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842 days ago
Submitted on:
Mar 30 '06
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2,886 people
Comments:
140 comments
Final average score:
3.51 out of 5
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theperk
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by theperk   
Which side are you on? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? Enjoy!
roygbivk
roygbivk on Apr 03 '06
i think the glass is empty and the pic is on the other side
nice,the way things looks to be emerging in the glass
good
sheriff_sean
sheriff_sean on Apr 03 '06
more shirt colours. $5
christinalikesbirds
christinalikesbirds on Apr 03 '06
very nice. me likes.
bettybob
bettybob on Apr 03 '06
great idea! i agree...needs more shirt colors, though. these look too masculine for us girls.
Unicornsareawesomex
Unicornsareawesomex on Apr 03 '06
ammmazing
Randis
Randis on Apr 03 '06
Very genius.
SuburbanWizKid
SuburbanWizKid on Apr 03 '06
great concept... more colours indeed
Bodishmosherson
Bodishmosherson on Apr 03 '06
$5 all the way.
sarada
sarada on Apr 03 '06
This made me squeal with delight. Wonderful! On grey/dark grey or other dark color would be best. $5
kayceislost
kayceislost on Apr 03 '06
:)
phones
phones on Apr 03 '06
"some say the glass is half full, others say the glass is half empty. Me, I say the milk is sour"

its good but the couple i the happy half seem to have been decapitated ( irealise its just a matter of perspective)
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Apr 03 '06
i remember seeing this like ten years ago... you really did a good job with it, the only thing i really really dont like is the people at the bottom, they just destroy the illustration for me
ossie54
ossie54 on Apr 03 '06
I love it, would buy it for sure $5. Nice work!
Noodlegirl
Noodlegirl on Apr 03 '06
i hope this is printed.
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Apr 03 '06
haha about damn time this was up! Looks great!
textural
textural on Apr 03 '06
I really like this design. Hope it gets printed. ;)
jdugmore
jdugmore on Apr 03 '06
Fantastic on a dark coloured shirt.
k-b
k-b on Apr 03 '06
DARK DARK DARK!!!
bighairyape
bighairyape on Apr 03 '06
freaking awesome. I'd totally buy it. $5
Espoz
Espoz on Apr 03 '06
Not sure about the placement... But a 4 none-the-less.
kc_6201
kc_6201 on Apr 03 '06
Love this. Looks great on dark grey. $5
pointplaya6
pointplaya6 on Apr 03 '06
nice 4$
IpsensCastle
IpsensCastle on Apr 03 '06
Looks great, love the concept. $4
DrPangloss03
DrPangloss03 on Apr 03 '06
most interesting and originally executed shirt ive had the wonderful chance of voting a $5 for all day.
fastjumper
   fastjumper on Apr 03 '06
nice concept,looks great on slate:)
plans
plans on Apr 03 '06
great idea, good execution. i wish everything was more hand-drawny than smooth vectors. however it's still a 5 either way.
Big Ed
Big Ed on Apr 03 '06
Best thing I've seen today, nice job, perk face. $FIVE
fiddlywink46
fiddlywink46 on Apr 03 '06
haha that's really creative. nice work.
0712
0712 on Apr 03 '06
this is cool. i actually had an idea similar to this but i don't know anything about designing. it makes more sense on the dark shirt.

can you not make the bottom look so cutesy? there are other ways to portray optimism without bunnies and butterflies and rainbows and hearts. and the fact that the one kite string has to be so long bugs me, so could you shorten the glass a bit?
orlamos
orlamos on Apr 03 '06
this is a great idea, and i like the design. and i think if you portrayed optimism another way, it wouldn't make as much sense. and really, what other ways are there to portray optimism?
InfectedChicken
InfectedChicken on Apr 03 '06
5$ this is such a cool idea and perfect execution, and it looks great on a shirt. Print this please
ponkie
ponkie on Apr 03 '06
saw the progression in the blog/forums - awesome, definite 5$
clapton
clapton on Apr 03 '06
I like it best in white. $4
theymightbepoz
theymightbepoz on Apr 03 '06
This is great. Excellent, wish i could give it more than a five.
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Apr 03 '06
o0o0o very nice.
i like the soft colours
Leslee
Leslee on Apr 03 '06
Definitely your best sub yet, you've really come into your own style. I like it on natural the best. Incredible work.
mayumi
mayumi on Apr 03 '06
mm...weird placement maybe?
I love it though.

