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Zen Garden 2.0 at Design by Humans

Ivy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:39:10 +0000

You can always expect Design By Humans to scoop up the neat, crazy-placement designs no one else will even think of printing. This shirt is actually somewhat old, but that has no impact on how cool its design is. Created by ninthWheel, it’s both original and quite fashionable. The simple one-color print looks great against the pale silver tee, and helps enhance the modern art look. The placement is top-notch — I love how the lines fill the top of the shirt, and the little rake is shown in the act of filling up the bottom. It gives the piece a sense of action and movement, bringing it to life. The black rocks prevent the lines from becoming too dizzying by breaking up the space; they also act as points of interest drawing your eye across the chest of the shirt. It’s subtle but important to the success of the piece.

Oh, and unlike my last DBH pick, zerobriant’s incredible “Death by Stealth“, it’s actually available for us ladies! DBH has skimped on printing women’s sizes recently, which is beyond disappointing for a company that has usually excelled in this area. The designs we do get tend to fall on the less exciting, less daring side, so it’s wonderful to see a shirt as original as “Zen Garden 2.0″ break the mold.

Sadly, the big DBH sale is no longer running, but saving 10% is always an option. Head over to the Tee Directory to see if you can find one!

Buy It: $19 at DesignByHumans.com

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“Death by Stealth” at Design By Humans

Ivy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:47:29 +0000

Let me preface this by saying the following: I LOVE ninjas.

Hence, why I’m excited to see zerobriant’s latest Design By Humans masterpiece, “Death by Stealth“. (And simultaneously disappointed by the glaring lack of women’s sizes. Why do you do this to me, DBH?!) Like the rest of zerobriant’s work, this piece is distinguished by the watercolor-like style. What elevates it above his previous prints, “Once in a Blue Moon” and “Freedom Fighter“, is the stunning execution. Especially of note is the beautiful use of negative space to create the shadowy image of the ninja, almost as if he’s melting into the darkness. Just perfect.

The red circle/sun in the background not only adds a spot of contrast, but helps form the striking red/white/black color scheme. It also alludes to the ninja’s Japanese background. The ninja’s shadow against the red, and the splash of crimson on his chest, help break up the color and create interest. Notice also the various ninja weapons arrayed at the bottom of the piece.

Might I also mention that the placement is fantastic? I love how the sword blade extends up to the neck.

Don’t forget to save 10% with the coupon WCE4JM, expiring on January 19th!

Buy It: $17 at DesignByHumans.com

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Merry Christmas from Design By Humans

Ivy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:45:01 +0000

Design By Humans sales are always wonderful, and I’m excited to see that the DBH folks have given us one for Christmas! Until January 3, 2010, all shirts are $17 and under. And don’t forget to save 10% with a coupon code — T867EU will be active until January 7.

Not sure what to buy? Check out some of our recs below:

$10

$13

$15

“Photographic Memory“, which we featured a few days ago, is also on sale for $15 today!

$17

DBH’s famous all-over/oversized prints get some extra lovin’.

Buy Them: $10-17 at DesignByHumans.com

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Design By Humans: New sale tees every day

Ivy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:50 +0000

Sweet! Every day until Christmas, Design by Humans will be putting three shirts on sale. This isn’t a 24 hour kind of deal, either — once a shirt is discounted, it stays that way until Christmas. Scroll down the homepage to view the reduced price tees, which top out at $14. My favorite is “Crows will never be black again“, which is only $12!

As always, you can get 10% off: just use DBHXMAS at checkout. The code expires December 20th.

Buy Them: $10-14 at DesignByHumans.com

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Design By Humans prices LOWERED!

Ivy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:35:37 +0000

Oh my! I just received a Design By Humans newsletter with an exciting update. Now, instead of having $20 and $25 shirts, all shirts will be priced from $15 to $21. This is great news, because I always felt that the $25 price point was too high to justify frequent purchases. Now they cost about the same as Threadless shirts, which I’m sure will open them up to a much larger customer base. The $21 shirts are generally the all-over prints, and all things considered it’s a pretty good price for the stunner you will get in return.

It certainly helps that lately, there’s been an influx of sweet DBH designs. Just take a look at “Fallen Industry“, which is possibly one of the most gorgeous all-over designs I’ve seen in a while. I’m loving the contrast between the brilliant cyan and yellow sky and the grungy, black image of the factory. I get a very “urban/streetwear” type of vibe from this tee; furthermore, I can see it being a great addition to a summer wardrobe. This shirt is on the upper end of the scale at $21.

Some searching showed that only two shirts are on the other end of the spectrum at $15. I don’t find either of the designs to be particularly noteworthy, so instead I’ll present one of the $17 tees. “2050” is a haunting, mysterious piece which unfortunately got shafted by a supply problem DBH encountered over the summer. (Hence why only the large sizes are available.) It has elements of the 80’s horror style, but the limited, well-chosen white and green color scheme keeps it from being too loud or dark. I like how the design appears to tell a story, leaving you wondering just what happened to this unfortunate astronaut.

