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by MrDomino   
"O _________ for ________ skies,
For _____ waves of grain,
For ______ mountain _________,
Above the _______ plain!
America! America!
God shed his _____ on thee
And crown thy ____ with ___________
From sea to _______ sea!
"

—Katherine ____ ______
Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul on Jun 19 '07
I really don't understand this...but it's like totally darling!
Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell on Jun 19 '07
A truely daring design. I really love it on the creme colour. You're going to Hollywood!
xiv
   xiv on Jun 19 '07
this is a must have.
jakotw
jakotw on Jun 19 '07
I like the artwork! Clever. But not sure if I'd wear it as a t-shirt though.
redlinewk
redlinewk on Jun 19 '07
Reminds me of Adbusters. Pretty good.
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Jun 19 '07
I like it on the creme very much. Really cool.
jimbitojr
jimbitojr on Jun 19 '07
echo the adbusters. good shot though.
suitesabotage
suitesabotage on Jun 19 '07
im being picky here, but i heard that the correct way to fly the flag is to have the stars on the upper left corner, whether the stripes are vertical or horizontal. but then maybe theres a reason why you wanted the stars on the other side and in which case, i have no case. nice design.
brotstulle
brotstulle on Jun 19 '07
sweet...

Let's see
- Nike
- MTV
- Apple
- Wall-Mat
- Pepsi
- Coca-Cola
- D&G (?)

well, and the rest I can't really attach...
The Ending
The Ending on Jun 19 '07
Creame looks great. Wouldnt wear an american flag though
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jun 19 '07
I would also never wear the u.s. flag (mostly due to the fact that i'm an aussie) but the statement this design makes is too strong, and so aligned with my point of view that I would not hesitate one bit.

And I really love what you did with the cream colour scheme.
Great job Domino!5$
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Jun 19 '07
redlinewk on Jun 19 '07
Reminds me of Adbusters. Pretty good.


Not so much "reminds" as "rips off completely." Nearly the same thing done long ago adn better. Sorry.
bonedaddy
bonedaddy on Jun 19 '07
OK. So, maybe someone is funning us here, but it appears Paula Abdul just gave this a 'totally darling' rating.

I know, I know. Can't be her.
But, what if it is…
stereochromic
stereochromic on Jun 19 '07
I love it on creme or yellow. Lovely.
13strong
13strong on Jun 19 '07
I can't see this for some reason (flash?), but it sounds like a very similar idea to this:

13strong
13strong on Jun 19 '07
https://secure.adbusters.org/orders/flag/bigcorporateflag.gif
jadeakira
jadeakira on Jun 19 '07
I love it! The colours work really well together.
telaine
telaine on Jun 19 '07
looks awesome on the creme 5$
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jun 19 '07
cream or gray for me ..I really liek teh textures you have in this one
Kojima
   Kojima on Jun 19 '07
I like the colored versions. On gold or creme.
tranquilsquall
tranquilsquall on Jun 19 '07
I like your artist's statement

The design is fantastic, the colors don't feel resolved, on banana is beginning to work
staffell
staffell on Jun 19 '07
I'd wear this $
Christoph Jenkins
Christoph Jenkins on Jun 19 '07
Great work! I just can't imagine wearing flags on my shirt...
escapism
escapism on Jun 19 '07
I aodre this on gold. $5 for sure.
Martin Cqlisto
Martin Cqlisto on Jun 19 '07
this t-shits is amawing best anti-flag / anti-nationalism post...
i think threadless should be much more political... especially with the importance they gained...
chlobo107
chlobo107 on Jun 19 '07
Love the graffiti quality - would wear it, and can't say that about many.
13strong
13strong on Jun 19 '07
Oh, OK. I have returned home now and can see the design.

It's not like the Ad Busters one at all (well, in ideals maybe, but not in execution) so please consider my previous posts a simple friendly pointer towards a design people might like.

This is pretty cool. I think it would be better to have the label one the top left, or just elsewhere - it doesn't look right where it is.

Otherwise, nice design. 3
Exigent
Exigent on Jun 19 '07
this is f@#ing brilliant.

