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Catching the Waves

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Apr 10 '06
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submission for the american red cross competition
bortwein
   bortwein on Apr 10 '06
Great Design and Illustration! 5 on Teal
label
   label on Apr 10 '06
Cinco y Compro (5$)
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Apr 10 '06
cool design, much improved. 4.
treebeans
   treebeans on Apr 10 '06
5$ for your two red croos sub...actually the best
mikemills
   mikemills on Apr 10 '06
5$ you bastard!
PuterBoy
PuterBoy on Apr 10 '06
5$ This rocks.
Bad-a-ron
Bad-a-ron on Apr 10 '06
This design is freakin sweet!
blandford
blandford on Apr 10 '06
Cute drawing ...but it looks like the hand is pushing him onto the rocks!

I guess I'm not seeing this as an act of compassion.

I like the way you drew the water though.
No. 45
No. 45 on Apr 10 '06
this is beautiful. i don't think i'd wear it, but it's very pleasing to the eye.
Max F
   Max F on Apr 10 '06
i love it : 5 !
adam antium
   adam antium on Apr 10 '06
beautiful!
graphic frost
   graphic frost on Apr 10 '06
winner!!!

Madlune
Madlune on Apr 10 '06
Oh my gosh. I love this in a way I can't even describe. Put this on my body. Ahora.
byelka
byelka on Apr 10 '06
I like this one, but I agree with blandford that the hand's intention isn't entirely clear. I think it would look more logical with the *other* arm reaching in, so that it would (theoretically) wind up between the boat and the island.



Lovely, though.
rrich76
rrich76 on Apr 10 '06
I don't see any strong connection to the red cross here, and I also don't care because this is very cool and should be printed whether it be for a loves contest or just the regular ongoing one. nice job!
EmmalieV
EmmalieV on Apr 10 '06
needs better quality.
zimfreak
zimfreak on Apr 11 '06
Probably one of your lesser designs, but also one of the best Red Cross designs i've seen.

4
timrb
   timrb on Apr 11 '06
I don't agree with blandford. The light, to me, is clearly guiding the fisherman home.



I also like how this shirt is more abstractly related to Red Cross, but it's not a total stretch. A lot of more literal-minded people just slap some hearts or hands or puppies on their shirts, which makes this contest look more like a valentine's day themed one.



Three cheers for originality.
myviolentego
myviolentego on Apr 11 '06
You fucking dreamer! worthy a 5.
andreja
andreja on Apr 11 '06
I agree that this is the WINNER for Red Cross Comp.

I would try to ad a cross in the place where light on Lighthouse goes, and make it like cross is light.

Maybe that can be kind of Christian mark, and that sould be awoided, but just a bit of conection to the Organization would be cool.

I also see this as a great poster.



5
spencekarl
spencekarl on Apr 11 '06
i love the drawing of the water and waves. cool style.
StopightRave
StopightRave on Apr 11 '06
There aren't that many teal shirts here... And it really works well on it, too! $5!
streetwise
   streetwise on Apr 11 '06
like how you did the water, and the light rays look like hands catching. 5$
kirstenlovesdinner
kirstenlovesdinner on Apr 12 '06
love this. 5
crushable
crushable on Apr 12 '06
love, love, LOVE the teal. $5.
Andy Mason
   Andy Mason on Apr 12 '06
yeah, i think the hand is way too curvy and soft looking to be malicious at all. plus, we all know what lighthouses are for, so its not really like a huge question for me. good jobbber there maki
gerg is cool
gerg is cool on Apr 12 '06
it looks like that tower from that gorrilaz music video
pieceofthepi
pieceofthepi on Apr 12 '06
I like it... i see no red cross connection... maybe coast guard

great design.
starr226
   starr226 on Apr 13 '06
you people who don't see the connection to the red cross are complete idiots.



the lighthouse represents hope. which is a theme to this contest.



matthijs, I think this the best one. I think mine is #2, but I think this is what the red cross wanted when they came to threadless. At least, I hope. That they want something clever, cool, well designed, that represents their wants in a smart way without being emotionally heavyhanded or bleeding heart.



it's a $5 of course. how could it not?
HALcorp
HALcorp on Apr 13 '06
this be v.good... id buy, $5
sh4yn4
sh4yn4 on Apr 13 '06
in my opinion, it would be better if there was someone in the lighthouse. still wonderful design though $5
ohmystarsNET
ohmystarsNET on Apr 13 '06
lovely.. really soothing. great colours.
CheesecakeBree
CheesecakeBree on Apr 14 '06
Thank goodness, the first design all weekend that I don't hate. (Am I becoming more jaded??) This could use a little cleaning up around the edges, but otherwise an appealing and imaginative design.
CheesecakeBree
CheesecakeBree on Apr 14 '06
(And I meant week... since it's only Friday and not really the weekend yet. Oops!)
Eye Van
Eye Van on Apr 15 '06
way tooo cool! 5$
jublin
   jublin on Apr 15 '06
(hey matthijs...)



i have a pretty good feeling that this one is going to win. don't tell anyone, but i can tell. this is a good thing too because i really like this shirt. booyah.
kathryn_barnes
kathryn_barnes on Apr 15 '06
the colors are fantastic and i love the teal. i really hope they print this :D

$5
owen skyser-gray
owen skyser-gray on Apr 16 '06
matthijs is so dag-gum good that he made an actually good AND original ARCLT sub.

from what i've seen, that's apparently pretty hard.

5$
shoehorse
shoehorse on Apr 17 '06
i really love these colors.
JessDeeMart
JessDeeMart on Apr 17 '06
i live in NS so i have MAD love for this!

LOVELOVELOVE
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