$5
honeybises
honeybises on Apr 03 '06
Ooh!
I like the people on the bottom...they're underneath the gravestone. :D
chortle
chortle on Apr 03 '06
lovely concept, but experiment with the placement... it isn't quite right, methinks.
Killerlamb
Killerlamb on Apr 03 '06
I'm pessimestic. This sucks.
Killerlamb
Killerlamb on Apr 04 '06
Oh, it also needs an exploding kermit.

PLEASE PEOPLE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY...PLEASE VOTE 5 FOR EXPLODING KERMIT.
CarenEP
CarenEP on Apr 04 '06
soo good! 5!
pinkeyecandyapple
pinkeyecandyapple on Apr 04 '06
thats more like it. good one.
rudra
rudra on Apr 04 '06
those are masculine colors? uh-ok.

anyway - I agree about the people on the bottom - they bug me.

I think it's because they look too proportioned (like silhouttes from a traced photo) in comparison to the other images which have a cartoony feel. maybe if you replaced them with more cartoony looking people...

it's a good concept - it's somewhat counterintuitive that the doom&gloom is above the sunshine&butterflies (empty/full) - but that adds to the image

and i like the ash grey and greenish-grey colors in your profile
Agentcornwall
Agentcornwall on Apr 04 '06
Love it. Want it. NEED IT!
Kaching! 5.
novemberheat
novemberheat on Apr 04 '06
That bird is sitting on the rainbow.
$5
loserbeech
loserbeech on Apr 04 '06
Love it. The top half looks a lot better on dark grey, though the bottom half isn't really affected by which colour it's on. Perhaps it'd be nice for pessimists and optimists versions: pessimists buy it on grey, optimists on natural.
nerdical nurse
nerdical nurse on Apr 04 '06
if it's not published, I'll get pissed. D:
This is one awesome awesome awesome design. :3
5$
birdboy8964
birdboy8964 on Apr 04 '06
The best i've seen in a while... 5$
Booper
Booper on Apr 04 '06
Awesome.
emilymcintosh
emilymcintosh on Apr 04 '06
wOAH
wicked genius with the half full half empty thing

i never really thought about if heaven was downstairs and hell was in the sky. now THATD be something wouldnt it!?

very thought provoking teeshirt. ME GUSTA MUCHO!
shanatron
shanatron on Apr 04 '06
fantastic!! my favorite saying :)
overratedreality
overratedreality on Apr 04 '06
ahhhh I love this shirt! I <3 dark grey so please please please keep that for girls *gets on knees and begs*

$5
txago
txago on Apr 04 '06
beautiful! $5
Perudoesitbetterthanu
   Perudoesitbetterthanu on Apr 04 '06
Awesome!! 5...i like it on the darker color...what is that dakota slate? good work neways.
SirSpiffness
SirSpiffness on Apr 04 '06
I Love This
walkneverending
walkneverending on Apr 04 '06
i like the dark grey
awesomealli2650
awesomealli2650 on Apr 04 '06
I love this!
$5
awesomealli2650
awesomealli2650 on Apr 04 '06
Well more color options...maybe on blue or green?
theperk
   theperk on Apr 04 '06
here are more color options i threw together before: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/theperk/glasscolors.gif

Also, it is supposed to be in the normal centered placement. I realize that it is a bit too low in the picture.. my bad.
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Apr 05 '06
i'm a pessimist...great shirt! glad you finally subbed it :) looks good on the slate too
sevenblades
sevenblades on Apr 05 '06
Excellent concert and execution. Would definately buy it.
ihateyourfacehXc
ihateyourfacehXc on Apr 05 '06
I love it.

5$
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Apr 05 '06
Great job josh! I love the connection between the two worlds via the kite. It kind of implies that there is soon to be turmoil in the optimist world. I'm an optimist so I would prefer the cream, although the slate looks slightly nicer.
casbie
casbie on Apr 05 '06
small cup and make more of the innards, then position higher and i like!!!
jett
jett on Apr 05 '06
if the glass has been half filled, then it's half full. if it has been filled, then half emptied, then it's half empty. at least as far as i'm concerned.

