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Oct 12 '06
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timrb
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by timrb   
"By polite request of the Antarctic Civil Penguin Protection Authority (CPPA) which oddly has no authority whatsoever"

A few weeks ago, while reaching for ways to describe how one is supposed to protect the environment, a friend of mine uttered the phrase "don't club the little penguiny things." I instantly knew it had to become a shirt.
Joe Harding
Joe Harding on Oct 12 '06
cute
ladypuce
ladypuce on Oct 12 '06
i love the drawing. not sure about the text though.
penguin11
penguin11 on Oct 12 '06
i think i differnet placement of the text but i really like it
harrysally
harrysally on Oct 12 '06
I love the picture!!! but I prefer it without text
ljluense
ljluense on Oct 12 '06
i love the design, great colors. i'm just not digging the text.
herky
   herky on Oct 12 '06
great illustration and colors, put the warning on the sleeve perhaps?
timrb
   timrb on Oct 12 '06
I have toyed with an alternate design. You can see it here, if you like.

It has been pointed out to me, however, that this may be a little too "cutesy." That was definately not what I was going for, but I can see why it was brought up. I leave it to you all to decide whether that's the case.

Text on the sleeve is certainly a feasible idea.
galci
galci on Oct 12 '06
cool!!
squishyfishy
squishyfishy on Oct 12 '06
like pic, not text...
it seems like you;re making fun of the penguins...
timrb
   timrb on Oct 12 '06
Sure am.
romolusIII
romolusIII on Oct 12 '06
O_O 5$$$$
poullla
poullla on Oct 12 '06
i like the picture, not the text.
smheaton
smheaton on Oct 12 '06
isn't it baby SEALs that are clubbed?
timrb
   timrb on Oct 12 '06
That's why I thought my friend's comment was funny: it was his dismissal of whatever was being clubbed as nondescript arctic-whatevers. That's almost the point of the design.
pyr4lis
pyr4lis on Oct 12 '06
The illustration is adorable. I'd love it is the little floating iceburg with the penguins was in a lower right hand placement on the shirt.

And I agree with most that the text should go. Or if you are very attached to it at least make it less wordy and put it someplace under the iceburg so the attention is more on the cute illustration than the actual text.

Just my 2cents. I'll give it a 4 and assume that if printed you'll do something about the ugly text.
lszhou
lszhou on Oct 12 '06
no text
ForeverDcember
ForeverDcember on Oct 12 '06
oh my gosh, your alternate with the additional text is hilarious... I'd buy it with or without the text, but the text makes me giggle, just make it a weeeee bit bigger so others wont be starting at my little boobies. :)
schmancy_pants
schmancy_pants on Oct 12 '06
i agree with the text on the back, but either way..its wonderful
martiandrivein
martiandrivein on Oct 13 '06
ummm I dunno...I like it either way...
Nodus
Nodus on Oct 13 '06
$5. With Text.
FRICKINAWESOME
   FRICKINAWESOME on Oct 13 '06
4 buckareenos with the text on the back of the shirt. Copy that fucking hilarious and sarcastic needs to be on the shirt in some form somehow somewhere.
StumbleThenRise
StumbleThenRise on Oct 13 '06
If you were to lose the text, you would kinda lose the point of the shirt in the process. so I'm for the text. Also, $5.
weaknezz
weaknezz on Oct 13 '06
love the text.
itsallinthestars
itsallinthestars on Oct 13 '06
aww i've always wanted a little penguiny thing
sombongtantanyen
sombongtantanyen on Oct 13 '06
meaningful...
Nahuatl
Nahuatl on Oct 13 '06
Like the picture, text too long
SuperFX
SuperFX on Oct 14 '06
$5 with text either as is on back
niack
niack on Oct 14 '06
lololol nice
doubledagger
doubledagger on Oct 14 '06
actually the text is remarkable, especialy the alternative version [front & back, maybe?] but the drawing just ruins it
wazlib
wazlib on Oct 14 '06
i like both the text and the picture, but maybe you could keep the test on the front and move the text onto the back either on one of the shoulders or on the bottom right hand corner.
chronically bizarre
chronically bizarre on Oct 14 '06
I like the text and design, but I agree with others that you should maybe stick the text on the sleeve or on the back or somewhere and just have the penguin-thingys on the front, makes it a little more quirky and amusing
winterscribbled
winterscribbled on Oct 15 '06
The text below the illustration would feel more balanced.
.onion
.onion on Oct 15 '06
I like the drawing, but I do think the text could be taken out or placed in a different spot (bottom corner or side, even the back, cenetered) in order not to have two distracting visuals in the same spot.
Gaidig
Gaidig on Oct 15 '06
I like the test. I think that is the whole point of the design. You could, however, make it more concise.
l8r_h8r
l8r_h8r on Oct 15 '06
OMG HILARIOUS!!! 5 freaking hilarious dollars
jenavieve
jenavieve on Oct 15 '06
no textt $5
shoeshine
shoeshine on Oct 15 '06
If you somehow incorporated the text into the image (at least "the don't club the penguiny things") as a sign on the iceberg or something. i think the "title" text is nescessary. the body text is superflous(sp?) so you could do without it.

