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Submitted on:
Jan 09 '09
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132 comments
Final average score:
3.11 out of 5
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ir0cko
About my design
by ir0cko   
Thanks to radiomode for inspiring me to use one of my photos on a tee and everyone else for motivating me to submit again! One color.

Thanks to littlem for the title!

Here's to number two! :)
jess4002
jess4002 on Jan 09 '09
terrific!!!! 5$
Maltzmania
Maltzmania on Jan 09 '09
works on so many levels...no pun intended.

$$5!
dhectwenty
   dhectwenty on Jan 09 '09
killer!
littlem
littlem on Jan 09 '09
looks so cool!
Chipmnk
Chipmnk on Jan 09 '09
Those feeet are headed straight for my head!


$$%
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Jan 09 '09
i love this sooo much!
5$
Chipmnk
Chipmnk on Jan 09 '09
$$5, I meant.
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Jan 09 '09
EPIC first sub, Randy! 5
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Jan 09 '09
the photographer's getting a tshirt print tooo!
lunchboxbrain
lunchboxbrain on Jan 09 '09
oh, i just realized this is your second sub. either way, it's still EPIC 5
lesquelette
lesquelette on Jan 09 '09
I don't get it, the perspective makes it look like the person is going down, the down elevator, am I missing something. The image is still nice though.
Krakaboom
   Krakaboom on Jan 09 '09
This is super printable and wearable!

-throws away pencil, picks up camera as well-
almozline
almozline on Jan 09 '09
great design
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Jan 09 '09
Excellence! 5
dacat
   dacat on Jan 09 '09
Makes an excellent shirt! $5
andyg
   andyg on Jan 09 '09
Nice!
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jan 09 '09
very awesome good sir!
bsweber
   bsweber on Jan 09 '09
love it!
DaniellesGarden
   DaniellesGarden on Jan 09 '09
neat!
phillydesigner
   phillydesigner on Jan 09 '09
cool!
zipperking
   zipperking on Jan 09 '09
it looks excellent on the shirt!
angelito
angelito on Jan 09 '09
Looks perfect on the shirt. Well done chook!!
the golden spatula
the golden spatula on Jan 09 '09
looks great on the tee!
boysbeambitious
boysbeambitious on Jan 09 '09
yay randy! :D
lordog
lordog on Jan 09 '09
looks great randy! glad you decided to sub!
telaine
telaine on Jan 09 '09
awesome-o :-)
fatheed
   fatheed on Jan 09 '09
Awesome stuff, Randy.
Recycledwax
   Recycledwax on Jan 09 '09
cool!
olie!
   olie! on Jan 09 '09
This just looks so awesome man.
maariaa
maariaa on Jan 09 '09
WAAA :D
pilihp
   pilihp on Jan 09 '09
great work, randy.
MelloRuff
MelloRuff on Jan 09 '09
but wait, he's going to go down the down escalator unless he went up the down escalator back words. That would prove to be quite a challenge.... I like it...
Shegan
Shegan on Jan 09 '09
I feel like I've seen this before... I seriously have.
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Jan 09 '09
The photographer was obviously walking backwards up the down escalator and stopped to shoot this.
rhunston
rhunston on Jan 09 '09
one word says it all: YES
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Jan 09 '09
Sweet!!
chelly
chelly on Jan 09 '09
ver nice
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jan 09 '09
this is a solid print!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5$
C Kid
C Kid on Jan 09 '09
Very COOL!
zomboy99
zomboy99 on Jan 09 '09
brilliant $5
zomboy99
zomboy99 on Jan 09 '09
I truely believe photography should be used more on t-shirts this is a perfect example of why and how..... this should win!!
canceromega
canceromega on Jan 09 '09
So very proud of you, Randy!!
It looks great, and I can't wait for your first print. :D
$$5
shirtflirt
shirtflirt on Jan 09 '09
yo that's fresh, randy. nice!
CallMeSteven
CallMeSteven on Jan 09 '09
looks great
jstumpenhorst
   jstumpenhorst on Jan 09 '09
this is pretty rad!!
atomic child
atomic child on Jan 09 '09
nice one man.....almost looks like walking on a building
sillyi
sillyi on Jan 09 '09
niiiiiceeee $$$
bhoomika
bhoomika on Jan 09 '09
I think this is cool ! $5
walmazan
   walmazan on Jan 09 '09
wow, looks amazing! great work $5
jinspikec
jinspikec on Jan 09 '09
Too cool! $5!
shakethesheets
shakethesheets on Jan 09 '09
yeah, Randy! more!
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Jan 09 '09
CA$H CA$H
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Jan 10 '09
thanks you guys!
Johnny Baboon
   Johnny Baboon on Jan 10 '09
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
opifan64
   opifan64 on Jan 10 '09
that's the way to use photography on a shirt. looks awesome! $5
ilovedoodle
   ilovedoodle on Jan 10 '09
this is damn cool!! well done!
Merflanda
Merflanda on Jan 10 '09
love it always wanted something more relatable and realistic
Monkey X
Monkey X on Jan 10 '09
One of the best shirts I've seen in a while
DaleEdwin
   DaleEdwin on Jan 10 '09
Crazy dope. This will print. No doubt. 555555
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Jan 10 '09
dude, that's really cool!!!!!

