!!!!!!!!
5$$!!!!!!!

i find this one very special because the beauty of nature is imitated by everyday elements of infra-structure!!!!!!!!

and garbage and wires seem to be beautiful in their own way…
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 18 '07
really glad you guys like it. it's scary to stray from my norm when everyone expects comic style from me.
it's my hope that if this is printed, it will be at maximum width so that the power lines extend to the armpits so they can properly fade or wrap around.
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 18 '07
josh ritter? damn- i didn't even read that loves contest, and i was working on this idea before that came up- i guess it would've been great for that...basically I know that anything that goes for a loves contest is good for the standard competition, so why not enter it in a loves? I chose tribeca because I thought this told a neat story. but that's okay. I'll stick with tribeca.
Bramish
   Bramish on Jan 18 '07
The colours are fantastic. I think the print could do with being a bit bigger though.
BubuSam
   BubuSam on Jan 18 '07
Clever idea though
lemonalle
lemonalle on Jan 18 '07
Beautiful
amoania
amoania on Jan 18 '07
nuclear winter is my fave.
jwalsh
   jwalsh on Jan 18 '07
great work! i know you said you strayed from your norm but it still looks and feels like all your other stuff, i wouldn't have thought that. this is really nice
.jl-london.
.jl-london. on Jan 18 '07
Quite dif from your usual style man but i reckon you've pulled it off, great concept
Raj Mahtaj
Raj Mahtaj on Jan 18 '07
print, print, print
slaterock
   slaterock on Jan 18 '07
ah, this is farkin' incredible! great concept and execution! $5.
little g
   little g on Jan 18 '07
Urban Nature. Love it $5
BatmansBellEnd
BatmansBellEnd on Jan 18 '07
Even I like this one ! Good work fella !
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 18 '07
batman'sbellend...you haven't voted!
itwasa_trick
itwasa_trick on Jan 18 '07
i really like the "foggy meadow" option... the design is really striking! good job... i like. :D
Luke...
   Luke... on Jan 18 '07
nice atmospheric perspective
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jan 18 '07
this is great travis love teh khaki version
Mr Rocks
   Mr Rocks on Jan 18 '07
Great work as always. Nice idea and perfectly executed mate. $5. Did you get my email?
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 18 '07
i did- i'll be responding soon!
firebolt816
firebolt816 on Jan 18 '07
nice one, i like all of the color options
Rain Dance
Rain Dance on Jan 18 '07
i like the autum wasteland
staffell
staffell on Jan 18 '07
5$
fuck-a-doodle-doo
fuck-a-doodle-doo on Jan 18 '07
darker background colors would help this design show the darkness of animals overtaking a city
hksofa3
hksofa3 on Jan 18 '07
def nuclear winter and autumn wasteland!
marinegirl
marinegirl on Jan 18 '07
Fantastic! Autumn wasteland for me 5$
franx
   franx on Jan 18 '07
this will at least win in the general competition. very nice job as always.
*5*
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 19 '07
why are you so awesome?

