“Kitty and Lamb at Broadway.”

It has been a tough week. I had worked on a Flash piece to present “Kitty and Lamb at Broadway” t-shirt for Threadless, and once I submitted it, I got a rejection note stating the image was too large to print. I’m now starting to save rejection letters, because I think I’ve had a good amount this year. Even though a lot of people tend to only see the limelight of my success… in reality there is a lot of hard work, and non-acceptances until reaching “green lights.”

I have received wonderful feedback during the voting of my designs, but the final scores do not match those positive comments. The Internet has become a reality show, and the most popular person is often the person who wins contests. It is upsetting, but I will not give up this easily.  I had a chance to speak with Threadless staff in regard to figuring out what people want, because the voting were just strangely-not-connecting to feedback given. And they are also aware that it is a challenge to understand things, what do viewers really want? But they gave me hope about their selection process, i.e. they often make their own call based on the quality of work, comments, etc.

I posted “Kitty and Lamb at Broadway” at Emptees, a forum like website for people who make tees and of course those who like to wear tees. It is a friendly place, and many artists hang around there, so there is a level of respect for colleagues and viewers have indeed given constructive criticism. It is great! As a result, they mentioned that I should submit my large print to DesignbyHumans.

Please support and vote for this design here. Thank you!

PS. I just launched a new Scene 360 Issue this week.“Wacky Issue.” Check it out!

Posted on 31 Oct 2008.

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