100 and a challenge ...
I’ve managed (by some miracle) to crack the 100 t-shirt sales mark. I know that there are loads of people on RB that probably do that in a month (I’m looking at you and your CCTV Government t-shirt Ross Robinson!) but if you’d told me I’d be able to do that a year ago, I’d have thought you were one of those crazy internet people who doesn’t spend enough time in the real world.
To mark the occasion I’ve decided to throw out a little t-shirt design challenge with a difference. The main difference being that this one has a prize. I had all these crazy ideas about prizes. Helvetica DVDs, free t-shirts, gorgeous books on illustration and typography, free CDs etc. then I thought, you know what … this is going to cost a shedload to post from the UK and it’s coming up to Christmas … I reckon people would just prefer the cash. So pay attention cos this is how it’s going to go down. Important stuff first.
The Prize/Incentive
A guaranteed sale. Not very exciting right? Well it’s a bit more exciting if you put an 800% mark up on it. Now, I’ll most likely go for a girly fitted tee so by my calculations, that means you’ll earn yourself about £75.00 (approx $160.00 USD) from one shirt sale. Which is better than a kick in the face with a golf shoe. Upload your shirt at the normal price and if you’re the chosen one, I’ll let you know and we can arrange a time where you can bump the price up and I can make my pur-chase …
The Theme
The theme for this little challenge is Reveal Yourself. Now, before you get the digital camera out and start nuding up I should clarify. I’m looking for a design that features something revealing about your personality – not your anatomy. It could be designed in a style you love, feature a subject matter you’re passionate about, demonstrate your sense of humour or tell a story from your past. It’s open to wide interpretation.
The Fine Print
- It must be uber cool as I’ve got to wear it and I need all the cred I can get
- New designs only
- Enter as many times as you like
- Post your designs in the comments below
- The challenge will close midnight (GMT) Sunday 21st of September, 2008
- Bonus points will awarded for spending extra time in the tee community over the next few weeks, leaving comments and encouraging others
- Tag your work revealyourself (this bit is important)
- The final choice is up to me and I’ll pick the design I love the most
Please pass this on to any t-shirt designers you think may be keen. It’s just a small incentive to encourage some new, killer t-shirt designs and a way of saying thanks to everyone who has bmailed, encouraged me, commented on my stuff and bought shirts since my first upload 10 months ago. I can’t begin to thank you enough :)
Cheers,
Nat
Jo O'Brien
This is like throwing bread at seagulls
Ross Robinson
What if your personality involves nuding up on a regular basis? Would it be okay then?
Natalie Tyler
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As tempted as I am to bend the rules … er, no :)
jemimalovesbigted
You are a LEGEND in so many ways Natalie! If I were a bloke and lived in the UK I would totally marry you… Let me count the ways!
This is a way cool challenge… I am fairly challenged myself, so I love it when I get a chance to be even more challenged… Also because you are giving away money! What’s with that – that is extremely generous and totally cool! oh and not lastly, but the last thing I will mention here! You sold 100 shirts! You Rock! =D
raae
oh my God i LOVE money!
This is such a cool idea.. you are such a generous little pussy cat!
Congratulations on your 100 sales too!
Cathie Tranent
Firstly, a massive congratulations on 100 tshirt sales!
Secondly, what’s your favourite colour?? :P
sjem ©
I’d enter but like you nat, i’ve sold 100 and am about to get on my learjet and head to a remote sub-tropical location to get some serious R&R.
Natalie Tyler
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I’m expecting you’ll be announcing your next 100 soon. And you haven’t made a shirt in ages so you should get cracking!
Natalie Perkins
Whoa, 100 shirt sales? I feel like a real dunce now! Congratulations!
This is a really cool challenge, you are so awesome! I’m sure there’ll be heaps of awesome shirt designs as a result of this.
jumpy
oohhh i havent reached 100 yet, how fun it will be.. Congrats
im going to check out ur favs list… is that cheatin? :P
shanmclean
wow thats great! congrats and great idea
nofrillsart
Congrats on the century Nat! Most generous of you…your a star! ;)
MuscularTeeth
bloody heck and congrats
MuscularTeeth
umm ill post a journal about this now, and i have to madly scramble something up…
Dillon Langlands
hey gratz on the 100 sales….hmmm, reveal myself eh?
you asked for it – I’ll post soon.
:D
tkrosevear
this looks like an interesting challenge, thanks MT and Natalie ;)
