I know that there a few people who read HYA that want to start their own t-shirt lines (I’m one of them… eventually friends, eventually), so when I found this list on Emptees of website and MySpace designers that would probably be of help to those of you that know how to design a badass t-shirt, but don’t know the first thing when it comes to designing a website.

Big fat list of web designers at Emptees

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After seeing rather a lot of sub-par t-shirt videos being posted to YouTube (and therefore my new baby, TeeBurst), I felt that I needed to raise my spirits by finding some videos that were actually worth a few minutes of your time.

1. Justice - D.A.N.C.E: I thought I’d kick off the list with one of my favourite French DJ duos of the moment, Justice, and their amazing music video for D.A.N.C.E which features loads of clever CGI’d tees. I’m amazed that no one has ever released these designs as I’m sure they’d be popular with more than just fans of Justice.
2. The Most T-shirts Ever Worn At Once: There are two videos on YouTube claiming to hold the record for most t-shirts ever worn, one posted by an American radio station, and this one posted by the Guinness Book of World Records… I know who I’m going with (that and the 155 tees to 244 tees discrepancy).
3. How To Fold A T-Shirt: I think this video is proof that I am so manly, I actually need to watch a video to teach me how to fold a shirt! In reality I actually watched it several times before nailing the technique completely, and it has turned into a great space saver for my ever-growing collection of t-shirts.
4. How to Screenprint T-Shirts by Make Magazine: There are lots of tutorials out there showing you how to make your own t-shirts, but Make’s video (with some help from Etsy) is a bit more professional than most out there.
5. How To Stencil Your Own T-Shirts: If you want to design your own tees but aren’t ready to take the leap into screenprinting, the Threadbanger crew have you well covered with this great instructional video about how to stencil your own t-shirts.
6. The human flipbook: Already HYA featured, but still worth another viewing. How this is promotion for a sandwich shop I don’t know, but it is cool!
Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.
7. Connected Ventures Lip Dub: I’m stretching a bit with this one, but I couldn’t really have a list of videos without putting in a lip dub, could I? Here, the Connected Ventures crew (the people behind BustedTees and Defunker & some other non-tee related sites) lip dub to HarveyDanger’s “Flagpole Sitta,” and trust me, it’s awesome, and kinda makes me wish that I worked in a cool office.
8. Spreadshirt’s Hands Per Piece: A very, very cool video from the Spreadshirt team showing just how many people are involved with the production of a tee from Spreadshirt. Its reassuring to see how much effort goes into the creation of one of their garments, considering when people usually think of POD services they imagine them to be a rather soulless process.
9. T-Shirt Folding Machine: If #3 was too much effort for you then this t-shirt folding machine might be for you (providing you aren’t too lazy to make one). This is a pretty cool promo by All-Tribes too.
10. Origami T-Shirt: Here’s a video showing you how to make an origami t-shirt out of a £5 note. May I suggest that you try this with a regular piece of paper first?Do you know of any other cool t-shirt related videos? Post ‘em if you got ‘em.

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The Rumplo crew have put together a blog post that has twenty high quality costume tees. I’m usually not a fan of costume tees since they’re a bit too novelty for my tastes, but some of these are actually pretty cool, especially since most aren’t really for costumes, more like visual tricks (like the one in the pic).

Rumplo Costume Tee blog post

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This link is damn old, ancient in internet terms, but its new to me, so… its new!

Internet Duct Tape, whose posts are more accustomed to tech than tees, wrote a list back in December 2006 (soooo old!) of, you guessed it, 107 t-shirts for geeks that do not suck. Personally, I think a few of them do suck, but there’s still a few geeky gems in there that I think are still on sale after all this time.

107 T-shirts for Geeks that do not suck @ Internet Duct Tape [via Teeburst]

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Custom T-shirt Talk has a good roundup of the myriad of t-shirt subscription services. Y’know, the ones where you pay every month (or annually) and a t-shirt you’ve never seen before ends up at your door every month, sounds pretty crazy when you say it like that, but these services are pretty popular and can be great if you want to expand your style horizons somewhat by getting a random tee every month.

T-Shirt Subscriptions - Review of Top Monthly T-shirt Services

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A couple of weeks I told you about some tees that might be suitable for a valentine’s date. Now, I’m going to tell you about the tees that you really, really shouldn’t be wearing today, in fact, you probably shouldn’t be wearing most of these tees on any day. Oh, and whilst I haven’t listed any of their tees (it would have made the list about a mile long, and left me needing to wash myself repeatedly), I think it should be said that wearing anything from T Shirt Hell on Valentine’s is a pretty easy way to get a swift kick to the balls. And yes, some of these tees are affiliate links, but I kinda hope I don’t earn anything from this post.

