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Dec 02 '05
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by Rockslide   
Nerds Unite! I had this idea about two weeks ago and just had to commit it to paper. I thought it would be a really fun shirt that only a company like threadless would print.

In this classic nerds ensemble you will get such hits as:
-Band Nerd
-Orchestra Nerd
-Math Nerd
-Sci-Fi Nerd
-Caught in the Renaissance Girl Nerd
-My belt buckle is too big Nerd
-I still wear my member's only jacket Nerd

And many more classic nerds that you will love and cherish for years to come.

For a bigger pic <a href="http://www.rockydavies.com/forreview/bignerd.jpg">Click Here<a/>
tesko
   tesko on Dec 13 '05
I wouldnt wear this but... omg, winner!
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 13 '05
when I typed that first comment I forgot you couldn't put html into the posts, so if you click on my name, my profile page has the pic in the blog there, thanks guys! and this was my revolution sub. fun in a bucket.
wullagaru
   wullagaru on Dec 13 '05
this is AWESOME i love how teh guys on teh bottom are grimacing
grayehound
   grayehound on Dec 13 '05
WAIT! Look! I'm there on the right! Coooooooooool! But where are my Draon Dice?

Great idea, and nice execution.
amigovirgen
amigovirgen on Dec 13 '05
holly shit!!!!
awesome
you deserves a 5
.moto.
   .moto. on Dec 13 '05
very nice illustration.
arethiel
arethiel on Dec 13 '05
I'm afraid that I'm with Tesko, but it is so totally awesome
travis76
   travis76 on Dec 13 '05
excellent illustration. the fact that all that is within the color limit.
i seriously need to get back to drawing more.
ACANTHUS
ACANTHUS on Dec 13 '05
i think the drawing is wicked but just hate the football guy seems too movie esque bully type guy too american for me but love the nerd big person maybe you just sub the peopleman 3 because i'm sure the american public will love it and i appreciate the artwork 3
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Dec 13 '05
holy crap..awesome drawing!
oldskooldork23
oldskooldork23 on Dec 13 '05
Its love.

$5
WEContact
WEContact on Dec 13 '05
Yaaaayy!!! 5$
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Dec 13 '05
very cool
Rock Deputy
   Rock Deputy on Dec 13 '05
that is.... AWESOME!
mcnasty
mcnasty on Dec 13 '05
revenge of the nerds 5$
Stevethegreat
Stevethegreat on Dec 13 '05
I like how the "nerd"'s head is the drum major
goodncrispy
goodncrispy on Dec 13 '05
sweeth!
mikemills
   mikemills on Dec 13 '05
SON of a...
You just blew my mind. $5$
dangerouspenguin
dangerouspenguin on Dec 13 '05
Awesome and $5, but I would like to see a few more nerds in glasses, especially the girls.
WallsReallyWork
WallsReallyWork on Dec 13 '05
fuckin genius!
skipcronin
skipcronin on Dec 13 '05
wow. well done.
tomburns
   tomburns on Dec 13 '05
so so good! haha great!
steve_swartz
steve_swartz on Dec 13 '05
what an achievement!