MuscularTeeth
riencommunity ambassador, about 1 hour ago
This is like throwing bread at seagulls
thats the most truthful statement if i ever heard one..
this is going to be INSANE.
Lars
haha seems so mean.. marking it up 800% so you can buy it haha
Karin Taylor
oo congratulations on 100 tshirt sales, that’s fantastic !!!
such a cool way of celebrating your sales, how generous you are Natalie!!!
Lenny36
Hmmmm….something revealing. MI5 or the Feds won’t be checking this out right?
MuscularTeeth
only if your lucky lenny36
:)
georgiegirl
Wow!!! 100 tshirt sales is really awesome!! Congratulations Natalie!!!! Such fantastic news!!! and this competition you are running is sooooo generous of you!!! Thank you good luck everyone ;D
Dillon Langlands
you want it tagged with “revealyourself”, do you mean the title or just the taglines?
Natalie Tyler
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Title can be whatever you like. Just add revealyourself to the tags :)
jellibat
wow 100 sales , fabbo!
Dillon Langlands
Natalie: here’s me submission
Natalie Tyler
Wow. That was quick! Nice ;) And pretty powerful description too!
Dillon Langlands
Natalie: I took the photo years ago and modded it just as long ago too, just wasn’t sure if I wanted to upload it to redbubble, but the meaning behind fits the bill.
Natalie Tyler
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Perfect! :)
Frank Stillitano
You are a smart little cookie Nat ;)
thickblackoutline
aaaahhhhhh aaaaaahhhhhhhh let the frenzy commence! wooooooooooooo
STRINGER
WELL…
IT’S NOT EXACTLY THE TURNER PRIZE IS IT!!
I WOULD PUT UP ONE OF MY SHIRTS BUT YOU WILL ONLY PICK SOME PIECE OF CRAP THAT WILL PISS ME OFF SO BUGGER YOUR STUPID T-SHIRT COMPETITION… MY SHIRTS REIGN SUPREME!!!
AND ARE TO COOL FOR COMPETITIONS!!
Natalie Tyler
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Damn you Stringer and your ‘keeping it real’ ... do you do commissioned pieces?
STRINGER
ONLY FOR GREAT BIG WADDS OF CASH!!!
Natalie Tyler
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Right … challenge is off. I need to raise some capital.
JeSiKaM
_Ross Robinson, about 5 hours ago
What if your personality involves nuding up on a regular basis? Would it be okay then?_
LMAO!!!! XD
This sounds like a cool comp to do!
Rachel Counts
I haven’t found that style that’ll sell.. yet. I only have sold 17 tshirts in 2 1/2 months..
orangebubble
wonderful…. congratulations to your 100 sells!!!
here my t-shirt
Nuh Sarche
GREAT IDEA OF THE COMPETITION!
And I have revealed myself also…
fixtape
Congrats!
This sounds pretty awesome!
bchrisdesigns
Hey Natalie, wow 100 shirts and counting?! I have not figured out the formula yet, but am getting there slowly but surely. Maybe I will do a contest like this when I break the 10 shirts barrier. LOL!
Anyways, I wrote a journal about it to spread the word: Attention T-Shirt Designers!!!!!
Oh, and here is my first design for you, because I, myself, am a…
This is just the first. Oh, trust me, there will be more… ;oP
orangebubble
Here I reveal myself and leave you my very personal fingerprint…
I hope you don’t mind, that I touched you at this sensitive place….............
I mean the heart region…............. ;)
a lot of greetings…...........
(you wrote that we can submit as much designs as we want….......??? oh dear….... it will be a difficult choice…............)
orangebubble
I was thinking a lot last night about myself…. you brought me to do it….....
And I think what describes me and my aims in life, everything changed after I was getting a CHILD….
Before I was pregnant I thought it is impossible….. to create willingly NEW LIFE….. in my body…
But after this… It is NOT A PLATITUDE…
The new life, which we woman bring is the biggest wonder….
Nuh Sarche
I’ve visualized for your competition my
PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF PEACE….
I hope you like it…............... :)
greetings
bchrisdesigns
Wow… so many great entries so far!!!!!!
Natalie Tyler
Lookin’ good ;)
raae
Here you go Nat! It’s kind of a timeline story of stuff that’s gone on, the bottom is the past and the top is current. It’s a style that i’ve been growing into recently.. so thought it was fitting for your theme. If you want nasty little details of all the bits let me know.
Rajee
Great idea Natalie.
It’s very generous of you.
I’m In.
Congrats on the 100th sale mark.
MuscularTeeth
heres one of mine – you did say no limit right?
Nuh Sarche
Nuh Sarche
I revealed myself and asked myself how to stage an very old love drama in a very modern way…........
AND HERE IT IS!
My Short Love Drama............................
Nuh Sarche
and here some greetings…............... ;)
Natalie Tyler
You’re on fire! I can’t get the reply thing to work …
orangebubble
majo
I think you’ll like to eat in this one

