Monthly Archive for May, 2008

This Week in T-Shirts, May 4-10

Salein’ and Contestin’ Peeps

New Blogs

  • Clothing Wire: a new blog that primarily features brand profiles, of big and small clothing lines. They also have news and updates from their many featured lines. Started in April 2008, they already have 80 posts. That’s huge!
  • Marvin Margin London: a new blog for the eponymous trade show exhibition, engineered for up-and-coming labels (in London).
  • Funky Finds: a blog that promotes indie crafts, offers advertising spots, and hosts monthly giveaways.

New Shops

  • Grubs Gear: all designs (men’s, women’s, and children’s) feature the Muppetish Grubs.
  • Live Now: where Eric Smith, artist and recently diagnosed cancer patient, sells posters, donating the proceeds to the Live Strong Foundation.
  • Aaitski!: featuring “coolafied” shirts in three categories: people, animals, and modes of transit.
  • Stupid Teez: boasting “funny t-shirts, stupid t shirts, offensive tees, party teez, and nerd tshirts too.”
  • Beaverdick: currently selling one design, The Monte.
  • Music and Sons: boasting a new “MP3 t-shirts line,” with waterproof earbuds and an MP3 player-holding pocket woven into each garment.
  • CHEER!US: featuring a slick site redesign for the summer.

Familiar Peeps

Blogged Peeps

Design by Humans ‘Clothes Out’ Sale!

Several of the fantastic t-shirts at Design by Humans are on sale for only $12! They’re trying to clear out some designs that they’re never going to reprint, so this will be your last chance ever to get them!

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All of these, only $12 each at Design by Humans!

Link: [Design by Humans]
Expensiveness: $12
Should you hurry: no idea!

Facebook + T-Shirts = Awesome!

I Heart T-Shirts Facebook Page

I Heart T-Shirts is the new Facebook page everybody’s talking about! It’s taking the world by storm! It’s revolutionizing the internet! And it mows your lawn, and it picks up the kids from school. It gets rid of unwanted facial hair; it gets rid of embarrassing age spots. It delivers a pizza and it lengthens, and it strengthens, and it finds that slipper that’s been at large under the chaise lounge for several weeks!

So maybe I’ve been hyperbolizing… a little bit. But I kid you not, I Heart T-Shirts is a pretty slick Facebook page! It’s got what you’d expect, like lists of online t-shirt stores and t-shirt blogs. But these lists look really nice and include the favicons from the respective sites, so it’s pretty!

It also makes good use of Facebook’s multimedia features, and there’s still room to utilize these features more thoroughly. Right now there are only two videos, and no pictures, but this could be a good venue for t-shirt shops to display their wares. They’ll probably have to be carefully moderated, though, to prevent spamming. Maybe a rule like 1 image/week 1 movie/month could help? Cory, who made the page, has also been uploading t-shirt news to the ‘Posted Items’ section of the page, which provides a nice snapshot view of three news items, replete with thumbnail images.

But wait, there’s more! I Heart T-Shirts is going to have weekly giveaways! To kick things off, one random fan will win a $25 Threadless gift certificate on Sunday, May 11. So become a fan of I Heart T-Shirts today for your chance to win! Don’t delay. Or else.

Link: [I Heart T-Shirts]

P.S. Fantastic Bonanza has a Facebook page, too!

Tokyo Art Beat’s May Sale

Bonanza Cadets, do you enjoy t-shirts from Japan on the cheap? Old friend Tokyo Art Beat has you covered!

From now until the end of May, all Tokyo Art Beat shirts are on sale—approximately one-third cheaper than their usual ¥3800. This would have been a good opportunity for minimalists and 8-bit nostalgics to nab the poignantly pixelated Tokyo Invaders


Tokyo Invaders by Alexander Gelman at Tokyo Art Beat: ON SALE for ¥2500 Sold Out!

… but it’s Sold Out! Yes, these designs are fleeing fast. You’ll just have to hop over to TAB’s shop and see what’s still on the shelves before it’s too late!

Link: [Tokyo Art Beat]
Expensiveness: ¥2500, approximately 33% off
Should You Hurry: The sale extends until the end of May, but a lot of sizes are already gone! I wouldn’t delay if I were you.

This Week in T-Shirts, April 27-May 3

Folks With Discount Rates

  • You Design It: special for Blognanza readers! Use coupon code fan and get 10% off your order. (Thanks, guys!)
  • Lists need at least two points, so, uh … here.

Folks We’ve Just Met

  • AerWear Designs: family-friendly shirts featuring captioned photos. Custom orders also welcome.
  • Code Creations: their revamped site, which will feature secret code clothing and code creatures, should be up soon.
  • Lunchboxbrain: two designs currently available. Wondermark fans will likely enjoy his Turn It Up.
  • CHOU!: featuring “gaming, funny, cultural, and Japanese designs, amongst a few others.”

Folks We’ve Met Before

Blogged Folks

Fantastic Bonanza vs. Fox 25 Boston

Check it out, Fox 25 interviewed me at ROFLCon and then put the interview up on their website! The camera dude was asking me about the shirt I was wearing, AVE Mizar.


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Too bad when I mention ‘Fantastic Bonanza’ has gotten cut from it… but whatever. Check out the speech bubble from Ji Lee’s Bubble Project in the background!

‘We have talks. We just brainstorm things.’ Yesssss…

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: On Sale!

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Sale

4/30 through 5/9, use coupon code FF2008 for 20% off your order from Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction!

Link: [Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction]
Expensiveness: 20% less than usual!
Should you hurry: Offer ends 5/9. You decide.