seems like it would be hard to wear this shirt if you weren't in high school (or a particularly unfortunate college). the nerds i work with already rule skool, as it were. and they are of a different kind than the ones here. but i would have to imagine that someone in high school or college would love wearing this. and it's both technically excellent & fabulously detailed.
formoso
formoso on Dec 13 '05
wicked i would just remove the jock tho i feel it ruins the illustration and stereotypes the stereotypes.
little_hobbit_feet
little_hobbit_feet on Dec 13 '05
HAAAAAAAAAAAA! Awesome. Me gusta.
I'll wear this on my comic book road trip this summer with my +1 hat and my -1str/+1cha t-shirt. (although not at the same time as the t-shirt.)
Definately 5$. (I'd prefer it a little more central, incidentally...)
plans
plans on Dec 13 '05
$5
strongsag
strongsag on Dec 13 '05
sweet! placement?
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Dec 13 '05
Very well done, great illo & concept, love the characters. This took some effort and was well worth it. I could imagine a whole story about this.
Webdreck
Webdreck on Dec 13 '05
Brilliant idea brilliantly executed. Placement is perfect. Not so keen on the drawing of the "jock" (or whatever you Americans say) but $5 anyway...
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 13 '05
Hey you guys rock! I always get so much support from this site, it just makes me want to try harder next time to make something even better. I get an adrenaline rush from posting and seeing all the reactions, its great. Thanks for all these comments, to steve I would just have to say, can you not watch movies about high school once you leave high school? Can you not read a book about childhood after you leave it? Why couldn't you wear a shirt with nerds on it after you leave high school? I think anyone could wear it, its just supposed to be a humorous look at current social dynamics and how the nerds have caused a revolution to become the new "cool." They are the ones in charge of the world.
grayehound
   grayehound on Dec 13 '05
31 comments in, what, an hour? Can I be the first to guess that this'll be available middle of February?
Luke...
   Luke... on Dec 13 '05
haha, nerds....that is great
HEY!! i think i see my self up there...
awesome drawing
Evilpinkie
Evilpinkie on Dec 13 '05
Ahh this is too cool.$5 The only thing that bothers me is the four fingered jock. I know this is normal for cartoons but his hands look kind of alien-ish in this case.It's still an awesome design though!
alternate_sarah
alternate_sarah on Dec 13 '05
5 all the way.
J_dangles1000
J_dangles1000 on Dec 13 '05
thats pretty sweet man
rubberpants
rubberpants on Dec 13 '05
Good job Rocky. Looks awesome. +5
Jonny Freedom
Jonny Freedom on Dec 13 '05
woah...nice illustration!
puts me to shame *covering face*, i would deffinitely buy this even though im not a huge fan of the colour...
$5, not really sure how you could improve this!

Awesome
rubberpants
rubberpants on Dec 13 '05
Also, I found my new desktop background
Geoff G
Geoff G on Dec 13 '05
Ahaha. awesome. $5. I'm the orchestra nerd!!
WiggidyWack
WiggidyWack on Dec 13 '05
Dude this is frickin amazing
phones
phones on Dec 13 '05
faucking awesome!
Izzlester
Izzlester on Dec 13 '05
totally my boyfriend wearing the burger shirt. hahaa.
I love this!
superwan
superwan on Dec 13 '05
haha SWEET shirt man . love the artwork and creativity.
$5
Whole Grains
Whole Grains on Dec 13 '05
Wow. I will buy three of these when it's printed.
matchstick
matchstick on Dec 13 '05
Oh man. Coolest shirt ever. <3333

Print it, and i'm going to buy 3. It's that wicked.

$555555$
itreallyhurts..
itreallyhurts.. on Dec 13 '05
Really nice shirt rockslide. Love everything about it. $5 all the way
heather13
heather13 on Dec 13 '05
That's so SWEET! That jock reminds me of a boy from my high school! $5 all the way! ;)
Noxie
Noxie on Dec 13 '05
Its like transformers
Climbbamboo
Climbbamboo on Dec 13 '05
Leave the hands, dont listen to Evilpinkie. Everyone in there has 4 fingers so the jock should too. I could just sit and stare at it for hours. the placement is great the colors are great and the style is great. so you get a great 5$
teragram
teragram on Dec 13 '05
better color but great
snickerdoodle564
snickerdoodle564 on Dec 13 '05
okay, so my dream in high school. awesome design!!
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Dec 13 '05
just wow.
amazing work.
this will get printed in no time
5/$
Roostersauce
Roostersauce on Dec 13 '05
haha niice $5

i sure wouldnt want to be the crotch guy though
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 13 '05
haha, oh man rooster, that made me laugh for a good minute.

-I wanted to say also, since there have been some comments on the color, since this is monochromatic, it actually works on any shirt based in that shirt color. I played around with it and it looks pretty cool in a navy and a green too, but this is my first choice. I may post the other color options if I get a chance.
d3d
   d3d on Dec 13 '05
it's brilliant but i'd prefer the jock wasn't on it. i'd wear it if it was just nerds assembling to wreak unknown nerdly havoc rather than get revenge on a bully. too many bad memories.
fastjumper
   fastjumper on Dec 13 '05
awesome
Lissa34
Lissa34 on Dec 13 '05
Best. Shirt. Ever. And leave the jock.
JuliusB
JuliusB on Dec 13 '05
love it SOOO much, im a music nerd! but i really dont like these colors, its just so blah! lets see some VARIATION ok??? PLZ cause i want this T
Squashy Dog Mess
Squashy Dog Mess on Dec 13 '05
OMFG AWEOSME!!!!!! i love this times amillion
littlem
littlem on Dec 13 '05
really really well done:)
BlackSheep77
BlackSheep77 on Dec 13 '05
Hahaha!!! This is amazing, Rockslide! Optimus Nerd?

