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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Shop: Beer Güt Shirt Makes Beer Guts Good

EXPERIENCE THE MAGICAL HEALING POWER

Umlauts. Who knew? They make bands rock harder. Restaurants feel more exotic. And on these tees they’ll transform your beer gut into something every passerby can nod approvingly on. ‘Cuz it’s not about the gut, it’s about the beer. And it is good.

Grab yours in the Shöppe »

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SF Giants x Star Wars: Fear The Jedi Beard Shirt


SF Giants, Star Wars, and facial hair. Si, por favor.

I didn’t think the ¡Dia De Los Gigantes! Shirt could ever be topped. But this Fear The Jedi Beard (Kenobi) tee created by Jeff Fang may be the best yet.

UPDATE: Reprints have finally been made and you can place an order by sending an email to jeff@jefffang.com.

Gotta love the details:

Stay tuned for info on how—and if— you can get your mitts on one of ‘em, too. Thanks, Fang!

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Art: Skullphone Releases Limited Edition Print

Digital Red is a new 3-color silkscreened, 18 x 24 print from Skullphone. Signed, limited edition of 100. Gotta love the dots. Grab yours here. ‘Cuz you’re not gonna peel one off a building in this good of shape.

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Go Giants: ¡Dia De Los Gigantes! Shirts at Heebe Jeebe

You know why the Giants lost the season opener to (shudder) LA? You didn’t have this shirt.

Do the Bay a favor and head to one of my favorite Petaluma stores, Heebe Jeebe, to grab this killer shirt designed by John Hersey. If you can’t make the trek (stop cryin’, I do it every day) you can order by phone: 707 773 3222.

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Sold Out: Amazing True Grit Poster by Aaron Horkey / Burlesque

Fresh off the presses. Ben LaFond at Burlesque just posted this pic as he finished the run of True Grit posters by Aaron Horkey. Too bad the poster’s already sold out.

I’ve seen Aaron‘s amazing typography showcased in Hi-Fructose and am always enthralled. But at 15″x 39″ this print is a particularly impressive beast. Especially when you know the following fact:

Aaron does not use a computer.

Here’s an early “rough” sketch to prove it.

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Peep the final poster and color variant

More print pics and info at MondoTees »

Read Aaron‘s Hi-Fructose interview.

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WATCH THE TRUE GRIT TRAILER: See the rest »

Silkscreen: Muertos Couple 2 by Matt Goldman

Matt Goldman‘s Muertos Couple 1 sold out pretty damn quick. Limited at 100 prints, Muertos Couple 2 should disappear even quicker.

Signed/numbered, 3-Color Silkscreen, 9″ x 12″ – $35
Buy It Now »

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Art: 4 New Limited Edition Warriors Screen Prints

Tomer Hanuka‘s Warriors theater-style poster (originally for the Alamo Drafthouse) measures a bitchin’ 24″ x 36″. Limited edition of 180.

Ken Taylor‘s Warriors prints measure 12″ x 36″ each. Three in a set. Limited edition of 200.

Can you count suckas?     See the rest »

Time Lapse: Jeremy Fish “As The Mind Wanders” for Decoder Ring

See all 21 layers in this time-lapse vid for #10 in a series …

Jeremy Fish Time Lapse: As The Mind Wanders, Decoder Ring #10

The Decoder Ring Design Concern is a design partnership in Austin, TX whose mission is “to do work we love for clients we admire.” They also do a series of fine art prints where they let you click-through the process layers of each artist’s work. Making the finished product that much more impressive.

This is the tenth installment in their Decoder Print Artist Series. Past artists include Tara McPherson, Gary Baseman, and Dalek.

Following this over the last several days I thought it’d be rad to see ’em in motion. Edison’s “Tonka Truck” felt like the perfect soundtrack. Enjoy.

THE SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS (80 of 100)
GO ON SALE  SATURDAY, MARCH 13th @ 12 pm
Shop Decoder Ring Design Concern »

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