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OlliRudi
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staffell
staffell on May 19 '06
Designs rarely make me slobber, this one however has me swimming in the stuff.

5$ of course
Bramish
   Bramish on May 19 '06
2nd best design I've ever seen on here.

$5
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on May 19 '06
wow have pink heh..5$
amy122166
amy122166 on May 19 '06
Awesome choice of colors!
abeadles
abeadles on May 19 '06
Totally awesome $25!
mezo
   mezo on May 19 '06
You, this design, and sometimes spicy foods make me hot in the pants.
Rockslide
   Rockslide on May 19 '06
I really love this Olli. I think this is your first print! Although I kinda thought a couple of your recent subs would be your first print, they've all been great. This is a great contrast of the happy scientists to the horror they are facing. Awesome!
Jo$h
Jo$h on May 19 '06
this should get printed. its awesome! 5$$$
bananaphone
   bananaphone on May 19 '06
still think it needs a smaller orange patch but its still good =)
R G
   R G on May 19 '06
niiice
PantherDash
PantherDash on May 19 '06
awesome.
le_hell
   le_hell on May 19 '06
great job, it's a print!
plastikaa
   plastikaa on May 19 '06
great job... but i dont like the colour....

5 ... 5$ in different colours.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 19 '06
it also looks good on blue, i'll upload some alternative colours in the blog soonish!
mikemills
   mikemills on May 19 '06
Triffic. 5$
jublin
   jublin on May 19 '06
i love the thing. hopefully this will be your first print!! I can feel it.
(unless you already have one coming and you HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE YET!!!!)
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 19 '06
HQ version, since the link in the first post was broken:
http://www.threadless.com/profile/184734/OlliRudi/46164/just_a_hq_image_of_the_thing_sub_because_the_original_link_was_broken
spacesick
   spacesick on May 19 '06
I would wear this just on principle.

and then I'd wear it because it's awesome.

and then I'd wear it because all my other shirts are dirty and I don't really feel like doing laundry.

5$
kidaro
kidaro on May 19 '06
Happy may 17th two days late! Also, this kicks arse.
skinnybinman
skinnybinman on May 19 '06
Great design but I just don't get it. What's it all about?
radioactive_toast
radioactive_toast on May 19 '06
Awesome! Ive been watching the development of this on the blogs and love the finished product.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 19 '06
it's a tribute to The Thing, one of my fave films.
Ste7en
   Ste7en on May 19 '06
I would wear it until an alien creature burst out of my chest, or latched onto my head, or oozed out my eyes, or attached itself to my intestine...or anything else evil alien monsters do
TimScribble
TimScribble on May 19 '06
Looks Great Olli. Here's hoping my head wont crawl off if I wear it.
ACANTHUS
ACANTHUS on May 19 '06
I like it this much
HFKHGLUIGYUGLKJBKUY^(&*^(&*^*()&^(&^%(&*TGBHLKJH&*^)(*&^(&^(&*^(*&^
<<<<<<<translation<<<<<<<<shitl;oads in gobbledy gook
starr226
   starr226 on May 19 '06
everyone loves Olli and his new design!
vulcanhalfbreed
vulcanhalfbreed on May 19 '06
If this doesn't get printed I'm gonna cry.

$ a million
rudra
rudra on May 19 '06
^ what the vulcan said

absolutely amazing!
one of my favorite films as well (and it's instantly recognizable - you did a fantastic job on the characters).

i really really really hope this one gets printed.

5$
rudra
rudra on May 19 '06
so when's the Big Trouble in Little China tribute coming out? hm? ;)
metronomearthritis
metronomearthritis on May 19 '06
i TOTALLY dont get it at all
andyg
   andyg on May 19 '06
Excellent illustration!!! 5
janeli
janeli on May 19 '06
Hey, what's the Norwegian flag doing on there?
Superfeisha
Superfeisha on May 19 '06
ha! I was just going to ask about the norwegian flag too!
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 19 '06
the norwegians dug up the damn thing in the first place, remember?:)
stickymike
   stickymike on May 19 '06
Olli, I am going to say you are my favorite unprinted designer....

that being said

get printed already!

and 5
rubida
rubida on May 20 '06
Yay, they are friends!
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on May 20 '06
pure, unadulterated awesomeness..!

this must be printed..!

5$
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on May 20 '06
awesome just awesome

cha-ching!
konkrek
konkrek on May 20 '06
5$
staffell
staffell on May 20 '06
Olli I told ya people wouldn't get it! :(
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 20 '06
quiet you
adam antium
   adam antium on May 20 '06
cool olli!
i don't know how many will get the movie reference...
;)
Andonium
Andonium on May 20 '06
Seeing a ribcage chomp a man's hand was one of the best moments of my life.

