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Oct 12 '05
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gemmabear
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everybody loves cake...so why is he so sad?
Amanda13
Amanda13 on Oct 12 '05
hehe. I'm afraid that people are going to rip this for being to 'kiddy drawing-ish", but I think its cute.
eliblanton
eliblanton on Oct 12 '05
i like the concept, and the skill doesnt bother me...
badtz313
badtz313 on Oct 12 '05
aww..i like it =-)
aidyl
aidyl on Oct 12 '05
wonderful. the child-like drawing is perfect.
anomaly_
anomaly_ on Oct 12 '05
His feet pointing inward makes it for me. haha
Brilliant248
Brilliant248 on Oct 12 '05
Adorable
willis90
willis90 on Oct 13 '05
Love the sad expression, drawn with a skillfull economy of line! Just right!
seraphim17
seraphim17 on Oct 13 '05
awwww, who couldn't like this...
Avant
Avant on Oct 13 '05
meh too awww
BumbleBee
BumbleBee on Oct 13 '05
oh i think it's adorable. honestly. the only gripe i have is that it doesn't look right being centered. maybe set it lower, down by the side a little? then it would kind of make the whole 'sad and lonely' bit more effective.
nathanael.
nathanael. on Oct 14 '05
thats tight
Hazelip
Hazelip on Oct 14 '05
Y'know, this was bound to happen. As threadless gains in popularity, and increases the prize booty, the submissions levels increase, and the number of truly awful submissions increases.

This shirt is just plain fugly. If a kid wearing a corrective helmet made this for herself in art class with the other headgear-equipped kids, it'd be just fine. But, compared against the quality of past shirts from threadless, this is just plain bad...
gemmabear
   gemmabear on Oct 14 '05
truly awful? fugly? now i feel as bad as the cake does.
pix_six
pix_six on Oct 14 '05
i think i'm in love
specialday
specialday on Oct 14 '05
hazelip, you're mean and probably just jealous
counterintelligence
counterintelligence on Oct 14 '05
Thats not very constructive comment indeed!
It doesn't matter anyway as this is a community site, right?
The mass decides, not just one person.

On topic/shirt:
I like the style of your illustrations and this sad cake really does it for me! I can see this shirt worn by my girlfriend...
lauroftheblings
lauroftheblings on Oct 14 '05
holy crap that's cute. although i am a fan of centering, i think in this case putting him a little off to the side, and perhaps a little lower would emphasize the loneliness. in addition, if you move him a little, maybe add a little sad shadow near his feet?
other than that: $5
pamplemousse5000
pamplemousse5000 on Oct 14 '05
super cute >< !!
J-Ray
J-Ray on Oct 15 '05
Is this what "design" has come to? Years of schooling so we can draw like 3 year olds?
what i am
what i am on Oct 15 '05
ahhh so simple and cute. i love it.
zmanthegod
zmanthegod on Oct 15 '05
I'm not gonna lie,
I think this shirt is sweet, nice job, its different- 4.
Melskin
Melskin on Oct 15 '05
Lovely! I love the style it's drawn in adds to the simplicity.
rickysals
rickysals on Oct 15 '05
I love how the "designers" on here only like something that has been gone over in illustrator for 1000 hours and looks like everything else. It's called illustrative style, and this is a style. Just because something looks rough does not mean it has not been thought out.

gemmabear
   gemmabear on Oct 15 '05
thanks rickysals!
Lari_arantes
Lari_arantes on Oct 15 '05
This is so sweet... I'd buy it. :)
Tonteau
   Tonteau on Oct 15 '05
"Designers" - Not everyone wants immaculately vectored, multi-layered, oh-so-cool-and-derrivative designs that you find in "Computer Arts" and other such magazines. Some people want this kind of stuff. And they want it on T-Shirts, because it looks boss.

