As part of the new Tilteed Limited series, we’ve enlisted the help of several t-shirt lovers, bloggers, and designers. These Tilteed Curators will be bringing you a new, limited edition t-shirt only available for 72 hours. After that, they’ll only be available for viewing in the Tilteed Archive.

If you are an artist and wish to submit a piece for consideration in this series, you can find all of the details here, or you can contact one of the curators directly.

Tell us a little bit more about Jaden Kale and your day to day t-shirt life.

Well, I’m an East Coast girl, landlocked in the Midwest. I was actually born in Virgina, and lived for a few years in Hawaii before I spent the bulk of my childhood in Rhode Island. When my father retired from the Navy, we made the final move out here to where he grew up: Wisconsin, just before I started high school and I’ve been out here ever since. I would have to say I’m a fairly easy-going person. I’m always up for something new and exciting, and among other things, I’m an experimental foodie through and through. I am one of those people who will try new techniques or flavors while cooking, but rest assured, I’m not even close to being a candidate for “Worst Cooks in America”.

I frequently like to curl up in a blanket and feel all tucked in for the evening while I draw. I absolutely must have music on when working and it’s not uncommon to find me sketching in one of my books or, in a pinch, grabbing scrap paper and doodling to my heart’s content outside of the house. My sketchbooks usually travel with me. And if I’m in a particularly good mood, you’ll likely hear me singing along with my tunes. No worries… I can actually sing on key. On any given week day, I watch Woot, DBH, TeeFury and Threadless like a hawk to see what kind of new trends and styles are printing everywhere. I keep an eye on smaller sites like Goodjoe, and here at Tilteed, as well as others, because I want to see how new companies progress and fight it out against the big boys. And when I’m not doing that, I will check out artwork from any number of designers out there to see how they’ve progressed as well.

As an artist, how did you get into t-shirt design specifically?

A couple years ago, at the beginning of shirt.woot.com’s infancy, a friend introduced me to the craziness of competitive t-shirt derbies. I started them for fun that fall and by the beginning of March in 2008, I had my first print. I must say, it was a nice birthday present to have bestowed upon me. I’ve been hooked ever since.

As a Winconsinite, what’s your favorite cheese?

God, there are so many choices! I will first point out that, if you really want to try something cheesy from Wisconsin, indulge in beer-battered cheese curds. It sounds bad, but trust me, they are heavenly little melted balls of fried cheese. Since I have to choose one favorite cheese though, I’ll have to say garlic havarti cheese. It satiates my love of garlic while still getting that creamy, dairy product I’ve come to know and love.

Of the big kids, who do you own the most tees from: Threadless, DBH, or Woot?

Since I was introduced to Woot first, I believe they are the store I own the most tees from. And I’m not afraid to say, I own approximately 90 some tees (not including all the randoms I’m selling or trading off at http://www.TeeTrade.org) just from Woot alone. All in all, I probably own over 300 tees combining all from Woot, DBH & TeeFury, Threadless and all the smaller sites I frequent.

What kind of artwork are you looking for and what do you hope to accomplish as a curator?

I’m hoping to find a wide range of artwork. I enjoy the bizarre and the structured. The charming and the creepy. And artistic, artistic, artistic!! I like high amount of detail in what I decide on, and I’ll even consider a few pop culture pieces… provided, of course, that they are done well and are outside your traditional cheap joke tee. I can only hope I do Tilteed justice while I curate here.

As part of the new Tilteed Limited series, we’ve enlisted the help of several t-shirt lovers, bloggers, and designers. These Tilteed Curators will be bringing you a new, limited edition t-shirt only available for 72 hours. After that, they’ll only be available for viewing in the Tilteed Archive.

If you are an artist and wish to submit a piece for consideration in this series, you can find all of the details here, or you can contact one of the curators directly.

Tell us about AdderXYU in at least 5 sentences.

AdderXYU is me, if amplified: the passion is real, for better or for worse. It’s a passion that extends to my first loves of literature and music as well. It’s a desire to see greatness in a world that has seemed to give up on it. It’s a desperate plea that we start re-educating ourselves in a culture where education is seen as elite and almost wrong. And somewhere under all that, it’s a dashing young man who likes a good martini and a scintillating conversation.