$5
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Jan 19 '07
The design on blue is both distressing and hopeful all in the same instant! That's it...Travis and like ten other Threadless designers whom i like nearly every sub need to just start printing these puppies by the boatload and selling them out of their bedrooms! Wonderful as always Trav! 5$
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 19 '07
distressing and hopeful...peaceful and uneasy..exactly FRICKINAWESOME- you got it.
Bisparulz
   Bisparulz on Jan 19 '07
autumn!!! 5$
mattrobot
mattrobot on Jan 19 '07
Wow, great color layering, and so many subtleties. I especially love the birds. Beauty!
Gringz
   Gringz on Jan 19 '07
cool 5$
clash
clash on Jan 19 '07
I want it in the worst way, but only if it is in the TAN color
Edorm
Edorm on Jan 19 '07
Terrific. Really like how you use the colors to imply depth.
bnovi
bnovi on Jan 19 '07
foggy meadow is the best. i want it.
Pennyfeather
Pennyfeather on Jan 19 '07
Love it. Like Foggy Meadow or autumn wasteland. $5!
hilaryb
hilaryb on Jan 19 '07
this is so beautiful and meaningful.
Kojima
   Kojima on Jan 19 '07
great contrast of colors
MooseDinner
MooseDinner on Jan 19 '07
I don't like that there's a weasel/ermine/ferret creature climbing on a telephone pole. I don't think they can climb like that. Otherwise, I like it. Really good color combinations on all three.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 19 '07
What, no panda?
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 19 '07
red squirrell! with a curious stance direct from nature! trust me. they're in my back yard :)
lsmc88
lsmc88 on Jan 19 '07
this is so awesome!
cursivesailor
cursivesailor on Jan 19 '07
the autumn color scheme is my favorite
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jan 19 '07
i'd hit that 3 times... oops, i mean BUY.
HCL
HCL on Jan 19 '07
i think it looks great on green!
blueleopard87
blueleopard87 on Jan 20 '07
I really love the nuclear winter colors, looks fabulous!!
Ricky Ricardo
Ricky Ricardo on Jan 20 '07
great idea!
Kgvh11
Kgvh11 on Jan 20 '07
i love it in blue
sh-feels no remorse
sh-feels no remorse on Jan 20 '07
i like the autumn wasteland version
vjzeamer
vjzeamer on Jan 20 '07
There is no way I wouldn't purchase that as soon as it was printed.
MeLa de Gypsie
MeLa de Gypsie on Jan 21 '07
I know it would make the most sense to have it on the green but I do so like it on the blue..

you have my vote!!!
1imitedwarranty
1imitedwarranty on Jan 21 '07
autumn wasteland is the coolest because you get that earthy-oh-wait-NOT feel.

Love the emotional dichodomy of it. You're either proud of the animals for reclaiming, or saddened because their world was destroyed, or some poignant mix of the two.

muy awesome-o. 5$!!
yion072
yion072 on Jan 21 '07
I want this so bad!!! $5 I love the idea of the animals reclaiming what we stole.
Papetti
Papetti on Jan 21 '07
You are a genius
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Jan 22 '07
mmm, nice!
oidan
oidan on Jan 22 '07
I totally love it. Its all about the foggy meadow. This has to get printed. 5$
jimmykitten
jimmykitten on Jan 22 '07
xoxo nuclear $5

the green green is a little too much for my eyes. but the blue and khaki i really like.
Pokarose
Pokarose on Jan 22 '07
I love this on nuclear winter!
This is such a cool design.
jcmiller09
jcmiller09 on Jan 22 '07
I'll spot you a fiver and try to encourage your more atmospheric and subtle side.
TAZL
TAZL on Jan 22 '07
I'm all for the autumn wasteland color shirt!! and I want one... $5
simtel
simtel on Jan 23 '07
nice concept, well made.
autumn wasteland is definitely the best of the three
megem1
megem1 on Jan 23 '07
sorry to go against the grain here but I don't think this is a contender for tribeca it sends out the wrong message about the festival who's aim is to "contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan" if this is the future there's not much of anything left and no hope for mankind who've obviously moved to New Orleans?
mliatai
mliatai on Jan 23 '07
i would like to spend time in the foggy meadow.
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 23 '07
with threadless's permissions and approval, i asked a couple days ago to switch this to the josh ritter loves contest, which I hadn't fully known about when I subbed this design. In my words to threadless, "it seems my muse was ahead of my brain on this one'. It's now been changed, and 'as above so below' is my only sub for Tribeca.
thanks!
nerdylez
nerdylez on Jan 23 '07
It would be awesome to have a small child peeking out from one of the powerpoles, like they were searching for something. I'd stil buy it the way it is tho
Diomedea
Diomedea on Jan 23 '07
I like it but don't see the relevance to the Josh Ritter contest, apart from the basic yes, there are animals in the design
Miss_Beasley
Miss_Beasley on Jan 23 '07
I think it would look better if the orange used wasn't so intense... more of a brown orange than a yellow orange. Right now it kind of burns my eyes. But good work, and all styles look great.
Lashford
Lashford on Jan 23 '07
i really like this... looks best on green. no need for a drawn-out explanation though :) 5.
comradesquirrel
comradesquirrel on Jan 24 '07
i dig it. green is nice, blue as well...the brown is a bit TOO dreary.
__afterglow
__afterglow on Jan 24 '07
Great concept. I like khaki best.
eric_jason_baker
eric_jason_baker on Jan 24 '07
Arr, I like it!
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 24 '07
i wish i could remember when i uploaded this. i hate the torturous waiting of '0 days left to vote'.. :D
little g
   little g on Jan 25 '07
3.o1!! The elusive three is yours :D

