Overly Positive

So maybe I’m just a slight bit biased, but being from Chicago and being a local Midwesterner, I have to go ahead and support local stores that have done good and made it big. Look, we may have lost the Marshall Field’s name to that accursed New York Macy’s, and the Sears Tower to some random guy’s name, but damnit, at least we still have Threadless.

For the uninitiated, Threadless is a small, Chicago-based t-shirt company that sells their wares based on community-driven submissions, scoring, and other such items. The best of the best get printed for sale and the designers get a cut. It’s that simple, and that fun. Scoring designs and reporting that you did, by the way, nets you possible benefits too. So without further ado, I thought I’d highlight a few designs regularly that I think are worth your attention.

Honey Money – http://www.threadless.com/submission/256219/Honey_Money
I really liked this one because cutesy images are always good – and when they involve a bit of creative effort making cashola, they’re even better. Got no doubt this one’s going to the printers, honestly.

Alphabet Soup – http://www.threadless.com/submission/255855/Alphabet_Soup
Every so often, one of the slogans that makes it onto a shirt makes me giggle. I won’t spoil this one for you, but I will say that I thought it was ingenious and thoughtful. Kudos to the designer!

S’morched – http://www.threadless.com/submission/255815/S_morched
There’s something to be said about practicality – especially when it involves dragons. Dragons are always cool no matter how you slice it. Definitely puts a spin on the whole traditional hero story you see involving them.

Locked and Loaded Potato – http://www.threadless.com/submission/255340/Locked_amp_Loaded_Potato
You gotta love it when you take a well known icon and you put them in a situation you thought you’d never see them in. Takes creativity to put this old favorite toy into this situation, but I do have to say – any action hero would be hard-pressed to deal with this Potato.

Don’t Get Mad, Get Even - http://www.threadless.com/submission/256214/Don_t_get_mad_Get_even
Classic. And it involves games, too. Not a bad combination for a shirt with something simple on the front of it. Frankly, the times when I did have an opportunity to get even in this game, it was more than a little bit of a thrill to turn the tables.

That’s it for this week, guys and gals! Be sure to sign up for an account at the Threadless site so you can score your own stuff!