My last attempt at the big 2K



It seems that these days our lives are saved onto memory cards rather than lived. Perhaps in the future we will be defined by our storage devices.



Start living and stop 'saving'!

I'm liking it. My first thought was a flashback to the horrors of hooking up an icube. The only thing that bothers me is the ipod stands out a bit too much, maybe if it wasn't at the top.



Good shirt none the less.

For a larger version :



http://www.geocities.com/dondi94/familytree2094.html



and alternative tee colours :



http://www.geocities.com/dondi94/familytree2094_colours.html

great design, probably would buy it, but you should get rid of the ipod.

I'm not very happy with my presentation of this design.

Anyway... I didnt think how 'cliched' or 'now' the ipod would look, I just used it as another 'storage' device. I could possibly move it elsewhere in the design, but I dont think I'd change the size as I want things to scale (roughly anyhow)



I'm not letting up on this design though... I'll be tweeking it till I'm happy with it, and then re-submitting.

Haha, I love what this shirt is saying.

Don't get rid of the iPod. Everyone's all into poo-pooing the iPod lately. I concede that pretty much all the attempts to redo the iPod ads/commercials are lame, but this is something different. To me this shirt's sayin' lookit all this crap that is supposed to make our lives easier but in the end we just have to buy new goddamn cables and peripheral items for it. The iPod's a big part of that idea, it's so common and is so coveted, but has the same sorts of problems.

Definitely get rid of the ipod. It doesn't fit and I don't liek them.

i think people are just being babies about the ipod. it works really well here. i like this shirt. i would buy it.

smaller and get rid of the black, maybe baby blue with a white outline, then I'd buy.



very nice, I like how you did the roots.

Maybe you could make the iPod look more generic? Change the buttons or the shape a little so that it's not quite so iconic? Just a thought.



I don't really have anything against iPods, I just hate how people act like they're the only music player in existance. Digital music players are useful devices, but there are lots of different ones out there. Just because iPods have the most advertising doesn't make them special.



Also, I really like your phrase "15 megs of fame" in the little sub-graphic. Is that going on the shirt anywhere?

beautiful. keep the ipod!

i like the idea a lot, but the executions just not doing it for me, not quite clear enough

Kierst_thara:



the phrase "15 megs of fame" is another project by the skinny corp team (people responsible for threadless), and that sub-graphic is just a pissy attempt at a logo for the back of the shirt. It's premise is a 'family tree' with all the 'projects/companies' that skinny corp have created/been involved with connected via the needle and thread.



It really sucks, don't know why I included it. Just another rushed idea I had while trying to make the deadline.

Keep the ipod. It makes sense. I really like this type of design.

i like it.

- make the ipod-cable black

- get rid of the "logo". it doesn't fit at all and seems to me almost as "asslicking"....

- there's a device at a 45° angle, near the "root-device". make it a 0° or 90° angle, or get rid of it. connect it with a cable to the tree.



all in all i like it and the idea is very nice

every geek needs this shirt and be hated for wearing it

I like the ipod. if it wasn't there, the design would take longer to figure out. To make it fit better I might add more recognizable objects like speakers or game controllers.



I love the idea though. :)))

Reminds me too much of that connectivity design Moss submitted a while back. Good vector work though. And if you're looking at this shirt as social commentary, then I think that the iPod works fine. It's a blight on the modern world.

nice message and design even though the i-pod is too underlined!!5!

Very nice one. 5+

No pandas, no monkeys, no unicorns, no hearts. Yes significance.

very nice..i would buy it it it was smaller

Just a couple of things:



-The ipod cable is black. It's just a '2 cord' cable that connects the ipod to the pc and charger (that's what I have, may be different for the mac version)



-lovejolt:

There would be no point in adding speakers or game controllers as it would defeat the purpose of the design. The design is about 'storage devices' and our reliance on them, hence all objects in the design are devices used to store data: memory cards; sim card; usb drive; an ipod etc.



The comment I'm trying to make is that in the future humans may only equal the sum of their memory cards. All information pertaining to an individual: i.e. hair colour; eye colour; height; weight; ethnicity; dna make up; address; academic qualfications; marital status; favourite movie; favourite food; favourite desert; favourite sexual position, etc. will all be stored on a card of some sort.



I realise it is hard to make out much of the design from the set out on this page, but you can see it in greater detail at :



http://www.geocities.com/dondi94/familytree2094.html

to nerd-ish for my taste.

would never wear it.

kind of a cool graphic though.

the ipod doesnt seem to fit... I dont see any flash drives

The usb 'flash' drive is to the right of the large memory card reader (or as someone called it the 'root device'). To the left is a sim card. If you view the link(as ive said numerous times) you'll see this all very clear

Clean it up.

1. Good image, but unoriginal.

OK, See "Radios" and "Ray guns." Good image but, already done. Next...

I'm unsure as to whether you're implying that this design is similar to 'radios' and/or 'rayguns'. If so I would really love to hear how you would come to that conclusion.



'Radios' is a design that throws together a variety of different audio devices. 'Rayguns' is a design that throws together a variety of different laser guns together. Both designs are great aesthetically but as to a deeper meaning behind the designs?? hmm



I've already explained the semantics behind my design many times, if you see any similarity between 'familytree 2094' and the aforementioned designs then I can only assume that you have a braille monitor at home and you're receiving the 'text-only' version of threadless.com.



Stylistically, if I were to compare my design with any others previoulsy on threadless, then I would say it is most like graphicairlines 'blitz'.

this is awesome

I like it, but I'd like it more if it actually SAID "Family tree 2094" on the shirt itself, which would make more sense to those who haven't seen the layout.

I really like what I see and I would wear this without hesitation.

And why hasn't this shirt been printed, this is feakin dope!!??? Two things I would alter: the color, no black and the size, just a wee bit smaller.



Great concept.