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Mar 24 '09
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Ste7en
About my design
by Ste7en   
This is my take on the Loves Green competition. I have seen lightbulbs with plants inside them before, but this idea is more about surrounding ourselves with natural solutions to harness renewable energy, instead of surrounding nature in man made solutions. 7 colors with an additional UV sensitive yellow ink, that further cements the idea that this is all about the power of nature.

Click the words in the bottom right to see what the design looks like inside, outside in the sun, and on a t-shirt.

Thanks so much to so many people for all of the help.

Ericdiaz for the flash of inspiration, Jublin for the flash...of...presentation, and the countless people that gave me feedback over the last few days.
ben chen
   ben chen on Mar 24 '09
nice~~~~!!
Kreativek
Kreativek on Mar 24 '09
this is fabulous, fantastic job!
The_Ali
The_Ali on Mar 24 '09
I want this shirt. Alot.
phillydesigner
   phillydesigner on Mar 24 '09
holy shit that's awesome!
westicles
westicles on Mar 24 '09
Great job!!!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 24 '09
Thanks, here is an alternate color scheme...it was tough for me to choose...

Alternate Color Scheme
kooky love
   kooky love on Mar 25 '09
GREAT $5
alexmdc
   alexmdc on Mar 25 '09
awesome~!
goat1821
goat1821 on Mar 25 '09
I didn't get it was a bulb at first. Ste7en has a color that would highlight your point. It needs something to show off the bulb
mz. kat-ii
mz. kat-ii on Mar 25 '09
so clever!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 25 '09
goat, click the "outside" text in the bottom right...it will highlight the bulb
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Mar 25 '09
fantastic job, brilliantly executed. I saw it was a bulb immediately and then focused in on all the details.
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Mar 25 '09
i think the uv thing is just a gimmick, I'd prefer to see it just printed with the rays {=-)
brentendo
brentendo on Mar 25 '09
wow looks great! I love how the bulb is made up of the negative space
TheFuge
TheFuge on Mar 25 '09
Good Design!
retrovirusaurus
retrovirusaurus on Mar 25 '09
deep!
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Mar 25 '09
wow, that's really solid all round.
littleclyde
   littleclyde on Mar 25 '09
Great composition, coloring, and all around great job!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 25 '09
you're all awesome and I love you almost as much as I love green
badbasilisk
   badbasilisk on Mar 25 '09
lovely!
ndikol
   ndikol on Mar 25 '09
cool :D :D :D love it :D
jameses.x
   jameses.x on Mar 25 '09
very nice, sweet stylization
ndstillie
   ndstillie on Mar 25 '09
5$
Kanzaki
   Kanzaki on Mar 25 '09
this is green! love it!
Raid71
   Raid71 on Mar 25 '09
great work
H.B.
H.B. on Mar 25 '09
5$!
scardrey
scardrey on Mar 25 '09
gorgeous!
IndieMaximus
IndieMaximus on Mar 25 '09
Spectacular :)
Like the name as well
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Mar 25 '09
Awesome!
jeupereira
jeupereira on Mar 25 '09
nice illustration
fatheed
   fatheed on Mar 25 '09
Great job on this, Steven.
silverqe
   silverqe on Mar 25 '09
That is so awesome, fabulous use of UV ink!! $5
HaloGirl
HaloGirl on Mar 25 '09
Fantastic!
Gar0
   Gar0 on Mar 25 '09
I prefer the lit bulb not to be UV necessary. Awesome work, and great illo. $$$$$
Brightwood
Brightwood on Mar 25 '09
Really sweet design! 5$
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Mar 25 '09
nice, nice, nice!!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Mar 25 '09
So awesome and clever! Really cool use of the UV ink and a lovely illustration. This could very well win the comp. $5
bcrider
bcrider on Mar 25 '09
Dude, this is so great! I love the way you used the UV ink and I love the placement and size. My only hope is that WHEN this prints it also gets printed in kids' sizes. :)

$5
squintygirl
squintygirl on Mar 25 '09
Beautiful work.
markay...
markay... on Mar 25 '09
Awesome! Great idea!!
davidfromdallas
   davidfromdallas on Mar 25 '09
beautiful work, man. really.
TheInfamousBaka
TheInfamousBaka on Mar 25 '09
I really love this! Amazing design and use of the UV ink. :) One of my favorites so far.
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 25 '09
Man, it's been a while since your last print. Glad this on'es gonna reset your clock! Great stuff here man. As i've said before, you are the king of subs where many coll things taken together make an even cooler thing!