i love it though. 5$
Jooliesays
Jooliesays on Oct 16 '06
I like the text, but i would prefer it without hyphenation.
Luke...
   Luke... on Oct 16 '06
great concept, you managed to get me to like a semi-penguined themed design...[cause, yes i have hated all other penguin design, but this one is great]
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Oct 16 '06
5$
Vududulce
Vududulce on Oct 16 '06
The text is fantastic, you have to keep it on the shirt somewhere. I wouldn't buy the shirt without it ...
organ-donor
organ-donor on Oct 16 '06
nice
Nisori
Nisori on Oct 16 '06
Text is to long. Get rid of it.
ionpoe
ionpoe on Oct 16 '06
TEXT STAYS.
blixa_baby
blixa_baby on Oct 16 '06
this is cute!
ma17
ma17 on Oct 17 '06
Text MUST stay! Maybe on the back or on the sleeve, but you must keep it somewhere.
jwalsh
   jwalsh on Oct 17 '06
5$ love ittt!
raachiee
raachiee on Oct 17 '06
This is adorable! Keep the text, only because it calls them "the little penguiny things" (HAHAHA :D), if for no other reason. $5!
nickaix
nickaix on Oct 17 '06
Oh text. Definitely keep the text. Actually, I prefer the other version with even MORE text, b/c, darn it, your text is funny! 5$ with text! Also the alt. version is more comfortable to look at, b/c it looks like a sign w/ a pic, and less like text just floating in midair above Antarctica. My only concern is that the text may be too small to print clearly. Maybe should cut out a couple lines so that the font can be made larger?
aftershock
aftershock on Oct 17 '06
The alternate is much better! Cute penguins, though.
keri yee
keri yee on Oct 17 '06
cute
rickkytickkytan123
rickkytickkytan123 on Oct 17 '06
i like the alternate
yoshi andrian
   yoshi andrian on Oct 18 '06
really nice colors! 5!
kelseyp
kelseyp on Oct 18 '06
awwwwww adorable!
jack2ofalltrades
jack2ofalltrades on Oct 18 '06
put the two different texts on each sleeve
brightpinkhamster
brightpinkhamster on Oct 18 '06
Incurably cute. $5.
dardanius
dardanius on Oct 18 '06
I really love the alternate, I'd totally buy it!
timrb
   timrb on Oct 18 '06
I'm now thinking that the alternate is probably different enough to re-sub, plus offering it here confuses the scores. I have a third re-working in the works, though, which may end up being the one that I'll submit. I'll blog them both when this is done scoring. Stay tuned.
GiBleuUp
GiBleuUp on Oct 18 '06
love the alternate but it could be less wordy... but still keep the text. and maybe placing the text somewhere not on the chest? but i love the art (especially the baby penguiny thing and the emo one all alone on the other side :])!
392 days later
iroktheboybeaters
iroktheboybeaters on Nov 15 '07
Oh man ... Threadless community hates text. I would have bought this. Or at least the alternate.
6 days later
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Nov 21 '07

The text makes this! Hilarious, but yeah, don't club the little penguiny things.
Robsoul
   Robsoul on Nov 21 '07

Prefer the original, not the alternate.
296 days later
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Sep 12 '08
Holy crap! I found a hidden gem. PRINT!
38 days later
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Oct 21 '08
I'm kind of wondering why this hasn't printed yet.
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