It kinda reminds me of MAD's humor and style, which is great!

The whole idea are really good, and the execution is kick ass! (Pun intended) ; )
passthesalt
passthesalt on Dec 13 '05
love love love

5 $
narcissus_poeticus
narcissus_poeticus on Dec 13 '05
this design makes me laugh so hard that poo comes out my nose!

yes...i am having this problem checked out.

but totally awesome! i love this shirt! amaaaaaaazing work! 5555$$$$

congrats on an excellent deisgn. great colour too :)
stickymike
   stickymike on Dec 13 '05
This is a totally rad idea man, totally rad

though I have to be honest, I hate the jock

but shit.....when you have this many positive comments...in the first day, why should my whiney ass opinion matter

totally rad!

(if this gets printed, please take the jock out so I can buy it and sport the shit out of it)
chobee
chobee on Dec 13 '05
very good job! nice illustration and good use of the colors. way to go, man!
namjaluigi
namjaluigi on Dec 13 '05
I love it. Definatly will buy it $5$
enamine
enamine on Dec 13 '05
heh!!!!!!!!!
small aside: i love the jock's super-huge calves, but one of his quads looks a little small. i can see why people dislike him, but i don't think the t-shirt would make much sense if he wasn't there (the first thought i had was that they were forming a pyramid for a school picture.... errrr.... so i think they'd be more open to interpretation if he wasn't there)

i was also wondering if you could help me out... i feel sort of silly asking, but all i've ever drawn with is a pencil, and now i'm trying to figure out how to use illustrator, but was wondering what you use for your designs because i can't imagine being able to put all that super-small detail into a drawing via computer.
jestorey
jestorey on Dec 14 '05
WOW!

im blown away. im not usually one for children's book / family circus style illustration, but this piece is incredible. awesome composition as well.

save me one of these when this design gets printed.

Almighty 5!
BlackSheep77
BlackSheep77 on Dec 14 '05
hey you guys, leave the jock alone! go pick on a nerd! ; )
Jennyfurrr03
Jennyfurrr03 on Dec 14 '05
haha, this is hilarious. I might would buy it, I dunno though. I have a feeling I'd hafta explain it to the people that would see me wearing it, haha. 5. Awesome job.
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 14 '05
thanks again guys! I'm on a flippin' high after reading all this feedback, I could get hit by a mack truck and be stuck in a hospital listening to kids bop 12 and still be excited.

-to enamine- this is the first of my subs that actually wasn't done in illustrator, I did a pencil sketch, then inked it and then then imported it to photoshop and painted it there. Although- this would be easy enough to do in illustrator if you so desired, you would just need a wacom tablet and then make some custom brushes to speed it along. I've done more detailed than this in illustrator. I like doing a variety of styles and so I thought I'd keep this one in a hand-drawn style.
MysteriousPete
MysteriousPete on Dec 14 '05
wow, I wish I had a gang of loyal nerds to abnd together when I was little , that would have saved me a wedgie or three.

very sweet shirt
Solari
Solari on Dec 14 '05
yep, I see me in there! totally rad ;)
twinchikk
twinchikk on Dec 14 '05
Hang in there nerds! Haha! Just look at that jock! Who rules now fella? Fantastic! My daughter needs this for her birthday early 2006. Please print!
GulliamEQ
GulliamEQ on Dec 14 '05
Fantastic work! Definite Winner!

$5
lucyfarfort
lucyfarfort on Dec 14 '05
What a fantastic illustration must have taken a fair while. Reall y good work
mezo
   mezo on Dec 14 '05
This is an awesome illustration...the wee asian violinist makes it. Supurb job.
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Dec 14 '05
great stuff - not sure if i would wear it but its a 5 and great drawing! fuck shit man - love the hands - agreed though no jock and i could wear it, just nerds about to do damage
enamine
enamine on Dec 14 '05
thanks rockslide!
(i thought the tablet would do the trick, but have never tried it so couldn't imagine that you could get so precise with it. ha!)
Ma1agate
Ma1agate on Dec 14 '05
And I'll form the head!

