just a little girl doing what she can to make life a little more pleasant.

this is one of the most original ones i've seen so far. brown=hate, but your design=love. 5

so far my top pick

awww

I actually think this is sort've mean. I mean, in my head the next scene is the man waking up, and yelling at her to stop drawing all over his stuff.

Wow I think that is so amazing! I really wanna buy this!
$5

nicly done

great!...it's finally up!

4/\/\aZ1Ng y03sSSs11111eleveneleven

I really like this.... cute and original (I think if I see another shirt of hearts, hands, trees or globes I'm going to puke)... well done!

Easily my favorite Red Cross submission so far. $5!

By far and above the best Red Cross submission so far. And...the second best is yours too d3d. Good work on not being so damn obvious.
Even if this wasn't for the Red Cross contest, it would probably get printed. The design totally stands on it's own. This is just awesome.
I'd buy it.
$5

$$$555 This is my very very favorite of all the Red Cross subs that have ever been submitted in the history of the world. I thought you should know that.

best so far, for sure. i'm loving it. great style, great concept overall. this is what threadless should be printing. $5.

FANTASTIC!!! $5

This is the first american red cross that I would actually be willing to buy!
This is fabulous, and hits very deep with me.
I am absolutely in love with this. I will definitely buy this.
$100!!!

I didn't like it until I noticed the sandwich. Very nice.

lovely, 5

i love it! $5

Great. $5

my goodness. this is honestly reallie good.
definitely better than all those red hearts and stuff. and the colors are love.

5

the sandwich is important... it's helping to balance out the feeling of mockery of homeless people... as it is, I'm still uneasy about how it could be read... beautiful illustration, but a little too close to being disrespectful. 3.5

would red cross really want this representing them? can you see them selling this on their website? i really love the design, but i think it would have done better as a regular submission. i'll still $5 it, but just in case it doesn't win, i hope you re-sub it as a regular entry.

This is one of your best works, d3d

BEST one out off all the running so far. I love it
Kudos to you. Please make this into a tee.
I love funny humor like this, but when it's not shallow, it has tru hummor to it, it's priceless.
-Catalist

Let me rephrase that. I didn't realize this was for the Red Cross, it's NOT a red cross tee, it would suck as a red cross tee. It needs to be a threadless tee.

This is very cool. 5

This is incredible.

$5

this is going to be the one to beat.
great job leon.

This is great, love the colours. Finally a red cross sub without any hearts. $5

The concept is incredible, and the execution. WOuldn't buy or wear but I'd give a huge thumbs up to anyone who did, 5.

d3d your designs are always sooo involved, i think your talent would almost be better appreciated as illustrations because your ideas are very fresh...

what. blowing my mind. $5

holla fo' tha homeless! $5

haha the red cross DOES have a homelessness response program..(although it may have been cut at many chapters)

but yeah. awesome.

oh my, just wow,, awesome
cha-ching!!

oh -- you're good.

One of the best yet.

This is so touching. And the illustration is so nicely done!

Definitely appreciate the original thinking that went into this and the colors and design itself but I can't help but see the girl's actions as a cruel, or at least naive, prank. That and the GIANT bottle of hooch really seem to trivialize the problem of homelessness for me.

I love it very much. 5

i really love this idea. this shirt makes me happy!

I think you're brilliant.
I don't know how you come up with these things.

...J'adore the idea and execution. I know one of your designs is going to win this competiton, it just has to.

Rock on.

this is great

5$

WOW! I love it. I would so buy this.

The bottle inside the homeless mans box looks like a wine bottle to me, I think it would be nicer if that was excluded and a watter bottle was next to the sandwhich

Not something I would wear, but excellent idea and execution! Great job.

Aww.
5 and buy.

Absolutly stunning. Like the contrast used. $5~!

I almost never post if I cant get into the top 5 comments, but I just want the artist to know this.

You have a future. This is brilliant, and the art on it is decent as as well.

I hope you go far; and with talent like this, I think you can.

very impressive. check out my subs.
$5

best RC sub ive seen by far! 5$

awww.

d3d, once again, you never cease to amaze. i like your stuff because there is always a message behind it. there is always something to it other than an illustration on a shirt...5$


now if only they will print posthumous playmate!!!

great concept, but wouldnt rock it

Adorable. $5.

Absolutely charming. I'd never wear it (too cute), but this definitely deserves to be printed.

The pink really contrasts with the brown, and the impact is just...amazing. It justs makes you want to get up and help someone and, wow.

First design that has had real meaning to me.
Excellent. Four.

As much as I love this and think it works excellently, I'm not sure whether or not I'd wear it. But I just might.

