Guest T Shirt Insights From the T Shirt Farmer…

Posted on June 17th, 2010 in Features by Richard

This guest blog post is from our friends over at t-shirtfarmer.com, who have had a look through Artybuzz and have chosen some of their favourite t shirt designs. Check out what they think below…

Thanks so much to artybuzz.com for asking the t-shirt farmer to contribute some opinions on the seven luckiest t-shirts available at artybuzz.com.  The t-shirt farmer scours the Web for the best t-shirt designs avaiable and we have found a few gems here at artybuzz.com.

1.   If you look at the original blog posting that t-shirt farmer made around this t-shirt, you will see that this yellow t-shirt design looks dope on a dark grey/black t-shirt.  Plus, old dead trees are cool and we like to wear them.  Based on that dark t-shirt configuration, the t-shirt farmer rates this t-shirt design as no. 1 for Artybuzz.com.  It has the right mix of nature and oddness to fit right among the best t-shirts the t-shirtfarmer.com has featured.

•    Sunset Tree Clearing
•    by Stephen Harris
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/sunset-tree-clearing/761

2.  Nipping at the heels of Sunset Tree is the t-shirt farmer’s pick for #2.  T-shirt designs with vintage themes like this vector based reel to reel audio tape recorder design usually will win some instant points and we can’t deny, this would look great on a black t-shirt – the t-shirt farmer’s favorite canvas.
•    Reel to Reel
•    by Justin Minns
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/reel-to-reel/5153

3.   Who doesn’t like gun imagery and trees?  Meshing these two concepts (murder machines and nature) makes for a powerful statement about violence and a playful yet smart t-shirt design that a t-shirt farmer would be happy to wear.

•    The Growth of Violence
•    by Richard Wilde, founder of Artybuzz.com
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/the-growth-of-violence/3261

4.   Sometimes life stinks and you want to punch some faces but you are just not ferocious enough to be believable.  The t-shirt farmer believes this is what this t-shirt is all about.  If this design were white and on a black or grey t-shirt, we would be down.
•    Chimeara B&W
•    by Paul Duffy
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/chimeara-bw/4452

5.  We can dig this man vs. dragon theme, translated into a diver vs. shark t-shirt design.  If we aren’t worshipping crazy, intricate illustrations as t-shirt designs, we are equally giving love to designs like this one that are fun and seemingly effortless. This is a great design featuring a guy who is pretty much screwed if his t-shirt mate decides to have a snack. He looks a little surprised too.
•    Diver vs Shark
•    by Richard Wilde, founder of Artybuzz.com
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/diver-vs-shark/2023

6.   This is a clean, simple t-shirt design.  It would look awesome on a black or dark grey t-shirt.  The t-shirt farmer doesn’t like to beat things to death and we like how this crow design isn’t beating the words goth-kid, vamp and emo-kid into our heads.  The design does what it’s supposed to do – look good on a t-shirt.  It’s only rated as a no. 6 because it’s a t-shirt design that can still be easily abused by comic book kids and those who play magic the gathering.

•    The Crow (grey sky)
•    by Patrick Lyons
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/the-crow-grey-sky/6075

7. Nice use of vector art.  This design is rated no. 7 because while it is an interesting design, the t-shirt farmer thinks you should only buy it for your girlfriend, to embarrass drunken buds or give to your bachelor uncle.
•    Raining Rainbows
•    by iamsla
•    http://www.artybuzz.com/find-art/raining-rainbows/689

Thanks again to artybuzz for inviting us over!

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