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1107 days ago
Submitted on:
Oct 25 '06
Scored by:
1,877 people
Comments:
70 comments
Final average score:
2.60 out of 5
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scenerie
About my design
by scenerie   
You can take this however you like. For the record, I love books!
parabolic
parabolic on Oct 25 '06
This is wonderful. I like the style and the concept a lot!
PhonographSounds
PhonographSounds on Oct 25 '06
I love this concept. The colors are great as well.

Kudos! $5
chelly
chelly on Oct 25 '06
i love it, but it makes me think the speaker is my shoulder.
liz_robi142
liz_robi142 on Oct 25 '06
love it!
scenerie
   scenerie on Oct 25 '06
Thanks for the comments!

chelly, I can see what you're saying...The speech bubble is ambiguous so you can take it as either the wearer of the shirt saying the words, or the little kid's unseen mom. Kind of a choose-your-own-adventure depending on your opinion of books. :) But if it bothers people, I can change the "pointy thing" on the speech bubble so it's angled more to the left.
JAYGATZ
JAYGATZ on Oct 25 '06
i really like this. It might be funnier if it looked like the kid was intensely liking it, like a cheesy advertisement. Then you could just stick the text anywhere.
loveheartsnuggle
loveheartsnuggle on Oct 26 '06
ooooooh, i just noticed that he was eating the book... thumbs up to this design.
pantsonsheep
pantsonsheep on Oct 26 '06
I LOVE this!!!! I could go for a yummy book right about now...
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Oct 26 '06
i'm not crazy about the yellow, but this is very cool...
tweeks
tweeks on Oct 26 '06
i want!
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Oct 26 '06
very very very very very
nice

$5
taylorcita
taylorcita on Oct 26 '06
I love it-- the yellow, the little kid's face, the whole concept. You make it (please!) I buy it.
panda grl
panda grl on Oct 26 '06
i like books pies and lovely illustrations.so, i like this shirt a-lot!
lemonalle
lemonalle on Oct 26 '06
Keep the text, but it doesn't need to be in a speech bubble. Aside from that, I love it.
BeeBubble
BeeBubble on Oct 26 '06
i love books also. i like the background and it reminds me of this old dictionary my mom had in grade school; someone had written 'In case of hunger eat this book it's full of boloney' on the inside of the front cover. books are food for the brain. +5
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Oct 26 '06
excellent 5$
corey8
corey8 on Oct 26 '06
love it - 5$ great style! cant wait to see more of your subs.
greendaygirl80
greendaygirl80 on Oct 26 '06
awesome!
joannchilada
joannchilada on Oct 26 '06
$5
mad cat
mad cat on Oct 26 '06
Great, but Better with hand done text.
Alex M. Solefish
Alex M. Solefish on Oct 26 '06
I really want this. i love the wallpaper, and i think the font should stay as out of a book, not hand-done. $$$$$.
t1ff4ny21
t1ff4ny21 on Oct 26 '06
love the colors and wallpaper. (:
R G
   R G on Oct 26 '06
beautifun!!!
lhercher
lhercher on Oct 26 '06
AMAZING.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Oct 26 '06
love the idea, colour and texture, pattern, wonderful! 5
scenerie
   scenerie on Oct 26 '06
Thank you all for the feedback!

mad cat & Alex M. Solefish: I tried out hand-drawn text (several variations), but it just looked too sloppy/cartoony, so I experimented with using a typeface and really liked the way this looks like it was cut out from a book and lends the phrase an air of authority. I also think it enhances the slight "vintage children's book illustration" feel.

The wallpaper comes from a pattern swatch in Illustrator. I used it as a placeholder to make sure a patterned background wouldn't be too distracting, but it was perfect so I decided to keep it. I texturized the wallpaper a bit to give it a faded, more tactile feel.

BeeBubble: I love your dictionary anecdote. And yep, books feed the brain... so devour 'em! :)
StrayGhostie
StrayGhostie on Oct 26 '06
love that pattern in the background!
SaraKlemach
SaraKlemach on Oct 26 '06
I need this shirt!
scenerie
   scenerie on Oct 27 '06
In case it's showing up as otherwise on anyone's monitor, this design is on a pale yellow background (banana/lemon t-shirt)...not screamin' YELLOW-yellow.
pickledbib
pickledbib on Oct 27 '06
stop scoring.... go read a book. $5
Alburt
Alburt on Oct 27 '06
Hey, really like this one. The colours are excellant and the kid looks so grumpy.
firebolt816
firebolt816 on Oct 27 '06
books are good for you $5
cswitz01
cswitz01 on Oct 27 '06
Perfect! $5
Brigitt
Brigitt on Oct 27 '06
love it.just wish it did not have the text..
c_schrei
c_schrei on Oct 27 '06
i haven't wanted a shirt this badly ever since loch ness imposter!!! PRINT IT PLEASEEEEE!! I'M BEGGING YOU!!! 5$
robin marie
robin marie on Oct 27 '06
cute, i like it. 5$
meretrixmeretric
meretrixmeretric on Oct 27 '06
oh man a+ to that
marcoman
marcoman on Oct 27 '06
yes the ONE really good creative desin ive seen yet
wenlet
wenlet on Oct 27 '06
HAHAHA awesome $5
professorM
professorM on Oct 27 '06
cheesey but good
lesquelette
lesquelette on Oct 27 '06
Books! I'm currently reading three, including The Grapes of Wrath (very good).
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Oct 28 '06
fanfriggintastic
Meelie
Meelie on Oct 28 '06
Love it!


