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Nov
30
2009

Designers In Profile: Jared Nickerson

At just 27 Jared Nickerson is a Freelance illustrator, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia but now settled in Seattle, Washington. Been in the industry for the past six years he now runs his own design studio known as j3 concepts. Not only does he run his own studio, but he does work for European clothing label lafraise. You may also know his works from the vector community Bloodsweatvector. He describes himself to be a specialist in editorial, character, product, video game and textile design, with specialist skills in art direction and management.

Find j3 Concepts over on Twitter

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These next pictures and illustrations are from “Daddy was a Jewel Thief” which was part of the BloodSweatVector Exhibition which is found at the West Berlin Gallery. The vibrancy and colours found in this work alongside the cuteness and sweet nature of the characters, show a real personality and fun.

These next images i came across through a wallpaper giveaway, all of which sit in my wallpaper folder and often brighten up my desktop.

Download all 20 wallpapers exclusively at BloodSweatVector

The next design is known as ‘Intergalactic Neff!,’ this t-shirt design was designed by jared for Neff! headwear.

These next pieces of illustrations are competition entries for the ‘crawl’ t-shirt for the band kings of leon, which can be found over at design by humans.

Another t-shirt design which is up for purchase on design by humans is this piece, ‘Every suitcase is a bomb.’


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meArticle 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!

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Nov
18
2009

Awesomely Designed Band T-shirts

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

meJared 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!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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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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Sep
10
2009

The Best Typography Inspired T-shirts

Typography inspiration can be applied to hundreds of things: posters, wallpapers, fonts, icons, websites… the list goes on and on. The next must for any typography lover is surely typography. Here is some of the best in Typography inspired T-shirts.

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And then I Woke Up

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Huge Type Looks Sweet

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Life is the art

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I Shot The Serif

Helvetica T-shirts from Zazzle.co.uk_1252182295157

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Bauhaus Typography Dept Tee Shirt from Zazzle.co.uk_1252182329968

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Full Helvetica Character Map

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The Designers Heart

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Helvetica Neue Descending

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Serif Women’s

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Myriad Pro Light

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Fibonacci

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Helvetica Bold

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I know My ABC

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Ice Cold

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Typography

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Death By Typography

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Sep
10
2009

20 of the Best T-shirt’s on Threadless

When it comes to custom t-shirt design shops, there are literally hundreds of them online, with varying degrees of quality and success. One of the larger, more successful of these sites is Threadless.com. I have long admired there t-shirt designs, and love some of the high quality designs that artists design and Threadless subsequently print. These are twenty of the best designs i believe you can find on the site currently.

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Castle Mama: Matt Lyon

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The City Below: Jennyrphoto

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Shotgun!: Olly Moss

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The Brawl: Phillydesigner

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A Simple Plan: NGee

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We Are All Just Pixels: Malo Tocquer

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Now I Know My ABC: Joel Cocks

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Stick Figures In Peril: Brandt Botes

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The Select Series: Three Degrees

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E Pluribus Unum: Joe Carr

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Follow it: PG

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The Capital: Lim Heng Swee

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Hello in There!: Ian Burns

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H is for Hero: Steven Bonner

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Foam Monster: Aled Lewis

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Music Box: Phil Wheeler

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Royal Hush: Keith Kuniyuki

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All Things Are One: Adam Cruickshank

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Bone Idol: Stuart Colebrook

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Shredded A: Brock Davis

Be sure to check out Threadless.com for more great t-shirts!

Please feel free to leave any comments below, and if Threadless want to send me some free t-shirt’s we won’t say no!

Article written by Jared Thompson

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