Oh, and you do want to save some cash, right? Use the coupon CMKWH3 to get 10% off your order. This code expires December 12th.

Buy Them: $15-21 at DesignByHumans.com

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Design By Humans Holiday Sale: All shirts $12-$17

Ivy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:34:29 +0000

As the sales start flooding in, it becomes obvious that some are fairly lame while others are awesome enough to deserve a highlight post on the blog. Compared to the many stores that are selling their shirts for less than $12, Design By Humans‘ holiday sale doesn’t seem like much — all shirts are $12, $15, or $17 until November 30th, with most of their coolest, more recent shirts being $17 — but even that is a pretty hefty ~30% savings on the original $25.

Not sure what to get? Well, I can certainly help you with that.

This gorgeous number (and DBH 10k runner-up) is called “Journey to the City of No Horizon” and is one of my top DBH picks of all time. They even reprinted it in mens’ sizes only for this sale! (No love for the ladies?) However, bear in mind — and I can attest to this — that the print does not look as spectacular as it does on the models, thanks to the wonders of Photoshop. You can click here to view my own untouched photos, or simply browse the comment thread under the model photos.

“The Lost Gondolier” is another incredible all-over print that, coincidentally, also involves boating on a river. The water patterns on this tee are just beautiful and add a touch of elegance to the piece. The darker colors and more subdued style may be preferable for some. Since this shirt is relatively new, the ladies’ sizes are still present and accounted for — a good thing, since I think this design works particularly well on the women’s tee. (I’m loving how the waves continue onto the sleeves.)

Finally, if all-over prints aren’t your thing, check out “dark side of the firework“. This piece just screams “art” with the flowing, ink-like shapes interspersed with splashes of watercolor. Really, really beautiful. And it’s only $15!

If you need a coupon, check here for a brand new 10% off code, which will last you throughout the sale. It’s not a lot, but every penny helps, right?

Buy Them: $17 at DesignByHumans.com

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Battle of the Battles

fletchy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:20:49 +0000

Two big contest winners this week, both laFraises 15k contest and DBH 10k. Overall I prefered the winners at DBH, but then I don’t like their 1st place winner its too mechanical/industrial for my tastes.

I think the laFraise Bollywood chewing gum is beautiful. I wouldn’t wear in Mens, but for women, or as a print, count me in. So I guess its 1-1 for me in the battle of these two big prize battles, but both winners very much match the style of their communities and signatures prints so direct comparison is not really possible.

Link: Lafraise Winner / DBH Winner

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Final four in DBHs $10k contest – Just 3 more days to vote

fletchy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:26:22 +0000

I’ve been meaning to cover the previous two round of the DBH $10k contest, but it kept slipping past me somehow. Anyway I know its been covered by a few other tblogs so you’ve probably had your fix. Now we’re down to the final 4 and I’m glad to see my favourite design Twilight Rain by Collisiontheory is still in. To say that design is epic would be an understatment, I’d buy it instantly. I’d say it would be odds on favorite to win had he not won last years. So I’ll take a stab in the dark and say Journey to the City of No Horizon will win it. I could also see SOS strawberry flavour winning though, so now I’ve nodded at three of the four, which offers is nice ‘I told you so’ odds I’d say.

Votes are hidden in this round which is a good idea. Ethically there’s been some dodgy vote promotion techniques employed by participants here (as in most tdesign contest sites, I’m planning a post on that as well).

Now you should definitely go and get your vote on.

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DBH sale extended

fletchy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:47:10 +0000

Do you enjoy the shitness of my homemade graphics? I certainly do, umm, lofi. Anyway, as you probably already know the DBH sale has been extended by a few days to July 31st. If you don’t already know, where have you been? It’s all over the twitter t’osphere.

Most of the best $5 shirts are now gone, unless you are a 2xl in which case, go crazy. Still you can pick up some great shirts if you jump up into the $10-12 or $15-18 category.

I’ve also a special opportunity for anyone about to order, thanks to the kindness of people visiting here and then heading to DBH on my aff link I’ve a few loyalty points hanging around. You can’t buy gift vouchers with them, so its harder to give them away as prizes. So if you are about to order, hold on there, if you want I’ll order for you and you can pay me 75% of the total price. So a $5 shirt, minus the 10% off coupon codes in the teedirectory is $4.50, 75% of $4.50 is $3.35 (I think, maths was always somewhat of a mystery to me). A DBH shirt for $3.35 each? Unbelievable!

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Big DBH 2nd Anniversary sale

fletchy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:43 +0000

There have been a few sales at DBH lately, but this is the most impressive. In order to celebrate their 2nd anniversary (has it been that long already?) they are having a $5-$18 shirt sale. Pretty much every shirt is reduced. I know sometimes that low price is often just a marketing gimmick and only one shirt is actually $5 and its only available in XXXl, but in this case its not there are actually 19 shirts reduced to $5, all shown below.

Go sale shopping

Sale ends: 26th July. Save an additional 10% with a DBH coupon code from the TeeDirectory.