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With the temperature already dropping and winter just around the corner we thought now was an ideal time for us to turn our attention toward hoodies! You design it has a great selection of hoodies which are, of course, full customizable.
With hoodies on the brain we also decided that now was a great time to find the three coolest designs. However, as soon as we went in search of these great designs we were overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of top-notch options. With that in mind we decided to further break down our selections into colorful prints and black & White/simple prints (look for our colorful prints selection in an upcoming blog!). So now it is our pleasure to bring you three of the coolest, black & white hoodie designs:
Quiksilver Pullover Hoodie
This terrific looking print features a skull surrounded by flowers and supported by feathered bird’s wings. The artwork is terrific and really does appear to ‘fly’ off the hoodie.
Obey ‘Money Seal’ Zip Hoodie
It’s hard not to love this stylish hoodie. This is one of the best all over prints we’ve seen recently either on a hoodie or a T-Shirt. You have to admire the intricacy and creativity of the design.
Evisu Genes Heritage Hoodie
This one is definitely the winner of our little top black and white hoodie designs. Another terrific all over print with an eye catching, albeit very busy design, and then to top it all off some sharp looking embroidery to really make the whole thing pop. Awesome!
At You Design It, we are a fan of all things design whether it be t-shirt related or not. We scour the internet regularly for design resources that improve our skills and increase our knowledge. Finding websites that aggregate these resources make it that much easier to find the relevant and useful tutorials and inspiration. The two design resource aggregators that we would like to share with you are:
These sites are styled similarly to Digg and are updated by the community of users submitted new articles and tutorials. Check them out when you get the chance.
If you’re not sure what ‘Halloweek’ is in the first place, then you’re probably quite confused as to what ‘Halloweek 2′ might be. So, for clarification, ‘Halloweek’ is the Halloween t-shirt contest being done over at Design By Humans, and as you’ve probably now figured out, this is their second annual edition.
Here’s the info from DBH:
“HALLOWEEK 2!
Calling all monsters, mummies, and ghouls! The 2nd Annual DBH HALLOWEEK is here! So get designing the scariest, most halloweeniest tee design out there! Please feel free to submit all forms of the bizarre. As usual, we reserve the right to filter any submissions we consider too over the top (dead babies and such).”
The top five winners will receive $500 cash and $250 in DBH credit. The contest began September 16th and will end tomorrow on the 30th. That means there’s still time to vote on your favorites designs and even submit something if you can scramble!
Winners will be announced one each day starting on Oct. 13th. We were definitely a little late to this party and wished we would have entered. It looks like we will have to set our sights on Halloweek 3.
One of the hottest trends right now in the t-shirt design world is to design VERY detailed, intricate prints. These amazing t-shirts are like a work of art and they turn the wearer into a sort of walking canvas, showcasing the designer’s masterpiece and impressing friends along the way!
One trend is the use of patterns, colors, and designs that would also look very much in place on tattoos. Check out this incredible design called ‘Platinum Flocked’. It’s done on a very cool double shirt:
As you can se the under-sleeve is very reminiscent of the kinds of tats people often get on their arms. The main shirt images and designs are also in the style of a large, fancy tattoo. All around it’s extremely well-done and very beautiful!
Another great use of really intricately designed t-shirts is in the creation of very sharp, beautiful images in creative, abstract renderings. Check out this awesome design called ‘Bonafide Lovin’ ‘:
As you can see it’s very reminiscent of the 60s peace movement and imbues the wearer with a sort of air of spiritual enlightenment.
This next one called ‘Live Lyrics from the bank of Imaginary’ evokes the music movement to get its message across. Don’t be fooled though, this is still a very serious, artistic shirt. Check out the life-like face and design of the man and the amazing details and colors scattered throughout the shirt:
Finally, we wanted to showcase a design called ‘Radical Beauty’. Check it out:
As you can see, the design features a beautiful women in a radical explosion of color and imagery. Despite the chaotic nature of the print it’s also extremely sharp and clear.
These terrific shirts really highlight this popular and excellent trend. Cool!
Our administrative offices are located in Houston right across from the Galleria. We are in those offices right now tying up loose ends before we evacuate because Ike wants to rain on our parade. It is definitely the “calm before the storm” with almost no traffic outside our offices on one of the busiest streets in Houston.
To our customers – we will be running everything like normal because we have prepared in plenty of time.
To Hurricane Ike – we hope you are all talk and no action.
To Google – I hope you recognize our browser title for this post. 