Gemma - I fucking love all your designs. Make more. MORE!
serotoninzero
serotoninzero on Oct 16 '05
Some of the simplier designs are the coolest.
beauty_in_blue
beauty_in_blue on Oct 16 '05
hes cute. i love it !!!!!!
julysfirstkiss
julysfirstkiss on Oct 16 '05
i adore this.
i want it. NOW! lol.
5 & $ <333
wonderwander111
wonderwander111 on Oct 16 '05
so cute, i love baked goods with personality- 5
lobelina
lobelina on Oct 16 '05
just like to point out that kate spade did a whole ad campaign with children's illustrative drawings this spring, and it was obviously effective, just like this tee :D
Apfhex
Apfhex on Oct 16 '05
One is the loneliest number I guess. Cute! Sad! Reminds me a little of the art from Katamari Damacy (the funky hand illustrated stuff you can find on the official site), only simpler.

Hmmmm... I think some of the lines could stand to be a little thicker though, the whole thing seems kind of weak to me.
powdermonkey
powdermonkey on Oct 17 '05
i'd rather see self-consciously simple scribble drawings, than submissions by people who've clearly just learned to throw photoshop brushes together and think it means they can 'design'.

cute.
seback
seback on Oct 17 '05
quiero uno!!!!!
desde uruguay!!!!!
gemmabear
   gemmabear on Oct 17 '05
seems i've stirred up some controversy with this one.
slightly worried about bad comments about my drawing style since I'm doing an illustration degree.
oh well, thanks so much everyone who gave me a nice comment.
seback, gracias.
zimfreak
zimfreak on Oct 17 '05
i LOVE it. a must-print. $5
gemmabear
   gemmabear on Oct 17 '05
wow, i guess i should be kind of honoured that hazlip hates my design SO MUCH that he has a LINK to it on his website!
degrassi
degrassi on Oct 17 '05
I like the style, though I think it needs another color (a lighter blue than the shirt) to pull it together a bit more. I'd use the lighter blue as a slightly thicker line underneath the dark blue you've got...and still keep it messy like you've got it.

I dont know, I can still tell theres skill behind the style of drawing that is. Theres a difference between your drawing and a childrens drawing, yours has a definate underlying style thats still pretty visable beneath the first impression.
madonnaskye
madonnaskye on Oct 17 '05
it's darling.
Metaleyelash
Metaleyelash on Oct 18 '05
I agree with some others - I am so sick of the obvious Vector-traces and P-shop layered seen-it-a-million-times stuff. Anybody can learn to trace photos in Illustrator. Some would argue anybody could draw that cupcake - but not everybody did! You did! This is original. Thanks for doing it.
china51
china51 on Oct 18 '05
The ability to use Illustrator and/or Photoshop does not make someone a designer. Critical thinking and problem solving skills make one a designer. Using computer software does not make one an illustrator either. Ideas make someone an ittustrator.
Anyone can learn a computer program, not everyone knows why...
greenfroggies
greenfroggies on Oct 18 '05
because someone set him alight

fantastic design

how about a lighter colour than the shirt so it looks less biro-drawn and more printed-shirt-worth-buying?
Pagedog
Pagedog on Oct 18 '05
It's nice, the kid-like drawing helps make it look more sad and kinda helpless, if I may.
I wouldn't buy it, but it's very nice.
Jonasss
Jonasss on Oct 18 '05
heck. yes. i love you.

can i conceive your children?
meekins
meekins on Oct 19 '05
BAWWWWWW so gorgeous
3 days later
Hazelip
Hazelip on Oct 22 '05
gemma, del.icio.us is not a site I own...
19 days later
verdemilk
verdemilk on Nov 11 '05
LOVE it.
i checked out all of your designs. as someone commented on another, they're "innocent and funny" -- equals... GAH. cuteness overload.
in the best possible way, of course.
i hope that you're printed and soon
74 days later
julysfirstkiss
julysfirstkiss on Jan 24 '06
i'm dissapointed that this didn't get printed. it's so freaking cute.
that's probably why the cupcake is sad. :(
680 days later
Davey929
Davey929 on Dec 05 '07
Okay, I love this. Cupcakes are the best thing, bcs they are like tiny cakes, and what is better than portable cake!
I personally am never sad when I eat cupcakes, but that may be a reason for cupcakes to be sad around me. I am SO sad that this isn't printed. I normally don't fall in love with shirts at first sight, but this one did it for me. :^}
13 days later
JENAN
JENAN on Dec 19 '07
I love this too...and I'm super sad that it did not get printed =(
158 days later
mcmanderley
mcmanderley on May 26 '08
so sad that it didn't get printed...i love it!
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