There are days like this …
I received the pins of the t-shirt label Pixshirt the same day that one of my favorite blogs on the pixel art was coming back with posts.
So I thought that this culture of pixel art really deserved devoted personalization services for dot per dot lovers…
PixShirt was launched in the race of providers of custom t-shirts a few months ago despite the fact that supply is already strong among behemoths like Spreadshirt, zazzle store, bluecotton or uberprints, plus services of customized tees by artists or illustrators such as Threadless or well known lafraise.com.
But Pixshirt offer has found a place in the hollow of a culture of « Nerds » and « geeks » that propelled the time of making them Rockstars. A phenomenon that legitimizes the pixel t-shirt at the same level of popularity it can be for music where the t-shirts are still as much a source of creativity with new web services such as Identities, which offers print on a t-shirt a catalog of the most popular lyrics in the history of pop music
or bigcartel which offers music groups to print and manage their online store of t-shirts ready to be shipped to send to their fans worldwide.
No wonder then that the pixshirt configuration software is simple and effective :
One box = a printed color pattern in a grid of 9, 49 or 256 boxes that will compose the printed tshirt. For some it may seem simplistic, but it is often the method of creation « restrained » in a framework that provides the most effective results for its symbolism. As can be seen with an overview of the results of the last contest orchestrated by pixshirt (I recommend you follow @pixshirt offering regular discounts or good shots on his twitter).
And if you really need a guide for your “pixelated” designs many tutorials are available with creations sometime totally amazing (I recommend the tour of a station Belgian station in animated and interactive 3D).
Creations of pixels (art) that you can take to apply to the customization of a travel bag … MyDotdrops offers a range of customizable luggage with matrix of points with a color palette of 15 colors on a selection of bags in 2 sizes and 3 finishes. The result is unique:
And imagine that you are the representative of a start-up company or a « digital » it would still be « class » to present you for a fair or a conference in a coordinated t-shirt and bag personalized with a single logo in pixel art … A small detail which may make the difference.
If you do it, send me your photos, I’ll be the first to talk about you …
