Buy A Shirt For Tigger

A couple of weeks ago I featured All For One Clothing, a brand that was started by animal enthusiast Brandon Hopkins. Sadly, one of his doggies passed away. To commemorate Tiggers life, he is having a sale at All For One Clothing. You can save 25% off your entire order by simply using the code “tigger” at checkout. All proceeds from this sale will go to charity in her name. 

Here are two tees that I dig from All For One Clothing!

A Better Tomorrow Meets Art Bastard Contest Winners

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the A Better Tomorrow Meets Art Bastard contest. And now they’ve announced two winner of that contest! First place went to Recipe For A Cocktail by Nelloforesto and the second place finisher was A Bee Tee by MyArgie. Congratulation to the winners! These tees should be available soon for purchase at A Better Tomorrow. 

What’s even better is that the next A Better Tomorrow collaboration has been announced. This time, they are teaming up with Nerdcore! This contest starts on June 8 and will run until July 6. There is no particular theme set in stone but if you watch Nerdcore then you know their vibe consists mainly of retro comics, music, zombies, and science fiction in general. The prize is 500 € and a big feature on the Nerdcore blog, one of the largest German blogs.

Winner of the T-Mag Tee Maniacs Contest Announced

Congratulations to Alex Vandenberg who won the T-Shirt Magazine Tee Maniacs contest! Alex won the contest with 1113 out of 3041 votes after a close race with the first runner up. Alex will be receiving some great prizes from Threadless, including: 15 t-shirts, a hoody, a 24×30 print, $150 cash, a $50 Threadless gift certificate and a featured interview on T-Shirt Magazine!

To check out Alex’s winning entry click more!

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What Do You Got, B****?

When I first saw this tee at TeeFury I knew exactly who I was looking at! For those of you squinting your eyes and shaking your head in bewilderment, let me inform you of who this wonderful celebrity is. It’s Joaquin Phoenix’s alter ego, crazy (or uber cool) Joaquin Phoenix!

I love this design by Athadi, who was inspired Phoenix’s recent performance in Miami so much so that he created this lovely vector based graphic. 

And if you’re interested in what the actor turned rapper’s music is like then check out this video of Phoenix live at the previously mentioned Miami concert.

Seibei Previews Four New Tees

A couple of days ago, popular indie tee designer, David Murray of Seibei, previewed 4 new tees and a tote from an upcoming line on Twitter. And I’ve got them all here for you! These should all be available on the Seibei website for sale sometime next week. So what do you guys think of the new Seibei tees? My favorite has to be the homage to the epic Post It wall that David created for his booth at the UNIQUE LA Craft Fair.

If you don’t want to wait until next week to pick up the new tees and tote then make your way to the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park from June 6 to 7. 

By the way, if you do decide to pick up a tee from Seibei, be sure to use the coupon code “coty” at checkout to save an additional 10% off your entire order!

T-Shirt Day 2009 Contest Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in Wednesday’s T-Shirt Day contest! There were 22 people that submitted correct answers and I randomly selected one (1) person as the winner of the $50 Threadless gift certificate courtesy of Tee-Junction.com and one (1) person as the winner of the Prestigious Clothing T-Shirt package. Check out the video below to see the winners get selected! Be sure to follow T-Shirt Day on Twitter to find out where and when the next contest will be held!

Two New Releases from AlrightOK

I missed this while I was away on vacation but while I was gone our buddies from AlrightOK released two new T-Shirt designs. Both Truckin’ and A-OK are now available at the AlrightOK online store for $18. Both are solid designs but I especially like the simple white print of the A-OK design on the ash blanks. And even better, A-OK can be worn inside out! Both of these new tees are available now for just $18. And since Alright OK is part of the Attack of the Coupon Codes promotion you can save even more by using the coupon code “coty” at checkout and save an additional 20% off your entire order!

Old School Dance

This is an interesting promotion from the guys over at Uneetee. They are offering a two for one special on their latest design, Old School Dance by fistofartist. Right now, when you purchase Old School Dance you will be sent two shirts in different colorways (gray and red) for just $17. That’s pretty rad. You can keep one for yourself and give the other away or, even better, keep both of them for yourself! But remember, sharing is caring. If you’d like to mix the size or gender then you need to contact the people at Uneetee when you place your order.

Thye’ve also got a few more promotions going on. You can save off your order by using the coupon codes UGRAD10 or DAD10 at checkout. But, if you want to save even more then use the coupon code SUMMERTEE for a whopping 15% off your order. Awesome.

