06/05/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

June 6, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Sorry folks! I didn’t like any shirts yesterday. But today is a new day! Here are my Top Picks:

06/04/14 Top Pick; Hold Me Thrill Me

Composition – Great bold block design. Their strong embrace is centered within the block created by the heavy text. The diagonal rain lines nicely break the square to create a larger square giving the design dimension.

Color – Although the design is in black and white, the variety of lines give it color. Catwoman’s dark suit and black background is balanced nicely with Batman’s suit and the heavy text.

Thank You Weekly Shirts

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06/04/14 Top Pick; Infinite Who

Composition – Nicely balanced triangular-shaped design. The text sits nicely on the pyramid’s base in a tattoo style banner.

Color – I really enjoy the shades of blue used. The blues look great with the light cool cream color. I really enjoy the light bright blue highlights making the design glow.

Typography – The type is probably the reason why I like this shirt so much. I really enjoy how the word “Who” was created. The Doctor Who components are expertly placed in the negative spaces to create the letters forms. I also really enjoy the tattoo style script in the banner.

Thank You Victorsbeard

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05/20/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 21, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Ouch, that’s right folks, only ONE design today! I had another in mind, but it has already been taken down. C’est la vie!

05/19/14 Top 2 Pick; Armored Maiden: The Hunter

Watch out Mother Brain! Samus is back and badder than ever! This hunter definitely knows how to Rock & Roll (wink wink, nudge nudge). Incredible action hero pose. I really enjoy how the composition really holds true to the original Iron Maiden cover. The design has been mostly contained within a circle in order to translate it cleanly into a shirt design. Still, the pose, scene, and fonts are spot on. This armored damsel looks like she really kicked ass during this battle. Standing up, flag in hand, and walking over a mountain of fallen opponents. Wonderful detail placed on the structure and appearance of the armor. I really enjoy the torn, jagged flag and the smoke still bellowing out of the arm cannon. The combination of warm oranges and reds with the cool blues are nicely matched up in similar earth tones harmoniously uniting the color palette.

Thank You NinjaInk

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Remember: Designs by human is matching Zerobriant Designs Fan Page‘s royalties for the remainder of May to raise money for his surgery.

05/19/2014 Top Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 20, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

Hello loyal readers! I’m shaking things up a bit today so bear with me…

So I only picked 2 shirt designs today. I am changing it up a little because no other design really caught my attention. Going forward I will be posting only the daily designs which truly captivate me so I can give them their due. I don’t want to be stuck with a rigid 3 design quota, and this allows me more wiggle room. I hope you enjoy!

05/19/14 Top 2 Pick; Boba The Animated Series

Have you noticed all the Star Wars and Batman designs lately? Well here’s a little of both. The lone bounty hunter stands tall, surveying the scene. Wonderful, strong silhouette stands surrounded by warm copper tones and cool glowing blue details. Boba’s armor, jetpack, and cape cast a strikingly similar silhouette to Batman, which fits nicely. I really enjoy the brown copper color which I feel I rarely see paired with that bright blue. The contrast of these two colors gives the design dimension. As a designer, it is always fun to try different color combinations. Sometimes they work and unfortunately sometimes they don’t. I think this color combination was a success, I’ll have to store it in my color combo memory bank.

Thank You Nicko Designs

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05/19/14 Top 2 Pick; Frosty Flakes

Cool down this summer with Elsa and Shirt Punch. These Frosty Flakes are Grrrrrreat! and magically delicious! Wonderful, well-balanced composition. I love the variation of color and thickness of the outlines. Elsa’s large bright eyes and wind-swept braided hair looks well rendered. The rest of the design consists of a wintry background with snowflakes for a well-rounded composition with depth. I greatly enjoy the snowflake cut out shape that helps the figure’s cape transition to the shirt. Yes, I do catch these small details, and I love them!

Thank You GillesBone

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This design is available at Once Upon A Tee, Designs by Human & ShirtMogul

Remember: Designs by human is matching Zerobriant Designs Fan Page‘s royalties for the remainder of May to raise money for his surgery.

Available at Zebra Tees!

05/16/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

May 16, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

05/16/14 Top 3 Pick; All Work and No Play…

Instead of the infamous “Here’s Johnny!” scene from The Shining, we have a another significant scene depicted straight from the film. Jack Torrance is watching his family outside the hotel with a 1,000-yard stare. You begin to see his descent into madness. I enjoy how Jack Nickolson is portrayed in detail using small blocks of text. The blocks of text create a disturbed, heather texture due to the small positive and negative spaces. It creates visual static of noise which justly fits the demented state of Jack Torrance in The Shining. I love the font selected for the type. It is a typewriter machine style font. I can almost hear Jack’s insane click click click of his repetitive typing “All work no play makes Jack a dull boy”.

