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Boom Tee: monstrous science fiction tee from Singularity & Co

Cory Doctorow — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:12:48 +0000

The fabulous Singularity & Co bookstore (where they find out-of-print sf classics, clear the rights to them, and bring them back as CC-licensed books) is finally selling its beautiful "Boom Tee" online, designed by Wesley Allsbrook. I saw this at NY Comic Con and wanted desperately to blog it then -- glad to see it online at last!

Boom Tee

A t-shirt jam session with Generation T's Megan Nicolay

Jamie Frevele — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:58:50 +0000

(Video link) In non-entertainment news, I am a huge nerd for a cool t-shirt. Sometimes I buy them (usually from Busted Tees or Headline Shirts), and sometimes they find me. The latter shirts are generally men's sizes -- too big and shaped like a rectangle, but so groovy that I don't have the heart to throw it away. Fortunately, there are people out there who know how to fix such things! One of those people is Megan Nicolay, author of Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt (Workman Publishing) and its sequel, as well as the companion blog. Megan and I hung out in the Workman Publishing office recently to put together a instructional video on how to alter a gigantic potato sack of a shirt into something acceptable to wear in public. After the jump, a quick walk-through of another design.

T-shirts ahoy!

Here is the good news about fixing a t-shirt: you don't need a sewing machine! In fact, Megan is a strong supporter of hand sewing and offers up a few methods in her books. But if you're anything like me, you are prone to two things: hand cramps and severe impatience. If I can sew something on a machine in less than a minute, that's what I'm going to do. For the sake of speed, we used a sewing machine for this shirt, which started out like this:

And here is the step-by-step to make it fit my not-square-shaped body. First, we turned it inside out and cut the sleeves.

For this shirt, we left the neckline as is. If you want to cut a more feminine neckline, refer to the video for very easy instructions (that don't require sewing, just cutting). After preliminary choppage, we marked and measured after trying the sleeveless shirt on. To make sure it's even, fold the shirt in half -- symmetry will be your guide.

And then, we don't cut. We created new seams with the sewing machine before cutting off the excess, because, as Megan points out in the video, it's a lot harder to put fabric back on than take it off.

To make sure it wasn't too tight, we tried the shirt on. And then, we cut the extra fabric off.

And now, it's a shirt that's my size!

It's also timely. Happy 72nd Birthday, John Lennon!

For more information about Megan Nicolay's super fun and doable t-shirt designs, visit the Generation T blog, where you can also buy her books. And if you're in New York and want to get in touch with your crafty side, Megan will be appearing at Michael's craft store on October 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Special thanks to Kevin Davidson at Workman for shooting and editing our 100 percent on-the-fly video!

Science T-shirt is blunt, to the point

Maggie Koerth-Baker — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:27:27 +0000

Have I mentioned how much I absolutely love geneticist (and occasional BoingBoing contributor) David Ng? The fact that he designs awesome T-shirts while procrastinating just seals the deal.

You can buy this T-shirt

Kevin Dart's new Boing Boing T-shirt

Mark Frauenfelder — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:22:24 +0000

We've got a new shirt in our fabulous series of Boing Boing artist series T-shirts. It's by illustrator Kevin Dart, the creator of Yuki 7. It's $16.95 in the Boing Boing Shop!

Boing Boing Ship

Demolish Serious Culture $14.95	Boing Boing Critter - Baby Snapsuit $8.95	Boing Boing Skullcap $14.95	Boing Boing Monkey $14.95
Boing Boing Skullcap - Baby Snapsuit $8.95	Boing Boing Beetle $14.95	Unizilla $14.95	Boing Boing Critter $14.95

Optical illusion tees look different depending on your perspective

Cory Doctorow — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:09 +0000

Answersquestions sez, "These shirts designed by an Architecture professor friend of mine at Carnegie Mellon depend on perspective and distance in order to be seen. Check out that SKULL!"

Most tees are the same: splashy graphic or logo centered on a shirt for others to read. Vantage Tees are site-specific art pieces using optical illusions and body-specific effects to change everything about how people interact with their attire. Some shirts look different if you are looking at them or wearing them. Some ask you to be really close or really far. Others take time to see them. Vantage Tees will look different to everyone—it all depends on your vantage point.

Vantage Tees — Home (Thanks, Answersquestions!)

T-shirt tribute to the time-honored combination of booze and science

Maggie Koerth-Baker — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:32:37 +0000

We can argue for days over which field of science is the booziest (I used to say archaeology, but have since switched my vote to ocean science). But we can all agree on the adorableness of this Threadless T-shirt, which provides a quick introduction to molecular bonding. Will they feel as bonded in the morning? It's hard to say.

Via Michele Banks

Bordertown shirts

Cory Doctorow — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:52 +0000

Ellen Kushner, co-editor of the multiple-award-nominated new Borderlands anthology Welcome to Bordertown, writes, "Have you dreamed of a Danceland T-shirt? Some Dancing Ferret beer mugs? A Khandroma (Tibetan girl skater gang) charm? Thanks to the many Bordertown authors who gave their kind permission to allow us to create logos for B-town places they invented! Designer Tara O'Shea has come up with some fabulous designs now up on CafePress for sale to the general public. Click on each design & scroll down to see not only T-shirts in many styles, but coffeemugs, sippy cups, postcards, tote bags, puzzles & more! With luck, high school students all over the country will be baffling their classmates with geekish glee."

traders' heaven (Thanks, Ellen!)

Charlie Brown as Link from Zelda

Cory Doctorow — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:40 +0000

Winter the Artist's Link/Charlie Brown shirt design, entitled "A Hero named..." is up for vote on Threadless.

A Hero named... (via Super Punch)

Geeky, science-fiction inspired tees

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:32:50 +0000

Geekboy Press does a pretty good line of cute tees featuring great illustrations inspired by science fiction.

Geekboy Press