Antique oil cans arguably feature some of the best graphic design ever created. Coming in a close second are the logo designs of vintage automobile and motorcycle manufacturers. The bold use of font and simplicity of colors compose a striking aesthetic. I found 12 of the best t-shirt designs featuring motorcyle manufacturers or motor inspired…
The T-Shirt Grocery Bag: Say “No” to Plastic & Save Some Cash
In recent years, as the general population has become more environmentally-conscious, many “green” habits have taken to the mainstream. One such example is the proliferation of reusable grocery bags–a simple, but effective way to reduce waste and our reliance on non-degradable plastics. Continuing our anticipation of Earth Day 2011, I’m going to show you how…
Earth Day 2011: Repurpose Your T-shirts
Earth Day 2011 is coming up this week – April 22nd, so I’ve been thinking about ways to reuse t-shirts whose fashion services are no longer required. As posted earlier in the blog – there are ways to juice up that old boxy t-shirt into a more flattering, girly garment, but some of us (me)…
QR Shirt Scan – The Future is Here
Anvil Knitwear recently launched an app called Shirt Scan which allows you to deliver content through QR (quick response) codes that are printed directly on t-shirts. With this app, groups and organizations can tell more of their story in the form of videos, articles and photos to an audience than could possibly be delivered on…
Build Yourself a Cool T-Shirt Rack and Stop Stretching Those Collars
If you have a heavy rotation of t-shirts in your wardrobe, you know it can be a pain when it comes time to fold the laundry. Folding a t-shirt the “proper” way takes a lot of practice and patience, so most of us just end up with a giant crease down the center of the…
Rethinking and Refining Your Charity Event T-shirt
As I was preparing laundry yesterday, I noticed that I had barely enough whites to constitute a full load. I went scrounging around the house, searching for a errant sock or other white item to add to the pile. “Don’t I have any white t-shirts to wash?!”, I thought to myself. Nope, not a single…