but hey, awesome design!
shoplifted
shoplifted on Apr 05 '06
oh god what a great ides! $5!!!
shoplifted
shoplifted on Apr 05 '06
*idea
flourpower
flourpower on Apr 05 '06
nice!
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Apr 05 '06
Finally up! Very nice perk. I'd like it on grey please.
ibizasunset
ibizasunset on Apr 05 '06
very good idea... like it... 5$
DaintyBuffalo
DaintyBuffalo on Apr 05 '06
$5 definatly
jellybutt
jellybutt on Apr 05 '06
Oh wahey! Check THIS out, you hear so many people say it but now! Illustrated at it's finest! I really truly like this, and I would honestly by this! Huzzah for half-full!
narwhal_jousting
narwhal_jousting on Apr 05 '06
Simply incredible. $5
staffell
staffell on Apr 05 '06
should get you a print perky :) 5$

Maybe a different placement like Get Some Rest was?
torrid_ca
torrid_ca on Apr 05 '06
Five and I'd buy it, very cool concept.
sounddbox
sounddbox on Apr 05 '06
$ 5 for sure this is amazing
Terry Citizen
Terry Citizen on Apr 05 '06
wow this is a really awesome design.
inFamoUsEmpirE
inFamoUsEmpirE on Apr 05 '06
Hey, I have a secret:
This is going to be printed.
Don't tell anyone though.
Enjoy your $2,000
graphicairlines
   graphicairlines on Apr 05 '06
Hey fd Very COoool~~
zimfreak
zimfreak on Apr 06 '06
I absolutely love it.
Cyphe
Cyphe on Apr 06 '06
I like the illustration. 5bucks
JimboC
JimboC on Apr 06 '06
i dont like the colors that much but the design is great. 5.
vagueinjection
vagueinjection on Apr 06 '06
This is definately something I would buy. I've always been a fan of the saying "is the glass half-empty or half-full". I love this.
vincenzo524
vincenzo524 on Apr 06 '06
Excellent idea! I would buy this without hesitation! $5
Jane!
Jane! on Apr 06 '06
This is the coolest shirt..I like it on the dark color. I would definitely buy this!
0rchid
0rchid on Apr 06 '06
Nice design, and as infamousempire said, this will likely be printed.

t'would be nice on the dark grey
jublin
   jublin on Apr 06 '06
i never commented on this!

HERE'S MY COMMENT!

BING BING BING! we got a winner. way to go dude. i remember when you were working on this in the blogs and asked for some help. I'm glad i could be a part of it... even though i doubt i said anyting worth while.

5 and bought.
miss brightside
miss brightside on Apr 06 '06
love the concept and execution. 5$ fo' sho.
label
   label on Apr 06 '06
Great stuff duude!
5 $
betina
betina on Apr 06 '06
ha, this is cool
freethehippiesagain
freethehippiesagain on Apr 06 '06
oh my god i love it!
williammm
williammm on Apr 06 '06
I LOVE THIS
$5 print nooow
Contradiction
Contradiction on Apr 06 '06
Love it! Very clever. $5
Dmakexmachina
Dmakexmachina on Apr 06 '06
I like it on the darker shirt.
It looks like something that should be on threadless already being sold.
5
Furky
Furky on Apr 06 '06
nice idea and the colors work well together too
renegade_71
renegade_71 on Apr 06 '06
Love it on the dark grey
$5
awkward  silence
awkward silence on Apr 06 '06
love it
JOHN2
   JOHN2 on Apr 07 '06
100 fucker!
LeeuhFace
LeeuhFace on Apr 07 '06
very unique, but i don;t think i'd wear it.
janell6267
janell6267 on Apr 07 '06
cool ! original = great stuff !
Eternal_Sunshine
Eternal_Sunshine on Apr 07 '06
5
schwe
schwe on Apr 07 '06
i love the concept. i don't really like the blues and orange you used. i'm not sure why.. 4+buy
 80splaidpirate
80splaidpirate on Apr 07 '06
i like the way the image grasps the concept
Asahi
Asahi on Apr 07 '06
I need this shirt! :0
.oOpaperheartsOo.
.oOpaperheartsOo. on Apr 07 '06
excellente.
muy excellente
-peter-
-peter- on Apr 07 '06
I love this art style, amazing. I would buy this!
littlemisskris
littlemisskris on Apr 07 '06
Wow, this is great. I want it!
far_too_late
far_too_late on Apr 07 '06
absolutely love it. $5
Punkybanana
Punkybanana on Apr 07 '06
I think the concept is a great one, however, something about the colors and the placement makes it seem more bland than it is. Perhaps more colors or a change of colors, such as palattes that juxtopose the two moods, would greatly strengthen the design and feel of the shirt.
megankilledthepromqueen
megankilledthepromqueen on Apr 07 '06
this is the best concept i have seen in a long long time.

artsy people make me happy

megan is happy.