$5
Santori_Time
Santori_Time on Jun 19 '07
Excellent Design! Nice commitment to current issues! 5$
Santori_Time
Santori_Time on Jun 19 '07
I think the label would stant out over the stars due to the contrast. People need to notice that label!
renfrue
   renfrue on Jun 19 '07
too : "I'm making a statement" for me
but nicely done anywho
Kaden
Kaden on Jun 19 '07
i'd like it if the flag was horizontal and not vertical
blandford
blandford on Jun 19 '07
i think it's trying too hard.

and MTV is based in NY...
the Coca-Cola sold in the US is bottled here, not shipped in from China...
Nike has factories in at least 10 other countries...
The Made in China label only makes sense if the brands listed are.
curlyfry
curlyfry on Jun 19 '07
if it's going to be vertical the stars need to be on the left side.
+RECONSTRUCT+
   +RECONSTRUCT+ on Jun 19 '07
you don't really know what's going on do you, curlyfry. oh well.

Brilliant indeed and far superior to the Ad Busters graphic. This is an ongoing concept that artists and designers reinterpret so I'm not sure why some are claiming "ripoff", I guess because they're just aware of ONE other design when there are in fact many.

Beautiful execution, not blatant and overdesigned... Old Glory has met it's fate, devoured by corporate greed and patriotic negligence.
Mr. Bacon
Mr. Bacon on Jun 19 '07
YES!
chelly
chelly on Jun 19 '07
i'm not usually a fan of any of those on a tee, but you've managed to pull it off quite well
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jun 19 '07
great concept and execution.
analog boy
analog boy on Jun 19 '07
I like it on orange because I only have one orange shirt, and that has a blood stain on it.
bortwein
   bortwein on Jun 20 '07
very nice. 5$ - I like the grey and the light yellow versions.
Skipper6745
   Skipper6745 on Jun 20 '07
Hahaha. Colours *that do not run. This is a great design. 5$
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jun 20 '07
can anyone see the face in the latter part of the coca cola logo, or am i just overdue for sleep?
spires
   spires on Jun 20 '07
Is this a call for protectionism? I'm not sure what your exact point is.
aerian
aerian on Jun 20 '07
i really like the creme.
the yellow works too.
i like it!
victimofopportunity
victimofopportunity on Jun 20 '07
this is actually pretty good
tesco
   tesco on Jun 20 '07
really well done. print this one!
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Jun 20 '07
wow.
SarsyBawls
SarsyBawls on Jun 20 '07
I want this. I need this. My favorite part is the made in china tag. $5
staffell
staffell on Jun 20 '07
i didn't even see the colour choices until now - it's amazing on creme
maddingo
maddingo on Jun 20 '07
while the flag code does not make it a criminal offense to improperly use the flag

this work violates flag code in a number of ways

a. THE FLAG IS THE WRONG WAY the stars should be to the viewers left

b. the flag should never be used as clothing

c. the flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.

clearly however I am not the target audience for this work. I don't entirely disagree with some of the anti consumerism message, I do however fully disagree w/ the anti American aspect.

once moving past the whinny communist =p nature of the work it quite well executed if not horridly original

and the let the slaggin' commence in 3...2...1...



tesco
   tesco on Jun 20 '07
haha maddingo fucking rules
annascene
annascene on Jun 20 '07
Brilliant. It's freaking amazing on yellow!. $5.
Mushroom77
Mushroom77 on Jun 21 '07
Wow. That is wonderful on any of the colour options. It's a tough one to call though, because a lot of people (like me) would love the design and concept, but not necessarily wear it on a shirt. For this design, however, I would wear the (albeit bastardised and beautifully stylized) version of the American flag.

I'm from Australia, you see, so you can understand my trepidation with wearing the American flag. $5 though.
shadowboy
shadowboy on Jun 21 '07
SarsyBawls on Jun 20 '07

I want this. I need this. My favorite part is the made in china tag. $5


Perhaps I am reading too much into this design, but the china tag seems to be the crux of the entire statement.

