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Nov 01, 06 | 6:50 pm

ideal for anonymity alien



ideal for anonymity alien t-shirt

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Sometimes you get caught up in the daily shuffle, that you miss the important things.

They aren't always big things, like missing an alien sitting next to you on the subway, but still important things like missing the chance to tell your 3 year old that she did a good job sharing with her sister.

This cool design from LintyFresh reminds me not to get too caught up in the hustle and flow.

When I got this t-shirt in the mail, I had to look at it 2 or 3 times to figure out what it was "off" in the picture.

I pulled out a note in the package from designer Eric Terry that clued me in. Before I share the note, first a little test:

Take a look at this Ideal for Anonymity design closely:

(the thumbnail is a bit hard to see, so you can click on it to view a larger version of the graphic)
click here for a closeup of the design - ideal for anonymity alien t-shirt

Looks like a nice enough t-shirt design right? Now read this great product description (which is missing from the site as of the posting of this review ;)

"Ideal for Anonymity" - This depiction of a group of passengers on a New York subway expresses the nonchalance with which most city-dwellers encounter their surroundings. Nothing's too strange, nothing's worth a second glance: the perfect setting for an alien looking to blend in.


Now take another look at the design and see how the artist's vision and descriptive language actually made the design better:

click here for a closeup of the design - ideal for anonymity alien t-shirt

If I just saw the design without the explaination, it still would have been a "good" design, but I wouldn't really "get it". With the insightful description he sent with it, it made the design a GREAT design (in my opinion).

After reading Eric's comment on how "nothing's too strange, nothing's worth a second glance" , it quickly reminded me of how jaded we can sometimes become.

After 10 years of selling t-shirts online and reviewing t-shirt sites, sometimes I catch myself thinking "yeah, yeah, yeah, I've seen it all before". I think I know what to to expect before I even view the next t-shirt link.

Then there are times, like when I see a few unique designs that stand out, or see things presented in a different way or see t-shirtmakers trying something different, it opens my eyes to the beautiful designs that I probably have passed by a million times.

If you ever find yourself getting tired of looking at threadless entries, try spotting the beautiful "aliens" at CafePress, just today I saw this notable creature, almost lost in its surroundings:

heart of color design

So I've learned to keep an open mind. Open to new life experiences, open to small joys, open for smile opportunities, and open to new t-shirt designs.

If you're open to new things, or if you like artistic t-shirt designs, be sure to check out LintyFresh Although, they need to move some t-shirt design images to the homepage so you can see the goods right away, the extra click to their shop section is well worth it. Once Eric adds those powerful descriptions to each of the designs, I think you'll be able to connect to the designs like I did.

And if you're designing a website to sell t-shirts, remember to put product descriptions on your design pages. Sometimes words can help sell a great design! AddThis Social Bookmark Button

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