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Jun 30 '06
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2.89 out of 5
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Lupencia
   Lupencia on Jun 30 '06
wow, very nice...
mikemills
   mikemills on Jun 30 '06
Dang - extra slashes everywhere...

LARGE view

t-shirt placement

original story
HardcoreFrollicker
HardcoreFrollicker on Jun 30 '06
it's beautiful

i love the color
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Jun 30 '06
always great your work dude! 5$
alphabetapi
alphabetapi on Jun 30 '06
very nice little story and great design! $5
mikemills
   mikemills on Jun 30 '06
Thanks! The submission thing was a little bugged, so here's my original explanation for the concept:

The idea behind this shirt was to integrate all or part of a written short-story into the design. Text (even lots of text) on a shirt is nothing new, but I wanted to see how much of a narrative I could integrate into the art without bogging it down or making it feel like an image snagged from a book.
streetwise
   streetwise on Jun 30 '06
Great true story on what must have been a really long bus ride. Really love this one, textures, colors. Lots of heart man. 5$
pencilbomb
pencilbomb on Jun 30 '06
awesome. love the placement too.
theworldinyour_eyes
theworldinyour_eyes on Jun 30 '06
gorgeous...i love this.
mariaeli
mariaeli on Jun 30 '06
Wonderful design, placement, color!
Schoolunch
Schoolunch on Jun 30 '06
This reminds me of an Adrian Tomine comic. It's lovely.
chelseaneedsthreads
chelseaneedsthreads on Jun 30 '06
i love it oh so much.
C_ROK06
C_ROK06 on Jun 30 '06
fantastic! 5buy.
4this
4this on Jun 30 '06
amazing. Love all the textures you use.
Ray.
   Ray. on Jun 30 '06
Very interesting image
Strohmer
Strohmer on Jun 30 '06
Reminds me if a movie or book were on a shirt. Very nicely done. 5$
chugginmonkey
chugginmonkey on Jun 30 '06
It's a strange cool, that I gotta have! Please PRINT!!
iwannabefamous
iwannabefamous on Jun 30 '06
Love, the colors the story and eveything about it. 5$
firebolt816
firebolt816 on Jun 30 '06
quite nice
fastjumper
   fastjumper on Jun 30 '06
awesome work dude
5$
glublox
glublox on Jun 30 '06
i'm in awe, brilliantly executed. 5$
meleekitten
meleekitten on Jun 30 '06
I love this.. but I don't know how well it will come out in print, if it ever got printed.. and that part makes me super sad.
polynothing
   polynothing on Jun 30 '06
I love this, and have to say, it's one of the more original shirts I've seen posted.
$5
daveyafivixen
daveyafivixen on Jun 30 '06
i'm gonna buy this
and
wear it
all the time
'cause i'm in love with it
$5
squintygirl
squintygirl on Jun 30 '06
This is amazing! I hope they print this, and when they print this, I hope that they do it justice. $5!!!
F3RN
F3RN on Jul 01 '06
Applause.
If anything, I'd like more of the story!
bananaphone
   bananaphone on Jul 01 '06
wow, nice to see something original, and very well executed too.
katolm
katolm on Jul 01 '06
How refreshing to see such an original design. Well done!
adam antium
   adam antium on Jul 01 '06
beautiful job man!
ohmystarsNET
ohmystarsNET on Jul 01 '06
i adore it - very original
stingerstyler
   stingerstyler on Jul 01 '06
one of the most awesome and original subs in a very long time. wonderful combination of artforms (design, writing) AND techniques, styles and distress work.

greatness!
froglady77
froglady77 on Jul 01 '06
Gorgeous, and so different! $5$5$5
saff
saff on Jul 01 '06
wow
boygirlparty
boygirlparty on Jul 01 '06
that drawing is so beautiful and the story is cool, i kind of wish there wasn't so much text associated - i had to click the link to get what all the image was about.
subgenuis
subgenuis on Jul 01 '06
First time I've ever wanted a 6 box.
1964
1964 on Jul 01 '06
One of the most unique.
5
staffell
staffell on Jul 01 '06
this design is off the hook! 5
loserbeech
loserbeech on Jul 01 '06
Lose the text!

(I jest. $5.)
graphic frost
   graphic frost on Jul 01 '06
great work as usual! 5$
hymnxnotme
hymnxnotme on Jul 01 '06
PRINT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEE!
wow i love this...! amazing
$5
martiniFISH
martiniFISH on Jul 01 '06
if this does not get printed i will kill a lot of people!