To me this doesn't read as anti-american. It seems to point toward the irony of huge, iconic american brand names that rely on foreign labor for their product. More a jab at corporate america, I guess.

But, that's the way the capitalist cookie crumbles.

Plus, that barely qualifies as an american flag.
shadowboy
shadowboy on Jun 21 '07
P.S. I would like to tip my hat to all the Australians who feel compelled to acknowledge their citizenship when explaining why they would never wear an american flag.

Bravo to you, wallaby eaters.
Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix on Jun 21 '07
I like it. Either all-grey or the colours you're using on creme.

Also, what is the deal with this flag code thing? Why is America so precious about it? I mean, our flag has a much more venerable heritage, and yet we let Geri Halliwell wear it as a sparkly dress. :P
shadowboy
shadowboy on Jun 21 '07
Vindemiatrix on Jun 21 '07

... our flag has a much more venerable heritage...


If by 'venerable', you mean 'imperialistic'. Also, our flag kicked your flag's ass. The Empire just hasn't been the same since...




Okay. I'm just kidding. I actually love the Union Jack. Americans just feel the need to be overly sensitive about everything.
Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix on Jun 21 '07
Hahaha. XD
FullMetalFlak
FullMetalFlak on Jun 21 '07
Disney's in there too...

It makes me sad, but it's true.

5$
sugarless
sugarless on Jun 21 '07
i like the one on the yellow background

4
Vorernil
Vorernil on Jun 21 '07
Funny one!

Unfortunately not a fan of turning my head to see the design
sparklypants
sparklypants on Jun 21 '07
i'm not a big fan of the specific design, but you did a nice job laying it out for us to see!
BrandonB11
BrandonB11 on Jun 21 '07
not sure about the placement... but really really nice design
mdxxxvi
mdxxxvi on Jun 21 '07
Like the yellow...pop art-esque!

Would like the flag displayed horizontally better, I think.
ThreadPerrie
ThreadPerrie on Jun 21 '07
This is brilliant, original, survives as a purely visual design and also carries an important message (or more). Great concept and execution, easily one of the best designs I've seen.
The flag would NOT work better horizontally, even though it's somewhat uncomfortable to read it sideways.
J-Ray
J-Ray on Jun 21 '07
http://www.answers.com/topic/adbusters-flag-png

^ is this the original idea people are referring to?
honeycoo
honeycoo on Jun 22 '07
I'm not American, but this is cool. :-)
miss mraz
miss mraz on Jun 22 '07
this is pretty sweet
2 days later
The Wee Straggler
The Wee Straggler on Jun 24 '07
I don't think the gray flag options work. I think understated is the opposite of what you should be going for to make the statement you're trying to make.
genofreek
genofreek on Jun 24 '07
Saw it first on adbusters.
Jack-Ay
Jack-Ay on Jun 25 '07
I LOVE THIS. But I have seen it on adbusters, and I wish the made in china tag was slightly less obvious (like the rest of it is sort of settle).
Bessyboo
Bessyboo on Jun 25 '07
I
Bessyboo
Bessyboo on Jun 25 '07
*kicks threadless for eating my last comment*

I love this design, both in message and execution. I love how you've incorporated all of the different logos and things into it; it's just so sadly true. I would totally buy this on creme. $5.
plasticlandscape
plasticlandscape on Jun 25 '07
magenta yellow combo works. it works. wouldnt wear it.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jun 25 '07
i love the messages, and illustration, welldone! Mr.Domino 5
thesoccerjunky4
thesoccerjunky4 on Jun 25 '07
Took me a while to get it, but once I did I really liked it. Terrific design. $5
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jun 26 '07
robbed
Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix on Jun 26 '07
WTF?
Totally agree, eskimokiss...
MrDomino
   MrDomino on Jun 27 '07
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented.
tesco
   tesco on Jun 28 '07
the score sucks but that is often an indication of a great design. maybe you touched a nerve.
20 days later
impossiblejosh
   impossiblejosh on Jul 19 '07
very very funny
159 days later
mr.pimpant
mr.pimpant on Dec 25 '07
EXCELLENT!
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