Check out the video we made starring Bo (aka dunz0), the Tilteed intern, where she draws the names of the winners. If you’re a winner, expect an email in the next 24 hours to coordinate us shipping you some goodies!

miles to go
http://milestogoclothing.com/
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Products: T-shirts, hoodies, tank-tops, jackets, & hot pants
Coupon Code: ‘Tilteed’ = 20% your order!

With the product quality and customer service you get from Miles to Go clothing, you might be surprised to find out it’s all done by one guy. Greg Kerr was turned off by the clothing available in stores and online so he started Miles to Go as a creative outlet for himself. Being heavily influenced by art and literature, Greg decided to combine the two and put them on t-shirts. Instead of the meaningless logos and names that flood the apparel industry, Greg wanted to create a piece of walking art that has a story behind it. And he has done just that with Miles to Go clothing.

All Miles to Go t-shirts (and hoodies, tank-tops, track jackets & hot pants) are printed on American Apparel garments. So you know you’re getting the best quality blank. But one of the best parts about mtg is the size and quality of their prints. Almost all of their designs take up the entire front of the shirt and they are all printed with a specialty ink called discharge. If you are unfamiliar, discharge ink basically removes the dye from the cotton fibers and replaces it with the design. This results in a super soft feel, almost as if you’re just wearing a blank cotton shirt…but the amazing artwork is still there!

Speaking of amazing artwork, Miles to Go uses some of the best designers out there. Their lineup includes Dave Quiggle, Godmachine, and Dan Mumford. The new Fall line being released in August will feature some awesome pieces from Keaton Henson and Rob Dobi.

And like I said before, the customer service you receive at Miles to Go is top notch. If you have any questions or issues, Greg is always willing to help you sort it out. He even takes suggestions for possible future designs, so if you have an idea, let him know!

If you’d like to pick up any of the incredible designs over at Miles to Go, use this special discount code Greg made just for you! “Tilteed” takes 20% off your entire order.

Do you have a favorite indie clothing line that you think deserves mentioning on the Tilteed Blog? Let us know in the comments and we’ll take a look!

Over the past year we’ve had the pleasure of printing t-shirts by some amazingly talented artists and sending them all over the world. We have fans who’ve bought t-shirts from Japan to Germany to our own backyard here in Portland, Oregon. We’ve shipped shirts to China, Argentina, and even Pakistan. People are wearing Tilteed shirts on 6 of the 7 continents - everywhere except Antarctica so far. But maybe our 2nd year will be the one where we make it to the southernmost continent.

Here at Tilteed headquarters we have a map on the wall with pins stuck in all of the places we’ve been shipping. We’re simply blown away by the support the t-shirt community and t-shirt fans have shown us.

The Tilteed 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!

On July 26th, we’re going to be drawing 10 winners to win the following prizes:

PRIZES

Grand Prize:
1 Flip UltraHD
1 Inprnt.com Art Print - 13” x 19” (1st choice of print)
Year of Tilteed Tees (2 a month, 24 total)

Runner Up:
1 Inprnt.com Art Print - 13” x 19” (2nd choice of print)
Year of Tilteed Tees (2 a month, 24 total)

3rd Place:
1 Inprnt.com Art Print - 13” x 19”
5 Tilteed Tees

4th - 10th Place:
2 Tilteed Tees

(We’ve got 3 art prints from Inprnt.com featuring 3 amazing Tilteed artists: a.mar.illo, C86, and Wotto. Grand Prize winner will get their first choice of print, followed by the Runner Up and so on.)

HOW TO ENTER

Each day between now and July 26th, we’re going to be giving away t-shirts. The winners of each daily giveaway will receive 1 entry into the final drawing.

So everyday there will be a new chance to win a t-shirt as well as win an entry into our grand prize drawing. The daily contests will be mostly simple, easy to do things like tweeting about our tees, leaving a comment, sharing on Facebook, guessing the next color t-shirt, etc.