1. Y’know, I just don’t think that a shirt that has anything to do with bukakke really sets the mood for a romantic evening. $13.99 Link
2. To be honest, if you find a girl that would actually go with that proposition, it’s not Valentine’s Day, it’s Christmas Day… $13.99 Link
3. I guess that all girls want their parents to get on with their boyfriend… $16.95 Link
4. This tee comes with a free slap in the face from everyone girl that you look at! $15 Link

5. This tee falls a bit short of the usual graphic standard that NerdyShirts achieves, so that’s just another reason not to wear it when going to meet xDeFiNiTeLyNoToLdGuy64x (that’s how teens in chatrooms write, right?) for what will probably be a very awkward date. $20 Link

6. I guess that this tee ain’t so bad, but maybe you shouldn’t wear it to a restaurant, and for some reason I just figured that gimps didn’t wear tees. $16 Link
7. Do I really have to tell you why this tee is a bad idea? $16 Link

8. Nothing says ‘I love you’ like telling a girl that ’she’ll do’. $19.99 Link

9. I think that anyone who wears this on Valentine’s really isn’t expecting to get any action. $16 Link

10. This is a Threadless tee, so you might get away with it, if you’ve been with your girlfriend for a while. $15 Link

11. Part of me thinks that even if a woman that hot were coming onto me I’d have to rebuff her advances, due to such a ridiculous shirt (it would look even douchier on a guy, I’d bet). $18 Link

12. I love this tee, its a fantastic design, but sometimes red isn’t always romantic… usually when its meant to be blood. Except for that letter I wrote to Charlene with my blood, that was romantic. $24 Link

13. I’m sure she’ll appreciate it, but do you really need to let everyone else know? $19.99 Link

14. Unless you’re with ‘The Todd’ on Scrubs, run away from the wearer as quick as possible, and even if it is the Todd, running away might still be a good idea. $18 Link

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If you’ve got a date for Valentine’s Day (not me… sigh) then you’ve got to be very careful about what you wear. I guess if you guys are taking your girl to a fancy restaurant then t-shirts might not necessarily be part of your dress code, but some of you might be taking the more casual approach, in which case one of these tees might be right up your alley. As usual for my lists, they aren’t in any particular order, and I know there’s a lot more romantic tees out there but I really thought it would be best to keep this list to the appropriate figure of 14 items. Affiliate links are marked with a *.

1. Only a few left at time of writing but a damned nice design. $15 Link*

2. Come on, it’s Ralph! $17.99 Link*

3. Here’s one for those of you that love math, and really, who doesn’t love math? $12 Link

4. Admittedly, this one is kinda on the edge, perhaps best worn if you haven’t got a date but are just desperate for a sweet embrace from a stranger. $13.95 Link*

5. As they say “nothing says friendship and commitment like a t-shirt …seriously, nothing.” $10 Link

6. This is probably the best use of glow-in-the-dark ink that I’ve ever seen, a heart shaped speech-bubble during the day, a not-as-cheesy-as-you’d-expect line at night. $18 Link

7. A cactus and a balloon; if they really love each other, I’m sure they can work it out. $15 Link*

8. Great idea from the La Fraise team, and they’d probably look pretty good as single tees too (more designs for couples are in their shop). €22 Mens/Womens

9. Clearly, I’m a sucker for tees based upon anything that has come out of the mouth of Ralph Wiggum! $14.95 Link*

10. A heart made out of tetris pieces? Awesome! $17.99 Link

11. Since most of the tees I’ve picked tend to be a bit cutesy, I thought I’d rock it up a bit with this detailed design from Ffee clothing. $25 Link

12. A really great idea from the ThinkGeek crew, the closer the two tees are the more hearts light up. Unfortunately these are sold out until about March/April, but I just had to put them on the list. $24.99 (each) Link

13. Simple, but pretty funny, it could do with some ThinkGeek trickery to make it change depending on your mood though. $12 Link

14. It just wouldn’t be a decent list if I didn’t give the emo kids some love with this design from Rob Dobi’s Fullbleed. $16 Link

Now go out there and make some magic happen!

