Author: jjlockhartdesign

04/02/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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04/02/14 Top 3 Pick; X-MON

This must be Professor Oak’s School for Gifted Poketrainers! Pikachu is doing his/her best Storm impression and Squirtle is a perfect fit for the brash, young Bobby Drake (aka Iceman). The different elements are shown in action and a wonderful dynamic composition. Rendered in solid bright colors with bold outlines, the design is captivating.

Thank You Harebrained

Buy This Shirt! X-MON

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04/02/14 Top 3 Pick; Charface

As Tony Montana said, “Say goodnight to the bad guy”. Actually, don’t go to bed at all with this creepy mash up! The design contains a very clever tagline combining both subject matter. The high contrast is alarming. The figures bright white knife fingers on the stark black background is intense. Wonderful use of textures, from the scary melting burned face to worn, ragged sweater.

Thank You Mephias

Buy This Shirt! Charface

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04/02/14 Top 3 Pick; Free Gyarados

Remember all those hours you’d spend grinding your Magikarp knowing it would all be worth it in the end? You’d get the awesome Gyrados for all your trouble and that definitely felt like a whale of a challenge! Epic dynamic composition. This design contains a wonderful upward motion due to the wave and side spray. The creature captures most of the attention by being portrayed in detail over the simple figure in silhouette.

Thank You ADHO1982

04/01/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

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04/01/14 Top 3 Pick; Titan

Remember the original Titan, Andre the Giant? This design is a wonderful callback to the original Fairey “Obey” design. The Titan’s face is large  and close up. It’s rendered in solid outlines, in a grayscale color palette. The bold red box stands out on the gray head. The design is squarely contained in a large tall rectangle demanding to by obeyed.

Thank You Buzatron

Buy This Shirt! Titan

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04/01/14 Top 3 Pick; Rabbit Hole

“You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” Okay, this isn’t a mash up with The Matrix but the reference still seemed appropriate because the red in this design really pops!  This dream like design features a sweet large white bunny, with a big soft round eye. The gentleman rabbit wears a detailed fabric garment complete with a pocket watch. The white roses seem to drip with red paint. Meanwhile, the interesting winding thorny tendrils pull you in.

Thank You MedusaDollymaker

Buy This Shirt! Rabbit Hole

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04/01/14 Top 3 Pick; Inspector Spacetime

Looks like I can finally pick a Doctor Who shirt without having to talk about a Doctor Who shirt! This handsome design is actually a reference to a Doctor Who parody from the tv show, Community. I enjoy the star-space texture on the figure’s suit. The design contains nice, fine outlines around the space texture and gears to create a deco style background. The tall, serif letter forms fit nicely with the design. The blue and gold tones make this design stand out.

Thank You Violinsane

Buy This Shirt! Inspector Spacetime

03/31/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/31/14 Top 3 Pick; Dreaming Of Electric Shreep (sic)

The answer to the age old question posed by Philip K. Dick. The novel would later be adapted into the better known film, Blade Runner. The artist nicely depicts the book title by using cute round figures. The artist effectively portrays the android logo as a sleeping figure while keeping it recognizable by use of form and color.

Thank You TeeTurtle

Buy this Shirt! Dreaming of Electric Shreep

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03/31/14 Top 3 Pick; Rock, Man!

Remember that 80’s metal band, Mega Man? Well, maybe it was a video game but this shirt definitely rocks! For those in the dark, Mega Man was originally known as Rock Man in Japan (of the Roll variety). Awesome pixel design. I love the large scale of the typography in the foreground. The extreme angles in the letter forms and gradation give it a totally 80’s appearance.

Thank You BiggStankDogg

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03/31/14 Top 3 Pick; Direwolf Winter Lager

Dorne can keep their wine, give me beer! I can just imagine the barrels fermenting in the crypts beneath Winterfell with all the Stark ancestors. The design is clean and uses a single color on a gray background. The old style etching quality and the organic forms on the sides of the design give it a beer label appearance. Remember to Drink Responsibly!

Thank You BustedTees

Buy this Shirt! Direwolf Winter Lager

03/30/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/30/14 Top 3 Pick; The Big Tourist

Chuck Palahniuk — ‘Marla’s philosophy of life, she told me, is that she can die at any moment. The tragedy of her life is that she doesn’t.’ I know you’re not supposed to talk about it, but I have to break the first two rules of Fight Club! Instead of the Narrator/Tyler, we have his morbid counterpart and link to reality, Marla. The use of a somber color palette visually conveys her mood. The out of focus background expresses her lack of interest to her surrounding world. Her face is wonderfully translated in the graphic novel style using varying lines and halftones.

Thank You Halfmoth

Buy This Shirt! The Big Tourist

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03/30/14 Top 3 Pick; Hunter’s Moon

This warrior is ready to hunt. This is an interesting combination of the Predator warrior as an asian style samurai warrior. Wonderful use of brush strokes to create the figure. I very much enjoy the target symbol of the Predator as the red signature at the bottom right corner. The predator glyphs also very much resemble asian characters, adding a nice touch and balance to the composition.