In a cruel twist of irony, the homeless man turns out to be a child predator!!

All joking aside, am I the only one disturbed by the fact that this little girl is all by herself out on the streets with hobos? I get your concept (and it's great, by the way) but the design could be taken the wrong way as though it's okay for unattended children to help strange men. Which is fine for the regular competition, if you like that sort of thing, but it doesn't put the Red Cross in a nice light.

I'm sorry to not be as encouraging as everyone else and perhaps I'm reading too far into it. But I guess I'm just a little put off by the fact that everyone keeps raving about this design when personally, I don't see what's so wonderful. (And I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I'm just trying to be honest with my opinion instead of gush about your greatness.)

I don't know, to me it's almost saying that the Red Cross isn't really fixing anything, just making things prettier to look at while ignoring the underlying issues. In that light, it's pretty insulting. You probably didn't mean it that way, so I'm not trying to bag on you, but I don't think it's right for the organization.

It's a great illustration though, and artistically, I do like it.

i think the little girl is doing what she can. she can't fix everything, but, she can make things better. as this is what the red cross does (they're not some imaginary dad who fixes everything at no cost), i think this is a remarkable shirt. it will play even better when it gets out of the contest and onto the chest: it's one of the few red cross designs that has a bit of human insight and works for people who don't know that there was a threadless contest that caused these designs to be made....

^ "Alright first draw a door." ::Draws Vertical Rectangle::
^ "Oh, and..." ::Draws Door Knob::
^ "You honestly didn't think that would work?"
^ "Oh, wait, it says to knock three times."

i can't see it on a shirt, but this is a great illustration of a GREAT idea :]

hm... i agree with umbrella jane. but that doesn't matter, cause it looks like everybody else likes this >.>;

I really this. I really like the style it is done in and the whole concept. 5

typical bloke - lies around all day while the mrs does all the cooking, cleaning, gardening AND house renovations! Actually, the bit that weirds me out is how seperate the two characters are - where is their relationship? who is he to her and vice versa? i don't think this shirt has much to say for red cross nor in general. well executed design but a weak end concept - i think the theme could be developed a lot further. 2.

there IS no relationship between them. he's a homeless stranger and she's a little girl. such is the nature of charity. you do good deeds for people you don't know. think harder next time.

another fine illustration d3d..

How can this be seen as cruel... first of all, if she was trying to ruin things for the homeless, why would she give the hobo food? And you have to put your self in the little girls perspective, it might not help the hobo but shes doing what she conciders to be helpful and beautiful. I think its one of the best red cross subs so far, the illustration is amazing and the perspective makes it even more impressive. 5$

i think a lot of people are reading to far into this... $5

There's nothing to fault or misunderstand about this - perfect.

5$

don't listen to the crappy comments, this design is going to win.

I really really really adore this, d3d,

5$ forever and ever and ever.

I wish people weren't idiots sometimes


i would give this a 6 to offset the stupids but I can't

i want to see the rest of the movie to find out what happens when he wakes up. congrats on the best one i've seen so far

this is a winner — great concept d! 5$

i read a story about artists actually doing this in japan a couple of years ago. painting homeless people's boxes. but like, with massive elaborate artworks.

Congrats on an actually decent Red Cross sub.

I like the contrast of the pink.

I think it is beautiful. It really sums up someone without much power doing as much as she can to help and encourage happiness. I think it is the best submission so far as it shows true charity.

Believe it or not, little girls can and do come in contact with the homeless. I'm sorry if you don't like that fact--or the fact that there are people who sleep in cardboard boxes--but it is true.

This is a sweet image of a little girl trying to make things better for someone in the only way she knows how. She isn't writing "get a job, low-life," and she isn't drawing obscene things around his possessions. She's trying to cheer him up. And she's using pink sidewalk chalk, for goodness sake--it isn't as though she's vandalising anything.

It's not cruel. Naïve, perhaps, but not cruel, not mocking, not pointless, not encouraging child neglect.

Catalist, at 5:39pm on Apr 15, 2006
Let me rephrase that. I didn't realize this was for the Red Cross, it's NOT a red cross tee, it would suck as a red cross tee. It needs to be a threadless tee.

why? because its not full of hearts and hands?

this is my second favorite red cross sub (after your other one) and it is amazing $5

$5 this is a great illustration.
i will buy...love the brown by the way.

nins.

sorry. this is too busy to me. and this is supposed to be for the red cross??? for those of you who think this is such a great submission, if you didn't know about the contest, how would you know it was for the red cross???

Wow, some people here try to hard to read into things. I think this is beautiful

This is beautiful!