majo
http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/clothing/bodycolor:gold/cropped/size:large/style:mens/view:preview/1580958-1-eat-australia-new-zeeland.jpg
MuscularTeeth
wow the quality of T is great.. no limit right?
MuscularTeeth
jemimalovesbigted
Here is mine…. Hope you like it Nat.
Natalie Tyler
wow … very, vey cool idea … ;)
bchrisdesigns
Hey Nat, here’s another… reveal your inner Luv Bot….
Natalie Tyler
wow! these are getting better and better … great stuff BCD :) He’s so cute!
Paul McClintock
How did I miss this? I’m going to spend all of tomorrow on this.
Question: You’ll let us know before you purchase the winning entry? Because I’d like to leave it at my usual mark-up until then (look at me and my cocky attitude).
Natalie Tyler
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Hi Paul – that’s the plan … ;) Good luck!
bchrisdesigns
Thanks Nat!!! Working on another one…but gotta get some sleep for now… :-)
Natalie Tyler
MuscularTeeth
got a favorite?
Natalie Tyler
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now that’d be telling ;)
MuscularTeeth
how many entries so far? i typed in revealyourself and can only see 1 page..
Natalie Tyler
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yep … I’m not sure of the total I think some people haven’t been tagging!
MuscularTeeth
well i know for certain one of my new T’s tagged isnt coming up – thought you should know, cos you may be missing lots.
Cathie Tranent
Here’s me – and I tagged too!!
Paul McClintock
Tagged and bagged.
Nuh Sarche
and here me…......... ;) once again…....... :))
mediasynthesis
Hey Nat !! What a great idea—and I get excited over one t-shirt sale hehehe Congrats honey. Looking forward to seeing your choice. Love, Mary.xo
Diesel Laws
Hey hey, just uploaded mine >
His story is basically about me too, I have come from nothing to learning heaps on the computer and are now designing things for people who never really believed in me! Lol, ain’t payback a bitch?!
JeSiKaM
wow! so many great entries!!! i don’t know if i can whip something up so quick… good luck everyone!!!
jemimalovesbigted
I have another entry for you Nat…
hope you like =D
jemimalovesbigted
a detail… looks weirdly fuzzy on screen for some reason…
jemimalovesbigted
the t-shirt jpg that is…
Care
!http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/clothing/backgroundcolor:fafafa/bodycolor:cranberry/size:large/style:womens/view:preview/1610256-1-ripped.jpg1
what a generous person with great creative encouraging creative ideas!!...thought I’d throw one in the mix ; )
Care
shite…that didn’t work… ; (
Care
Care
that’s better : )...this is how I’ve felt…going through a recent seperation…and all the shite that goes with it….
Nuh Sarche
I have one more…. :))
GREETINGS FROM BERLIN
sutherland
Here’s my first entry!
I like quirky furry things I hope you do too…
bahgoesthesheep
:D i felt the need to make a little somethin