Thank You Qwertee

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03/30/14 Top 3 Pick; Billy The Mad King

What do we say to the god of death? NOT TODAY! Or maybe today? This shirt is available only today! Awesome details revealed from the inter green glow. wonderful bilateral symmetry composition. The shading is smooth using different green tones with a hint of yellow, especially around the enthralling eyes holes.

Thank You Phillymar

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03/29/2014 Top 3 Pick- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/29/14 Top 3 Pick; Adventure Bike

Embrace your inner man-child with this awesome retro mash up! Just watch out for your arch nemesis, they just might try to steal your shirt! Loners and rebels only! Awesome pixelated look with the use of bold primary colors. The artist adds interest by adding game label components such as the seal and series.

Thank You MikeHandyArt

Buy This Shirt! Adventure Bike

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03/29/14 Top 3 Pick; Ink Face

A deviously clever Rorschach test! No Face is here to reflect back your own thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Will you corrupt him with your bath house greed? Or impasse your charity and kindness like Chihiro? The nice dark soot balls come together in this design. The dark ink in contrast to the white background is stark and creates an organic negative space.

Thank You Dr. Simon Butler

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03/29/14 Top 3 Pick; Frozen Kombat

Elsa looks like she’s ready to leap directly into Outworld! Stay on her good side or else you might end up on the wrong side of her Friendship as a snow man! Interesting background filled with crystal shapes and snowflakes. The figure is in a midair “S” pose waving her magical hands.

Thank You Shiny

Buy This Shirt! Frozen Kombat

03/28/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/28/14 Top 3 Pick; Biotropolis

Andrew Ryan’s worst nightmare! A wonderful dystopian mash up. Just as Freder had to journey under the ground to learn the ugly truth of his city, so too does the audience of Bioshock go under the sea. The elongated design with the figure at the bottom mimics the depths to which the characters go through. The geometric, art deco style is justly used to convey both subject matter. I enjoy the warm antique gold tones on the black background.  The typography uses cut out, angular shapes again tying both subject matter up nicely.

Thank You Jak_Gibberish

Buy This Shirt! Biotropolis

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03/28/14 Top 3 Pick; Falling Snowflakes

The shirt illuminates Elsa, The Ice Queen’s magic. The impressive glow effect achieved by the contrast of the bright blues against the dark background is incredible. I greatly enjoy the out of focus snowflakes represented by lighter circles floating in the mid-ground and background. Her cape has a nice dynamic pose defined out of the negative space. Else’s pose is interesting, as the figure is facing away and looking back. The glow around her head keeps the focus on her.

Thank You TeeTurtle

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03/28/14 Top 3 Pick; We Can Build It

Wyldstyle the MasterBuilder is doing her best Rosie the Riveter impression here. A classic design that translates well into Wyldstyle’s bold attitude and gender breaking perception. The combination of bright bold colors, and thick lines nicely renders her strength.

Thank You Drew Wise

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03/27/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

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03/27/14 Top 3 Pick; Snow Organa

This Disney Princess is ready to take a bite out of this apple. The artist did an amazing job rendering this beauty with delicate folds in her garment and detailed twist texture in her hair. The figure is framed in a simple oval design with small content references. I enjoy this design on this light gray color but it is also offered in purple and blue.

Thank You khallion

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03/27/14 Top 3 Pick; The Guardian

Lulu looks lovely! This black mage looks sultry with large enthralling eyes. The high level of detail in the figure’s face and frame is exquisite.  Although the frame is complex, with many little elements, Lulu remains the focal point. The radiating background within the frame makes her glow, glorifying the figure.

Thank You Omega Man 5000 and Megan Lara

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03/27/14 Top 3 Pick; Gun Club

Target you attention to this design. These two pals are portrayed in a ready for action dynamic pose. The figures are contained in a target symbol, which is repeated in the design.  I enjoy the details on the figures. Especially the bark like texture on Groot and Rocket’s red eyes. The typography in the foreground is wonderfully treated. The letter forms fit nicely together and the use of the gun metal grays make the design cohesive.

Thank You ccourts1

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03/26/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/26/14 Top 3 Pick; Back to the Future Past

Looks like Logan is about to head back in time to save us all, 88 mph style! I think it’s safe to say the future is in worse shape than the Earth’s gravitational pull – heavy! Don’t pass off on this shirt. Offered in tahiti blue, charchoal, and silver I enjoy the blue option most. Visually, I enjoy the warm tones againt the cool blues. Pleasant color block shapes and bold shading in a wonderful bubble composition. Interesting selection of the artist to protray Wolverine as the comic book version, rather than the live-action Hugh Jackman. This decision lends beautifully to positioning the figure in a similar pose to Marty with his hands on his head looking down at the time.

Thank You Strongstuff

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03/26/14 Top 3 Pick; Another Titan in The Wall

“All in all we’re just another brick in Wall Rose“. Well, maybe that’s not the exact lyric but it fits this clever design! Something tells me these Titans wouldn’t care too much for pudding but would certainly eat their share of meat (human that is). Awesome white shirt design! While not very common, the design does a nice job of using the white background. It looks clean with thin delicate lines to represent the bricks of the wall. The warm flesh tones in contrast, appear to peak from the center. The wrinkles on the skinless Titan creates a different texture against the flat white. The use of simple perspective gives the effect that there is a Titan in the wall, behind the bricks and ready to break out from the shirt.