Really well done!

probably he will rape her and her mother too
...
any way this is the best red cross sub so far...

really!

LOVE this design mate..$5 all the way.

I'd like this if the sandwich didn't have mayo on it and didn't use dolphin un-safe tuna. Oh, and if the homeless guy wasn't obviousely gay, and if the girl weren't a cross-dresser. HAHAHAHAHAHA, people are so f-ing stupid. This is rad, leon. It's only the...fourth I think, thing that I've 5$'d.
If you can bring one moment of joy to a person, you've done a great work of charity. Fuck the negative comments on here, Leon, they obviousely don't have a clue.

I obviously don't know how to spell obviously. dammit.

i love this so much, most adorable thing ever. i think this is definitely the best red cross design ive seen, and really sums up what they are all about. it doesnt come off cheesy or pull any punches as far as showing what life is really like in some places. this is probably the best thing anybody's done for this guy in a long time... love it

this is the first one that makes me FEEL anything.
thank you.

I *love* this. I don't see him waking up being mat at all... I see him waking up and being completely touched by the innocent sweetness of that little girl.

To me, it really shows how most children think... They're not able to see a big picture yet, they just see little ways to make things look beautiful... She can't buy this man a house... or even build him one... but she can use what she has to try and make what he does have a little more pleasant... even if that is just her imagination, heart, and a little piece of pink chalk... and a sammich that her mother probably made for her.

Innocent, pure, and genuine. I absolutely love it!

P.S. Even if this shirt doesn't scream "Red Cross" ... I don't think that matters at all.

This shirt represents how anyone and everyone can help people less fortunate than themselves just by giving what they *do* have. That's what the Red Cross asks of us... to give what we can... and that's just what this little girl did.

If this doesn't place at least in the top three I'm personally going to hunt down each and every person that left a negative comment, cook them up and feed them to nearest community of bums I can find.

5$ of course. Amazing artwork and the message is great.

PS, I think the bum needs a few flies.

Excellent illustration of a very clever idea. Probably would work better in some other context than on a tee, however.

superb

I loveee it. $5

depressing

Yes, I find peoples stupidity depressing as well.

Great Work!

I love this-- best of the Red Cross designs I've seen so far. Subtle and well executed.

$5 - WHAT A FANTASTIC CONCEPT EXELLENTLY EXECUTED!!!
WHY AM I SHOUTING?!?

this is amazing. I really really love it.

maybe on a grey shirt?

wow anothe grat one! i cant decide wich i prefer between your ARC subs:)

*another great one...
by the way, i agree on grey it would do well.

so good
so so good man
simple, electric, with a heart
can't say that about most of the subs

i think this is kind of mean or rude too. if i was homeless i would be pissed if someone did this to my box.

This is art for 111 comments?

On the subject of little girls being in contact with homeless folk:

My father became homeless when I was 8 years old and I was in contact with homeless folk all the time because of it.

really good idea...i'really like what u do, all your work....congratulaiton

youve done it again leon...

for some reason i cant stop looking at your execution of the corregated cardboard...strange...
5$

people think this is supposed to be an actuall red cross shirt, its not, its a threadless tee thats going to win a red cross contest =)
always nice to see your work, this is by far the best sub for this loves contest, keep em coming d3d

this is the best thing i've ever seen! Way better than my crap $5!!!!

awe!!! that's so sweet. I really like it.

Although...the cynical side of me asks why she couldn't just use the money she spent on her crayons and buy him...a...better...box? Who knows, I have no idea, lol ;)

i like this and really think it's the absolute best so far... but the huge bottle of alcohol does ruins it for me a lot a lot... i'll still give it a 5$ and leave it up to red cross.

Honestly I like helping the needy, but not the homeless. Where I live, all they want is money for alcohol and cigarettes. Had a run-in with 2 homeless men today actually who cussed us when we wouldn't give them money, then threatened violence. More of my co-workers gathered, then the men wandered away.
I don't know if the Red Cross wants their primary target audience to be considered the homeless. They do so much more than that.

this is nice but it seems like it's trying to be comical if i were to wear this everyone i know would laugh and would not understand it

^ I love it but I sort of agree. Maybe if you showed the girl leaving the sandwich for him it might get the message off a bit better?

awsome i love the whole thing $5

First off, love the design $5. And second, what is with the homeless bashing? Where I work I see "needy" people walk to the ATM, put their food stamp card in and draw money out of their cash assistance fund. Nothing wrong with that right? Yeah, until they bring the money to the counter and buy lottery tickets with it.

hey d3d, your debating skills are outstanding. you have certainly won me over with that spirited response. i just plain forgot that the red cross was all about charity - you know, where the good people do all the helping and the mad / sad / bad people just lie there and accept the good deeds (well the deserving ones anyways). yeah, the girl sure shows us the good ol' selfless tradition. and look! her skin is white too! silly me! thanks for challenging me to think harder - i am grateful for your charitable thoughts and yeah, you are so right - it WAS good for me! I should have asked for your help sooner. Bless you.

another fantastic entry d3d! $5

$5$5$5$5$5

Print already!!!!!!!!

