I know that this is well out of the realms of HYAs usual jurisdiction, but its the weekend (even I don’t know why I’m posting now), so I’m letting things slide a bit.

Mimoco, the makers of Mimobots, which are the cool character-based USB memory sticks, had a design competition recently, and the fruits of the winning artists labour can be seen above, and in the gallery. All the characters are available now, and run from $24.95 for a 1GB version up to $79.95 for an 8GB beast. I’ve put a video of the entrants to the competition into the gallery as well.

Mimobot Community Designed Series

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This Madrid-based clothing label have sat in my inbox for too long, which clearly does them a disservice, because after you’ve checked out the gallery I’m sure you’ll agree that they’ve got some pretty good designs, not a huge range, but their wheat/chaff ratio is certainly very healthy. As usual, if anyone fancies having a crack at translating the Japanese on their sweaters (shown in the gallery) then I would very much appreciate it.

Their (flash-based) website is really cool too, and it’s pretty rare that I’ll say that about a flash site!

Nonola

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This tee makes me think of a low-budget version of Pimp My Ride filmed in the 1950s… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Costiness=£18 (printed on an organic, fair trade tee) Buy it at Fair & Bare

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Whenever someone asks me what my favourite website is, I don’t hesitate to say Notcot.org, and Jean’s holiday gift guides are definitely one of the reasons why I’m such a big fan. This years gift guides are set to be bigger and better than ever, and there have already been some really cool giveaways. I thought I’d point you in the direction of the Notcot Coupon Book, which is a load of coupons (which seems to grow day by day) that are Notcot exclusives at stores which will provide you with enough inspiration to sort out most of your Christmas shopping.

The Notcot Holiday Coupon Book

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I’m really glad that this te doesn’t have a ‘real’ name, because it gave me the opportunity to give this post that utterly proposterous title which will surely result is some rather dodgy Google searches making their way to HYA.

Here’s a little blurb about the artist and when you can actually expect to see the tee:

Lotte Klaver’s drawings are characterized by simple lining and scarce use of India ink. A single ink blot becomes an innocent boy, a sensual woman or a pondering man. Maybe the drawings only look that way, or perhaps a deeper, darker truth exists beneath the surface. This uneasiness is what gives Lotte’s work its unique quality.

Lotte lives in Amsterdam and graduated from the Amsterdam School of Arts. Her drawings blog is www.lotteklaver.nl.

Orders accepted until December 1st. All tees are individually numbered and all orders will be printed December 1st. Expect delivery the second week of December.

So, you’ve got 8 days to get your orders in, then its gone.

Costiness=$30 Men’s Link/Women’s Link

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From now until the end of the weekend you can get 25% off absolutely anything at 80s Purple using the coupon code thepurps. They’ve got a massive range, so I’m sure you’ll find something you like.

They also have quite a cool promo going where if you spend $100 you’ll be sent a $10 gift certificate with your order, a $20 GC for spending $150, and a $30 GC is you spend $200 or more.

80s Purple

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This is really starting to feel like a sale blog at the moment, but with them coming in thick-and-fast I feel slightly compelled to inform you of such bargain-erous treats during these tough economic times. Like it says in the pictures, DBH have a sale on, and it lasts until the 30th.

Design By Humans

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Just so we’re clear, this clothing label is called ‘I Am Colin’ not ‘I Am Co-Lin’ in that weird way that Americans pronounce it. On that subject, what’s the deal with the way you guys pronounce ‘Craig’, do you just not see the ‘A’ in it?

Anyway, now that I’ve calmed down after that mini-rant, here’s a quick IAC bio:

The concept is based around and inspired by Colin’s life – a fictional muse. It’s a geek chic, anti-fashion approach with a bit of English eccentricity thrown in. We’re a new label currently launching and we are planning to expand our range of product beyond just tees next season.

I quite like the idea of someone building a clothing range around a fictional character, it certainly seems original!

I Am Colin

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Tags » funny • i am colin • T-shirts • UK

I don’t know what it is about Bernos, but their designs leave me feeling really ‘refreshed’. You’re probably thinking “Andy, what the hell are you talking about?” But luckily, I don’t need to explain myself because I’ve already said I don’t know what it is.

Also, I love the idea that absolutely anyone can wear a tee that says “Made in Africa.” Check out the gallery for an argyle tee in a rasta colourway that I think is pretty cool.

Bernos

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As usual, this deal only applies to folks in the US of A, but still, free shipping at Busted Tees, huzzah!

*On a slightly related note, and because I don’t want to keep writing ‘free shipping‘ posts, Vig Tees are offering free shipping when you spend more than $50.

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