5$
Someguysteve
Someguysteve on Dec 14 '05
I don't know what to think, but it got a 4
strangewomenlyinginponds
strangewomenlyinginponds on Dec 14 '05
fantastic idea but I"m not sure i'd wear it. great though, really.
strimackus
strimackus on Dec 14 '05
Awesome shirt, the first decent shirt in the latst 100 or so that I've rated. Though I don't think I'd wear it since I can't stand Khaki shirts for some reason. Also, the bully's 4 fingered hands get on my nerves, I'm not sure why. Regardless this is clearly going to be printed. 4
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Dec 14 '05
5$
JenniThePirate
JenniThePirate on Dec 14 '05
oh god, nerd-tron. That had me laughing out loud. I'd buy this in a heart beat.

Hopefully on a different color shirt, though! I've got so many shirts of that color...
Dead Paul
Dead Paul on Dec 14 '05
$5
pass_away13
pass_away13 on Dec 14 '05
the title grabbed me, i clicked, and now i'm in love <3

$5
BuriedAlive
BuriedAlive on Dec 14 '05
>:{

I am not a nerd.
finklestein3000
finklestein3000 on Dec 14 '05
haha... the orchestra nerd is asian.. racism at its finest...

i think the jock should stay.. dont see why not...

5
radhotrobot
   radhotrobot on Dec 14 '05
$ 5
skipcronin
skipcronin on Dec 14 '05
racism? saying that asians do better at the cerebral skills like orchestral music is racism? it's a stereotype (and somewhat of a compliment) but it's not racism. let's avoid throwing the word 'racism' out like a flipping frisbee.
label
   label on Dec 14 '05
Holy crapola... 92 and I day has passed by...
OMG!!

5
westendgirl
westendgirl on Dec 14 '05
This is awesome! If I was one of the people, I'd have to say I'd be the Renaissance girl. $5
Rottenjellie
Rottenjellie on Dec 14 '05
LOL print it at once! 5$
Marronier
Marronier on Dec 14 '05
Great concept and illustration. Not too wearable but I love it.
yellowman
yellowman on Dec 14 '05
really awesome! Every nerd has a different face, now thats comitment! 5+ $
Skruffy50
Skruffy50 on Dec 14 '05
yea this is totally rad, i should be in there somewhere, holding onto a Beach Boys vinyl
Jai Deliete
Jai Deliete on Dec 14 '05
Incredible. I would wear this one so much I'd have to buy another, ad infinitum.
vague wear
vague wear on Dec 14 '05
this is my favorite shirt yet. i would definitely wear it and all my friends would too. its hilarious
amorforhenry
amorforhenry on Dec 14 '05
ever herd of rob dobi?

hes done this before

xbassroxx
xbassroxx on Dec 14 '05
nice i would buy it
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Dec 14 '05
NO.. FUCKING.. WAY!

this is far the best idea i've ever seen in Threadless since the beginning!
theperk
   theperk on Dec 14 '05
wow rob dobi's image is nothing like this. but yeah this is sweet 103 comments on the first day... wow
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 14 '05
alright, whenever someone says an idea has been done before I like to go directly to the source, so I found that rob dobi guy's site and looked all over for a similar pic. I found one called revenge of the nerds but c'mon! it looks absolutely nothing like this, not even close, its like worse than saying olli copied jester by far. anyways, I just wanted to address that.

So! thanks for all the new comments, this is pretty incredible, I've already beat my last record for comments in just one day!

I've had a couple comments also on my blog thread for this shirt asking why there isn't a threadless nerd? Haha! Oh but there is! Look for the all too common squid nerd, penguin nerd, and food shirt nerd! There are a couple other little jabs, but I'll let you find them.
Heko
Heko on Dec 14 '05
Nice design I give it a 5. id but it.
Reconfine
Reconfine on Dec 14 '05
I can see this getting printed but i cant see me wearing it
PsychedelicShroomTea
PsychedelicShroomTea on Dec 14 '05
funny as hell. definite 5
samanthaalison
samanthaalison on Dec 14 '05
I really love this. I'd like to see the other colors though. Also, I'm not sure about the placement. But def 5$.
mattmc
mattmc on Dec 14 '05
nice work
caramelgirl
caramelgirl on Dec 15 '05
Holy SH*T! HAHA! Nice!! Did you get inspiration at all from that Invader zim episode where the babies form gigantor baby or something. Not rag it on it just reminded me of that. One of the best ideas I have seen since Robot Pron idea a while back $5
square random
square random on Dec 15 '05
lmao so reminds of stroker and hoop right now, 5 and excellent expressions :)
guitarRomantic
guitarRomantic on Dec 15 '05
i personally wouldnt wear it but its hilarious!
DrawingEvils
   DrawingEvils on Dec 15 '05
I just want to know which guy do you draw first????? ahahahhah
littlebitinsane
littlebitinsane on Dec 15 '05
heh go nerds. id wear it :)
MaddCapp
MaddCapp on Dec 15 '05
I think you designed this for me,...amazing $5
Lineman
Lineman on Dec 15 '05
$500