" blandford, at 3:43pm on Apr 17, 2006

this is the first one that makes me FEEL anything.
thank you. "


I agree, This is beautifull <3

$5

I'd be pissed if someone wrote all over my box.


>:{

I also agree with blandford that this is the first one that makes me feel anything.

really cool idea 4 but i dont think id buy it

awesome concept...

don't like the brown or the fragile on the box.

$5

I love the concept and the execution of this. I never even thought of it in a negative light until I read some of the posts. And although I can see their point, I still read it as an incredibly positive and sweet message. Great job.

However, my eyes keep going back to the girl's feet. I think they may be too big or too bent or something. I'm not sure. That's my only suggestion.

This art work is amazing, if people can't see how amazingly you executed it then they are for shame. 5$

Super-classy, and actually touching. Good job, yo. If I were with the Red Cross, I'd be so pleased I sponsored threadless for this. Heck, way to take it a step further and really make it pop like a T-shirt design should.

By far my favorite design I've seen recently. Love it.

a very nice design that is surprising and gentle and doesn't take itself too seriously - my first 5

awwww<3 $5

to me, this completely encompasses all that charity is about. i think this is beautifully done, and you've captured the innocent naivete of children -- wanting to help people, often in very "simple" ways.

i think often times as people grow older, they overlook a lot of things, but children always know just what to do, in their own gentle way.

thanks for making me smile, and ignore all the cynics! we need more people like this little girl in the world, that's for sure. just because a person is homeless does not make them a monster.

lovely

I'd hit this.

$5, and may you prosper. :P

Very very very nice shirt, but it really comes off as mean, rather than kind, I think. If this doesn't win the red cross contest, submit it again as a regular shirt!

very awesome.

should have submitted to Extreme Home Makeover Loves Threadless though.

5

this is really adorable.

aw thats really nice.

Aww. Now I'm all warm and gurgly inside.

I dunno why I never got around to commenting, except by the time I wanted to this'd already gotten a hundred and more than enough people said what I thought. Awesome illustration, very clever idea. It's true the message is maybe a hair off, but it still hits in the broader spirit of the Red Cross' mission.

winner in my opinion 5.

This is really gorgeous. 5

Thank you for making this.

very nice design man... i give u 10

if you don't win, it will be st. george, and you'll get second. if you do win, then that's even better. nice stuff...

$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5$5

adorable. inspriring. totally deserving of the win.

Nice Score ;)

I love this!! Too bad I wasn't around to score it.

I simply cant believe this didn't win!
they better be planning on printing it anyway!
(hint-hint)

We really like this, PRINT IT NOW!

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i missed this one. Can't believe it didn't win. One of the best shirts i've seen on threadless.

I absolutely LOVE this shirt. I can't believe it didn't win. I'm honestly disappointed. I would've bought this the very moment threadless should've printed it. It's so perfect. It would've felt so at home in my closet with the rest of my threadless shirts. There should be an acception, just for this one, because I want it. I really really do.

very nice. i like it a lot. it should be printed. it's not much of a guy shirt, but it should be printed none the less.

Intellagenta

I would so kill for this shirt.

threadless, please print this!

i really want this shirt. the pink is so striking. it is amazing.

print print print

Another company has bought this shirt and is printing it.

where?

Already scored, but I still like it!

how is it possible that this design is not printed yet? it's simply one of the most emotional designs i've ever seen at Threadless (excuse my english if it's not spelled correctly). I thought i've already written something about it sooner, but anyway, it's beautiful, beautiful and beautiful!!!

one year later... can i still ask for this to be printed? gosh, it one of my favorite !!

5$! Come on Threadless!!! PRINT IT !!!! This is like one of the best designs ever !

I want this shirt. It's beautiful.

i CAN NOT believe this hasnt been printed lol.... a 3.43 is a fricken AMAZING score

- Simply perfect!

heart warming.

Printed elsewhere.

This one still hasn't been printed?
Does anyone know where one could get it?

it got printed somewhere. i don't remember where though.

i like it because it seems like she's making fun of him.

hopefully he wakes up drunk and beats her up.

i'd $5 that

Print? please??!!?!?!?!