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Daddy, what's homosexual?

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do you know fokt?

About my design

by do you know fokt?
Well, son, let me show you this pictograph to help you better understand...



I did this for a class a while ago. We had to create pictographs. Pictographs often help people to find their way through signs, maps etc. A lot of symbols such as "bathroom people" and the heart are recognized internationally.



What isn't easily understood is sexuality/orientation. Everyone has differing opinions, values and thoughts on the subject. It can become very tense and complex. So I decided to take the idea of sexual orientation and explain it with symbols that would be recognized and easily understood by everyone. There is no statement, opinion or agenda. It simply explains what it is - just like what good pictographs do.
shorro
shorro on Sep 23 '05
Why do the males get two legs and the females get one? It looks like a popsicle stick is coming out of their dress... But I'd wear it in black.
OpenIntro
OpenIntro on Sep 23 '05
shouldnt it be the other way around? lol....



sorry, uncalled for :P
She as in Molly
She as in Molly on Sep 23 '05
I absolutely love it. Eventhough I've seen this same type of shirt and underneath it said "whatever makes you happy but I would still buy it in a heart beat. Lovely design.



Klayr
Klayr on Sep 23 '05
I like it a lot :D
SemantiTheft
SemantiTheft on Sep 23 '05
I like it, but I would like to see two legs on the femmes! If you would consider adding that prior to printing I'll give you a buy!
bursting_at_the_seams
bursting_at_the_seams on Sep 24 '05
cliche'!
alexlikesemo
alexlikesemo on Sep 24 '05
i love this design...i hope they print it!

<3
64crayolas
64crayolas on Sep 24 '05
love this! they better print it.
do you know fokt?
do you know fokt? on Sep 24 '05
No. Two legs on the females would be wrong. It would be too literal and screw up the balance. You can obviously tell they are woman without two legs. Unecessary. Also by putting two legs on the females, their figures would be just as wide and straight as the males ruining the implied "look" of each gender. The females would either look like staggering pregnant woman or guys in drag. That leads to ambiguity as to the purpose of each pictograph which is not the purpose of this.
rose11
rose11 on Sep 24 '05
Aw, cute! I do think the females should have two legs... because... in real life females have two legs, and they don't look like guys in drag...



The other thing I might suggest is to put a little more space between the couples, that way it would be easier to see.



That's awesome though. ^^
manderrr
manderrr on Sep 24 '05
guys spread the legs and girls do not. hence two for guys and "one" for girls.



i like the white one. i'd wear it
herekittykitty
herekittykitty on Sep 24 '05
i love it <3

i'd wear it for sure.

$5

i really hope it gets printed!
picturesonmyeyes
picturesonmyeyes on Sep 25 '05
i like it, though the sentiment is a bit cliche. as for the legs, i dont mind the one, since they resemble pretty closely the sort of pictures on bathroom doors and whatnot. i think it would only look out if you didnt look at it in the context of a pictograph.
vanity loved her
vanity loved her on Sep 25 '05
the women look like popsicles.



bathroom figures are overdone.
Veras
Veras on Sep 25 '05
I really dig this design.
64crayolas
64crayolas on Sep 25 '05
it's excellent how it is. "bathroom figures" are simple and demonstrate the idea of the shirt. leave it exactly how it is.
Applepie69
Applepie69 on Sep 25 '05
lol. i give you a 5$ cause the females are 1 legged.
Jager
Jager on Sep 25 '05
i actually have a shirt just like this, only with 12 people and more combinations.
blandford
blandford on Sep 26 '05
REALLY tired of bathroom sign people

regardless of the message
Candiru
Candiru on Sep 26 '05
this has been done BEFORE DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS. THIS

HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.

THE GSA PEOPLE AT MY SCHOOL WEAR A SHIRT CALLED "IT' S ALL GOOD" AND IT HAS THE SAME EXACT DESIGN.





DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS.
do you know fokt?
do you know fokt? on Sep 26 '05
do you know fokt?
do you know fokt? on Sep 26 '05
Sorry Candi. I hadn't seen it before and thought it up in a class I was taking. Anyway, I designed it and put it here. Do you say the same thing about pens, or cars? Pens all have ink, and a cap or a spring loaded button. Cars all have doors and wheels. So your happy with your Bic and your Geo Metro and not into developing something on your own or improving something else? Why don't you submit some stuff and not just buy "cool t shirts"? Then we can talk.
RAWR IM A STAPLER
RAWR IM A STAPLER on Sep 26 '05
love it, but more space between the happy couples would make it better, easier to see for the visually impaired
EmotivesNites
EmotivesNites on Sep 26 '05
I'd so buy it +5 Gay Pride Print it!! hehe
hmmmmmmm
hmmmmmmm on Sep 27 '05
no thanks
lisadee
lisadee on Sep 27 '05
switch the colors
kvnmllr50
kvnmllr50 on Sep 27 '05
For some reason I dont like the hearts. But I love the design and message. 5.
Shwenk
Shwenk on Sep 27 '05
hi candiru!



YES DONT VOTE FOR THIS
missywiener
missywiener on Sep 28 '05
uh yeah the design is not innovative. anyone could make a shirt like this. but i haven't seen one for sale yet. i would buy it. and the hearts just make it look more like a shirt and less like a door sign.
[wintermute]
[wintermute] on Sep 28 '05
Stop with the stoopid bathroom people GAW
cJw314
cJw314 on Sep 28 '05
ghey
MNC
MNC on Sep 29 '05
Sorry, but I've seen this shirt before like two weeks ago :<
ladies love jarrod a
ladies love jarrod a on Sep 29 '05
and all this time I thought that girls had 2 legs and guys had three.
VRAK05
VRAK05 on Sep 29 '05
I love it! I'd buy it.
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nicolegeeee
nicolegeeee on Jun 16 '06
it's been done before, but it's awesome.
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