5
whisper in water
whisper in water on Jan 10 '09
Love it! Great work, Randy :)
empiricist
   empiricist on Jan 10 '09
Suhweeeet!
Fleck
   Fleck on Jan 10 '09
completely different- 5
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Jan 10 '09
This is a great image and makes an awesome tee design! $5
Tees Me
Tees Me on Jan 10 '09
looove it !

you know how families buy matching tees so that they don't lose each other in a crowd? i was just thinking to myself how i totally wouldnt make fun of the family rockin' these, compared to say, the family in matching lime green tie dye.

:D
krokun
krokun on Jan 10 '09
I want to wear this. For serious. $5
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jan 10 '09
strong work!!!! wwow!!!!!! $5
squeegebeckenheim
squeegebeckenheim on Jan 10 '09
Yay for no suspenders!
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Jan 10 '09
Amazing shot!!
Jellyes
Jellyes on Jan 10 '09
looks really awesome on the tee. nice!
castle
   castle on Jan 10 '09
sweet
Pizazz
Pizazz on Jan 10 '09
Great job randy!! can't wait to see this printed!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jan 10 '09
lookin good, randee!
asdfghaya
asdfghaya on Jan 10 '09
randall, this is fantastic.
5$$!
ladykat
ladykat on Jan 11 '09
That looks really awesome!!!
Gigguli
Gigguli on Jan 11 '09
Good luck!

Well this is gonna score high anyway, with or without luck :)
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jan 11 '09
killer work man!!!
Larsene
Larsene on Jan 11 '09
great idea !!!!
myteemo
myteemo on Jan 11 '09
Looks awesome on the tee!
kooky love
   kooky love on Jan 11 '09
GREAT $5
Ellogoods
Ellogoods on Jan 11 '09
I have to admit, it does work well on the t.
Mountain Gnome
Mountain Gnome on Jan 11 '09
Nice Idea!
0Jim0
   0Jim0 on Jan 11 '09
Looks fantastic!
bsmana
   bsmana on Jan 11 '09
this radz alot. great sub man.
WanderingBert
   WanderingBert on Jan 11 '09
PRINT. An easy decision.
mrwalrusface
   mrwalrusface on Jan 11 '09
kiler sub, i would rock this for sure 5$
Krimson
Krimson on Jan 11 '09
Holy crap, nice image-work.
kayceislost
kayceislost on Jan 11 '09
This would seriously look awesome on a shirt, dude!
Sarcasticatbest
Sarcasticatbest on Jan 11 '09
Randy, I know you're obsessively checking this.

I like it, the escalator probably looks even better at a distance further away.