We have too few days to settle for being tied down, limited, and forced into generic experiences. I’ve wasted enough of them, as we all have. As a person, I’m trying to waste as little more as possible. Online, I’m hoping that people will get out of their own ruts and live for the unique instead of the bland. One could argue that alone is a waste of my own life, but I don’t buy it. It’s not all I’ve got.

Tell us about AdderXYU in 3 words.

Impossible. Too loquacious.

Singularitee - Give us the story, why did you start it, when did you start it, what it means to you.

SingulariTee was born of frustration in many ways. It was created because the shirt world, and consequently the art world, has forgotten what art means. There’s a huge movement toward creating solely for money, as opposed to creating for the love of art. I started the blog in hopes of showcasing people I felt really deserved the support. All artists deserve to make a living off their work, but right now it’s as though you can’t make a cent without treading the same old ground, or ramming tired pop-culture tropes into the ground. So the blog was started in September ‘08, in hopes of getting more exposure for work I felt deserved it, to counteract the much more powerful influences of “whatever sells best”. Art at its best needs to be praised, and the art world has become so cynical that even amazing, talented illustrators will ignore their talents and their creative sparks and everything that makes them amazing just for a quick buck. SingulariTee is in many ways the equivalent of college kids lending each other a Pixies tape while the rest of the world praised Milli Vanilli. It’s remembering that what’s popular is not always what is important, or what will last, or even what’s real. It’s giving some glimmer of exposure to the gems hiding behind the work that is all sales and no substance.

If the blog could have one widespread effect, it would be inspiring some group, large or small, to start putting themselves back into their art, and to start appreciating art which contains more of the designer. To understand that there is good parody and bad, times when someone is using style and times when they are aping something else. To remember that there is a difference between making money from art and making art for money, and that one is always less respectable. It’s not elitist to demand quality, and I strive to bring the tee world diverse work that proves that point. A t-shirt graphic is its own artistic expression, and the widespread idea that a shirt is just a shirt is an insult that I strive to correct. I love finding new things, love seeing my favorite designs print, and through the blog, I hope to be able to share that.

Describe your own personal favorite t-shirt.

That is almost impossible, but one of my faves is an old Woot tee from Monsieur Pimpant. It’s a black and white graphic of a man inside a huge cat suit, or possibly being eaten by a huge cat. It’s bizarre, the graphic is sketchy, and the whole graphic sits at the bottom right corner of the shirt. But the colors (it’s on cranberry) are perfect, and it’s just too interesting to resist. I got it in my first random bag… it struck me immediately, and remains one of my favorite tees. And in some ways, getting that tee and seeing how perfect it was made me the persona I am today. A great design is one that can grow on you like that, not necessarily something you need immediately.

What kind of artwork are you looking for and what do you hope to accomplish as a curator?

If I could put it simply, surprise me. I love strong, smart concepts. I love powerful abstraction. I probably like animals more than I should. But I’m willing to consider anything. Just keep quality your first aim. I’m way more likely to fight to print something original and unique to this site than one more tired rehash of the same roaring bear photo. And that’s pretty much what I’d like to accomplish. We all have a very real ability to build fanbases for what we do, instead of doing what builds fanbases. Independent artists of all sorts have done it for years. If I could bring anything to Tilteed, it would be to help the site build a customer base that loves what this site does, and is open to the diverse, quality work that I feel the site has built its reputation on until now.

The Tilteed Limited Series features a new t-shirt every 72 hours. These t-shirts will only be available for 72 hours. After that, you’ll be able to visit them in the Tilteed Limited Archive, but you won’t be able to wear one.

We were really happy to feature artist and designer Studioelle with our first Tilteed Limited design. Her design The Gift was curated by AdderXYU of the blog Singularitee.

AdderXYU also brings us our 2nd Limited t-shirt. This one is called “Joust” and it’s a design by video game artists and t-shirt designer Sokowa.

If you are interested in participating in this new adventure here on Tilteed, you can get your t-shirt design featured in 1 of 2 ways.

