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I’d be willing to bet you remember the first band t-shirt you ever owned. You might even remember whether it was rock-on love at first sight at the Khol’s you’ve just been dragged around 3 times by your mother, that you just HAD TO HAVE, or if it was a gift from the uncle that your family doesn’t really talk to too much anymore, probably for the same reasons that he just gave you an ABBA t-shirt for your 13th birthday. I remember mine, I was actually 15 and was rockin’ out to a local band at a small venue in NY. The folded, utilitarian dark blue and chartreuse T, brandishing the clever band name across the chest spoke to me of it’s originality and truth.  “Circadian Rhythm” it said in handwritten typographic glory. I wore that shirt till it relinquished it’s seams and stitches and fell to the ground in a tattered clump the last time I went to put it on.

Here is a selection beautiful shirts I’ve found over the past few days that demonstrate the artistry and passion that are behind the music I love. Thanks Jared, for letting me contribute!

Incubus: Love Hurts

Cage the Elephant:Natural

Owl City:Winterbirds

Anberlin: Motif

Atreyu: Dust Cloud

Run DMC: Classic

The Used: Goodbye to You(Ramble)

Linkin Park: Midnight Photo

Atreyu:Ribzzz

A Day To Remember: Pac Man

Armor For Sleep: Camera Shy

Brand New: Typography

Bayside: Shudder Bird

Thursday: Exploding Man

Bring Me The Horizon: Dinosaur

Avenged Sevenfold: Land of Cain

Enter Shikari: Juggernaught

The Gallows: Grey Britain

Article written by Jared Thompson + Chris Trude

Jared Thompson is head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles. Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

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Chris Trude is a graphic and web designer/developer from New York/VA, working as an in-houser by day, and a freelance designer/blogger by night. He’s into design/photography/typography/minimalism/awesomism. Follow Chris(@trudesign) on twitter!

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This round-up shows off the best in female wallpapers, taken from various sites across the board and those which i have bookmarked in my research online, predominately i use DeviantART for wallpapers. These girls use some great digital artwork, photoshop brushes, shapes and other neat tricks. Feel free to leave a comment on the post or the posters themselves.

‘Sexy’

‘Burst’

‘One.More’

‘Diahann Y’

‘Diahann’

‘Diahann 3′

‘Olivia Wilde’

‘Asian Delight’

‘Sexy babe’

‘Misa Campo Orange’

‘Girl in White’

‘Carmen’

‘W7′

‘Abstract Babe’

‘Stacy Keibler Heat’

‘Lauren Budd’

‘Schoolgirl CiCi’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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A laptop skin cover is a new wave of thinking in personalisation of your laptop, they can come in all sorts of styles, sizes and colours. Whether you want to brighten up your Macbook or your new shiny Netbook these laptop skins simply peel on like a sticker and give your laptop a new burst of life. They can easily be removed and interchanged, they can also help in preventing your laptop from undertaking such wear and tear.

‘rege indrastudianto’

‘Mapiurka’

‘Firefoxzilla’

‘MacMan’

‘skin for mac’

‘Blokk’

‘Swinging DAIM’

‘Red Metal’

‘H.R Giger’

‘Lady Lion’

‘Union Jack’

‘Fun 2 Funky’

‘Pop Skin’

‘L’

‘Depth styles’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Top wallpapers from around the web to brighten up your desktop during the dark times of November.

Thomas Edison Quote

Planet Collision

Parting Ways

Bless You Zebra

For the Wolves

November Wallpaper

The Road Reaches Every Place

Landscape

Skull

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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Dieter Rams started out his life in Germany in the 1930s and did first begin as an apprentice carpenter, he then worked his way up as an architect and interior designer before working for Braun. It wasn’t until the 1950s and working for Braun did his interest move away from architecture and interior design and move towards the design of products.

Dieter Rams is probably most famous for his work with Braun in the 1950s and 60s, many of which can be found in the Museum of Modern Art as they are such iconic pieces of product design. His work for Braun is highly regarded as being a huge influence over Jonathan Ive who’s work on the iMac and iPod began Apple’s huge rise to fame and fortune in the late 20th century and to the present day.

Dieter Rams has a great passion for simplicity and honesty in design, people looking at Rams should also recognize his work on the “ten principles of design.”