my brain and all its meaty goodness revealing itself
to say hello ;D!
congrats on your 100th to! quite a feat ;D!
Simon Bowker
First off, Congratz on reaching your 100th sale! Thats great news :)
Anyway this is my input to the comp-
Its a design that to me, sums up revealing myself openly to others. Hope you like anyway :)
Tania Rose
This is a great challenge.
here’s mine
Daniel Rayfield
Murphyoso
Okay, for what it’s worth, here’s mine. There are some really great tees here and I reckon Natalie has a pretty tough task ahead! Good luck with it.
Ann Morgan
I can’t keep up with everything. I am new to t-shirt designing but really want to try to get good at it. I have got to pay more attention to what is going on. I had no idea there was this challenge and all this banter going on. I am an art teacher and just went back to school. TOO BUSY. Plus I am a slow poke. ANy how thanks Natalie for this great idea. Time to get to work on a shirt after I get my homework done!
Tokuri
I might enter for the sake of entering.
benj
This isn’t brand new, but I haven’t sold on yet so I consider it newish :P
RiSH :
I like Ripped by Care
Ann Morgan
Here is my entry such as it is.

This is embarassing you are all so skilled… oh well nothing ventured nothing gained.
sutherland
Well done on the 100 sales very impressive!!!
Hope you like this one…
Natsky
From one Natalie to another…thank you and congratulations. I hope, like you, I can add some zeros to my 1 tee sale! Fantastic idea for a challenge and my entry is self explanatory. Another “cat” version to come…
Natsky
...and for the cat lovers…
Thanks for the opportunity Natalie. There are some fantastic entries here…you are gonna have trouble choosing me thinks! Cheers
Jedda Selke
Hello Natailie…congrad’s on your success and thanks for sharing.. I’m kinda new to T shirt designing but I am going to give it a go…
Jedda Selke
I hope this works…...................http://www.redbubble.com/mybubble/clothing/1650222-1-boxer-grrl/edit
Nuh Sarche
Samantha Dean
Here Natalie!! Hope you dig it!! :-)

Samantha Dean
One more.

Ann Morgan
No. 2 t-shiirt
Nuh Sarche
And for me something cute… to make the heart warm in autumn….......... ;)
laura
ill have to get cracking! thanks for telling me :)
orangebubble
Natalie Tyler
cute … and kinda creepy ;)
sjem ©
sjem ©
Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh – who the …. FREAK is THAT ?
Natalie Tyler
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Jesus! Are you trying to scare me into chosing yours?
sjem ©
No no – I’m not allowed to win remember ? You know, after that incident with you, me and that bottle of Passion Pop …
Natalie Tyler
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months of counselling and you just go and bring it all up agan …
sjem ©
Oh dear.
that’s one way to start a vicious rumour.
Helen Chierego
Great idea to get all those T-shirt designs out of the closet. Here’s my try…

8eye
Here goes then :-)
“http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/clothing/bodycolor:babyblue/cropped/size:large/style:womens/view:preview/1662688-1-revealyourself.jpg”
8eye
Anyone know what I have done wrong trying to post the image?
Ta
Natalie Tyler
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you need to pop your link between two exclamation marks like this:
:)
8eye
Here goes again… Thanks Natalie

jemimalovesbigted
OMG Sjem! you are anything but subtle!
Here is my last attempt at trying to design something good for this challenge… thank you for putting it out there chick! You rock!!
orangebubble
When you are ill bred… this is YOUR CHOICE!............... :)
Nuh Sarche
have you seen that you are today in the daily wrap Natalie?????
Natalie Tyler
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Oooh … I am too! Thanks :)
jumpy
dang i must get crackin on this… i need 9 more sales to reach my 100 :(
8eye
I’ll have another go then :-)
alternative
Rajee
ToastedGhost
Okey dokey

Here goes my submission
Lars
so far…
louise linskill
heres mine sure shows where I,m at right now.Hope I get the link right.