4$
madalozzo
madalozzo on Mar 25 '09
awesome! 5$

please critique: http://www.threadless.com/critique/40099/The_Fastest_Link
Luke...
   Luke... on Mar 25 '09
super clever...very nice dude
Santo76
Santo76 on Mar 25 '09
beautiful!
zipperking
   zipperking on Mar 25 '09
win!
dacat
   dacat on Mar 25 '09
Yes, really sweet! $5
xiaobaosg
   xiaobaosg on Mar 25 '09
Big yes!!
supertrooper74
supertrooper74 on Mar 25 '09
Incredible. $5
campkatie
campkatie on Mar 25 '09
brilliant! 5
BLAHBLU
BLAHBLU on Mar 25 '09
Magnifique!
mezo
   mezo on Mar 25 '09
Nice to see you playing with varying line weights. While this design is interesting, my aesthetics liked the first simpler version best. 4
thunderpeel
   thunderpeel on Mar 25 '09
very nice!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 25 '09
I'm honored by the awesome response, thanks everyone
thunderpeel
   thunderpeel on Mar 25 '09
very nice!
Sonsonatta
Sonsonatta on Mar 25 '09
fezbeast
fezbeast on Mar 25 '09
wow this is crazy cool, very creative and well drawn! 5$$$
dbrv11
dbrv11 on Mar 25 '09
Fantastic! 5$$
tolagunestro
   tolagunestro on Mar 25 '09
this is so nice
5$
ZoopSoul
ZoopSoul on Mar 25 '09
$5. Cool as can be.
Trups
Trups on Mar 25 '09
Majorly Super! One thought.. may I? At first glance I mistook the owl for a tiger..!
Otherwise my $5 are on this design :D
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Mar 25 '09
awesome!!!!!!
oze17
oze17 on Mar 25 '09
GREATT!!!
mathiole
   mathiole on Mar 25 '09
winner
Perko The Magician
Perko The Magician on Mar 25 '09
If this doesn't win, I'll eat my shoe.

$5
julierrs
julierrs on Mar 25 '09
loveeely !
i think this is great :D
Mr Rocks
   Mr Rocks on Mar 25 '09
I think we have a winner...
katapawl
katapawl on Mar 25 '09
Wonderful!!
kanaizinha
kanaizinha on Mar 25 '09
very very pretty
jp_jp
jp_jp on Mar 26 '09
nice!
kerriebaker
kerriebaker on Mar 26 '09
this is fantastic. the illustration is amazing, and it is quite clever! $5
jess4002
jess4002 on Mar 26 '09
great! 5$
TangYauHoong
   TangYauHoong on Mar 26 '09
Excellent!!!
lemondrop
lemondrop on Mar 26 '09
The design is fantastic, except for one thing: the lightbulb. You are using an incandescent lightbulb for your model, which is the least energy-efficient bulb to use. The message would be a lot stronger if it was an L.E.D. or a compact-florescent lightbulb, which are the two leading energy-efficient bulbs in production.

I would really encourage changing the bulb, otherwise, the message is lost.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 26 '09
I would argue that the message itself would be lost because people would not, as a whole, recognize the silhouette of any other type of bulb. What is used to tell the message is not necessarily, intrinsically tied to how best to follow through on the message. The Iconography of the traditional bulb makes the concept easily recognizable, and being able to recognize the concept is the most important part, in my opinion.

