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The Island Dines (Submission, Verdict: 4)
It took me the longest time (and reading through the comments) before I realized that the gray “rock” in the middle of the island is actually supposed to be an underground view showing the rest of the figure sitting at a table holding a knife.
That’s infinitely more amusing and interesting than my first impression. Perhaps the optical illusion benefits the concept in some ways… the survivors obviously don’t notice the danger either. Then again, I’m not in any particular hurry to wear a shirt that people will have to stare at for five minutes to understand.
Regardless of the message clarity, it’s a cute design. Using the color of the shirt as the sky and water is a delightful effect.
Verdict: 4 (View Submission)
Tags: cute, island, optical illusion, survivors, t shirts, threadless, verdict 4
Luke said,
April 22, 2007 @ 11:16 am
Thanks for the review. In the original version, I had him holding a knife and a fork. I later removed the fork because of the perspective and the cutaway, so that probably didn’t help.
I think also making the chair more chair-like would have helped.
Colin said,
April 22, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
I love this design, got a $5 from me. I agree about the underground part needing to be made a little more obvious though.