Johnny Cupcakes Makes the Inc. 500 (1)
Published on October 6th, 2009. By The Taddict, under Johnny Cupcakes.
In case you hadn’t noticed until now like the T Addict, Johnny Cupcakes made the Inc. 500 list. That list is the fastest growing private companies based on their revenue growth in the past 3 years. The T Addict noticed in the magazine and went to the website to get more info to share with my fellow addicts. As I was searching the website, I happened to stumble across an in-depth article about Johnny Earle by Inc. from earlier in the year.
Here are some crib notes: they have 30 employees, did 3.8 million in 2008, and started in 2001. For the rest you will have to go to the article to read. It’s a great read, especially when you know the hustle Johnny put in from the back of his trunk in the beginning.
Keep baking the awesomeness Johnny!
Johnny Cupcakes X Ferris Bueller (1)
Published on October 1st, 2009. By The Taddict, under Johnny Cupcakes.
Johnny Cupcakes done did it again. They took a reference to an old school movie classic and made it their own. This time it was with Ferris Bueller Day’s Off and the “Save Ferris” campaign. This time the remix calls for saving Johnny.
And in related news, the T Addict recently read a funny graph illustrating the relevancy of Ferris Bueller to high school students over the years. Apparently, the guy is timeless and stays cool. Let’s hope Johnny can do the same….
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See GoMedia’s Design Process (0)
Published on September 24th, 2009. By The Taddict, under Go Media.
GoMedia gives us a little looksy into their design process with their latest blog installment. This post is the beginning of a series on a sick metal band design and gives us a short summary of what is to come. We will be tuned in and give you a head’s up if they spit some linkworthy nuggets on t-shirt designing.
Shirtfight Changes and The T Addict Applauds (1)
Published on September 22nd, 2009. By The Taddict, under Cool Sites.
Shirtfight is changing and for a very interesting reason. They recently announced they were changing their business model as well as announcing what the new concept will be. You really need to go to their blog post to feel the sincerity of their reasons. Essentially, they don’t feel like they’re fostering the growth of artists in the way they had envisioned in the beginning.
This is probably the first time I have heard this argument coming from a business owner(s) and not the designer. T-shirt design contests have been popping up left and right and I think we can all agree that the market has reached saturation. However, no one forces a designer to submit his work. It’s a great open forum to receive criticism, praise, and possibly some financial gain. These sites have served as a springboard for quite a few designers that have now become very familiar names within the t-shirt design community. A few wins at sites like Threadless or Design By Humans can guarantee you a few easy layup wins at the smaller sites.
With all of that said, the reason why the T Addict loves the idea to change for Shirtfight is simple. It’s time for change. It is time for new t-shirt sites to quit copying Design by Humans and Threadless and start figuring out ways to capitalize on all of the overlooked artwork that deserves printing. Shirtfight might have just found it’s way.
Jeffrey Kalmikoff Is Nude Again (2)
Published on September 16th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt News.
Does the T Addict have some Threadless fans as readers? I think I just might. If you are a Threadless lover, keep reading. If not, keep reading. The Chief Creative Officer for Threadless as of the last 7 years, Jeffrey Kalmikoff, resigned last month. So…if he resigned last month, why am I posting about it now you ask?
Two main reasons. The first is because I just became aware of it. The second and more importantly is because he was just accepted a major position at the all-star tech company of Digg. This is a major announcement for both Digg and the t-shirt community because it adds to our credibility and growing strength.
Is that egocentric of me to figure how his gain can be attributed to us, the t-shirt addicts? If you think so, then good for me.
Matthew Skiff Interview at Vectortuts (0)
Published on September 14th, 2009. By The Taddict, under Cool Interviews.
With the amount of design mediums out there, it says a lot when a major design blog takes notice of a t-shirt designer. This was the case with the recent interview of an Emptees all-star, Matthew Skiff. You’ve inevitably seen some of his designs before if you have a set of eyeballs and know the difference between cotton and metal. Yes…his designs are that popular. I just decided.
Here are a few of his t-shirt designs:
Are you kidding me with those designs? He’s easily one of the top t-shirt designers out there which is why you need to see this interview to see what makes him tick. Check it out by clicking on the screenshot:
Farofa Nation Is Over The Top (0)
Published on September 8th, 2009. By The Taddict, under Cool Sites.
Do you remember when I showed you the Dripping in Fat site that blew you away with the flash product presentations? Well, I have another one for you that absolutely takes the cake. Farofa Nation is pretty spectacular from beginning to end as far as the website goes. They went all out and it shows in every detail.
Here’s a screen shot of the site (it doesn’t do justice until you visit the site for yourself):
After such an introduction, you might have certain expectations for the clothing line along the lines of multi-colored/high detail/bold etc. You’ll be surprised to find the line conspicuously understated in colors, print size and subject matter. This can be good or bad depending on your preference. The T Addict personally thinks some of the designs are worthy of some closet real estate.
Check ‘em out because if you read this far, then you have nothing else to do. 
The Black Axe July Review (1)
Published on September 2nd, 2009. By The Taddict, under Cool Tees.
The Black Axe Blog just posted their July review the other day and like usual…it’s filled with some phenomenal work. This design collective is making a heck of a name for themselves in the t-shirt design world. The proof is in the pudding when you get a call from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s people asking you to design a tee based on his legendary song Baby Got Back.
Just a mention of the song reminds me “how I’m tired of magazines saying flat butts are the thing“. Ha! You see what I did there…just slid in some Baby Got Back lyrics. After all of these years, it’s good to see the song still gettin’ its cred. The T Addict loves it!
Coty’s Big List of Science Tees (0)
Published on August 28th, 2009. By The Taddict, under General.
Coty Gonzales recently posted a really awesome list of 101 Science, Geeks, and Nerds related t-shirts. There are some really cool shirts in this list and 101 items on any t-shirt related list is always an accomplishment. If you love science, or know someone who does, check out these awesome t-shirts.
Dobi Gets the Tee of the Day (1)
Published on August 25th, 2009. By The Taddict, under Cool Tees.
The T Addict is a fan of the latest TOTD from Emptees. What is that you say? Why no, I am not tired of zombies or zombie themed t-shirt designs yet. Get over it. As long as I see talent and hard work, I don’t care if it is unicorns eating marshmallows. Now that I think about it, I would like to see a zombie unicorn to unite the best of both worlds. Before I keep rambling any more let me show you the tee of the day by Dobi:
The only question I have is the font selection for the name of the band? Is that the standard font that Fall Out Boy requires or what? Otherwise, I think that part needs to be churched up a little bit. Please let me know if I am missing something here.
