Threadless T-Shirts - Quenching Ideas May Have Regrettable Consequences

Quenching Ideas May Have Regrettable Consequences by J-Ray

Scoring finished:

537 days ago

Submitted on:

Mar 05 '07

Scored by:

2,488 people

Comments:

42 comments

Final average score:

1.85 out of 5

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Although Bill Gates is a smart man, you really don't need to "get it".

briantrammell on Mar 05 '07

I don't get the bubble.

icebar on Mar 05 '07

hey this is cool
and there are mostly white ppl on shirts so its good that the guy is black.
i hope that didnt sound racist?
i just like the idea.

J-Ray on Mar 05 '07

thanks for noticing that, icebar, i specifically decided not to use a Caucasian, cuz all shirts seem to do that on this site.

i think everyone's too busy shopping to comment right now. haha

r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Mar 05 '07

this is pretty fantastic. good work J-ray!

mlnewco on Mar 05 '07

I like how you reworked this. And I like that the text forms something different that the expected plant or other metaphor for growth. And, (this was probably intentional) how the overall shape of the entire design looks like a lightbulb. Nice take on the theme.

anonymoose on Mar 05 '07

Interesting concept but I wouldn't wear a design like that. I like the way you drew the kid though.

Brandon Norris on Mar 05 '07

I've been looking for a BRIGHT yellow shirt to wear, and this one just may be it. Great job J-ray.

ecky_ducky on Mar 05 '07

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

And also, insert intelligent comment here.

jenraskopf on Mar 05 '07

It's a really cool design and I love binary (who says that?) but the yellow is making my eyes crazy.

helo on Mar 05 '07

My interpretation : the kid watering his computer is a metaphor
for his brainstorming for ideas ( the seeds of the ideas are in the
computer ), but his attempts are actually bringing different
( and dangerous ) results than he planned.

Vindemiatrix on Mar 05 '07

Love it. No way I would wear a bright yellow t-shirt, but I still love it.

martiandrivein on Mar 05 '07

ooh cool!

Answerthatandstayfashionable on Mar 05 '07

i noticed it too!

Edword on Mar 05 '07

I like this version much better! great colors!

truxdat on Mar 05 '07

I love this. maybe not the bright yellow but i love it.

radiostaticstar on Mar 05 '07

the yellow is hot, and i've actually done this, not on purpose, only instead of a watering can it was a 64oz diet coke...

jstumpenhorst on Mar 05 '07

cool design J. i really like this! nice work.

The Crackers on Mar 05 '07

this is pretty sweet

i think this is best complimented on the yellow

sun quench water yellow

it makes sense

5

kirstenlovesdinner on Mar 05 '07

who is that little man model there?

PsyGuy on Mar 05 '07

looks cool... whats the 'lightning' mean?

J-Ray on Mar 05 '07

kirsten: that's bill gates in his rebellious youth. It's actually from his mug shot - no kidding :)

miss mraz on Mar 05 '07

haha bill gates.

kreenkreen on Mar 05 '07

Yeah, okay I love it!
$5.
I love the touch of binary. Lol.
And the yellow makes it even more unique.

bhoomika on Mar 05 '07

this is cool! $5

WanderingBert on Mar 05 '07

Good work. Really enjoying your foray in to textures and the like. Not too sure about yellow- not really my thing, but great illustration.

liwintin on Mar 05 '07

it's good~~$5

stardance on Mar 06 '07

What does the binary say?

mudflap02 on Mar 06 '07

This shirt makes black people look stupid, as if they don't understand technology.

J-Ray on Mar 06 '07

I'm not sure if you're joking... Maybe it does, if you take it literally, but then you might also think that binary smoke monsters come out of laptops. So I hope you're joking =)

sadran on Mar 06 '07

impressive, but a lot to look at and kind of confusing. Nice, though, keep it up.

FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 06 '07

i think mudflap02's comment makes anyone with an ounce of white pigment in their skin texture look stupid! So, did Threadless just have a week of J-Ray submissions!!! This is like your 10th in a row I have scored, and I love the level you are now taking your work. I really like the lightbulb theme that comes out of this design as well. Congrats J-Ray...looks like you might become the next "i like that dude's work but why hasn't he been printed yet?" guy we all begin to root for!

ISABOA on Mar 06 '07

this is a great layout and concept

lauracake on Mar 06 '07

i like the composition and bold colors!

one thing: does your boy have a bolt-in-the-neck shadow on purpose? some subtle monster reference or just weird ear shading...

lbspicer on Mar 06 '07

Enjoy this design, a monster made of binary code, is a monster for me.

TheloniusMnk on Mar 07 '07

There's something wrong with the kid. Not a racial thing, or anything like that, he just doesn't look right.

jamonit on Mar 08 '07

I think it's lame that anybody had to point out race in anyway regarding this submission. That being said. I don't get it.

D.Lightful on Mar 08 '07

Swell! Love the colors and design.Dont care that the concept is a bit spotty.

J-Ray on Mar 08 '07

It's not my fault people need to be hit on the head with a message before they can like a shirt.

There's a concept here, but it's up to the view to interpret it. I'm really sick of people who say "I don't get it".