Thank You bennygraphix

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05/16/14 Top 3 Pick; This is MY Room!

Super cute design. This little man is ready to defend his territory from what goes bump in the night. He heroically holds up his sword ready to attack, but also holds on tight to his teddy bear companion. I love how the artist makes that doorway glow! By using the bright green and blues as an outline around the figures and door they almost magically pop off the screen. The artist also nicely varies the thick thin ratio of the figure to give them more or less light, adding dimension and shape to the characters.

Thank You Patrickspens

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05/16/14 Top 3 Pick; X-Ten

I remember not too long ago, going to the movie theater and falling in love with the new X-Men: Days of Future Past movie posters. The poster and concept were striking and I also greatly enjoy the X-Men movies. It also doesn’t hurt that I love James McAvoy! This idea also nicely translates for Dr. Who. This is a wonderful combination of both Doctors. Having one face appear within another face nicely depicts transformation. It also nicely shows the change in time period of an individual being. I also love how appealing and enthralling the bright blue monotones in dynamic angles appear on top of the grayscale image.

Thank You ZEROBRIANT

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“Red Lizard” – ZEROBRIANT shirt available this week at Once Upon A Tee!

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Also Design By Humans is matching Zerobriant Designs Fan Page‘s royalties for the remainder of May to raise money for his surgery.

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

April 20, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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

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

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

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

Winner:

Jak_Gibberish’s “Biotropolis”

Category: Best Execution

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

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

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

Winner:

Tom Trager’s “Justice”

Category: Most Comical

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

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

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

Winner:

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!

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

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

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!

04/19/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Design

April 20, 2014April 20, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

04/19/14 Top 3 Pick; Mutant Creature

Happy anniversary Simpsons! It’s The Blinky from the Black Lagoon! Marge looks terrified as the Gill-Man styled Blinky carries her from Lake Springfield. Both Blinky as the monster and Marge as the damsel in distress, are nicely portrayed. In enjoy the distressed texture of the design on the dark green shirt. The simple water ripples around the monster’s legs along with the deep green, completes the design without a need for a background.

Thank You baznet

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04/19/14 Top 3 Pick; Who’s this?

No offense intended to the many gorgeous (and I do mean, MANY) Doctor Who designs out there, but it’s refreshing to see a well thought out mash-up that makes sense for both universes. Jack is pondering the Tardis door and the many places and times it may lead. One could just imagine what a hilarious time traveler Jack would make and the unique and gothic spin Burton would put on the concept. The bark texture on the tree is also transferred on to the Tardis, giving it an appearance of being painted on. I very much enjoy the orange background. Its simple use of positive and negative space is wonderful, and very descriptive without attracting too much attention.

Thank You Karen Hallion

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04/19/14 Top 3 Pick; Untold Story of the Daughters of Arendelle

Speaking of repeat designs… Frozen sure is popular these days! You’ll find no mash-up here, however. Just an overall gorgeous design that employs solid colors and forms. The artist wonderfully uses simple lines and forms on a medium blue background to illustrate these lovely figures. I especially enjoy the curves and bends of the shape of both figures’ hair. The figures’ facial expressions makes the viewer wonder what these two sisters are chatting about.

Thank You Karen Hallion

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04/12/2014 Top 3 Picks – Daily Shirt Designs

April 13, 2014April 13, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

04/12/2014 Top 3 Pick; Always

Amazing! I love Harry Potter. I love Megan Lara. I love this shirt. From the subject matter and content to all the small details. This potions professor’s facial features and scowl are clean and expressive. The bright blue patronus in the foreground nicely balances the large amount of dark in the design from Snape’s cape. The light delicate Lilly flowers and the evil Dark Mark visually display Snape’s duality.

Thank You Megan Lara

Buy this Shirt! Always

04/12/2014 Top 3 Pick; Blue Doom

Hurry up! Just like Link’s quest in Majora’s Mask, you only have a few days to grab this design before it’s gone forever! The ominous moon looks over the little hero. The scale of the large moon dominates over the design. Link is amount lost within the trees. I enjoy the nice little choppy shapes created by the trees for visual complexity. Link has a large task at hand.