Natalie Perkins
Ok phew, I’ve finally gotten around to entering this here competition!
Voila :)
jumpy
enjoy art every day
louise linskill
muckypup
Is this not dangerous? :p
Natalie Tyler
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dangerous for my bank balance! there are quite a few cool tees being entered :)
MuscularTeeth
hey NT i got a new one . this one reveals that i spent most of my time imaginging and doodling rather than studying.. and my infinite love of space.
muckypup
I got one :D let’s hope this link works:
AngelArtist
This is very much “me”. I don;t know if it is ubercool or not but I hope that it is pretty.
muckypup
Here’s a different style. I think it also fits the theme a lot better :D
laura
here is my submission. xxlaura
laura
okay well clearly i dont know how to paste it here oops, so it is in my tshirt section until someone can tell me!
laura
jemimalovesbigted
I don’t envy your choosing Nat! There is at least 3 that I would love to own here…Good luck with that =D
yanmos
yanmos
Juilee Pryor
well I fully realize that if it’s not a vector illustration it won’t go anywere but hey what the hell I like to join in …. this is me….. well it’s what I like to do…. take photographs with pinhole cameras then post them here at Redbubble….
Bones #3

Juilee Pryor
hmm try this picture …hopefully it will be a bit bigger….

Frank Stillitano
fashionforlove
Hey Natalie, thanks for the opportunity !!!

I made 4 t-shirts for you ! this is one of them… a simple spiritual law by which I live.
Enjoy them !
fashionforlove
One more… My on going battle with my opponent !

fashionforlove
I am a Brooklynite !

fashionforlove
This is one, is more about YOU than it is about ME
LOL !!
But I really wanted to do it for You,,,,, You are very famous for me !!!!
Thanks for all you enthusiasm !!!!
tenfour
nofrillsart
Here is mine! ;)

fatfatin
the mushy side of me :)
8eye
Couple Of Smaller options :-)
MuscularTeeth
well Natalie, i think this will be my last—and the most obvious thing to reveal about myself (and us all i believe)
its my redbubble character. we all love redbubble
fatfatin
the word “swallow” is part of my name and i love flowers :)
fatfatin
congrats on making the 100 mark, natalie!
Lars
last one

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Miriam Shilling
Here’s my fairly pathetic attempt. I wish I had more time to improve it but nevermind. Its called wallflower.

MuscularTeeth
gosh your gunna have some trouble choosing NT.
fatfatin
um…sorry i forgot to explain a little about my tees…
1) grey tee with chinese heart and swallows – love swallows (yen) – part of my name
2) orange flower doodles – what i like to do during my free time
3) swallows and the bright moon (chinese word “ming”) – yen and my chinese origin
4) girl with groovy hair – i love retro, pink+orange
5) twin towers red tee – i’m a city girl!
hmm..that’s a lot about meeeee…..
fashionforlove
Question ! I posted the images, but they are not links ! should I repost them?
Natalie Tyler
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as long as you’ve tagged them with ‘revealyourself’ it’ll be fine!
fashionforlove
I did ! thanks for answering…. I hope you liked them !
Ciao
Cathie Tranent
Oh honey bun …. glad I’m not youuuuuuu!!!
Natalie Tyler
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Yep … I know ;) I still haven’t decided and the deadline isn’t far off. There are a couple of favourites though :)
Nuh Sarche
so I wish you nice choosing….......... :))
greetings
orangebubble
AND??????
Don’t keep us on tenterhooks…...................................................
WHO HAS WON NATALIE???????
PLEASE TELL US
Greetings to everyone, also waiting like me for Natalie’s final decision.
Natalie Tyler
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Hi orangebubble. The winner was announced here!