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What is it about the T Shirt? Is it merely its simplicity that makes it the most ubiquitous article of clothing across the globe? Yet implicit in its simplicity, in its ease of wearing, lies a cry for expression—the T shirt becomes a blank canvass by which any simple human can express himself/herself and create their external identity. The T shirt becomes a medium for advertising, for political statements, for conversation starters. And then, of course, there is the choice to wear a blank T shirt.

We recently sat down with renowned graphic t-shirt designer Matt Lyon to pick his brain about his creative process and get some advice on how to start out in the t-shirt design business. Matt first made a name for himself on threadless.com, a community that votes on t-shirt designs, and he describes his style as abstract, wild, and colorful.

Rivalries are a nearly universal element in sports. For countless years, passionate fans have argued and fought for their team of choice. Constantly looking for new outlets to vent their emotions, fans have turned to graphic tees.

There word hipster invokes the the momentary feeling of bile welling up in one’s throat and it’s rare to see anyone willingly identifying themselves with the title.

It’s amazing what happens to those famous Disney actors that you grow up with; you watch them on television parading around as little kids and when you’re turn your back they’re taking off their t-shirts and showing everyone just how ‘grown up’ they really are.  I was browsing the internet this morning (with all good [...]

Palin Wink T-Shirts coming soon?
Last night, Sarah Palin decided to wink to America. It’s the Al Gore sigh in the year 2008. It’s the Howard Dean scream. It’s… on a t-shirt!

2008 is a sad year for all Americans whether we like it or not.  With the Presendtial campaign winding down we have come to realize all of the flaws in our checks and balances system that our founding fathers deviously devised.  Our presidental candidates have resorted to fear tactics to scare voters to choose, and [...]

Sarah Palin, though a divisive Republican, is totally hot. That’s not even the half of it, she’s hands down one of the most attractive older women I’ve ever had the pleasure of resting my eyes on and though I’m not a fan of her politics and beliefs, I would gladly enjoy staring at her everytime [...]

“Barack Obama, the breakout hit of the summer” DNC News.
Maybe Im the only one who finds that hilariously accurate, but once I saw that quote on a graphic t-shirt, I just had to post about it. I found this blog called “tree hugger” the other day and amid their posts about eco-loving and environmentalists of [...]

I had come across this article ages ago (since I’m a city dweller ages ago happens to translate to ‘a month’ ago) which discussed how Obama had won the graphic t-shirt race. I was slightly confused as to whether or not fashion had anything to do with politics; moreover, the presidential race. Here [...]