P.S. No more Threadlessfail ;o)
ofthecoast
ofthecoast on Jan 11 '09
amazing, randypants!
KDLIG
   KDLIG on Jan 11 '09
nice concept!
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jan 11 '09
yay! buy me a plane ticket for the mishmash with the big win!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Jan 12 '09
really cool perspective mindfuck and the black and white photography skillz you have shown time and time again on all kinds of internet-related places finally graces a t-shirt. Really nice job here man.
exedra
exedra on Jan 12 '09
cool design 5$
zitone
zitone on Jan 12 '09
brilhante!
marblecargirl
marblecargirl on Jan 12 '09
such a cool idea! rando rocks!!! $$5!
Sarcasticatbest
Sarcasticatbest on Jan 12 '09
Damn you Randy, and the 26th.
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 12 '09
sweet!
busybumblebee
busybumblebee on Jan 12 '09
It´s a good photo , i give you that , but on the shirt , sorry , i don´t like it . I wouldn´t wear it .
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Jan 12 '09
I love escalators. :) So simple and awesome.
herky
   herky on Jan 12 '09
two thumbs way up, nice job! $5
band-it
   band-it on Jan 12 '09
yes!
dunna415
dunna415 on Jan 12 '09
sick. an artist sees something new in the mundane and you succeeded.
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Jan 12 '09
I am totally gonna buy this to wear with my black chucks!!
DaddyDom
DaddyDom on Jan 13 '09
I don't like this, but I'd still do you
DaddyDom
DaddyDom on Jan 13 '09
5$
Mosquito88
Mosquito88 on Jan 13 '09
awesome! $5
markay...
markay... on Jan 13 '09
Fantastic!
kaze_windsa
kaze_windsa on Jan 13 '09
Creepy good!
garciagirl
garciagirl on Jan 13 '09
Really nice!
-mummy-
-mummy- on Jan 13 '09
♥ +5
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Jan 14 '09
you guys make me smile! :)
fc gravy
fc gravy on Jan 14 '09
this looks so good. great job on this, randy!
Zeagull
Zeagull on Jan 14 '09
down the down escalator, still a nice design
jayrawz
jayrawz on Jan 14 '09
pretty original idea dude.. 4

funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jan 14 '09
this looks really great on a tee, randy! awesome work.
ratkiss
ratkiss on Jan 14 '09
Looks great on the shirt!
Gar0
   Gar0 on Jan 15 '09
Quality. Top scores.
Blake B
Blake B on Jan 15 '09
thats a great shot, and i love how cool it looks on the tee
great sub randy!
KaeKae
KaeKae on Jan 15 '09
looks great!
Chengui
   Chengui on Jan 15 '09
This is off the chain!
Montro
   Montro on Jan 15 '09
looks great!
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jan 15 '09
print print print
scenetk421
scenetk421 on Jan 15 '09
I dig it!
jo1415
jo1415 on Jan 15 '09
GREAT design! love it! $5!
[+duracell-]
[+duracell-] on Jan 15 '09
sorry but i cant endorse paying you 2k for a photo
phunkyace
phunkyace on Jan 16 '09
great, $5
check out my "CHUBBY" and my up coming "BeastMaster"
buko
   buko on Jan 16 '09
this is great i love your photography and i love this so much!
PRINT 5$
the boy fitz hammond
   the boy fitz hammond on Jan 16 '09
Crazy good!
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 16 '09
i don't know if i want to check out phunkyace's chubby
band-it
   band-it on Jan 16 '09
haha, sonmi, thats what i thought, too!

also, randy, i forget if i commented already, but this is awesome awesome awesome
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Jan 16 '09
wow! thanks for all the votes and comments!

i wasn't expecting this!
jess4002
jess4002 on Jan 16 '09
great score! print print print print!!!!
olie!
   olie! on Jan 16 '09
kick ass score randy!
Beautiful job on this :D
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Jan 16 '09
You lucky bastard!!!!!!!

*hugs*
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jan 16 '09
congrats on the score man!
sonmi
   sonmi on Jan 16 '09
amaaazing score!
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jan 16 '09
I hate it, you only got this score because you're so popular!!! whatever man Im mad this doesnt deserve this!
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Jan 16 '09
hahahaha jk PRINT this sucker so I can wear it!
Monkey X
Monkey X on Jan 16 '09
yeaaaaa bwooooi
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Jan 16 '09
hahahahahaha. oh, alex!
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jan 16 '09
this is gonna sell like hotcakes too
walmazan
   walmazan on Jan 16 '09
randy randy!!!!
Chengui
   Chengui on Jan 16 '09
BAM!
buko
   buko on Jan 16 '09
Congrats! can't wait to wear it!
staffell
staffell on Jan 16 '09
goshdamn! well done
andyg
   andyg on Jan 16 '09
Awesome score! You deserve a little shield next to your name, irocko!
wotto
   wotto on Jan 16 '09
awesome!!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Jan 16 '09
:)
angelito
angelito on Jan 16 '09
DUDE!!!!! That's fantastic!!
Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jan 16 '09
holy shite!