Also, there is NO limit to the number of entries into the grand prize drawing that you can win. You can have 1 entry or you can have 10 entries - all it takes is participation in the dailies and a little bit of luck.

The only requirement to gain an entry is to make sure that you are a Tilteed member. You can register here.

LETS GET STARTED

For the first entry - simply tweet about this blog post ( http://bit.ly/TilteedFlip ) or share it on your Facebook and then leave a comment on this post telling us what you did! We’ll pick a random winner Tuesday at 6PM PST!

And just so you know what you can do with a Flip, we made the following video with our Flip UltraHD and zero previous editing experience.

Thanks to SkyBlew and L.O. Key Kids for letting us use the awesome music in the video.

We’re always thrilled to find out that we’ve been mentioned on the internets. We couldn’t think of a better way to show our appreciation for all the wonderful bloggers than to feature them right here in the Tilteed blog! We’ll be doing this weekly from now on, so be sure to check back to learn about all the great blogs out there who are showing their support. If you’re a blogger and want to be on this list - shoot us an email: dunz0(at)tilteed(dot)com

Coty Gonzales
http://www.cotygonzales.com/2010/06/23/diary-of-a-t-shirt-intern-bo-experiences-portland/

So I, dunz0, now have a weekly column over at Coty Gonzales’s t-shirt blog! Last week, I gave an introduction to what I’ve been up to in Portland at Tilteed headquarters. In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be tackling different topics, some of which may be about my Portland experiences in general. I hope you enjoy the read!

Big thanks to Coty for giving us a weekly feature!

SpankyStokes
http://www.spankystokes.com/2010/06/inner-workings-of-maniac-t-shirt-design.html

We just love it when art t-shirts and designer toys join forces! Designer toy artist and blogger John posted about our latest Tilteed contest winning design, “The Inner Workings of a Maniac,” at SpankyStokes. Thanks for letting our two design platforms meet, John!

If you’re the least bit curious about art toys, then SpankyStokes is a great place for you to get the latest news about designer toy culture!

Holycool
http://www.holycool.net/2010/06/tilteed-graphic-art-t-shirts.html

Dee of Holycool.net posted a great summary of us on her wonderful blog! It makes us very happy to see that our graphic t-shirts fit the definition of “cool.” Hopefully you Tilteed fans agree!

Check out Holycool for a bunch of crazy awesome products, ranging from household items to neat art finds.

T-shirt Review Blog
http://www.tshirtreviewblog.com/thread-notes/thread-notes-tv-episode-3-tilteed/

If you need a short break from reading, here’s a video review that you can watch. On the latest episode of Thread Notes, Brad shows off his new “Jungle Book” tee at the park. We agree that you should get out on such a beautiful day. The t-shirt fits in very nicely with the nature backdrop!

Thanks for the great review, Brad. We’re glad that you like the shirt!

TeeRater
http://www.t-shirtrater.com/top-quality-t-shirts-from-tilteed/

Anthony rocks our “Jackalope” tee in his latest post about Tilteed at TeeRater. The design looked wonderful in the print shop, but it looks even better out in the wild!

Thanks for the shout out, Anthony!

Seibei
http://www.seibei.com/
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Products: T-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, accessories

SEIBEI is a brand that has been around for several years now. Started by David Murray, SEIBEI is home to a plethora of fun, silly designs. I was first drawn to this shop when I discovered the Sandwich Dinosaur t-shirt. Although the design is simple, that’s exactly what makes it perfect. The bossy little dinosaur wants nothing more than a nice, filling sandwich, so go make him one!

What I love about SEIBEI is that it has designs that are out of the ordinary, including shirts that say “I’ll Never Stop Pooping” and “I’m Fat Let’s Party!” Not to mention, many of the shirts are chockfull of bright colors and perfect for the summertime. They even have an Intramural Zombie Hunter shirt that you can customize based on the amount of gore. Overall, it’s a great company full of monsters, dinosaurs, and all things weird.

