Threadless T-Shirts - out of order

out of order by streetwise

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Apr 10 '06

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by streetwise

After seeing my brother in New Orleans during Katrina for 6 days, I want to do a shirt based on the Hurricane Scale of different storm strengths (ranked 1—5), and how with the earth's ever-changing warming trend, storms have become increasingly out of order.

Kindly leave a comment if you agree. A larger image is avaible on my profile page. Thanks. (-;

melhel86 on Apr 10 '06

I like it. I just don't think people will catch the hurricane connection. I can see the swirls in the machine, but still...
Not to mention 5 should probably just be gone, with just some little pieces left. That's what parts of Mississippi look like now and Katrina was only a 4 when it made landfall.

isisi on Apr 10 '06

i would never get the message but the illustration itself is really nice :)

theworldinyour_eyes on Apr 10 '06

after ten minutes of staring:
"oh my god! i get it!"

as a shirt, i like the shirt. as a shirt with a message, i am not comfortable with someone staring at my chest for ten minutes. but the shirt as a shirt is the shit. and that's it. :D

scoutti on Apr 10 '06

yep! $5

olive + blue = great combination

streetwise on Apr 10 '06

^ thanks my friend scoutti!

at first glance the only take away should be that it's a "Laundry Mat" after further study, you may come to realize that it's a hurricane scale.

and i'm originally from louisiana, and my parents and brother still live there, so it's not like i'm not close to the idea of hurricanes and twisters.

cheers, to a less active storm year in 2006.

bortwein on Apr 10 '06

This is a class 5$ hurricane.

mikemills on Apr 10 '06

We're all here because we love shirts that have designs printed on them, so there really shouldn't be a single one of us who's uncomfortable having people stare at our chest. Besides that, why does someone walking toward you on the street have to 'get' your shirt? You know what the message is - that's why you wear it. And anyways, doesn't the fact that it looks cool outweigh everything else? 5$.

Antangil on Apr 10 '06

what mikemills said.
$5.

theworldinyour_eyes on Apr 10 '06

"We're all here because we love shirts that have designs printed on them, so there really shouldn't be a single one of us who's uncomfortable having people stare at our chest."

very wise, mikemills. i am ashamed of my comment, and for having forgotten why it is i am here.

phones on Apr 10 '06

i liked it before i knew idea behind it. $5

tragicxsilence on Apr 10 '06

i do like this shirt, but i'm in Florida and after our category 1/2 storm (wilma) we looked like your category 5 washer. awesome concept though. $4.

PeopleLikeUs on Apr 10 '06

jublin on Apr 10 '06

definitely a winner here. this is really probably my favorite of yours. or of all time? who knows....

mikemills on Apr 10 '06

No problem theworldinyour_eyes. T-shirts are all about perspective ; )

daniellam on Apr 10 '06

Sapphi on Apr 10 '06

holy cow.
i could care less if it was hurricanes or whatever, the washing machines alone are rad. :D

$5

timrb on Apr 10 '06

I just don't think the message is clear at all without an explanation. Even if the viewer does make the connection, there's not enough on the shirt to confirm for them that they're right, no matter how long they look. The message is garbled, basically.

That being said, excellent choice of colors, and I think the stripes behind the design totally make it. Middle machine is sheared a bit funny, though.

rudra on Apr 10 '06

i don't think i would've gotten that without the explanation -

i kept thinking "why are there seagulls in the laundry room?'

it's a good illustration - but i think the scale of destruction shown is too subtle to convey the message about the increasingly devastating nature of the storms

Heffer on Apr 10 '06

taintedluvv on Apr 10 '06

Love the colors! $5

chela on Apr 10 '06

I love the design. I like the idea/message a lot too. I'm not totally positive that the message is can be found in the time that a person has to glance at one's t-shirt. But as I said, I love the design.

streetwise on Apr 10 '06

At first glance the only take away should be that it's a "Laundry Mat" after further study, the viewer may come to realize that it's a hurricane scale.That's the Ah-ha moment. (-;

see my profile page for more color options, and THANKS EVERYONE!

Strohmer on Apr 10 '06

I love it. It doesn't need an explanation. $5 I could have worn this to visit my relatives that are now living in a FEMA trailer....they would have gotten a kick ou of this! They curse the laundry mat they have to use now...stupid hurricanes! $5

ibizasunset on Apr 11 '06

like the colors really 5$

jdioriotx on Apr 11 '06

Totally different...i love it!

Ste7en on Apr 11 '06

cool illustration, I dont quite like the framing lines much, but they work for the most part. Its a great idea too, that stands on its own without any knowledge of what it really means, and gets cooler the more you know.

crushable on Apr 11 '06

i think this is, first of all, a great design, even if it takes awhile for people to make the hurricane connection.

nice work. $5.

chugginmonkey on Apr 11 '06

LAUNDRY MAT ––––> CLEAN DESIGN ––––> 5$

streetwise on Apr 11 '06

Thanks guys ^ in thinking about the recent hurricanes donations are still very much needed here a link to help if you can http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

Philipanton on Apr 11 '06

Nice design - if people are too dumb to get it, that is their problem.

staffell on Apr 11 '06

Grrrreat idea pally 5$

giltastic on Apr 11 '06

i like the craziness of the design but did not see the connection. To me it seems like my old neighborhood laundreymatt that never worked, and was always running "afoul" thats why i like it, and thats why i must have it! 5$

Monkey II on Apr 11 '06

Very original!
Good job.

No. 45 on Apr 11 '06

if this doesn't get printed, i'll........ well, i don't know what i'll do, but it won't be good.

froglady77 on Apr 11 '06

I agree, No. 45 - this is awesome! $5

streetwise on Apr 11 '06

Wow No.45! hope it gets printed for your sake. thanks everyone ^^^^^ (-;

W0LFIe on Apr 12 '06

streetwise, your post about how the shirt is realized is exactly how I realized it.

$5. Nice work, and I like the color!

Belgrave on Apr 12 '06

wow streetwise, this is really a nice concept and graphic. Very cool.

ericaxedge on Apr 13 '06

Bodishmosherson on Apr 13 '06

It's a beautiful illustration, but all I keep thinking when I look at it is, "Birds ruin everything."

The graphic is a 5, and I'd buy it even if nobody ever got the message. It's a beautiful shirt without comprehension of the meaning, and with it it's even moreso.

groundcontrol on Apr 14 '06

Sweet! Love the Sage! 5$

rikyuso on Apr 14 '06

I saw "out of order" and thought maybe the washing machines should be numbered out of order.

seraphim17 on Apr 15 '06

I concur with Bodishmosherson, I totally thought it was the birds fault, and feel kinda stupid, because I NEVER would have connected it with a hurricane warning, I blame it on I live in Alaska. Which will never have hurricanes, at least in this lifetime.

Apart from my ignorance about natural disasters I'll never see, this design rocks. GREAT choice of color, and I think the stripes in the background really add something.

hannabear on Apr 15 '06

I love it but didn't make the connection at first either. Maybe you could have a little teddy bear in there and in the last one have him fall out kind of battered?

hannabear on Apr 15 '06

or something more along the lines of a doll :)