Indie Tee Spotlight #24: Ugmonk

This week I am excited to present my interview with graphic designer and Ugmonk founder, Jeff Sheldon. We’ve been going back and forth the last few weeks and so I am quite excited to finally have this particular Indie Tee Spotlight on the site. Jeff was also kind enough to provide a coupon code for the readers of this site and so if you fancy any of the tees that you see here you can purchase them at Ugmonk and save 10% off your entire order by using the coupon code “COTY09″ at checkout. Be sure to also follow Jeff on Twitter, he is twitter.com/ugmonk.

Coty: Ugmonk is such a unique name, how did you come up with it and what does it mean?

Jeff: Actually came about pretty randomly. I came up with a bunch of different names, many had to do with design or apparel, but then kept coming back to “Ugmonk” (random, but had a nice ring to it). It was weird enough to stand out, while still being short and memorable. I like the idea that before I started Ugmonk, the word itself was ambiguous and had no preconceived meanings associated with it. This allows me to define what “Ugmonk” is and represents.

Coty: Your typography inspired tees have been very popular. Have you always been interested in typography or was this just something you started doing as part of Ugmonk?

Jeff: I grew up doing all types of traditional art (painting, sketching, sculpting) and it wasn’t until a few years ago when I started college that I transitioned into graphic design. After studying design, I realized that typography was such the key element for almost all design. I soon developed a passion for type and began experimenting with using type as a design element for shirts rather than using it just to write out a slogan or brand name. The more I played with the letter forms, the more I realized the potential to base a clothing line around type. Mixing typography and t-shirts has been done before, but my goal was to find new ways to merge the two and bring something fresh to the apparel world.

Coty: What prompted you to start your own clothing brand? Was the startup process difficult for you?

Jeff: I had been doing quite a bit of t-shirt design for contests (DBH, Scribtee, Uneetee) and had some success. I then became more interested in the “art” of t-shirt design and the t-shirt industry as a whole. I always thought I would be fun to start my own line and maintain control over every aspect of a brand rather than working for clients, so that’s when I decided to start Ugmonk.

There is definitely a lot more to starting a brand than most people think. It takes tons of time and energy, but I enjoy it and it has been a fun challenge.

Coty: Ugmonk was recently picked up by Urban Outfitters. How did this come about?

Jeff: Networking. Honestly I can’t say enough about developing relationships with other people in the industry. You never know what it will lead to

Coty: The question begs to be asked, what is your favorite font and why? Have you ever designed your own font?

Jeff: Oh, the classic “favorite font” question . I don’t know if I have one favorite, but a few of my favorites at the moment are Gotham, Lubalin Graph, Clarendon, and FF DIN.

I’ve haven’t designed a full font yet, but I’ve drawn custom type for logos and other projects (the Ugmonk logo was created completely from scratch).

Coty: Have you had any experience in clothing design prior to Ugmonk? If yes, what kind of experience?

Jeff: The only other clothing design I had done before Ugmonk were the other t-shirt designs that I did for contests and freelance jobs.

Coty: Are you a big fan of indie brands yourself? If so, what are some of the indie brands that you enjoying wearing?

Jeff: Honestly, before I started Ugmonk I didn’t have the same apprecition for indie brands as I do now. I always enjoy discovering new brands and other startups like me.

Johnny Cupcakes is a big inspiration and I enjoy following his brand and the amazing things he has done with it. I also appreciate his work ethic and his emphasis brand consistency.

Coty: You have experienced a lot of early success but I am sure that there is much more room for growth. What are some of the goals that you have set for Ugmonk?

Jeff: It is humbling that Ugmonk has had so much success so soon. Ugmonk is less than a year old, and there is still tons of room for growth and development. I am constantly learning every day and am always trying to think up news way to improve and innovate. I’ve got some exciting things in the works for the coming months so be sure to stay tuned for new designs and updates.

Thanks again to Jeff Sheldon for taking the time to chat with me! Be sure to check out Ugmonk and save 10% off your entire purchase by using the coupon code “COTY09″ at checkout, enjoy!

Beast Flow from RANDR Tees

This single color print from T-Shirt veteran Liviu Matei is simple yet effective! I love how he didn’t go overboard with the colors and kept it a simple, single colored, line print. The shirt, titled Beast Flow, features some ghastly deep sea creatures. It might be the perfect tee to wear the next time you go searching for that elusive Scottish lake monster or go hunting for a giant squid!

I’m going off on a tangent here, but, I have to say that giant squids, for some reason, really fascinate me. They really do. The tee is printed on an aqua American Apparel blank and you can pick up your copy of Beast Flow from Rise And Resist for just $18.