[the end]

$5
thomasexciting
thomasexciting on Apr 08 '06
yay
Dimkas
Dimkas on Apr 08 '06
A great visual interpretation!
ixxloveit
ixxloveit on Apr 08 '06
People would say I'm pessimistic, but you get a 5, anyway.
lisdawg
lisdawg on Apr 08 '06
love it!
wiggitywack
wiggitywack on Apr 08 '06
really cool. i love the picture its very creative, i think i'd like it more if the illustration were larger though.
more shirt colors would be nice too :) 4
Heffer
Heffer on Apr 08 '06
$5 all day long.
corneli23
corneli23 on Apr 08 '06
Incredible! I would definately buy. 4$ would give a 5$ if it looked more "finished" but it is still wonderful
BePiCasso
BePiCasso on Apr 08 '06
I like this one alot...brilliant concept
whitexxlies
whitexxlies on Apr 08 '06
BRILLIANT!!!!!

I would buy this and wear it all of the TIME!
IloveitIloveitIloveitIloveit
ohyes
ohyes on Apr 08 '06
interesting concept :]
asmodeu5
asmodeu5 on Apr 09 '06
i love this concept
i'd buy it!
brittistoocool
brittistoocool on Apr 09 '06
i absolutely adore this
i would buy it in a heartbeat
$5
dreamolousJ
dreamolousJ on Apr 09 '06
That depends...
If you're pouring in the liquid: is half full; and you're drinking from the glass is half empty.
Aadam
Aadam on Apr 09 '06
perfect
siezexthisday
siezexthisday on Apr 09 '06
this is a great convept really original
Amae
Amae on Apr 09 '06
Witty! I Love this! Do it in a dark color. $5!!!!!!!!!
breakhartsnfaces
breakhartsnfaces on Apr 09 '06
i didnt understand it at all until i read the "half empty half full" comment. i love it : ], seems a little cluttered? i love it anyway though. print print print!
ultrafreeze
ultrafreeze on Apr 09 '06
i would totally buy this one! the placement is a little weird but i'd still buy it. awesome stuff!
Mike Laughead
   Mike Laughead on Apr 09 '06
Awesome T. Great illustration and concept. $5
Matuso
Matuso on Apr 09 '06
I am totally in love.

$5
kc_6201
kc_6201 on Apr 10 '06
I really hope this one gets printed. It's such a great design.
cosmogirl637
cosmogirl637 on Apr 10 '06
great idea... i like it a lot.
peterpunk72
peterpunk72 on Apr 10 '06
I like very much the concept and the illustration in itself...but somewhat I don't like the way it looks on a shirt, the glass shape misses something, something about balance in the shirt space.
The illustration doesn't merge well with the shirt.
I hope I have given the idea.
maybe it's me, maybe it's how the pictures were taken.

11 days later
Failure by Design
Failure by Design on Apr 21 '06
PRINT IT PLEASE THREADLESS I WILL BY 5$
5 days later
.starfag
.starfag on Apr 27 '06
threadless, this better get printed. especially with all the crap you've been printing lately that's not nearly as good.
62 days later
mariaeli
mariaeli on Jun 29 '06
Soooo goood.
173 days later
graffick
graffick on Dec 19 '06
cool
8 days later
DriversCoot
DriversCoot on Dec 28 '06
I love this shirt.
$5
AMBONERR DUECE
AMBONERR DUECE on Dec 30 '06
i was confused at first, but fortunately im not always a complete idiot. i like it, and id love to wear it.

on white preferably.
29 days later
pickle_to_the_rescue
pickle_to_the_rescue on Jan 29 '07
I so totally wish i could buy this!!! Thank god they're printing it!!! $5 all the way!
362 days later
rekreation
rekreation on Jan 26 '08
;D
92 days later
Leion
Leion on Apr 28 '08
excellent use of colours in this one!
teeshirtee
teeshirtee on Apr 29 '08
sooo cool. great idea and great execution... considering buying... now that it's printed and all
good for you :)
76 days later
eclecteric
eclecteric on Jul 15 '08
Very genius,.....in my threadless top 10
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