Archive for October 10th, 2008

Simon - How long was a piece of string?

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Hello one and all.

Todays Tshirt of the day is one that I’ve been meaning to talk about for ages.
Some of you will undoubtedly remember the brilliant design called The Itch from local Capetonian design guru Simon.
This time he brings us more of his simplistic yet perfectly balanced design magic with the highly popular, How long is a piece of string?

While the simple elements of this design may be very different from the other more flamboyant designs that are submitted on the Springleap site, what it lacks in busyness it more than makes up with in terms of creativity and execution.
How long is a piece of string is a design that takes the black canvas of the shirt and makes it jump right out at you with well positioned and carefully selected colour tones.
So many people that have come into the store and seen this design have fallen instantly in love with the clever idea and brilliant delivery.

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Baby Birthdays

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Hi there friends.

Today I decided it’s time for a rant…just a small one…just a microscopic ant like size rant, that shouldn’t take more than a line or two…come on its been ages :P

Let me first start by saying OMfreakingG HOW IN THE HADES , HOW IN THE NINE ABYSMAL HELLS, WHY WOULD U, HOW COULD U…..F*&K*#&(A^S&(@^(THER…..*whew*….and a packet of Skittles.

Ok, that felt good.
So what has gotten up my nose today? well it’s all about Baby Birthdays.
You are probably shaking your head right now going HUH??
Look I have no problems with baby birthdays…in fact I think it’s very important to celebrate the birth of your child and make them feel special…no worries there, however I get the hell in when I watch Top Billing and they show the most ridiculous self indulgent baby birthday parties, as in last night’s case….how to phrase this…WHAT A DOG SHOW.

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