Thank You Moysche

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04/12/2014 Top 3 Pick; Enemies

Two of the Doctor’s greatest foes. The Cybermen and the Daleks. Very nice geometric composition. I really enjoy how the angled lines break up the design into interesting planes. The vertical text is rare and adds a dynamic quality to the opposing figures. The watercolor stains add much-needed texture and help give an organic feel to the robotic, geometric composition.

Thank You Mareve Design

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04/11/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

04/11/14 Top 3 Pick; Justice

So where do I enlist? Is SHIELD hiring? Here we have America’s literal ‘poster’ boy! Looks like Steve Rogers is about to pop out of this stars and stripes design. He looks highly detailed using simple color illusions so the eye completes the image. Wonderful radiating background. I enjoy how the background elements break from the rectangular frame.

Thank You Tom Trager

Buy This Shirt! Justice

04/11/14 Top 3 Pick; Robolution

From Metropolis to Wall-E, we see the evolution of our artificial counterparts. Wonderful incline composition. The robots are nicely detailed with simple white outlines on the dark figures. I enjoy how the robots are not posing together or the same, they are naturally standing or flying in same cases.

Thank You Samiel

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04/11/14 Top 3 Pick; Cap’n Ameri-Crunch

Start the day right. Wipe out hunger AND Hydra with the Cap’n! This cereal looks like a blast in the morning. There are many components in this design, but all are well-balanced and work well together. I enjoy all the wonderful details and care each component was given. The trading cards are a nice touch and a nod to the first Avengers movie.

Thank You Bamboota

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

April 1, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

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

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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

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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

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03/19/2014 Top 3 Picks- Daily Shirt Designs

March 19, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

03/19/14 Top 3 Pick; Frozen in Time and Space

I love the amazing treatment of colors in this design. The loving warm tones given to the outside world show the contrast of the cool, frigid blue hues inside Elsa’s palace. The use of colors to show transparence of the ice on the Tardis show the artist’s exemplary color theory. Wonderful rendering of a disney figure with light teal tones and gently outlined to stand out in the foreground. This design is offered in 3 different color options, blue, teal and gray. I enjoy the design on the blue shirt the most. The darker shirt gives the design a delightful contrast and creates glimmer in Elsa’s dress.

Thank You Khallion

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03/19/14 Top 3 Pick; Zeltron

All Link needs is a Light Cycle. Incredible use of green and white on a black background to create a shining glow effect. The character is nicely rendered and integrated with Tron details with use of limited colors. I enjoy the futurist, blocky, glowing typography treatment in the center of the design. The details of the floor and background are wonderful and add dimensionality, making the character appear to be standing on a plate on the grid.

Thank You DJKopet

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03/19/14 Top 3 Pick; The Good The Bad & The Ugly

I love zombies. The Walking Dead is definitely one of my favorite shows. The use of movie quality makeup and special effects in a show is amazing. The detailed creations of Greg Nicotero are not lost in the single color zombie portrait. This entire shirt design is made up if a single color using positive and negative spaces. The other characters, Rick and The Governor, are also shown in detail even with a lack of color. The white bars are evenly balanced, abrupt, and stark on the black background, showing each portrait as a bullet point. Although the design is simple, it contains expressive textures with the feel of a post-apocalyptic horror.

Thank You ddjvigo

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03/12/14 Top 3 Picks

March 12, 2014March 12, 2014 | jjlockhartdesign

03/12/14 Top 3 Pick; Potterpuff Kids & Mojomort

Ready to save the day! Evil fighting trio mash-up ready to fly into action in simply, bold, geometric shapes. The artist was able to effectively balanced all the characters in the design. The three heroes are in fight formation and the villain’s big white head is nicely balanced with his large dark cloak.

Thank You Italiux

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03/12/14 Top 3 Pick; The Cheshire Express

Dark & whimsical, great use of negative space. The artist effectively used color and contrast of bright green and purple on the dark background to etch out the winding shape of the curled feline. Beautiful fine and thick hand sketched line work. The design is a purrfectly balanced ying-yang of dark to color ratio.

Thank You Emilie Boisvert

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03/12/14 Top 3Pick; Time Lord Comics

There are just an overwhelming amount of Doctor Who tees! This Time traveling Humanoid alien looks very much like another classic alien comic book hero. I do love the retro style. The distressed texture, faded, pale colors, thick comic book outlines, lack of black and nice typography treatment helped me selected it as one as my top 3 pick. Very visually appealing. Simple content with nice details using think and thin lines and a large amount of well set typography.

Thank You CreativeOutpouring

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