$500
honeybises
honeybises on May 20 '06
So this is what Antarctica is like...

I'd like different colors, though.
phones
phones on May 21 '06
*DROOL*

$5

Kurt Russell forever!

oh and i second Rudra^
jacobs
jacobs on May 21 '06
Amazing, Ollie...This had better be printed. Keep up the good work!
helo
helo on May 21 '06
I love the movie, "The Thing," but it
didn't come to mind when I first
saw the design. I think all the pink
makes it look like something aimed
at kids ( like Nickelodeon's green
slime ).

Now that I'm clued in, I see Kurt
Russel's character, the human-head-
crab creature, and the dog creature.

The talking T-Rex, the pink triangle
nose (scarecrow?), and the flood of pink
juice all over the place aren't elements
that remind me of the movie.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 21 '06
the whole point was making it cute and happy as a humourous contrast to the film, you know...It's a very abstract interpretation, but that's totally intentional.. If i wanted it to look close to the movie, i woulda used a completely different style.
that said, all of the elements in the design are loosely based on things seen in the film, nothing that would cause copyright problems though.
maryd5690
maryd5690 on May 21 '06
AMAZING
funkstart
funkstart on May 21 '06
Aw, man... this is totally a boyfriend birthday present right here if this prints. I mean, this is the movie we fell in love over... well, this and Total Recall. (Dare you to make THAT movie into a cuddle t-shirt. Specifically the Kuato sequence.)

Ah, young love...

BTW, which one is Wilfred Brimley?
OompaLoompa
OompaLoompa on May 21 '06
i dont get it.

i must have missed that movie (which ever one it was)
steve_swartz
steve_swartz on May 22 '06
having not seen the movie, this one almost but doesn't quite work for me. taken on its own merits, i like the notion of the scientists posing for a shot with monsters rising up behind them, but the monsters are two pink and perky to be ominous, and the scene is too shallow without any ominousness. i guess i would wish for more emotional contrast, or for fewer monsters, or for some reason why the monsters and their tub were their behind the scientists.

i wanted to believe, olli.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 22 '06
funkstart: wilford brimley is the one in the black jacket!
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on May 22 '06
gotta love the pink!
kaloyster
   kaloyster on May 22 '06
i love the naked holy kid :D
funkstart
funkstart on May 22 '06
Yey! I see him now!

Maybe I'm just biased because I love the movie, but I think the shirt gets by on its own merits. I mean, it's clearly (I think) NOT supposed to be ominous. That's what makes it funny, y'all... they are posing WITH the monsters in, like, a family/vacation-type photo. I'm thinking it's not shallow because of this semi-ironic quality. Am I being understood at all? Maybe not... I'm not even understanding what I'm trying to get at now...

All that aside, I love it. $5.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 22 '06
you hit the nail on its head, funkstart. i tried to design it in a way that would be enjoyable both for fans and those who don't know about the film, i think it can stan pretty well on its own.
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 22 '06
stand, i mean.
ronlewis
   ronlewis on May 22 '06
this has to be printed. . . . love your work
finding something better
finding something better on May 22 '06
AMAZING
imagho
imagho on May 22 '06
Oh god! thats very great jog... the colors are good
helo
helo on May 22 '06
Yay ! My first steve swartz sighting outside
of the threadless blog area.
SodaPopSmashX
SodaPopSmashX on May 22 '06
Amazing how ther e is so much detail and yet only 4 colors. This is truely amazing art!
4this
4this on May 23 '06
why is this so cool? i can't figure
markers
markers on May 24 '06
GABA! a;sldkjfa;sdfu! $5
annegwish33
annegwish33 on May 25 '06
These colors are great, I don't think I've ever seen them used together on a threadless sub, and the design itself is awesome. Reminds me of the 70s, I think. 5.
streetwise
   streetwise on May 25 '06
your best yet! 5$
melgibsonwarpaint
melgibsonwarpaint on May 25 '06
Awesome
TFMdesign
TFMdesign on May 25 '06
this sucks balls. 4$
itsamiracle
itsamiracle on May 25 '06
heehee i like how steveswartz talks all smart-like and spells too wrong.

i don't get your shirt. but it looks nice. :)
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on May 26 '06
Thanks for the votes and comments folks!
465 days later
ntopp
ntopp on Sep 03 '07
Dang, man. The Thing is like my favorite horror movie. You even had the little ambulatory spider-head in there. Good stuff.

You're one of my favorite designers on here right now.
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