You can either contact one of our curators directly:

AdderXYU: adder(at)tilteed(dot)com
dunz0: dunz0(at)tilteed(dot)com (0 = zero)
JadenKale: jadenkale(at)tilteed(dot)com

Or, you can post a jpeg of your design in the Tilteed Forums. For complete instructions on submitting in this manner - check out this forum thread.

*As always, you can stay up to date with all of the Tilteed News by following us on Twitter or Facebook.

Unfortunately, we just couldn’t keep it up. We want to continue to bring you excellent t-shirts, but to do this we’re going to have to charge standard shipping rates. Though really, you’re still going to be getting an awesome shirt for an awesome price - typically $12.

I mean, we could’ve done like so many other sites out there have done to cut costs in this recession and change to some silly, low-quality t-shirt blank. If we did that, we could probably continue the flat-rate charge for shipping.

But I think we all agree, American Apparel t-shirts are the way to go, and if it costs an extra buck for shipping, it’ll be worth it because it’ll be a tee that will last you a long time. Longer than one of those less-expensive, lower quality brands.

And in the end, that’s what we’re really about here at Tilteed - quality. We want to continue to bring you awesome designs on excellent t-shirts. We also want to be able to pay the electric bill here in the shop.

And it’s not like you can’t find a Tilteed coupon code out there on one of the many t-shirt blogs to offset any additional costs. *hint hint

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#3 - The 8-Bit Invasion

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#5 - Expansion

#6 - Song Bird

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Print Me! Print Me! is the weekly submission review by dunz0 of the t-shirt blog Loving This Tee. For more t-shirt related goodness, you can also follow her on Twitter.

Happy New Year, Tilteed fans! It’s 2010 and I’m back with a brand spankin’ new edition of “Print Me! Print Me!” Just to rehash what these posts are all about, “Print Me! Print Me!” is where I showcase some of my favorite Tilteed submissions. The fresh picks are more recent t-shirt design submissions, while the older favorites are those that have been up for voting for more than three weeks. If you see any t-shirt designs that you like, please be sure to go rate them in the VOTE section!

FRESH PICKS

Let It Drip by nicebleed

I think it’s fascinating how zebras have stripes. It would be even more intriguing to see these animals have stripes of beautiful blue and purple hues. Nicebleed does a wonderful job in composing a piece that throws pleasant colors into the binary palette of zebra colors. I love the drip effect in this image, instead of seeing different-colored stripes as many artists have done. This tee design is absolutely beautiful to look at, and it has a cool outer space vibe to it.

I Love Dim Sum by Monkey

Finally, a shirt that shows some love for amazing Chinese food! If you’ve never been to a good dim sum restaurant, I suggest you find one so that you can experience the deliciousness. I just went earlier this week and this design hits the spot! What better way to show how much you love Asian cuisine than to wear a shirt with foods from all the popular little dishes that get pushed around on carts? The bun on top of the stacked containers is even staying that it loves you. How can you resist?

OLDER FAVORITES

FBSAT JabbaFlopps by stickathing and FormatBrain

Please take me to Chombalandia, because I really want to go live with all these spunky characters! Houses with faces? Spiky, planet-like characters shooting out triangles? Sign me up! Stickathing has collaborated with FormatBrain to bring you this fantastic, colorful design. I only enjoy CMYK designs if the colors work well with the type of illustration, and this is definitely one of those instances! I also love that these colors are on a gray background, as opposed to the typical black or white tee. What a fun design!

Mt. Sh*t by cmarts

I’m not exactly sure how I should go about explaining my love for this t-shirt design by cmarts. I could express how happy the scenery makes me feel or tell you how the shapes work well together, but no matter how I describe this submission, you’ll most likely think that I’m stuck in the anal stage of Freud’s stages of psychosexual development. Ah, poop. 

Shirt Title: The 8 Bit Invasion
Artist: Radiomode
T-Shirt Color: Silver American Apparel
T-Shirt Details: A 5 color, soft-handed and over-sized print.
Price: $18 - Available Here

We had our own invasion here at Tilteed headquarters during the photo shoot! Our three year old giving our model, Athena, some creative direction.

Is it because we’ve gone on holiday and retired from the t-shirt biz? No.

