If it's not a right angle, it's a wrong angle.
Graphic designers are indeed very anal about how things line up, grids, baselines etc.
Set in Helvetica Neue, what else?

-1 for PBS spam

funny, but ya'd hafta explain that to a lotta people, yeah?

I like legs, but I'm more of a breast man myself.

$5.

Um... I wouldn't wear anything that said I did it up the pooper...

It's not intended to be rude.

It's about designers being very obsessive and neat – 'anally retentive'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anally_retentive

All letters line up to a tight grid and are set in Helvetica Neue which represents a correction of the 'designers' typeface'

I like the idea, but I never use the tile grid, i make my own grid lines

plus the type isn't diplayed very designerly, it's just two lines of a basic font all in the same size.

It's also not even centered on the grid... which would probably piss off a lot of anal retentive people...

agreed, it would have to be centered, maybe a more designer-y font too. funny otherwise.

Yeah, I agree. The fact that it's not centered really bothers me.

I get it... but to the basic public it would look like a very ignorant shirt, not to mention for a shirt about graphic design, there isnt any good looking graphic quality to it, i mean it just kinda sucks

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i am with ellsswhere. i get it, but the general public wouldnt. and being that i live in the south, most are too closed minded to listen to the explaination.
also if you gearing your shirt towards graphic designers it would be great to see something more dynamic and visually appealing. maybe a text you have invented. and some other artwork to go with it that represtents the idea in a unique and visually engaging way.
good luck

Um...Too close minded?
I live in the south...I tell people I have anal cancer...

"It's not intended to be rude."

umm clearly you did, because without the double meaning this shirt would just be stupid =P stick to your guns.

I would buy this shirt in a heart beat if the design were a tad edgier, maybe even international. but awsome tho.

Haa haa haa! I like the idea, I think it really is pretty funny, but like someone stated earlier, make it a little more 'designy'...

Thanks for your comments guys.

I know it's hard to tell from the rasterized gif image but the text is perfectly aligned to the square grid. The text sits on the baseline and the x-height of the type also sits on a gridline.

The background grid is a whole number of large grid squares. The text sits on this grid to coincide with the thicker grid lines (all of which can't be seen on the rough image)

The 'designy' feel is a modernist approach. Something that most academic designers would use. Helvetica Neue. The off-centre thing is also a modernist idea, but is still stricly adhearing to the grid Muller-Brockmann style.

I designed a tee with 'typographers do it anally' where you could see the body of each piece of type (a typeface that I designed) but threadless rejected it.

Thanks for all your votes. Keep it up guys. I really appreciate your comments!

josh

cute

I assume this is directed at people who are graphic designers, I can't imagine anyone else would wear this. And...as a graphic designer, I'll have to say, I definantly would not either

i like the idea, to respond to the people that said its not "designy" enough are not thinking in terms of classical graphic design, they are thinking new age "i have a G5 and a font program so i should make up my own shitty font" now dont get all hot and bothered about that, its true tho, helvetica was a good choice givin the nature of the design.

Josh, i like the muller-brockmann style adhearance to the grid, but for this shirt if you were going to go off center i would make it more ovbiously purposeful.

Although if you were really gonna go minimalist-anal-helvetica-designerly, it shouldn't be on a yellow shirt, white shirt without a doubt, maybe a gray grid with black type



and finally, who gives a shit if other people got offended, the designers would get it and love it

nice idea josh

made me laugh!

Could someone please explain what a 'designer-y' font is? Or why Helvetica, arguably one of the most important typefaces ever designered, is 'basic'. And indeed what makes someone a member of the 'basic public'?! Anal 'designer' wittering aside, I like it. And it is so true. But maybe in white?

I agree with avo912. Helvetica is the most 'designery' typeface there is. The design really fits the slogan.

The idea is not like all of those 'vector art' tees you see around.

I'd buy one and wear it, everyone I know would understand it. Especially the guys in my studio.

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haha, nice idea

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see, by the end of the day, i'd just be running around screaming at random people "NOOO! there's a double meaning! a DOUBLE MEANING! and I don't know why it's on this colour!" and then they'd send me to prison.

this would be a bad shirt for prison.

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very funny!

here's a larger jpeg of the design so you can see it in more detail:

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9546/threadless22fh.jpg

I just don't think there's enough universal appeal. Only a certain number of people would even understand it, and even fewer of them would wear it because it's offensive.

5 for being anal and telling the truth about me.

yay! anal designers unite

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awesome, I'd wear one for laughs

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ahahahahaha. most designers would love this. 5

ahaha. took me a couple seconds. 5

Yeah right. Graphic designers don't have sex...Let alone this kind. Bye byeeee double meaning.

I love it. It couldnt be more anal.

i would buy it for my designer friends. $5

$5 - This would be PERFECT for my boyfriend!!

And you can take that any way you like, ;).

So good! Love the execution

I'd buy one for my friends too!

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Rockin'

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got it straight away! Threadless needs to print this tee. $5

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print this now Threadless! Give the man $1000

I want one

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love it, great idea

I'd definitely rock it

geeky but very cool

$5, easy.

good idea, bad execution.

good idea, good execution.

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Hahaha, I want one now.

My designer buddies here in Stockholm would love it. As we say here: utmärkt!

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I need to buy one for my friend who's the most anal guy I know!

Please print this!!!!!!!

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'Do it anally' ahahaha classic

print this now Threadless.

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This is a definite buy for me

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Velvetsamurai: some of us don't live in the south. Why should we be punished for your region's repressive social climate?

I think it's funny, especially because my boyfriend is a graphic designer.

I think if it had more color, and a more interesting typeface, I would wear it every day. :)

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i MUST own this!!! PRINT NOW!

very very nice execution! i wouldn't buy it, because i won't go around passing myself off as a graphic designer, but i'm sure a lot of kids on threadless would want it. great job!

cute idea...

British humour, what can you do? Love it. Print that baby!!!

hmm.

I like it

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My brother is a really anal graphic designer! Perfect birthday present and hilariously funny!

Pure genius - I'd definitely buy it! It's not offensive if you're not stupid. 5$

this design is too boring. have actual images that would be funny, then i would buy it.

don't confuse swiss modernism with boredom. It may not excite you visually but it makes sense for the idea.

Thanks for your votes and comments everyone :o)

Awesome idea, love it.
gimme gimme gimme! Print this now!!

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ha ha, very funny. I know at least 5 people I'd buy this for!

I hope this get made,

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Threadless has to print this design, it rocks and isn't 'safe' like so many of the boring butterfy silhouette tees you see on here.

please print it so I can wear it to work!!

5, I'd definitely buy it.

i agree with the message. (although sometimes its the clients who are more anal)...

but the context in which it's used is waaaaayyy to susceptable (sp?) to public ridicule.

no thanks.

i realise the voting finished ages ago - i just wanted to comment :)

Excellent idea and delivery, and I know all too well, working on my own things right now