Get to know SEIBEI and check out what they have to offer today!

Do you have a favorite indie clothing line that you think deserves mentioning on the Tilteed Blog? Let us know in the comments and we’ll take a look!

Shirt Title: Koi Twins
Artist: Adam Vaudin
T-Shirt Color: White American Apparel
T-Shirt Details: A 4 color, soft-handed and over-sized print in a perfect summer design.
Price: $18 - Available Here

Regan Smith Clarke
http://www.regansmithclarke.com/
Location: Boston, MA
Products: T-shirts, posters, buttons

Regan Smith Clarke is a t-shirt company based in Boston that launched at the beginning of March, 2010. When the site went live, I kept thinking to myself what a great name the company had. I was surprised to find out that the name of the brand is actually the owner’s real name. It’s a very strong and unique name, which is very fitting for the brand.

All of the t-shirts and posters in the line have been inspired by vintage art, and Regan Smith Clarke worked with designer Danny Jones (a.k.a. YASLY) for this first batch of items. Each design has some kind of meaning or message behind it, so the shirts are more than just for your viewing pleasure. We absolutely love seeing the combination of simple designs with deep messages!

Be sure to keep an eye out in the shop for new products, including a collaboration with another Boston-based brand, Cavata Clothing. We see big things in the future for this brand!

Do you have a favorite indie clothing line that you think deserves mentioning on the Tilteed Blog? Let us know in the comments and we’ll take a look!

We’re always thrilled to find out that we’ve been mentioned on the internets. We couldn’t think of a better way to show our appreciation for all the wonderful bloggers than to feature them right here in the Tilteed blog! We’ll be doing this weekly from now on, so be sure to check back to learn about all the great blogs out there who are showing their support.

Compete-tee-tion

MJ of Compete-tee-tion put together a great post last month about the curators of four shirt sites and their favorite t-shirts. All of our Tilteed curators were included, so you can get to know them a little bit better by reading about their design tastes and why they love the tees they picked.

Thanks for including our t-shirt curators in your fun and informative post, MJ!

Hide Your Arms

Andy, the t-shirt blog superstar of Hide Your Arms, was kind enough to write a post about one of our recent Tilteed Limited designs! Releasing Dark Matter by YAWN was featured on HYA while it was the current Limited design. In agreement with the post, our curator dunz0 also saw something reminiscent of the Sword in the Stone.

Thanks for the mention, Andy!

Tee-Junction

Looks like we weren’t the only ones enjoying Recycledwax’s Jackalope! Ivy at Tee-Junction did a great write-up about this Tilteed Limited piece at the end of last month. We agree that the silver/white/lime green color combo looks sizzling!

Thanks for the awesome read, Ivy!

1001 Camisetas

Blogging about Tilteed isn’t just limited to English speakers anymore! 1001 Camisetas is home to a group of bloggers based in Spain, and we are honored to be mentioned on their site. Several of our catalog designs made it into the post, including Joy Ride by Greg Abbott, Guilty Pleasures by Wotto, and Three Step Plan by BootsBoots. If you’re looking for a great Spanish t-shirt blog to follow, then be sure to check out 1001 Camisetas!

We’ve had some artist interviews, curator interviews, submission reviews and plenty of other t-shirt news here on the little old blog. We thought it was about time to get up a fan interview! Who is it that buys our shirts? Who’s rocking our latest Tilteed Limited print?

Today’s interview is with Tilteed Superfan: Matt Eyer. You can find him on Facebook here: Matt Eyer or on Twitter @matteyer.

Matt’s a t-shirt nut. Not only does he own multiple Tilteed prints, but he frequents all of the t-shirt sites out there. Plus, he is the Art Director for a new t-shirt line: The Ropeadope Design Collective. Check it out!