that´s what I´m talking about.
twinchikk
twinchikk on Dec 15 '05
Do we have to wait for seven whole days or can we say, "It's pretty much unanimous; PRINT ALREADY!" (another background colour would work too.)
Ledd
Ledd on Dec 15 '05
Awesome. Simply awesome. You don't need to be in high school or anything to appreciate this. If you are or were a nerd/geek/misfit, and felt the effects thereof, this shirt is worth its weight in gold.

Awesome design. PRINT PRINT PRINT
Organs
Organs on Dec 15 '05
This is amazing. u bloody genius you! 5$
grayehound
   grayehound on Dec 15 '05
The only question about this left is whether or not it'll break a 4...
Heko
Heko on Dec 15 '05
(second comment) This is just so freakin' cool. How long did it take you to create.
xenocide
xenocide on Dec 15 '05
This has to be printed! I would most definately buy it. Hilarious.
thedirtychicken
thedirtychicken on Dec 15 '05
thsi is the BEST Design i've seen yet this week.

Halrious! 5 and $!!!
Failure by Design
Failure by Design on Dec 15 '05
I'd BUY X1000
BlackSheep77
BlackSheep77 on Dec 15 '05
Rockslide, one technical question: Illustrator or Flash, which do you prefer?
Rockslide
   Rockslide on Dec 15 '05
Like I've said before guys, you all rock. I've been on cloud 9 for a couple days now, this is awesome. (wait, I claim the right to design a cloud 9 shirt, that would be cool)(I'm serious, I'm designing a cloud 9 shirt right now in my head)

So! There have been some new questions about the design so I will answer them!

DrawingEvils- I didn't draw any specific nerd first. I drew out a general sketch of the overall form of the meganerd and then started to break it up in key areas. I had to have one nerd anchor the whole sketch and so I guess the first one I gave attention to was the classic nerd, or as Rooster called him, the "crotch nerd" haha. Then I started to lightly piece in all the different areas making sure they all worked as a whole, and then I continued to add more and more detail all around till it was done. Then I inked it and colored it in Photoshop.

Heko- it took probably about a week working on and off to finish. Like I'm guessing...5 hours for the sketch, 1.5 hours for the ink, 5 hours for the color? That's just guessing it all into compact hours.

BlackSheep77- Illustrator all the way. Are you kidding? haha. Illustrator can do so much more than Flash, its not even a contest, like Soda Popinski vs. Glass Joe. Just like Corel Painter is heads and tails better than Photoshop for digital painting, like King Hippo vs. Piston Honda.

Thanks again guys! I hope my next design is nearly as well recieved, its quite different, style and subject wise. Its called "Zeus & Thetis" but it won't be up till Jan. Later for now. Lil' Mac needs help.
Schmaldviche
Schmaldviche on Dec 15 '05
Marvelous. You complete me.
LukeBobSCA
LukeBobSCA on Dec 15 '05
Awesome i want one
Ledd
Ledd on Dec 15 '05
Have fun with your $1000 Rockslide.
staffell
staffell on Dec 15 '05
wOw i though 121 comments with one day left was good. this is unbelievably popular.
colorguardhobbit
colorguardhobbit on Dec 15 '05
$5

I love this!

Eddy Winsworth
Eddy Winsworth on Dec 15 '05
When are you going to print the awesomeness that is this shirt?! Tell me , tell me now!!
TheSageBean
TheSageBean on Dec 15 '05
The amount of detail is amazing.
pixie_decoded
pixie_decoded on Dec 15 '05
AWESOME!

it's about time.
jkeilhauer
jkeilhauer on Dec 15 '05