congrats on the future print!
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Jan 16 '09
i missed this one randy but its really great
jimmytan
   jimmytan on Jan 16 '09
$$$$55555
manthan33
manthan33 on Jan 16 '09
to threadless.com PRINT THIS ON A FUCKING HOODIE!
slaterock
   slaterock on Jan 17 '09
very very cool!
Larlar
Larlar on Jan 17 '09
trippy
kyleidoscope
kyleidoscope on Jan 19 '09
PRINT!!!!!!
16 days later
Crotchet The Leper
Crotchet The Leper on Feb 04 '09
I love this! I would totally wear this.
4 days later
slipperyfloor
slipperyfloor on Feb 09 '09
WHEN CAN I WEAR THIS?
69 days later
nathanwpyle at gmail.com
nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Apr 20 '09
print plz
3 days later
buko
   buko on Apr 23 '09
Congrats Randy! ;D
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 24 '09
what what in the butt?
Veloso
Veloso on Apr 24 '09
Fucking fresh!
kennybanzai
   kennybanzai on Apr 25 '09
AWE YEA!!! WOOOMP!
westicles
westicles on Apr 25 '09
CONGRATS RANDY!!! So cool!!
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Apr 25 '09
ivejustquitsmoking on Jan 09 '09
the photographer's getting a tshirt print tooo!

congrats!!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 25 '09
thanks, guys!

when buko said congrats, i was wondering how he knew! turns out jake was wearing it in one of the facebook hourly giveaways on thursday. :D
jess4002
jess4002 on Apr 25 '09
congrats, randy! :D
RoBaire
RoBaire on Apr 25 '09
you had this a long time comeing CONGRATS!!!
ginetteginette
   ginetteginette on Apr 25 '09
[+duracell-] on Jan 15 '09
sorry but i cant endorse paying you 2k for a photo


haha, sucks to duracell!
i knew this would print all along :)
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 25 '09
thank youuuuuu! :P

ginette, you must be psychic!
telaine
telaine on Apr 26 '09
woooo congrats!! :-) yayayaya!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 26 '09
thanks, tanya!
the110
   the110 on Apr 26 '09
Haha some people are stupid to think that photos shouldn't be on a shirt. I'm glad this got printed and will probably be my 5th tshirt purchase on here!!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 26 '09
sweet. :)
atomic child
atomic child on Apr 26 '09
CONGRATS...such a cool shirt
andyg
   andyg on Apr 26 '09
Congrats, irocko! Well played, sir!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 26 '09
woooooooo! let's have a party. you can bring the nachos!
Andreas Mohacsy
   Andreas Mohacsy on Apr 26 '09
congrats Pedro - now you're a design star:)
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Apr 26 '09
lol @ pedro. thanks dude!
[+duracell-]
[+duracell-] on Apr 26 '09
I agree the110..unfortunately I've never said photos shouldn't be used on shirts. I've only stated that the payout should be less. Obviously playing with lighting is easier than creating an entire design from scratch. To argue against that would be silly and nonsensical.
ginetteginette
   ginetteginette on Apr 27 '09
duracell, without falling into a longwinded arguement here... you're wrong. the design world doesn't entirely work payement on an hour by hour basis. just because someone can work out a design problem (making a design for threadless as a 'problem' that needs a 'solution' so-to-speak) faster than someone else doesn't mean their pay should be penalized! if some other designer's method is to work on a threadless design for 100 hours they shouldn't be paid more just because their method is overly time-consuming. that's the designer's own issue.
gumbolimbo
   gumbolimbo on Apr 27 '09
* Proud to be silly and nonsensical :) *
congrats!
the110
   the110 on Apr 27 '09
Duracell the worth of a piece of art/design/illustration is not directly proportional to the amount of time it was made. That's just a dumb way of looking at things.

Tonteau
   Tonteau on Apr 27 '09
Yeah!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Apr 27 '09
Awesome!! Congrats Randy, this makes an amazing tee!
[+duracell-]
[+duracell-] on Apr 27 '09
I wish you guys could just read what i wote instead of arguing against something you think i said or intended. Something halfway finished (take cooking for example) is easier to complete then something thats not finished at all. It's a very simple concept.
Everyone seems to accept the reason why typetees get paid less. You aren't submitting the design, just the idea. With photos you arent submitting a created design either, you are just altering something already created. Therefore we can conclude that photo prints should be paid somewhere in between $500 and $2200.
Now if this doesn't happen then don't be surprised if we continue trending towards more and more photo designs. If that is cool with you then cool. :shrug:
phillydesigner
   phillydesigner on Apr 27 '09
congrats!
ginetteginette
   ginetteginette on Apr 27 '09
you are terribly misguided.
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Apr 27 '09
interesting concept for a tee, Congrats on the print!!
the110
   the110 on Apr 27 '09
Haha are you for real duracell?
atzh
atzh on Apr 27 '09
wow, i must admit i had my doubts about how this would look on a shirt. but with those photos up, im really glad it was. Super friggin fantastic job, well designed and GRATZ ON THE PRINT! XD
littlem
littlem on Apr 27 '09
duracell, people have subbed photos before and they don't always look fresh on a tee.
also, it's not just any photo. ir0cko actually snapped and edited that photo. it's an artform in itself, if you know anything about photography. anyway, you're entitled to your opinion of photo-tees getting less payout. you are in the minority thusfar.
Veloso
Veloso on Apr 27 '09
Duracell: "With photos you arent submitting a created design either, you are just altering something already created"