Do you want to be profiled or do you have an idea that you’d like to see on the Tilteed Blog? shoot us an email: info(at)tilteed(dot)com

First, tell us a little bit more about Ropeadope and how you became involved with them - the site and label.

Ropeadope has been a record label, clothing company, and daily updated webspot since 1999. As our logo says, Music * Clothing * Culture. The coolest thing about Ropeadope is that they’ve never signed a band they don’t like. and never will. It’s about the music, not the money. I first started interning at Ropeadope a little over a year ago as a “product manager”. I helped with getting everything ready for new record releases, including one sheets, artist bios, album artwork, and masters. I also posted music reviews on ropeadope.com, which I still do today and you can read here! (http://www.ropeadope.com/team/Matt/)


How did you first get pulled into the online t-shirt world? What sites do you continuously check? Who’s your favorite artist?

During the summer of 2008, I read a post about teefury.com on t-shirtforums.com and decided to check it out. I’ve been hooked ever since. There hasn’t been a day that’s passed where I haven’t looked at Teefury multiple times. Then I discovered Design By Humans and it kept going from there. Teefury and DBH are the two I check most often. Tilteed is probably my third most checked site. I love the stuff you guys are putting out and the quality of the prints is some of the best around.

Favorite artist is such a hard question cause there are so many talented designers and illustrators creating t-shirts right now. (that’s why I have over 300 tees) If I had to pick one though, it would be Wotto. I love his style and pretty much every piece of art he’s ever done. I probably own 10 or more wotto shirts at this point and I recently bought one of his paintings.



Besides Ropeadope, what are you doing with yourself? What do you do in your free time?

Well I’m really close to graduating from Temple University (2 more classes), so school takes up a good amount of my time. Other than that, I’ve been planning/organizing/creating my own apparel line. I’ve lived in Philadelphia for most of my life (I lived in Germany for a year though!), so I’m very close with the city. Other than your typical tourist shirts, I’ve never really seen any cool Philadelphia t-shirt designs. So I decided to make them. I released a hoodie in February and the first tee is being released very soon. There is much more to come from Wear Liberty. Stay tuned this summer. I’m also very involved in the local music scene. My close friends are all musicians, so I’m always helping them record and produce their new records as well as promote their music and shows.



How did the idea of starting a t-shirt line for Ropeadope come about? And explain the line’s format - how often will you release new shirts, etc…

Ropeadope has been selling t-shirts for 10 years, but for 2010 we decided to do something different. New artists, new ideas, new shirts. The Ropeadope Design Collective is an ever changing group of artists from around the world and we are releasing 8 new designs every three months. (there might be a mini summer release hint hint) They are all limited edition and only available for a one month pre-sale. The designs are screen printed on American Apparel shirts and all orders include free shipping and a free CD from Ropeadope Records.



What’s your favorite part of the experience so far?

My favorite part is definitely working with the artists. Networking is a huge part of my job for both the music industry and the t-shirt world, so working with and building relationships with all of these awesome people has been a great experience.

What’s the hardest part about starting a clothing line that you’ve figured out so far?

Getting the word out, especially for something that’s brand new. Ropeadope has been around for 10 years and has already established a name for themselves, but the Design Collective is a completely new format for our tees. As I said before, new artists, new ideas, new shirts. It’s been a lot of fun promoting the line though and I’ve gotten lots of positive comments which are always great to hear.



Your personal favorite design in the current line-up.

All of them. I’m really looking forward to wearing each of the 8 shirts when they’re printed next week. I picked and helped direct the artists to create the designs because I love them all.



As a pug owner, is it a requirement that you occasionally dress your pug up in ridiculous outfits? What are Oliver’s feelings on this?

I’ve actually never dressed him up, which I’m sad to say. But I always think about getting him a stegosaurus costume. I really need to do it one of these days. A friend of mine made him wear a dress though while she was puppysitting for me. I don’t think Oliver enjoyed it.



