why is this not a shirt


You can get this humorous Transformers / Star Wars mashup as a print and skins for the iPhone, iPad and laptop—but no t-shirt? Hopefully this grievous error will be remedied soon.

Product Page (via Gamefreaks)


This ornithological representation of the Angry Birds is only a piece of art at the moment, but it would sell a ton as a shirt.

(Culture Popped via Zero Lives)

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I drive at 88 mph, just in case…just in case.

This isn’t a shirt, but it is available as a post card for some inexplicable reason.

Product Page ($2.50)

You know that creepy guy in the creepy ice cream truck? He just might be Sub-Zero. And you had damn well better finish your ice “kream” if you want to live.

This design from deviantArt user winter-artwork isn’t a t-shirt, but it should be (especially in the summer).

(Gameinformer via The Awesomer)

In this work, deviantART member pu-sama portrays all 11 Doctors as owls. All seem to agree that the Tennant owl is right on the money.

Hopefully, the artist will have the good sense to turn this into a t-shirt at some point. Check out the link below for the full image.

(deviantART via Nerdist)

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This fan-made Left 4 Dead poster is great (a Left 4 Dead movie would also be great), but I can see it working as a shirt too.

(Flickr via Wonderland)

Why is this design not a t-shirt? Oh wait, it was a shirt up for voting on Threadless.

So why isn’t this shirt on sale then?

(Threadless and Gizmodo)

San Francisco blogger Hanah Snavely has laid out a road map from Hipster to Hippie marked by transition stages that include abandoning hygiene and cozying up to your new buddies filth and stench. However, if you’re desperate enough, you can get to the full-fledged hippie stage in one quick step by simply throwing away your wallet. Whatever the case, this should be a t-shirt.

(The Bold Italic via Buzzfeed)

Obviously this is what everyone is hoping Samus Aran looks like under her Varia Suit.

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It seems like we are constantly coming across designs that are renderings or prints when they should…nay, must be made into t-shirts. So, for those situations we have come up with a new section dubbed “Why is this not a shirt?” in hopes that someone, somewhere will come to their senses and make fashion happen.

Exhibit A: Graphic artist Juan Pablo Bravo’s size comparison of 100 Pixar characters. Sure, the full-size image is enormous, but it could be easily sized to wrap around the shirt and sold like hotcakes.

(Juan’s Flickr via Geekologie)