Dream Level-1 T-shirt by Collision Theory

AJ Dimarucot aka Collision Theory is a beast when it comes to designing t-shirts or designs in general. He is certainly talented at composing some great graphics. A winner on Threadless, Designbyhumans, and various other competition sites as well as being commissioned from various companies like Nike, he continues to show why people love his designs. "Dream Level-1" is one of my favorite, if not my favorite design he's done. The colors are perfect and definitely stand out on the black tee. The use of negative space is very well done. AJ drew inspiration from the movie Inception, which is probably a reason why you see a tree grow so out of bridge. If you've purchased a DesignbyHumans tee, then you know that the quality of the shirt is very good, true to size, and the printing if very well done. For $19 plus shipping, I say this is a shirt worth wearing.

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The DBH 10K 2010

Designbyhumans.com is having their 3rd annual DBH 10K contest. You get to have a chance to win $10,000. Yes, that prize is $10,000. The competition is filled with amazing talent, so it may be difficult it's definitely worth a shot. From of the designs that are in the top 10 some deserved to be there, while others I disagreed with the DBH staff. I'm definitely competing this year. Who knows what will be the outcome.
http://www.designbyhumans.com/special_contest/details/25
Details:

Submissions are now being accepted through August 22, 2010 (Midnight PDT). All contest submissions must be entered through our online submission form and must conform to the DBH Contest Terms and Conditions in order to qualify for entry. Artists may enter multiple submissions. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Grand Prize:

$10,000 USD

First Runner-Up:

$1,000 USD

Second Runner-Up:

$1,000 USD

Third Runner-Up:

$1,000 USD

Fourth Runner-Up:

$1,000 USD

Design Guidelines

In addition to our general rules and guidelines, designs are also subject to the following:

• The design(s) must be an original work created and owned by the entrant. Designs may contain up to 14 colors, including halftones and gradients.
• If your design is selected you will be required to submit the winning design in high-resolution (at least 300dpi at actual size).

Submissions Deadline: Aughust 22, 2010 Midnight (PDT)

Link 75 Skull tees that don't suck @ IAMTHETREND

One blog I like to check regularly is IAmTheTrend. They feature articles on clothing(mostly t-shirts), art, music, and film. This one article. I think with the flooded t-shirts with skulls due to Ed Hardy & Affliction there are some creative skull tees. Now I know skulls on t-shirts have been around for a while, but it seems that they were popularized a little more when those two companies became a trend. I collaborated a t-shirt design for Branded Baron with designer Collision Theory aka A.J. Dimarucot and I have to say it would have definitely made this. When that is released I'll post it and maybe my portion of the design process. You can view the rest of the article here: http://iamthetrend.com/2010/02/17/75-skull-t-shirts-that-dont-suck/ Some of the shirts I agree with and others don't, but it must've been hard to choose the top 75. The first image was available by Public Domain Clothing.

Threadless


Disturbia


DesignbyHumans


Blackbird Clothing


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