This has an iconoclastic brilliance to it. In a few words it's pretty much denying photography, design, art, advertising, Duchamp, Magritte, Glaser and maybe also my mom, but that I hope not.

Mermaid?
[+duracell-]
[+duracell-] on Apr 27 '09
Yeah I wish Veloso. In reality, its not brilliant at all, it's just common sense.
For the record, I didn't virtually crush anyone's imaginary ice cream cone either. I actually do like the t-shirt.
bloke228
bloke228 on Apr 28 '09
I like the Tee. I wrote a short story called escalation over twenty years ago and that would have made a neat Penguin (one-colour print) cover!

@duracell, you got some guts to say what you have to a site mainly frequented by GenY – the cut/copy generation! Veloso's comparisons to Duchamp are fine but 50 years too late – the context has changed completely. Anybody presenting 'found object' in an art context today needs to go a little further than representing a urinal. Margritte painted, which is your point entirely so be happy with those points too.

While there are many excellent GenY illustrators on this site and elsewhere, I know those who are happy to scan illustrations from illustrated novels from the nineteen century (for eg) and slap it on a tee. Hey I'm brilliant ($$ kar-ching). I know of a pattern maker who has 20-somethings coming around with pictures ripped out of fashion mags who say make this but drop the left shoulder 10 cm. They know nothing (it will fall of, dear) about garment construction (let alone fashion) haven't got an original idea to save themselves and have no respect for the pattern maker ("I'll give you $200 once you've done the sample"), their craft or anybody who has actually taken a direction and worked towards some kind of voice or originality (yeah even in fashion there are artists and there are hacks).

That's no to say that taking a photo and making a tee is not art worthy or original in every case but almost certainly not as much effort as illustrating a good one. In the case of price, the art market generally rewards notoriety and reputation which is dependant on many factors, originality of voice being only one, effort being another (as opposed 'worth' or 'quality' and canvas size (sq m) is often used to differentiate price of pictures in the a show, even in contemporary art world).

@littlem: it was somebody else who made the effective suggestion of removing the "suspenders" so you seem to be suggesting Bio-bot 9000 take a cut and some credit for mastery of the artform, right? Or was it the way irOcko wielded the eraser tool or adjustment mask that counts?

By all means keep the conversation going – i think it's instructive for young minds.
Taron5
Taron5 on Apr 30 '09
Simply Creative!
Veloso
Veloso on Apr 30 '09
Every time there is a discussion about effort related to quality, it reminds me of people going crazy about the guitar player that plays 533 notes a minute.

Now, why shouldn't "the way irOcko wielded the eraser tool or adjustment mask" count? Is 10 hours thinking + 10 hours tweaking vectors better than 19 hours taking pictures + 1 hour selecting the best + say, 1 minute adjusting levels?
littlem
littlem on Apr 30 '09
bloke228 on Apr 28 '09
@littlem: it was somebody else who made the effective suggestion of removing the "suspenders" so you seem to be suggesting Bio-bot 9000 take a cut and some credit for mastery of the artform, right? Or was it the way irOcko wielded the eraser tool or adjustment mask that counts?

huh?
it's irocko's photo. photography and editing is as artsy as it's made to be. i've made many suggestions to artists, that they've implemented into their design. i would never demand a cut or credit for it. i don't know what your point is, exactly. good day.
littlem
littlem on Apr 30 '09
italics fail!
nathanwpyle at gmail.com
nathanwpyle at gmail.com on Apr 30 '09
Congratssss!
2 days later
nok_da2c
nok_da2c on May 02 '09
Great design!
That's fantastic!!!
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