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Since the last post (Robots! 50 Robot Tees) was so popular, I thought I’d do a follow-up. Not quite 50 tees this time (that was a lot of work), but there’s more than enough here for you to welcome our future robot overlords when they eventually rise up and take over the planet, or play the violin, either way, I’m freaked out and prepared to embrace their superiority.

1. I Screw Robots - $13.99 - Link

2. RROD - $18.95 - Link [via Tcritic]

3. Robot Evolution - $13.99 - Link

4. Motion City Soundtrack Robot Head - £12 - Link (scroll down)

5. Diodes Are A Girls Best Friend - $15 - Link

6. Nightingale - $10 - Link

7. Blast Off! - £14.85 - Link

8. Snail Bot - $15 - Link

9. First Flight - $10 - Link

10. Mechanical Mayhem - $15 - Link

11. Robot Invasion - £15 - Link

12. Robots of Sin - $5 (<-- what?!?!) - Link

13. Safari - £15 - Link

14. Science! Robot - $18.49 - Link

15. Pabst Blue Robot (for my geek cred, I know its a Futurama reference) - $23.90 - Link

16. Mechsuit - £16.83 - Link

17. Logo Sun - $20 - Link

18. Robot Monkey Pirate - $20.90 - Link

19. Robot Evolution - $13.99 Link

20. We Can Live… - $12.49 - Link

21. Riot - £15 - Link

22. My Plastic Heart Cannot Love - $15.99 - Link

23. Kill All Humans - $12 - Link

24. Robot Family Tree - $16.95 - Link

25. Crush the cook (apron) - $17 Link

26. Crush All Humans - $13.99 Link

27. All my friends are metal - $20.95 Link

28. Crane - £15 - Link

29. Robo Pong - $20.33 - Link

30. Animated Transformers - $34.99 Link

31. Home is where the hub is - $15 Link

32. Karobotaoke - £14.32 - Link

33. Aargh!!! - $45 - Link

34. Robodunk - $45 - Link

35. Pimpbot 5000 - $12.99 - Link

36. Above These Things - £14.98 Link

37. New World Order - $15 - Link

38. DTOID Rampage - $15.95 - Link

39. Robot T-Shirt (great naming skills, Brad!) - $10 - Link

40. Jealous Bot - $20 - Link

41. Forbidden Players - $19 - Link

42. Transfarmers - $15 - Link

43. Roboto Mori - £15.79 - Link [via Fantastic Blognanza]

44. Duh Zombie! - $19.95 - Link

45. Speakerbot - $21.99 Link [ via Troundup]

If you’re a new visitor and thought that this list was cool, check out the lists category for more like it. Also, if you’d like to post this article to social bookmarking sites like digg, stumbleupon or del.icio.us, that would be great.

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Yeah, I guess that this link would have been a lot more welcome in early December than early January, but this is a top notch selection of tees and I’m sure you’d rather buy them for yourself rather than a friend anyway!

I don’t think that there’s anything new to me in the list, but its nice to see a refresher of the past year.

Josh Spear’s Top 8 T-shirt Gifts

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Chop Shop:

If you order from now until December 25th, you can get %15 off any purchases at www.chopshopstore.com. Just make your selections by adding them to the shopping cart and when you are ready to check out, just add the coupon code cholidayshop to the field marked “Enter coupon code” and click the “submit” button below that. This will register you as eligible for the %15 discount. Happy Holidays from The Chop Shop!

Good Tees for Typographers: Here’s a list of tees that focus on fonts from Typographica.org, it doesn’t have the ridiculous length of a HYA list, but there’s a lot of good tees on there.

Bean Dip: New items have dropped at the Kazbah, check ‘em out.

Oddica: It’s holiday sale time with them too, from now until January 2nd 2008 you can buy a single shirt for $15, 2 for $14 a piece (so, $28 total) and 3 or more at a rate of $13 each. They’ve also got a little present for us in the form of the release of the latest issue of their PDF Magazine, which is packed full of illustrative goodness from their much-loved artists, download it here.

A Better Tomorrow: Their ‘Xmas Dash’ is in full swing. In a nutshell, the dash is a new tee design being released every day, at the low price of €12. ABT know good design, their wall stickers are amazing, so you can pick yourself up some German awesome-ness at a very reasonable price.

LaFraise: Since their newsletter arrived in my inbox in French this morning, I can’t confirm 100% that what I’m about to tell you is true, but I think that if you spend more than €30 then you can get €5 off with the coupon code LFGIFT until December 31st. Or something like that anyway.

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