Games nowadays tend to be too complex (for me anyway). I loved the simplicity of the games of yesteryear. The graphics were simple, the buttons were kept to a minimum and the storyline was always one that I could follow without getting a headache. Those were the days of 8-Bit games. And those days are long gone.
Luckily, this new tee from J!NX helps us to remember the relaxing days of 8-Bit games. The shirt is called Enjoy 8-Bit and is the perfect shirt to unwind in after a long, hard day at work.
“The Man’s been breathing down your neck, probably asked you to come in on Saturday. Why don’t you come on home, sit your bum on the couch, and fire up a nice, relaxing game of 8-bit. There’s nothing like a satisfying game of 8-bit to set the world right again.”
In a perfect world, the dead would bury the dead and then head out for Chinese takeout. The guys over at Dead Bury Dead have just released their latest tee and its the perfect tee for those of you who 1. love Chinese food, or 2. love the typography of old school Kung Fu movies. Speaking for myself, I love both Chinese food and old Kung Fu movies. I used to watch the heck out of old Bruce Lee flicks as a kid.
What’s great about this shirt, other than the tee of course, is the great packaging that it comes in. It might just be your typical Chinese takeout box, BUT, it totally makes the T-Shirt that much better. The Dead Bury Dead took the theme of this T-Shirt to the next level, in my opinion. Having said that, are those Chinese characters on the tee Dead Bury Dead translated into Chinese? If you read Chinese, let us know!
Takeout is available now from Dead Bury Dead for $19.99.
In this episode of Co-Tee TV I wear See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil and Touch No Evil by an unknown Japanese brand and review Lifering by Charlie Noble, a brand born out of a love for sailing and the great outdoors.
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Coty’s Thoughts:
Lifering Logo by Charlie Noble.Pros: A well executed Logo T-Shirt from Charlie Noble. The tee comes individually wrapped in a separate plastic bag from its shipping bag, which is always nice. Lifering features a custom embroidered Charlie Noble neck tag and a custom printed hangtag. You’ll also find a custom embroidered tag on the lower left seam of the T-Shirt. Charlie Noble uses American Apparel branded T-Shirts and the print of the design is very soft. I love the overal execution, design and color selection. Cons: Not much. In fact, I can’t really think of any. I seriously dig this T-Shirt. Price: $20.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil and Touch No Evil by Unknown.Pros: A no frills but super fun T-Shirt! I could imagine someone giving out one of these T-Shirts to each of four friends as a fun little gag gift!Price: $10.
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It’s summer and Threadless is having one of their famous $10 T-Shirt sales! And this isn’t one of those phoney “select tees only” $10 sales, it’s the classic ALL TEES $10 sale! It’s the real deal fellas, so be sure to head on over to Threadless to pick up some T-Shirt goodness before prices rush back up to the regular $18-$20 price points. Enjoy!
Remember the movie Pay It Forward? The movie that starred Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and that spooky little kid from the Sixth Sense. The idea behind The Love Pass is sort of like the Pay It Forward concept. Sort of.
Every time you purchase a T-Shirt from The Love Pass, you receive a second T-Shirt for you to pass on to a friend, family member, loved one or even a stranger. Ultimately, the goal of The Love Pass is to touch lives through the greatest gift…love.
And that’s not even the best part of The Love Pass. They will actually 10% of their annual profits to various charitable organizations. How awesome, right!
Infographics are all the rage on the Internet, but no one does it better than Dr. Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory.
It’s not surprising that when Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory decides he needs a new friend (Bawwy Kwipke, because of his wole with the Open Science Gwid Computew), he approaches the problem scientifically. Because we all occasionally need a little help doing that, we’ve reproduced his flowchart on this shirt. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to follow the arrows when you’re wearing it so you either need to convince an extant friend to wear this shirt with you (which can lead to awkward questions) or rig a series of mirrors. We recommend the mirrors. It involves fewer humans.
British designer, Adam Warner, designed the artwork for this T-Shirt titled More Peace. This politically infused T-Shirt features the very destructive hand grenade minus the explosives. Instead, you see flowers in place of the explosives. This simple, 2 colors print, is meant to bring about the idea of using the elements of war to spread the idea of peace. Brilliant.
The custom hangtags, neck tags and seam tags add a nice professional touch.
So this is a trip. It looks like a korean “brand” named Benny Frying Pan has decided that they want to be just like Johnny Cupcakes, literally. The Korean based Benny Frying Pan changed the name, but nothing much else. As you can tell from the comparison images below, Benny Frying Pan is a clear rip off of Johnny Cupcakes.
Even a close look at the two logos and you’ll notice that the cupcake are still there, but the fake version decided, hey, a fork and spoon would work better than bones. But you can’t fool us, it’s still a rip off.
I don’t understand Korean, but I would LOVE to read the Benny Frying Pan “History” and “Concept”, which they do have posted on their website, albeit in Korean. They even have a section dedicated to their “Logos” with the quote:
“Our icons are expressed to passion and pleasure, including Trust, Promise, Community, Understanding and Fun.”
It’s pretty sad.
So what do you guys think? Should Johnny Cupcakes pack up his suitcase and burn Benny Frying Pan at the stake? He should at least splash them with some scalding hot cooking oil.
UPDATE: It looks like Benny Frying Pan also has a US / .com version of their site. You can check it out here. Lots and lots and lots more rip off designs than on the Korean website. They even have fitted caps.
Two new episodes Co-Tee TV went live this week! If you missed them then be sure to check them out below. And of course, be sure to check out the guys that we featured, including Bunker Designs and Zombie Liquorice.
I also did a short video talking about the new baby line of onesies and tees from out friends at Kosher Ham! Use the code “COTYFANS” at checkout to score an extra 10% off your entire order!
Now this was an absolute blast of a list to do. It’s a list of 76 Threadless T-Shirts from sketch to print. The post was based on a post that Phil Jones started on the Threadless Blogs. He asked artists to post sketches. I thought it would be cool to give a before and after perspective and thus this post was born!
T-Shirt Blogging Friends:
The big news this week  comes from our friend and fellow T-Shirt blogger, Andy Bowness of Hide Your Arms. Andy started a new website dedicated to listing the top T-Shirt blogs on the planet. I’m currently ranked #4 so please help me out by giving a vote of 5 stars! Virtual hugs, kisses and high fives will be dispersed appropriately!
Andy from Rethink Clothing is starting a revolution! Watch the video to see how you can be a part of it and be sure to check out Rethink Revolution. Fun prizes are involved!
Kudos to In My Short Sleeve for spotting this amazing tee from Chalk Brighton. The shirt is called MOOG and features hundreds of tracks featuring a Moog synthesiser. Via In My Short Sleeve.
It was a bit quiet this week at SwipeTap and Call Me Thirsty, but there were a few notable posts over at TumblrTrends. Like this Jesus Christ Venn Diagram. Via TumblrTrends.
And Ryu starring in Super Mario Bros. Via TumblrTrends.
Have you ever wondered what your favorite Threadless design looked like before it graced the coveted fabric of a Threadless tee? Well, wonder no more because here are 76 Threadless classics from sketch to print.
I’d love to hear which one of these are your favorites and whether or not you own any of these tees! Leave a comment below in the comments section and let me know!
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