Final thoughts or plug about Ropeadope.

Buy a shirt! They’re only on sale for 1 more days (til May 20th). and check out some Ropeadope bands. We put out a variety of great music, so you’re bound to find something you like.

This interview was recently submitted to us by none other than Tilteed artist: DCAY. As a former Tilteed Contest winner, DCAY thought it would be fun to do an in-depth interview with another one of our contest veterans: Wotto.

Be sure and check out DCAY’s contest winner: Sweet Child O’Mine.

And you can see more of his portfolio at: http://www.D-CAY.com

If you have an idea that you’d like to see on the Tilteed Blog, shoot us an email: info(at)tilteed(dot)com

DCAY: Other than T-shirts, name 3 other things that you enjoy, starting with “T”.

Wotto: Turtles, Tin Men and Traveling.

Do you have any activities that help inspire you while creating new work?

Listening to music and looking around me constantly seem to be my inspiration. I find inspiration in the strangest of places, mostly when observing people.

Out of all the contests you have entered, how many winning T-shirt contest entries do you have under your belt at present?

Oh man too many to count to be honest. I don’t tend to keep a tally but I know I have had over 100 Tees printed now, the Billabong one was my 100th which was pretty cool.

Character design seems to feature in your work a lot, name a couple of your favorite characters.

I love The Mayor out of “Nightmare Before Christmas,” how he moves, talks and the darkness of his expression. Gizmo is another of my favorites because while he is cute he is also capable of cause mayhem and disorder. Moishe is probably my favorite character from “Where
the Wild Things Are.” Simply brilliant, his expression, his playfulness and the stripey body all make him a fantastic source of inspiration for me.

What is your most favorite achievement in tee design?

Winning at Threadless is always an achievement, the standard is so high there. My own personal accomplishment in T-shirt design was my recent Billabong tee. Seeing it in stores was cool and gave me a coy sense of pride.

Do you have any other artistic outlets, such as painting, sculpture, or interpretive dance??

I do like to dance! I paint quite a lot and I have a few group shows coming up, gallery shows are awesome and definitely something I intend to build on. I recently painted a skate deck too and that was a lot of fun. 3D objects are harder to paint so I enjoy that challenge.

Tell us something about yourself that is an unknown fact.

On thing people don’t know about me is that I used to be a teacher. Yep, I taught art for a few years and it was a very valuable learning experience for me. I really enjoyed working with kids and eventually I worked with kids with emotional and behavioral difficulties. I seemed to gel with them best. I did some awesome art projects and the kids taught me a lot about myself. Teachers are massively overlooked and the good ones can be life changing.

What’s your favorite pizza topping combination?

Yikes that’s a tricky question. I like all pizza but I can’t resist a Calzone, any topping.

Have you ever had any fans of your illustrations go so far as to get a tattoo of your designs?

Yes I have a guy who is currently getting a tattoo of a personal piece I did just for him. I find it very flattering and humbling that someone would want a piece of my art on their body forever. It’s very cool. I’ve always wanted a tattoo myself, well sleeves actually but I have never settled on exactly what I want.

I’m a music guy; music inspires me and is always playing in the background while working. What kinds of music have you been listening to as of late?

I have been listening to some old Smashing Pumpkins lately but I am in dire need of some new music. My tastes change so much so it’s hard to keep up with my fickle self. I like a range of music though and sometimes I wanna work to heavy stuff and other times I want to hear a tinkling piano.

Outside of being an artist, what would your absolute “dream” job be? (does not have to be a realistic answer!)

I always wanted to be a chef as a kid, I guess that’s pretty creative too. I wouldn’t consider that a dream job though. I’d love to be in a band, a really cool band like Radiohead that isn’t all about image. That or a food critic, I do love my food.

PLUG TIME: Got a contest entry up for voting that you’d like the reader’s help you out with?

I have lots of things out there at the moment but the best thing for me to plug would be my own shop.
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