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| Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:34 AM PDT Wowzers, it’s been a while since I’ve really liked a Springleap t-shirt contest winner and damn what a turn up for the books, it’s half way to Fairey Land (as in Shepard). Red and black is always a stonking colour combo as far as I’m concerned, it’s everything nasty and evil you could hope for. The Illuminati Propaganda Tee has earned Suburbanhijinx aka James Campbell a whopping $1000 in their massive rollover competition, it’s no surprise either considering it’s his 4th win at the site, I think I’ve even reviewed on those winning designs way back when. Illuminati Propaganda Tee
The Illuminati Propaganda design received a final vote of 4.80 which I swear is massive for Springleap, be prepared to queue lol. You can buy this beaut for R183 / $24 / €19 / £16 in all sizes for guys and girls. Speaking of evil reincarnate, Orwellian or otherwise I must admit there’s a slight resemblance to Simon Cowell’s ‘X Factor’. Ah well it’s probably just coincidence, then again it could be a vast demonic conspiracy – who knows…
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:01 AM PDT It’s been a while since we’ve posted about Hideout Apparel, they’ve a couple of new tees on offer, and they’ve done a great job of sprucing up the site. I have to admit I’m not keen on one of the tees, and regular readers will probably guess why in a moment… I’m not sure if I’ve made this suggestion before but I really think it’s time to get a separate domain name for the brand, or at least a subdomain, it’s easier to rank on Google, more fans find the tees, the brand gets greater recognition and so on and so on. Ah well we live and learn. So here are the two newbies on the block: Kraken Tee
There seems to be something of a resurgence for the Kraken, I’ve reviewed at least one other Kraken tee this month, and I’m sad to say this is the lesser of the two. It’s not so much the quality of illustration that’s at fault (although the lack of colour doesn’t help) it’s the damn rectangular print. I feel like I’m turning into that crazy old man next door who spends all day shouting at his TV and occasionally hitting it with his walking stick. The problem with filling every part of print is that it reveals the limitations of the process. It just looks cheap. Sure it’s a big rectangle, but in a way that makes it worse, I don’t want to look at the edges of a print, I want to look at the design. Then there’s an enormous logo at the bottom which again I’d have preferred they’d left out. I’m tempted to link to an example of how it should be done, but that’d probably be too cruel. Anyway I’m sure others will disagree, Hideout have a strong following after all. I just think, damn, what a waste of a concept. Could be so much better. Available for £20 in Asphalt and Heather. Take Flight Tee
Phew… I am very glad to say I have exactly the opposite opinion on this one, beautifully drawn it looks like a frame from a French Zombie animated movie, very Quixotic in its own elusive fashion. The composition is great too (no rectangles in sight). For me it’s a far better tee than the first but I’m guessing it’s all down to the internal politics at Hideout, they’re friends and creative input is shared equally, even though I am convinced one has far more design talent than the others. Still… get the Take Flight Tee in Steel Blue and Asphalt (although confusingly some of the photos look as if they’ve been tinted red) for £20 each. Ah well we live and learn. |
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