Actually, we’re training our newest member on the screen press. The Tilteed family has been blessed with the arrival of Riley - although she was 6 weeks early and she’s weighing in under 4 pounds - she’s doing fantastic.

So we’ll be back with another new fantastic design next Tuesday (December 8th) - for this week, we’re going to practice getting zero sleep!

Print Me! Print Me! is the weekly submission review by dunz0 of the t-shirt blog Loving This Tee. For more t-shirt related goodness, you can also follow her on Twitter.

FRESH PICKS
Stormy Nightmares by Thunderpeel

This must be what the poor bunnies dream about on a regular basis. Instead of counting sheep, they’re counting the foxes that they must avoid during the daytime. What a nightmare it must be! Hopefully they have good dreams, too. You know…ones filled with lush green grass and beautiful flowers! Hopefully the storm will pass soon, so that these sweet dreams can take over.

Little Ghoulies by aflagg

What were all the famous monsters like when they were kids? Well, for starters, they were much smaller and cuter! Surely they all hung out. The graveyard was their playground! I love all of these characters in kid form, especially the little werewolf howling. I also love how the creature from the black lagoon is carrying a bag with a goldfish inside and how Dracula is sipping on a little juice box of blood. These details add a nice sense of individuality to these characters. I love how aflagg has turned scary monsters into quite the opposite in this t-shirt design!

OLDER FAVORITES

Film Noir by animabase

Simply put, I love the way that this t-shirt illustration looks. The perspective is unique and the tee design tells a great story. I like how the money is flying out of the briefcase because it helps to lead our eyes from the top of the staircase all the way down to the bottom. This submission makes me want to find out what’s really going on. Whose money is it and where is it going? It looks like it could be a scene from an action movie!

Power to the People by Dathink

This t-shirt doodle is so intricate and I am constantly seeing things that I didn’t see after first look. I love how there is text in the design, yet our eyes aren’t automatically drawn to the words. Instead, the text kind of flows with the rest of the doodle and is just another piece to pick out from all of the little details. I have absolutely no idea what’s going on in this doodle, but that’s one of the reasons why I love this t-shirt design so much!

Shirt Title: Machine Art
Artist: a.mar.illo
T-Shirt Color: Creme American Apparel
T-Shirt Details: A 3 color, soft-handed and over-sized print.
Price: $18 - Available Here

Shirt Title: Guilty Pleasures
Artist: Wotto
T-Shirt Color: Silver American Apparel
T-Shirt Details: A 3 color, soft-handed and over-sized print.
Price: $18 - Available Here

Print Me! Print Me! is the weekly submission review by dunz0 of the t-shirt blog Loving This Tee. For more t-shirt related goodness, you can also follow her on Twitter.

FRESH PICKS

i like beer by jeffer

Although I have a feeling that beer was produced long before 1827, I love this t-shirt design for bringing together two chipper folks from different times. Socializing over a few drinks is enjoyable no matter what century you’re from! This looks like it would be a great graphic shirt to wear out to enjoy a round of drinks with friends, and the man and robot’s facial expressions make me quite happy when I look at this design. I would like it even more if the print were larger!

Telephant Man by Oiseau

I like this t-shirt design mainly because it includes an elephant and not a crow or any other animal that is often paired with skulls in graphic t-shirt designs. While the skull is somewhat scary, the elephant is rather cute. This gives the piece a nice balance, and the design does not freak me out as skull designs often do. That’s definitely quite a feat!

OLDER FAVORITES

Peanut Butter Jelly Time by DCAY

“Do the peanut butter jelly, peanut butter jelly, peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat!”
*SMASH*

I absolutely love this design! This obnoxious banana finally got what he deserved. It was amusing the first time that I heard the song, but it all went downhill after that. I’m glad to see that others share these same feelings!

Revenge is a Dish by JayPaulo

This awesome t-shirt design makes me wonder if certain mushroom species are only poisonous after they are chopped up and prepared for consumption. Who knew there were mushroom spirits that came back to taint their remains with poison? This should be a good warning for those who go picking up random mushrooms, thinking they’re edible. These fungal ghosts do not look like they’re willing to spare anyone!

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