04/25/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

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04/25/14 Top 3 Pick: Clown College

Come on up boys and girls! Don’t be shy! This circus clown college is ready for new future evil clowns. Interesting trio of scary clowns with Joker front and center, the ring leader. I enjoy the details of the old circus style sign in the background. The repetition of Joker’s sinister smile on the balloons help give this design a creepy feeling. But rest assured, there is a dark vigilante watching over. The batman symbol is nicely tucked, hiding behind the sign front and center.

Thank You ccourts86

Buy This Shirt! Clown College

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04/25/14 Top 3 Pick: The Demented King

“Fool! Your powers are no match for my magical crown!” This Ice King dominates the design demonstrating hierarchy. I enjoy the large comic style letter forms along with the little labels and text bubbles. I especially enjoy the question mark shaped text bubble posing a question. Well balanced pyramid composition. The characters on the sides are portrayed smaller and in monotone yellow creating dimension. The yellow color  allows the characters to not get lost and pop off the dark blue background.

Thank You David Bear

Buy This Shirt! The Demented King

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04/25/14 Top 3 Pick: Into Madness

Blood and chaos, the mind of a killer. Interesting style of image making. The collage style design composed of a large face surround by lifeless bodies visually describes the inner thoughts of a killer. The open mouth in the center surrounded by visual complexity is very visually appealing and captivating. The  typography treatment is very similar to the style used for the show. I like the combined ‘nn’ glyphs and the lowering of its baseline which creates a sharp peak in the form.

Thank You TeevsTee

Buy This Shirt! Into Madness

04/20/2014 Easter Eggs – Shirt Design Awards 3/9/14 – 4/19/14!

Hello loyal readers and Happy Easter!

Welcome to my “Easter Eggs” design awards. Today I decided to take a break from the daily shirt grind and hand out some individual awards. Over the last month, there have been a ton of amazing shirts! I wanted take a day to recognize those designs that really made me stop and marvel. Think of it like bringing these designs back to life in the spirit of the Easter Holiday! Enjoy!

 

Category: Best Concept

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03/24/14 Top 3 Pick; Boom
Thank You Jimiyo

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03/28/14 Top 3 Pick; Biotropolis
Thank You Jak_Gibberish

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04/02/14 Top 3 Pick; X-MON
Thank You Harebrained

 

Winner:

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Jak_Gibberish’s “Biotropolis”

 

Category: Best Execution

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04/11/14 Top 3 Pick; Justice
Thank You Tom Trager

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03/12/14 Top 3Pick; Time Lord Comics
Thank You CreativeOutpouring

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04/12/2014 Top 3 Pick; Always
Thank You Megan Lara

 

Winner:

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Tom Trager’s “Justice”

 

Category: Most Comical

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03/21/14 Top 3 Pick; Captain ‘Murica
Thank You TeeTurtle

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

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04/09/14 Top 3 Pick; Shikaka
Thank You Punksthetic

 

Winner:

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BustedTees’ “B is for Blood Sugar”

 

Category: I F***ING LOVE THESE SHIRTS!

Okay, so I was really bummed that these shirts didn’t make the cut or fit into any of my categories. Think of these as my “honorable mentions” if you will. The point is, I really love these shirts and I can’t explain why!

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04/13/14 Top 3 Pick; Ice Cream Queen
Thank You MedusaDollmaker

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04/18/2014 Top 3 Pick; Ack Ack Ack
Thank You Buzatron

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04/03/14 Top 3 Pick; L’Opera Della Diva
Thank You Penguinstein

I want to give a shout out to ALL the designs I’ve had the pleasure of covering since I started this blog. Without creative talent like the artists featured today, my blog would have no reason to exist. Thanks to all the artists, followers, and anyone who has checked out jjlockhARTdesign. Stay tuned for more daily shirt reviews and coming soon, “from website to doorstep” reviews!