by Andy on January 4, 2007
I thought I’d check in with Oddica since I haven’t taken a look for a while and I’m glad to say that their designs have managed to stay consistently excellent since the first time I saw them back in the middle of 2006, in fact, I like their designs so much that I’m wearing one of their hoodies right now.
I know I’ve mentioned him before, but I think that Troy Paiva is the standout artist for Oddica, his series of ‘exploded’ musical paraphenalia has managed to be technically brilliant whilst remaning aesthetically pleasing. Although the funny thing is, if I were to find this kind of artwork in or book or where it’s supposed to be in a technical manual (gasp!), I’d probably be a bit ‘meh’ about it, I guess that’s the power of clothing.
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by Andy on January 4, 2007
Indie behemoth Karmaloop has a HUGE sale going on at the moment. If you were looking to pick up a bargain then I’m sure you’ll be able to find something in their selection.
The interesting thing is that some of the stuff on big discount has only come into the store in the past few days, so you aren’t just talking about old stock here. There’s quite a few arm hiders in the selection so I’ll make a couple of picks later today.
Remember, if you want up to 20% off your order then please use the coupon code AS7594 and you’ll be helping HYA’s charity of the month initiative in the process.
by Andy on January 4, 2007
My family’s business once did a renovation job for a family who always answered the phone “it’s a mad house” whenever you rang them, this story does really go anywhere after that, but anecdotes are fun, aren’t they?
Mad House is a tee company founded in late-2004 “with the goal of entertaining the world through clever and humorous t-shirt designs.” Also, Mad House has a belief that a tee doesn’t need to be offensive to be funny, something which doesn’t necessarily hold true with their latest design, which thankfully is only going to be sold on one run.
If I were to make a comparison in terms of style, I’d probably have to say BustedTees, except slightly cuter and more sophisticated in terms of design and subject matter, respectively.
I’d be a pretty heartless guy if I didn’t mention why Mad House is a bit different, here’s some blurb about the owner/artist Jared Aronson from the site:
“At the age of six, Jared was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy, and is now confined to a wheel chair on a ventilator 24/7. Despite his misfortunes, he has found ways to continue with his love of drawing. Jared’s drawings are now exclusively accomplished with a track ball mouse on his laptop computer.”
I’m really impressed that Jared has enough passion and commitment to continue with Mad House despite having such a debilitating disease.
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