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RIPT Apparel T-shirt recap #1
From the blog
Top Ten T-shirts of 2009 from RIPT Apparel
12/30/09 1:22 PM - By: TJ
2009 has been an amazing year here at RIPT. We printed over 200 designs from some amazing artists. We sold thousands of shirts to thousands of people all over the world. We hired some great curators to help us keep the quality artwork coming in the door.
We have been luckiest though to have worked with so many talented designers and artists throughout the year. We couldn’t have accomplished any of this without all of them so we thought we’d take this opportunity to give a few shout outs.
To see photos of ALL of these shirts, stop by our Facebook page and check out the album “Top 10 Shirts of 2009”
See the Top 10 of 2009 in the Graveyard by clicking here.
So without further adieu, here are our picks for best RIPT tees of 2009:
#10 – More Trees for Birds- 1 color on Silver – Artist: Melostar – curator: RIPT Apparel
Matt – This was our first tee and started us out on the right foot. The response from the t-shirt community was amazing. Thanks Everyone!
#09 – Vampire boy – 2 color on Red – Artist: J.Klavins – curator: RIPT Apparel
Paul – This is probably personally my favorite tee so far that we have done. The funny story behind it is that it was originally tucked away inside a folder of Black and white designs from J. Klavins that was accidentally placed in my rejected folder. I was poking around, found this, and realized how much potential this design had. We were running out of space for the Halloween season when J. Klavins approved my 2-color rendition of her original piece. Since the vampire seemed so “sad”, I decided it might make sense to sell this the day after Halloween. In my mind, he is lamenting the passing of his favorite holiday. Also, when someone commented on a survey that they liked the shirt with “the Vampire with the teeth that were too big” I knew this was special.
#08 – Put Your Hands Up – 1 Color on Red – Artist: Kevin L Cornett – curator: RIPT Apparel
Matt- This is a great one color design where we actually used a screen to print the group of hands at the bottom and another to print the 2 hands near the top. It makes it a very unique tshirt and one of my favorites.
#07 – Campione – 4 color on Charcoal – Artist: spacegirl – curator: RIPT Apparel
Paul – The texture on this tee really turned out awesome. Sometimes halftones can wreck havoc on a design, but this time it worked out beautifully. The colors turned out exactly like the mockup, and the illustration was very lively to begin with. I remember having some debate as to whether we should keep the text at the top or not, but we choose to keep it. Can you say “the perfect tee”, anyone?
#05 – Bombs Away – 4 color on Light Blue – Artist: Andy Gocher – curator: RIPT Apparel
Matt- This tee caused a lot of discussion on our message board and ended up being one of our better selling shirts of the year.
#06 – Shipwreck – 2 color on Turquoise – Artist: Xul – curator: RIPT Apparel
TJ – This shirt came out perfect. I love all the attention to detail on the vines and the wood on the sunken ship.
#04 – Pocket Protector – 4 color on Heather – Artist: killerjello – curator: the_JCW
Paul – Out of all of our first shirts, this one is the only one that used a sort of optical illusion effect. The tentacles really look like they’re coming at you! Don’t forget the unique style of illustration as well.
#03 – Crows – 1 color on Natural – Artist: Spokeduck – curator: RIPT Apparel
TJ – This is far one of our best and most undersold one color tshirts we’ve done to date. The sheer size of this monster sketch drawing of a crow just makes this shirt awesome.
#02 – Lion – 1 color on Black – Artist: Nathan Opdahl - curator: RIPT Apparel
Matt- I love this tee! The lion itself is magnificently drawn and I love the dripping effect from his mane. I think the color combination is perfect as well.
#01 – Harmony with Nature – 1 color on Army – Artist: ritzh – curator: RIPT Apparel
TJ – Another amazing 1 color design. This design is ranked #1 for me because I think it was pulled off beautifully. It is simple and wonderful and appeals to men and women alike. On top of that, it was our best seller to date.
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Did we miss any that you think should be on the list? Let us know in the comments
Paul, These are cool. I was wondering if you would do a top ten SELLERS one?
Some of these are our top sellers so far. Maybe once we hit a full year we will reveal our top sellers. At this point, let’s just enjoy the shirts for what they are: wearable art!
Wow im surprised at the winers I ad expected to se the We Are Ravens shirt on this list it was my personal favorite of the year.
Yeah that one was pretty cool. Unfortunately, we could only pick 10!! What else did you want to see on this list?
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hi there….
um…wow
I want to produce a shirt :)
i want it damn noooooooooooooooo
“Vampire Boy” is the best I woulkd have to say
How much did the top-seller make?