5$
Jemae
   Jemae on Jul 01 '06
Perfect!
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Jul 01 '06
amazing
Jdiehm11
Jdiehm11 on Jul 01 '06
Took my breath away... $5
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Jul 02 '06
excellent.
nicely done!
electronically
electronically on Jul 02 '06
Love it. First time I actually appreciate text on a shirt. $5
michele418
michele418 on Jul 02 '06
awesome, great use of solid colors and gradient. love it
lesquelette
lesquelette on Jul 02 '06
where is the story from?
thatonekid08
thatonekid08 on Jul 02 '06
I really like that story
mikemills
   mikemills on Jul 02 '06
Thanks! The story was kinda culled together from different experiences I had taking the bus to work. All the details (people, events) are real, but I don't think any of them happened on the same day.
December13
December13 on Jul 02 '06
Man that is freaking cool dude. Pretty nice design, but the story behind it is what makes it for me. Only thing is.. could you sell this with little booklets that explain the story to people so I don't have to? Lol jk, $5
tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Jul 02 '06
This is beautiful. The only thing that bothers me is the poor grammar/sentence structure...but that's just because I'm very anal about that stuff.
robot_sheep
robot_sheep on Jul 02 '06
dang, this is awesome!
Crimson_folly
Crimson_folly on Jul 02 '06
Gorgeous. $5 and BUY!
magdela
magdela on Jul 02 '06
i live on one of the streets in the full story. this creeped me out, but i love the design!
PiratePet
PiratePet on Jul 02 '06
a totall five, great design, nice story (didn't really liked the whole name dropping, was more interested in his relationship, or lack of them).
i think i'd rather like a smaller placement than a half shirt placement.. a down-right placement will be great!
Odrob20
Odrob20 on Jul 02 '06
5, buy. print
threadless_iam
threadless_iam on Jul 02 '06
$4
i think the design would've been better bottom-centered.
FreedomHangsLikeHeaven
FreedomHangsLikeHeaven on Jul 03 '06
even if i didn't like the design, which i do, i would buy it just for that story. im writing a one similar to this right now. i thought i would let you know that. seriously. beautiful.
diavolaki27
diavolaki27 on Jul 03 '06
LOVE it, i would wear this!! tho i'd prob get sick of people tryin to read it, :p ahh well, great, 5$
Lita_Bailey
Lita_Bailey on Jul 03 '06
love the shirt. i'd so buy
b_keith
b_keith on Jul 03 '06
Nice work, it’s good to see designs with concepts behind them.
Squaw
Squaw on Jul 03 '06
This is totally getting printed.
jimjimdesign
jimjimdesign on Jul 03 '06
Dashboard Confessional.
Faizal2
Faizal2 on Jul 03 '06
Nice !
rain_is_rain
rain_is_rain on Jul 03 '06
I want this shirt so BADLY. $5
filak
   filak on Jul 03 '06
Really a great design ! $5
SUPERxDUPER
SUPERxDUPER on Jul 03 '06
you're a great designer and a great writer. i love this so much. 55555$
jaxxcrazy
jaxxcrazy on Jul 03 '06
amazing design
i really want to get this shirt
$5
redhedlibrarian
redhedlibrarian on Jul 04 '06
Did you write the story yourself? I liked it. I wish I could read more. I love the shirt, very different. Probably my favorite submission ever. $5.
mikemills
   mikemills on Jul 04 '06
^ Yes. Thanks!
PrescriptionX
PrescriptionX on Jul 04 '06
5$ without a doubt
hellothere
hellothere on Jul 04 '06
i've ridden that bus dozens of times!!
are you from austin?

wow, now i really really really need this shirt
hellothere
hellothere on Jul 04 '06
ps was the crossdresser leslie?
snittleface
snittleface on Jul 04 '06
$5...

I am a writer, not a designer. Beautiful!
mikemills
   mikemills on Jul 04 '06
Yeah, Austin! Route 183. I've met Leslie a few times on the street, but no, he doesn't ride my bus : )
Atreides
Atreides on Jul 04 '06
*nods* I wish i could buy this now.
ChromeLegend #2
ChromeLegend #2 on Jul 04 '06
interesting.
Dykes4Dada
Dykes4Dada on Jul 04 '06
Great!
kate_kadoo
kate_kadoo on Jul 05 '06
I want this shirt. It's beautiful, and a good story, too
awe-so
awe-so on Jul 05 '06
ohhh. i love this.
mezo
   mezo on Jul 05 '06
Now THIS is art.
soylamorsa
soylamorsa on Jul 05 '06
Beautiful illustration.
sodapopper
sodapopper on Jul 05 '06
thats great. i love the story, and the illustration.
i want this.
Bellemorte669
Bellemorte669 on Jul 06 '06
amazing
Maff
Maff on Jul 06 '06
Very, very cool.
Miss Informed
Miss Informed on Jul 06 '06
This is amazing - I would buy this. Also, Yay for Austin!
Miss Informed
Miss Informed on Jul 06 '06
Oh.. I might change the placement so people could stand and read it without staring at my stomach/boobies.
x__infamous
x__infamous on Jul 06 '06
First thought was "why are the ten commandments on the back of their seats?" Second was "wow, this is great!" 4/5
Gunslinger_ Extraordinaire
very nice
$5
jimjimdesign
jimjimdesign on Jul 06 '06
Yeah, everyone is all ranting and raving over your design.
Quite inspirational.

I think the use of snippets from every day life experiences are a great tool to connect with others on a raw, all-guards-down, this-is-me level. It worked for Jared Hess.

The text works for me at this size. It reads as texture. Not so distracting. Besides the purpose of the text has already been served, your Threadless audience has enjoyed a cool story.

Good job Sport!
5!
Super_Geek
Super_Geek on Jul 06 '06
awesome story, nice design.
juhsteen
juhsteen on Jul 06 '06
I love it, I'd definitely buy it.
Wasiley
Wasiley on Jul 07 '06
yeah, very good
(nottabadword)
(nottabadword) on Jul 07 '06
Absolutely fascinating
10 days later
wolnutz
wolnutz on Jul 17 '06
This is incredible. Print it.
35 days later
mrdantownsend
mrdantownsend on Aug 22 '06
Dude, where did you think of that story?

That is Fucking Awesome, ok?!?!

FUCKING AWESOME!

♥$5
90 days later
becktoria
becktoria on Nov 21 '06
I love this shirt so much. And the story is incredible- great work on both.

289 days later
greenlink108
greenlink108 on Sep 06 '07
I wish they would print this shirt!
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