great sub and score Travis
Bragino
   Bragino on Jan 25 '07
Wish I had seen this before to voteo n it, but it looks like you've done well here either way. I love this design. It fits the shirt well. I also appreciate people that still draw from nature. I'm always glad to find other artists that are devoted to studying from the greatest teacher known to us. Mother Nature herself. Great job.....................
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 25 '07
thanks for the 3, guys!
mattrobot
mattrobot on Jan 25 '07
Well deserved! Great illustration.
adamwhite
   adamwhite on Jan 26 '07
Awesome!
5 days later
d3monicferret
d3monicferret on Jan 31 '07
This is awesome. Too bad about not being able to re-sub it for Big Buck Hunter Pro Loves Threadless or whatever it's called. :(
4 days later
HackTheGibson
HackTheGibson on Feb 05 '07
Nice design...I love the coloring for Autumn Wasteland
7 days later
streetwise
   streetwise on Feb 13 '07
hope this prints!
the other paul
the other paul on Feb 13 '07
i like nuclear winter the best, but i wouldn't be sad with a print in autumn wasteland. just don't do it in foggy meadow! it could have been cool if it wasn't so bright.
the other paul
the other paul on Feb 13 '07
actually, forget what i just said. nuclear winter all the way!

also, cool design
nice!
14 days later
FlySouth
FlySouth on Feb 27 '07
I hope this gets printed, had I seen it before the the scoring was complete I would've given it 5$.
82 days later
jpiatt
   jpiatt on May 21 '07
I still hope this prints.
travis76
   travis76 on May 22 '07
if it hasn't by now, i don't think the chances are good. :/
8 days later
umbluemusic
umbluemusic on May 31 '07
I just stumbled upon this by accident, but I love it and even though it hasn't been printed and you don't think the chances are good, I will still hold out hope. I love this shirt.
10 days later
rekreation
rekreation on Jun 10 '07
Bonitos trees¨¨¨.
137 days later
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Oct 26 '07
PRINT THIS. I'll wait here until it's printed.
59 days later
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Dec 24 '07
WHY NO PRINTIE YETI?
travis76
   travis76 on Dec 24 '07
it will available at 'another place' known very soon.
13 days later
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jan 07 '08
Wow... this is brilliant!
2 days later
travis76
   travis76 on Jan 10 '08
a seattle (fee weekly?) culture magazine is using this on a cover soon- so seattle folks grab a copy! the tee will also be available in the blue version somewhere soon.
75 days later
oneitis
oneitis on Mar 25 '08
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travis76
   travis76 on Mar 27 '08
it's for sale at another site, in the winter blue scheme. i can't say where here but if you ask around, i'm sure some person will tell you where you can be LUCKY enough to pick up these THREADZ.
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280 days later
mikdog
mikdog on Jan 02 '09
i flippen dig this
67 days later
luc415
luc415 on Mar 10 '09
!!!!!!!!tnirp
luc415
luc415 on Mar 10 '09
oh .. nevermind. I see.
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