To say that Domenico Panacea is a MacAddict is probably an understatement. Panacea is an early adopter of a different sort. He spent $1300 just so he can borrow a Philips Lumalive T-Shirt for a month. I know, my eyes bulged just as big when I found out that after forking over $1300 he still did not own the T-Shirt. If you’re not familiar with the Lumalive, it’s from electronics manufacturer, Philips, and it integrates dynamic LED lighting into the fabric of the shirt.
The first thing Panacea did with the shirt? Well, he programed his favorite brand into the tee. What else do you think he’d do with a $1300 borrowed shirt? Of course you’re gonna program an Apple logo into it!
And in case you’re wondering, the shirt comes stocked with 128MB of memory that can blink out 10 minutes of text and it can glow for four hours at a time before needing to be recharged. I wonder when version 2.0 will be released?
It’s been really depressing watching and reading the news this past week, especially with all of the Haiti coverage. Seeing all those people lose everything that they had and have known is truly heartbreaking. And that’s why I’ll continue to blog about these Haiti relief T-Shirts that continue to be released and whose profits go to help those suffering in Haiti.
The latest Haiti relief shirt comes to use from Yellow Black & White. The shirt is called “Tout Bagay Deja Byen.” I had no idea what that meant, until I took a peak at the product description. After learning its meaning, I thought that it was the perfect phrase for such a sad time. The tee is available in black and red colorways and is on presale for $25 with 100% of the proceeds going to Haitian. The printing for this project was donated by Print My Goods.
“We have been able to visit Haiti a couple times in the past. This past summer I actually spent a week and a half there, about 100 miles outside of Port-Au-Prince. While we were there we saw a sign with these words on it “Tout Bagay Deja Byen.” In english this phrase would be translated as “All things are already good” or “Everything is already OK.” It was explained that this was a statement that Haitians use as a means of spreading hope. To us this statement best represents what we have experienced for ourselves and we have learned about the Haitian people in the last few days. They are incredibly strong and hopeful.”
Johnny Cupcakes added a few new pieces to their collection over the weekend. Of particular interest to me is the new Fresh Deliveries tee. The simple, white print on black is yet another one of those throwback Johnny Cupcakes pieces that look as if they were conceived by a designer from the current day who took a time machine back to the 1950’s. Pick up Fresh Deliveries from johnny Cupcakes for $35.99.
Blog regular and fellow Filipino designer and artist, Zerobriant, recently had another one of his designs printed over at Design by Humans. And I have to say that it is a hot one! The shirt features what looks to be a very deadly ninja assassin. Speaking of NInja Assassin, have any of you seen the recent movie of the same name? I missed it while it was in the theaters and now I have to wait till it hits Netflix!
“They travelled in disguise to other territories to judge the situation of the enemy, they would inveigle their way into the midst of the enemy to discover gaps, and enter enemy castles to set them on fire, and carried out assassinations, arriving in secret…shhh”
Death By Stealth is available now from Design By Humans for $17. At the moment, they are only offering this design in mens sizes.
A Year of Tees is a new web project which promises to deliver a new T-Shirt every day for an entire year. The original plan was to do one shirt a week for an entire week but the site owner decided to attempt the one-a-day model for 2010. In many ways, it’s just like what Chow Hon Lam did with his Flying Mouse 365 Project. My question is, what happens at the end of 2010? Is this just a one year thing?
Every day during 2010 a new t-shirt will be added to the site. Each t-shirt is an original one colour design printed on either a black or a white American Apparel t-shirt and will be available for both guys and girls. All the t-shirts are printed on ethically made, environmentally friendly 100% cotton tshirts. There might be the odd one-off colour design or colour t-shirt thrown in to the mix on special occasions.
The designs so far look a bit lacklusters, I always expect new brands to come out with a big bang whenever unveiling a new line. The first crop of shirts from A Year of Tees seem a bit flat for me. Nothing really screams “AWESOME” just yet but I can’t wait to see what they have lined up for the rest of the year. The shirts are priced at $19.99 a piece and are printed on American Apparel blanks.
In this episode of Co-Tee TV I review The Battle of 410BC from non other than 410BC! We take a close look at not only the shirt but the ornate packaging and the included goodies! And be sure to take advantage of the huge 50% off Black Friday Sale going on all week long. Use the coupon code “BLACKFRIDAY” to save some cash!
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Coty’s Thoughts:
The Battle of 410BC by 410BC.Pros: Unbelievable packaging, shirt comes in a custom 410BC printed cardboard box and wrapped in plastic packaging. Included in the box are a bunch of goodies, including: monster trading cards and a sack filled with gems. The shirt itself features a custom neck tag featuring the 410BC logo. The shirt feels comfortable, fits good and features a nice soft print. Cons: This shirt definitely fits differently from the original Skate Wolf shirt that I reviewed from 410BC a while back – I think they’ve improved the quality a lot since then. My main criticism with the Skate Wolf shirt was the fit of the neck area, I thought it was a bit too tight. The perfect fit on The Battle of 410BC fixes those problems for me. Price: $12.
The newest tee from Random Objects is very creepy (in a subtle way). I am not the biggest cat fan and I am not sure where my lack of interest in felines originate. But let me tell you, cats and I do not get along. They creep me out, much like this shirt! I think it’s a combination of the fur and the overall stealthness in which they walk around. Very mysterious animals I tell you.
If cats are your thing, or even if you’re into overall creepiness then you might want to check out The Watcher from Random Objects. It’s printed on a 3/4 sleeve polly-cotton American Apparel blank and is available now for $26.
Oh my Panda! The Accent is such a wonderful shirt from 110specialblack and was the winning tee for this weeks ShirtFight theme, “Black, White, And???”! The panda is killer cute, love it! And that red robin, oh you inconspicuous little red robin. Sitting on top of that panda ever so innocently. The quiet ones are always the ones that you should keep your eyes on.
Congratulations to 110specialblack for being the $500 ShirtFight winner for this week. If you’ve got the chomps to hand out the beat down (just like 110specialblack did this week) then head on over to ShirtFight and get started on your winning design for this upcoming week. The Accent is available now from ShirtFight for $15 (that’s the special one week only sale price, so get it now).
And of course, with every winner comes a new ShirtFight theme. This week is no different and the theme for all of you aspiring designers is “Video Games Vs. ?”. Good luck to all those who enter!
