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Design is love…that’s the motto. 180ronin is a team of designers whom like to think outside the box. Regardless the project or task at hand, 180ronin creates and brings unorthodox designs to the masses that demand to send a message or crave attention. From ninjas, robots to sexy pin-ups those are just the few subjects that invigorate 180ronin’s imagination to generate interesting designs for your wearing and viewing pleasure. By not following the normal traditions of everyone and just doing what they love, 180ronin will travel from client to client not to serve but to execute whatever message he/she desires to display for the public eye. Design is love and love is what 180ronin juxtaposes into their work.

I’ve just finished watching Transformers on Blu Ray (a present from my brother), so this post timing is actually pretty apt!

180ronin

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Tags » 180ronin • japan • Japanese • ninja • ninjas • pin up • POD • redbubble • robot • robots • T-shirts

I got an e-mail through from TenBills letting me know about some updates to their site and asking what I thought about them. Since I’m trying to keep things succinct nowadays (I’m writing this post in between preparing a loin of bacon wrapped in bacon and going on the hunt for some more chairs for the dinner table), here’s my thoughts:

The shirts are $10 and look awesome, one of the latest designs even features robots. Awesome, go look.

Damn, that was much quicker, maybe I should put a limit on the amount of words I’m allowed to use in every post.

Ten Bills

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Yep, even more Halloween related goodness is coming our way. Amorphia Apparel are offering you 20% off your order, as long as you place your order before the end of the month, and as long as the order is for more than $30. Simplement!

The sale applies to the whole Amorphia range, which includes Amorphia Apparel (duh!), Wear Science!, and Teach The Controversy. To get the discount, just use the coupon code FALL28 at the checkout.

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Tags » amorphia apparel • coupon code • halloween • robot • robots • sale • science • T-shirts • teach the controversy • wear science!

Here’s the latest and greatest from the robot-lovers over at Terratag, this time around they’ve got Tokyoplastic to do the designing for them, and I think he’s done a pretty tidy job. The mix between the halftones and the solid-colour blood splashes works really well.

Costiness=£20 Buy it at Terratag

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Tags » blood • robot • robots • splash • splatters • T-shirts • terratag • tokyoplastic • UK • white

Hmmm, it feels like its been way too long since I last posted about a robot t-shirt, so here’s one from Bang Bang T-shirts (who you may have noticed have a lovely new ad banner).

This design, showing a robot appreciating robotic takes on classic artworks, was the winner of their recent ‘Robots’ design competition, and was designed by daniellesgarden.

Costiness=£13.99 (free worldwide shipping) Buy It Here

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Tags » American Apparel • bang bang t-shirts • blue • daniellesgarden • design competition • robot • robots • T-shirts • UK

When I took a quick look, and it was a very quick look, at the submissions to Terratag’s design competition (basic guidelines: design a t-shirt with a robot on it) I wasn’t actually all that impressed with what I saw, but I guess that I must have missed this design, because I really like the concept, and the execution is pretty great too, so its a good thing it won the competition or I would have never seen it.

Costiness=£20 Buy the tee here

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Tags » alice in wonderland • design competition • grey • mad hatter • movies • robot • T-shirts • terratag

Robots + Helvetica = Another hit from Chop Shop.

Costiness=$25 Tee Link

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Tags » black • chop shop • font • helvetica • jonathan yule • red • robot • robots • T-shirts • typography

I can’t remember if this is a new or old design, but does that really matter? What matters is that its an eBoy tee and looks damn fine.

Costiness=€30 Tee Link Rumplo Link

*Upon further investigation, the tee is pretty new as it was only released on July 8th.

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Tags » binary • eBoy • geek • green • robot • rumplo rocks • T-shirts

I don’t know if this tee is quite as good as one of DBHs other robot-based designs, Robot Attack, but it’s still pretty darned cool. I like the style, I like the way that the blue and pink perk up the largely grey colourway, and I like… I just like it.Costiness=$19 Link

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Tags » DBH • design by humans • grey • recycledwax • robot • robots • T-shirts

Now we’re talking, Terratag are part of an exhibition, and for a change it isn’t in London! They’re involved with a show called ‘How Manga Took Over the World’ which is running until September 27th at the magnificently designed Urbis Gallery in Manchester (fact: I have waited for a taxi at 4am outside that gallery). I might actually get a chance to go to this, so if I do I’ll post a report.

The artwork that they’re displaying there has been made available as limited edition prints at the exhibition, online, and at their physical store on Brick Lane, London. But I know most of you aren’t concerned with an exhibition, you’re all about the tees, and luckily I can help you there too.

To celebrate the May Bank Holiday and (hopefully) a start to summer, Terratag has added a further 10 Robot designs to the Mecha range. With this release we are also offering 10% off - offer ends 09 May.

Also, if you are in London this weekend, print out this email and present it in the Terratag Store on Brick Lane… And, you too will get 10% off anything you buy.

Here’s the new robot designs.

Terratag [Photo CC licensed by tienvijftien]

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Tags » • discount • exhibition • robot • robots • T-shirts • terratag