RIPT Founder’s Top 12 Favorite Designs

I've seen thousands of RIPT designs. These are the 12 I'd save first.

Since 2009, RIPT has featured thousands of original, fan-inspired designs from independent artists around the world.

Some designs sell like crazy. Some become cult favorites. Some just hit that perfect mix of nostalgia, weirdness, humor, and artwork that makes RIPT feel like RIPT.

This collection is personal.

These are 12 of my favorite RIPT designs of all time. Not because an algorithm picked them. Not because they are all new. Not because they are all obvious and get people's attention (even though I love hearing "cool shirt").

Because I still remember seeing each one and thinking, "That is exactly what RIPT is supposed to be."

Why these 12 made the list

A great RIPT design has to do more than look cool.

• It should make the right person stop scrolling.
• It should reward people who get the reference.
• It should feel clever without needing to explain the joke.
• It should look good on a shirt, hoodie, poster, or canvas.
• And most of all, it should feel like something you would not find in a regular store.

That is what these 12 have in common.

The Top 12

#1 1Catana PortraitView design →

Catana Portrait

A fierce samurai cat surrounded by beautiful detail, movement, and attitude. This one has the kind of artwork that makes people look twice before they even catch the full joke.

Why I love itIt is funny, but it is also legitimately beautiful art. And it's by one of my favorite artists.

#2 2Fast FoodView design →

Fast Food

Pizza, skating, sewer-level nostalgia, and pure 90s energy. This is one of those TMNT designs that instantly tells you whether someone grew up on the same cartoons, games, and VHS tapes you did.

Why I love itIt feels like a Saturday morning memory turned into a shirt.

#3 3Blast The LightningView design →

Blast The Lightning

Mando meets Metallica. Lightning, attitude, bold colors, and a design that feels like it should be played loud.

Why I love itIt is a perfect example of two fandom worlds crashing together in the best way. I grew up on Metallica and Star Wars.

#4 4Stuffed Donkey Is FineEverything's on fire, and that's okay.

Stuffed Donkey Is Fine

Sad, sweet, darkly funny, and a weirdly lovable meme. RIPT has always been at its best when a design can make you laugh and feel something at the same time.

Why I love itIt takes a character everyone knows and turns the emotion up just enough to make it memorable.

#5 5Last RideView design →

Last Ride

The Grim Reaper on a tiny unicorn tricycle. That is the joke, and honestly, that is enough. It is spooky, ridiculous, and somehow still looks great.

Why I love itIt is the perfect RIPT mix of dark and dumb in the smartest possible way. Plus I love this artist big time!

#6 6Papa BooView design →

Papa Boo

Boo Ghost gaming energy mixed with metal album chaos. Big ghost face, dramatic type, dice, darkness, and just the right amount of absurdity.

Why I love itIt is nostalgia with teeth. My wife has this shirt and it looks good on her, so it makes me think of her.

#7 7A Good DayView design →

A Good Day

Minimal, black and white, instantly recognizable to the right people, and built around one perfect cultural punchline.

Why I love itSometimes in life I just find myself saying this, I don't know why.

#8 8WuuuuuView design →

Wuuuuu

Wrestling swagger meets hip-hop energy. Loud, confident, ridiculous, and impossible to ignore.

Why I love itSome shirts whisper. This one walks into the room already yelling WUUUU.

#9 9Chin MusicView design →

Chin Music

Retro video game packaging, wrestling nostalgia, pixel attitude, and one of the cleanest concept executions in the RIPT catalog.

Why I love itIt feels like a lost cartridge from the best version of your childhood.

#10 10Dad VaderView design →

Dad Vader

Darth as an exhausted dad with coffee. It is simple, funny, and painfully relatable for anyone who has ever tried to parent with dramatic authority.

Why I love itI grew up on Star Wars and forced my daughter to start watching it when she turned 3. I love coffee and I love dad jokes.

#11 11Infinick WarView design →

Infinick War

A massive animated crossover showdown packed with 90's cartoon characters, color, chaos, and tiny details. This is the kind of design you keep finding new things in.

Why I love itIt reminds me of my daughter and watching cartoons with her when she was younger. I didn't watch all of these, but enough. Plus, this artist might be the greatest of all time.

#12 12Only DarknessView design →

Only Darkness

Some designs are not here to cheer you up. They are here to commit fully to the mood. This one does exactly that.

Why I love itRIPT has always had a dark side, and this one embraces it. With a smile.

Support Independent Artists

Every RIPT purchase helps support the independent artists who create these designs.

That has always been one of the best parts of RIPT. You are not just buying another generic shirt. You are helping keep weird, clever, fan-inspired art alive.

• Free shipping over $69
• Free returns and exchanges
• Designed and shipped from Detroit, Michigan
• Founded in 2009
• Original designs from independent artists
• Available on select tees, hoodies, tanks, posters, and canvas prints

Not sure which one to pick?

Start with the one that made you laugh first.

That is usually the right answer.