But in another colour....please!
alacyt
alacyt on Oct 28 '06
Yes, I think the text is good but not the bubble.

Nice work! Great for a kids tee as well.
scenerie
   scenerie on Oct 29 '06
I have other color options (light blue and chocolate brown) here:

http://flickr.com/photos/10993418@N00/281980159/in/photostream/
Nodus
Nodus on Oct 29 '06
I love it. Text bubble is amazing. $5
huebucket
   huebucket on Oct 29 '06
awesome!!$5
Monkey II
   Monkey II on Oct 29 '06
I like your style.
You can do book illustrations for sure.
Petanca
Petanca on Oct 29 '06
Very , very nice, love the style, BUT would´t use brown for the background of the bubble, cals too much my attention in detriment of the kid.
kayceislost
kayceislost on Oct 29 '06
nice!
ir0cko
   ir0cko on Oct 29 '06
really want this. $5!
marythom
marythom on Oct 29 '06
Books ARE good for you! Haha I love it.
TONICACAT
TONICACAT on Oct 29 '06
I love his expression!
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Oct 30 '06
haha, excellent!
Aedenn
Aedenn on Oct 30 '06
I love love everything in this tee!!!I really hope it gets printed:)
thriftedyouth
thriftedyouth on Oct 30 '06
I'd would buy this in an instant

$5
kimay
kimay on Oct 30 '06
$5
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Oct 31 '06
wows, I LOVE it on light blue as well!

$5
backtozero
backtozero on Oct 31 '06
omg, wow!!
awsomelikethat
awsomelikethat on Oct 31 '06
Hah, I love this. I would wear it all the time.
lulubella
lulubella on Oct 31 '06
Dear Threadless,
I know that you do not always listen when we beg for designs to be printed; however, I need this shirt desperately.
It must be printed.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
PLEASE.
Thank you, and have a wonderful day,
Leslie
theworldinyour_eyes
theworldinyour_eyes on Nov 01 '06
$5, but for the love of jesus not on yellow.
17731773
17731773 on Nov 01 '06
5$
francisorme
francisorme on Nov 01 '06
blue is good, love this and i love the text. $5
scenerie
   scenerie on Nov 02 '06
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented. Remember, books are good for you...
32 days later
amaliaslash
amaliaslash on Dec 05 '06
I REALLY WANT THIS PRINTED.
scenerie
   scenerie on Dec 05 '06
Me too. Haha :)

Here's the design on sage green (and other options):

a href=" http://www.threadless.com/profile/338900/scenerie/blog/82583/New_color_options_for_my_design_UPDATED " target="_blank"> Color blog
scenerie
   scenerie on Dec 05 '06
Arrr. Let's try that again:

Color blog
12 days later
corey8
corey8 on Dec 18 '06
still waiting for this to be printed!
35 days later
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Jan 23 '07
me too corey,
me too!


it's tasty on sage green
R G
   R G on Jan 24 '07
nice one!
Jennifuhrer
Jennifuhrer on Jan 25 '07
BUMP
4 days later
sugars3
sugars3 on Jan 29 '07
I would totally buy this one. I admit I am a hopeless bibliophile, but also this just... well it makes me happy.
NeZHaX
NeZHaX on Jan 30 '07
HAHA. I like it! It's a good take on something I'm sure most of us heard a lot as kids.
8 days later
eribell
eribell on Feb 07 '07
why is the pie there? it doesnt matter, i love it anyway. makes me really want to chomp down on a book, the kid makes it look so delicious.
4 days later
corey8
corey8 on Feb 12 '07
congratulations scenerie! - i can take this off my please print list now.
Monkey II
   Monkey II on Feb 12 '07
yup -- well deserved
756 days later
Chengui
   Chengui on Mar 09 '09
REPRINT!
chelly
chelly on Mar 10 '09
yeh! mine's all faded.
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