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!

04/09/2014 Top 3 Picks; Daily Shirt Designs

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04/09/14 Top 3 Pick; Armored Legacy

“He’s no good to me dead”. Thought Boba died in that sarlacc pit? Think again! With any luck, our favorite bounty hunter will make an appearance in episode VII! Wonderful chewed-up texture on the helmet next to the countless sharp teeth. The zillion center pointing teeth also create an inter woven texture and visual excitement. I enjoy the maroon and teal color combination opposed to the traditional hunter green and red.

Thank You Wetbrain

Buy This Shirt! Armored Legacy

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04/09/14 Top 3 Pick; Shikaka

What do Bruce Wayne and Ace have in common? Their fear of bats! One will transform himself into an instrument of justice, the other will… well, he’ll just transform.  The artist definitely did not mess with the [hair]do! This White Devil is nicely rendered including Jim Carey’s crazy facial gestures. Well expressed great white bat shape. I also enjoy the devil horn shaped letter forms.

Thank You Punksthetic

Buy This Shirt! Shikaka

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04/09/14 Top 3 Pick; Bravonator

Something tells me this guy is a few circuits short of a Terminator… Hey there momma! Hasta la vista! Looks like Johnny Bravo is ready for Halloween. Displaying his square jaw, large upper chest and small lower body, both figures are visually similar. Cool blue hues nicely express the leather jacket against the simple warm red background.

Thank You Ratigan

Buy This Shirt! Bravonator