Thank You CatchABrick

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03/26/14 Top 3 Pick; The Shindig Dress

Shiny! Even nerdy girls can dream, right? Kaylee is a gearhead at heart but that won’t stop her from playing the part! The figure is easily recognized wearing her  jumpsuit and looks ready to play dress-up. The pink dress is wonderfully detailed with many folds and creases. The figure stands in a minimal background, although enough information is given to provide reference. This nicely keeps the focal point on the figure and the dress. The artist creates visual interest by using the mirror to reveal the front of dress and Kaylee’s face.

Thank You Karen Hallion

Buy This Shirt! The Shindig Dress

03/25/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/25/14 Top 3 Pick; Come On, Mr. Bubbles!

Would you kindly check out this design? This scene depicts a rare moment of tenderness in Rapture between a Big Daddy and his Little Sister. Don’t get between this odd couple or you’ll be swimming with the fishes, literally! The nice elongated design portrays deep submersion. Simple gradation of teal tones on a dark blue background gives it an underwater feel. I enjoy the touch of yellow in the center of the design. The yellow leads the eye straight to the center first, then around and back to the center. The characters are skillfully shaped out of the negative space.

Thank You filiskun

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03/25/14 Top 3 Pick; Meth City

Wonderful mash up of two series known for their anti-heroes. The black and white composition of the design conveys a theme of right and wrong which is prevalent in both franchises. The wonderful dynamic angle in the composition makes the figures appear larger than life. The grouping of the figures set in formation shows hierarchy. The typographic treatment is on point, conveying the dark graphic novel style.

Thank You Punksthetic

Buy This Shirt! Meth City

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03/25/14 Top 3 Pick; B is for Blood Sugar

I guess that sweet tooth finally came back to haunt Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster! If the letter of the day is B, then the number must be 3 because this is in my top 3! Hilarious shirt design. Using simple flat colors, Cookie Monster’s face is rendered in complete horror. His hands up and fingers spread apart convey a sense of terror. The Count’s hands seem to gently wrap around Cookie Monster, caressing him as he sucks his blood.

Thank You BustedTees

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03/23/2014 Top 3 Pick- Daily Shirt Design

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03/23/14 Top 3 Pick; Vintage Trooper

Emperor Palpatine wants you! Come join the Galactic Empire. This cleverly worded porpagada style design is retro and lovley. The Tie fighters in the background are a delightful touch. The skintones on the cream background with a hint of blue looks clean and light.  I enjoy the curvy caligraphy style font and the figure in a seductive pose luring the male audience. The juxtaposition of the lovely female figure with the storm trooper helmet is comical.

Thank You omarfeliciano

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03/23/14 Top 3 Pick; Warning: Explosive Anger

Large warning sign alerting not to make this person ANGRY. This design has an incredibly, explosive composition. The large rays show movement and create a nice debry halo effect around the muscular figure. The visual elements are justly contained within the triangle warning sign and on a bright green shirt.

Thank You Lee Byway

Buy This Shirt! Warning: Explosive Anger

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03/23/14 Top 3 Pick; Alice

The somber color scheme portrays this imaginative daydream as grim. The timeless clocks and trees have a Dali quality to them. The organic elements in the design, like the thorny vines and gaunt limbs on the trees, are enthralling and pull Alice and the viewer towards the center and through the looking glass into Wonderland.

Thank You Nados

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03/22/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

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03/22/14 Top 3 Pick; Going Merry

Wonderful maritime, pirate design, and adaptation of The Once Piece symbol. The skull is rendered realisticly with a speckled dry bone texture. I enjoy the contrast the bright blue life raft creates behind the skull. With this shirt you’ll be off swashbuckling and looking for the hidden treasure with the Straw Hat pirates!

Thank You Fuacka

Buy This Shirt! Going Merry

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03/22/14 Top 3 Pick; Amity Island

I love Jaws! This design is very subtle and looks like a shirt you could buy at the beach.  This would make a good keepsake from this summer resort town. Simple distressed white on a nice sun bleached black- gray shirt. The image of the boat is pleasant and peaceful. The artist’s addition of a half circle around the boat resembles huge shark jaws coming in for a bite. Something tells me this shirt is gonna need a bigger boat…

Thank You Five Finger Tees

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03/22/14 Top 3 Pick; Greetings From Wasteland

This retrofuturistic, post-apocalyptic world sends its greetings! The classic gradation and wave effect applied to the main typography and composition of this design is vintage and fitting for the theme. The design visually expresses technology and nuclear annihilation. The smile and thumbs up of Vault Boy in the foreground are welcoming. While the mushroom clouds on top of the large buildings in the background express the opposite.

Thank You Brandon Wilhelm

Buy This Shirt! Greetings From Wasteland