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- mydo
There is a t-shirt design competition continually open in China, it's run by China's forefront youth culture company, Eno. Thousands of designs are sent in, users vote for designs by giving gifts. (flowers, eggs, lightbulbs, bombs, cash, trash) There is some pretty interesting stuff coming from the Chinese youth, trying to express individuality. see: http://ink.eno.cn/open.php
One designer has submitted over 100 designs, and he is constantly abused and bashed by his peers. He says that they just don't understand him.
I implore you to marvel at his genius, and if you can work out how, sign up and give him flowers.
Some of my favourites:
http://ink.eno.cn/open_shows.php…
http://ink.eno.cn/open_shows.php…
http://ink.eno.cn/open_shows.php…Sorry these links are in Chinese, but it's well worth sharing.
- Amicus0
Thanks so much for your contributions mydo, their beeeeuuwdiful.
- CGN0
- visionary0
we have found the new Dash Snow
- Amicus0
I'm certain he is designing in Logo, so let's give him a pat on the back and politely look away.
- Gucci0
It's evident when you look at his work he's *thinking* or is at the very least trying to communicate something. Personally, I feel the execution is lacking and the work suffers for it. Unless there's something in the execution that is part of the message, but if that's the case, I'm not getting it - so it's not working. A lot of people are in my boat, so a lot of people will shit on it.
- mydo0
I would guess there is no thinking, just belief.
I doubt very much it's a personal backlash on the over designed pseudo western iconography that suffocates the genre!"have MSpaint. am designer. fuck off"
- Gucci0
Ok... so lets say we've established that it's not the software that makes great design, it's the communication of a message.
I go back to my original point that I'm not really getting it. If this guy is saying that people don't understand him, then maybe he's doing something wrong?
- Your portfolio, on the other hand is very nice :) good stuff.mydo
- mydo0
I think his designs are clearly rubbish, i don't think he's conveying any useful message, he's possibly mad or special. i'm singing his praises because he doesn't care. but more importantly, on a site where everyone is trying to be individual, he's the only one who truly is.