Further, the concept is about renewable energy and not energy efficiency. So while the two compliment each other to some extent, it was not the intent of this design to specifically convey energy efficiency as much as it was to find renewable, clean sources of energy, such as sunlight.
ounom
   ounom on Mar 26 '09
Really nice concept
Chengui
   Chengui on Mar 26 '09
awesome! Nice color choices on this one....
boostr29
   boostr29 on Mar 26 '09
$5
Chengui
   Chengui on Mar 26 '09
Ste7en - I agree that this bulb is much better. One message a a time, and this one is much clearer how you have it.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 26 '09
im glad you agree, thanks for the support!
ndstillie
   ndstillie on Mar 26 '09
Awesome use of UV! 5$
atomic child
atomic child on Mar 26 '09
looks great man
maariaa
maariaa on Mar 26 '09
like ti!
RoyceAquatic
RoyceAquatic on Mar 26 '09
cool1 a really nice design
PBOt
PBOt on Mar 27 '09
GR8! 5$
jenisnape
jenisnape on Mar 27 '09
holy crap. I want this.
TraceyDee
TraceyDee on Mar 27 '09
Wow... this is beautiful. I think this is a winner.
Exalted Nature
Exalted Nature on Mar 27 '09
I love it. I hope you win :3
kadiraa9
kadiraa9 on Mar 27 '09
Wow!
nomixedcoinsplease
nomixedcoinsplease on Mar 27 '09
magic! thats really a fine design!
Tiehnerhafevol
Tiehnerhafevol on Mar 27 '09
I love this, I had to comment. This has to win.
estkm
estkm on Mar 28 '09
impressive!
charlieangel
charlieangel on Mar 28 '09
wow.
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Mar 28 '09
go ste10en!
alvarejo
   alvarejo on Mar 28 '09
WOW!!!! very clever idea!!! 5
Phantommole
Phantommole on Mar 29 '09
nice idea... good use of UV ink!
opifan64
   opifan64 on Mar 29 '09
great design! $5
weirdpoopoobaby
weirdpoopoobaby on Mar 29 '09
Very nice!
OzzBon
OzzBon on Mar 29 '09
Holy big green cow, please print this shirt!
NazdaqIndex
NazdaqIndex on Mar 29 '09
OK OK, this might be the winner! $$5
BrrraBrrra
BrrraBrrra on Mar 29 '09
Ya you should win man.
iheartswashbuckling
iheartswashbuckling on Mar 30 '09
$5
defs hope the UV ink is used
cash_ivc
cash_ivc on Mar 30 '09
5$
vectorluv
vectorluv on Mar 30 '09
Nice job, creative
courtney pie
courtney pie on Mar 30 '09
effing rad!
Personal Genius
Personal Genius on Mar 31 '09
You know...it took me a sec to get this and I'm really glad I gave it a second look. Well done!
arlee
arlee on Mar 31 '09
this is so awesome!! don't change a THING!
i can see this winning for sure! $5
Youcat
Youcat on Mar 31 '09
Really nice...it's something I will wear...great colors
vd_design
vd_design on Mar 31 '09
Fantastic design. Congrats!!
patience.
patience. on Mar 31 '09
$5$
awesome!
matuska
matuska on Mar 31 '09
beautiful!
quister
   quister on Mar 31 '09
Great concept and a beautiful, stylistic, and fresh illustration. $5
lucaspinduca
lucaspinduca on Mar 31 '09
wow!
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Mar 31 '09
thanks so much everyone, this response was awesome to come back to after not having the net for a few days
Krakaboom
   Krakaboom on Mar 31 '09
Great work Steven! Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Wonderlove
Wonderlove on Mar 31 '09
Love the old school illustration style.
5$
ilovedoodle
   ilovedoodle on Mar 31 '09
great design!!
SweetSmrtOne
SweetSmrtOne on Mar 31 '09
I love it!!! I would definitely buy that! :D
bsweber
   bsweber on Mar 31 '09
nice score steven!
jess4002
jess4002 on Mar 31 '09
great score! print print print print!!!!
westicles
westicles on Mar 31 '09
Terrific score!!
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Mar 31 '09
fabbo score man...i smell the end of the Ste7en print drought!
roze.iz.me
roze.iz.me on Apr 01 '09
Awesome! i'm jealous you'll win
TTUraider
TTUraider on Apr 01 '09
very very nice score, and great design! :)
Stevica
Stevica on Apr 01 '09
Congrats m8! If things stay like this, you are the winner!
no_allegiances
no_allegiances on Apr 01 '09
Great work!
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Apr 01 '09
Great score!!
ivejustquitsmoking
   ivejustquitsmoking on Apr 01 '09
Awesome! congrats on the sweet score!
bortwein
   bortwein on Apr 01 '09
Well done.
Arrow08
   Arrow08 on Apr 01 '09
A damn nice score!
evan3
   evan3 on Apr 01 '09
great you and the eco friendly design by alex is going to be close...
EricDiaz
EricDiaz on Apr 01 '09
Awesome score dude!!
Yaoikitten
Yaoikitten on Apr 03 '09
amazing
3 days later
Boros
Boros on Apr 06 '09
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Great work- composition is amazing, and the message rings clear. Well done!
roadkill3d
   roadkill3d on Apr 06 '09
Cleverrrr
8 days later
quister
   quister on Apr 14 '09
Great score man, well deserved!
Brightwood
Brightwood on Apr 15 '09
Congrats on great score. Should have been even higher!
6 days later
The Paper Crane
   The Paper Crane on Apr 22 '09
This is nice so a belated 5$ and good luck!
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