1. Good design is innovative.

2. Good design makes a product useful.

3. Good design is aesthetic.

4. Good design helps us understand a product.

5. Good design is unobtrusive.

6. Good design is honest.

7. Good design is durable.

8. Good design is consequent to the last detail.

9. Good design is concerned with the environment.

10. Good design is as little design as possible.

The first picture is the Braun T3 pocket radio, this has the same styling characteristics as the original iPod. Its simplistic design and minimal functions showcase his design principles and this is one of my favourite Dieter Rams product. The second picture shown above is the Braun T1000 Radio heavily influential on the Powermac G5. The third picture being the Braun LE1 speaker which has the complete look and feel of the Apple iMac. Dieter Rams work ended up providing the basis for Johnathan Ive who has recycled them into new and improved design products of high quality.

Other Products Dieter Rams Designed for Braun:

Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Halloween is just a day away and i’m sure many of us have parties to go to and fancy dress costumes to make and prepare all for a few hours of drinks, fun and games. What does Halloween mean for us as designers? Well it allows us to be creative around a well established theme opening up all sorts of ways. Whether its with creative costumes, wallpapers, themes, artwork or Halloween themed packaging and products.

Looking to be inspired to make your Halloween Costume this weekend? Then look no further in checking out 12 of the best found on Toxel.com

Found over on Design Week, design group pinched post have created there own pumpkin font which has been based upon the matrix system. The typeface has been made by puncturing into the pumpkins.

My top 10 Ghostly Wallpapers to darken your Desktop

Whether you want a terrifying pumpkin, something abstract or a bloody hand they are all here.

‘Halloween’

‘Trick or Treat’

‘Think Halloween’

‘Poze Horor Desktop’

‘Happy Halloween’

‘GrimReaper Halloween’

‘Halloween’

‘Abstract Halloween’

‘Oh no s’

‘Halloween’

Two Brilliant Free WordPress Halloween Themes

Give your WordPress blog/website a few cobwebs this Halloween.

Halloween

Halloween in Blue

You’ll love these pieces of Halloween Digital Art:

Be sure to visit DeviantART for more great digital art, customisation, photography and much more, my DeviantART profile can be found here + dj23′s here.

Queen of Halloween

Happy Halloween

Halloween Witch Fairy

Halloween Natalia

Halloween

The best in Halloween Party Flyers:

Get your party promotion all spooky and scary with inspiration from these great flyer designs.

‘Bam Magazine flyer’

‘Eskepe Halloween flyer’

‘Illbotz Halloween Show Flyer’

‘Halloween Party Flyer’

‘Adv Flyer for Lucifer’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter! Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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Some great Halloween themed links from great design blogs:

• 55+ Amazing Halloween wallpapers to charm up your desktop: Via Instant Shift
• 200+ Truly Useful Free Halloween icons
• 35+ Free High quality photoshop brush sets for halloween
• 25 Last Minute Traditional and Downloadable Halloween Masks

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• Flickr

Everyone has a memorable movie moment, a favorite scene or quote from a film they often find themselves repeating whenever they hear about the film. Moments can bring out great comic quotes or some great pieces of action preceded from a piece of dialogue we all remember. This is a roundup of great graphic interpretations of iconic pieces of movie history.

‘Watchmen.’

‘Ezekiel 25:17.’

’13th Warrior.’

‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.’

‘Do You Know Tyler Durden.’

‘Tremors.’

‘Life Passes Most People By.’

‘Say What Again’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Many people in life offer out advice, truths and ways of thinking. We can all call on experiences and remember the mistakes we have made, which mean things can always be done better in the future. Here is some of the best advice artists, designers and other academics have offered up, in poster, wallpaper and artwork form.

‘Echos in Eternity.’

‘That’s why its so complicated.’

‘Choose a job you love.’

‘What is Graphic Design?’

‘Chaos’

‘What is Graphic Design.’

‘Design is Desire.’

‘Design.’

‘Walter Tracy.’

‘Creativity.’

‘Make a Difference.’

‘Design is.’

‘Motivation.’

‘Art is.’

‘Transparent.’

‘Be safe.’

‘Routine.’

‘Progress.’

‘Man cannot master the machine.’

‘First Draft.’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

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