Threadcakes Competition
Threadcakes is an online cake competition by Chris Cardinal and Threadless.comwhere you can turn your favorite Threadless T-shirt design into cake. Go crazy and get creative. What’s Threadless you say? Just about the most awesome online t-shirt community where you can buy shirts or even submit your own design for evaluation. Threadless will also be giving sweet prizes (to be announced soon)!
Check out the gallery of cakes here!
San Francisco based Illustrator Nate Van Dyke recently stopped by Threadless headquarters to talk about art, chimps, and life in general. He was also gracious enough to draw a little something for us during the interview. Nate’s a big dude, with a big heart, who’s skilled in a variety of different mediums. Make sure you check him out: n8vandyke.com/
Shot and Edited by: Collin James Diederich resume.robotboot.com
Produced and Shot by: Sean Dorgan threadless.com/profile/211515/Hellpanda
Assisting by: Ninna Lee threadless.com/profile/1163011/ninnoodle
Music by: robotboot robotboot.com/ Get the track here: soundcloud.com/robotboot/09u
Day 174: This book is sketchy!
This is the story of a Threadless blog that turned into a book!
It all started when MurrayMullet (Phil Jones) posted a blog on the Threadless forum, asking alumni for sketches of their printed designs. To quote the blog, “They can be just the idea, initial attempt or napkin drawings.” The blog blew up and people were posting “like crazy and sh!t,” says speedyjvw (Joe Van Wetering). In fact, it got so bonkers, another Threadless dood, Ian Lieno thought it would be cool to compile all of this into a book, with ALL of the funds going towards Bloggerraiser. What’s Bloggerraiser? Well, for the n00bs, its an annual Threadless blogger-driven fundraiser that brings folks from all over to our annual meet-up in September, aka our Family Reunion. The book is an amazing compilation of original sketches of over 120 Threadless shirts from 66 different artists, with the forward written by Mr. Jake Nickell himself. Pick up the book over on Lulu for $19.99. Awesome job, Ian, and thanks to all who contributed!
We’ve Got Kitty Pride! Check us out at the Chicago pride parade!
Cool Kids, Awesome Art - Check out all of the amazing drawings posted on our Threadless Kids Facebook page! Tons of super talented (and hilarious) kids out there :)
“peliCAN” by Frederik Wepener and Ross Zietz
As of this writing, there is still no end to be seen to the Gulf oil spill. And as we all watch the gallons of oil spilling into the water and onto land, we can’t help but wonder what we can do to help. So a couple weeks ago, we decided to reach out to Threadless member Frederik Wepener of South Africa to work with our own Ross Zietz on a collaboration tee. The result is this design,peliCAN, which is intended to add a bit of hope to an otherwise devastating situation.
We’re donating all proceeds from the sale of this tee to the Gulf Restoration Network, a 15 year old environmental non-profit organization committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region for future generations. They’re the only environmental organization working Gulf-wide, and since the first days of BP’s oil drilling disaster, they’ve provided independent monitoring and advocacy focused on holding BP accountable and ensuring an effective and transparent response to the crisis. Take action, stay informed, and donate to these efforts here.
We know “PeliCAN” can only make a small dent in the aid that goes to the Gulf Coast area, but we also hope it will keep public focus on one of the biggest ecological disasters of our time, and inspire others to help too. The printing of this tee was generously donated by local friendsSharprint, who used a water-based ink to print “PeliCAN.” Both Ross and Frederik have donated their standard designer payment to the cause as well.
Though Frederik lives down in South Africa, he says he still feels the impact of this event: “My grandparents lived in Nature’s Valley, a small, unspoilt town on the coast of South Africa. Having spent my summers there as a boy, I can only imagine how I would feel if something similar struck the place I hold so dear.”
Ross, a Baton Rouge native, says, “I spent many many days on or near the Gulf coast. It is very near and dear to my heart. Hearing the sadness in the voices from all my friends and family back home plus seeing all the depressing but very real images on the news and web, I just really wanted to do something about this nasty disaster.”
A big thank you to everyone involved - it was truly a group effort!
It’s the Threadless Beach Party! ALL TEES ARE TEN FREAKING DOLLARS!
76 Threadless T-Shirts From Sketch To Print - Watch out for the book coming soon!
