FlyingMouse, whose Dragon Flavor sub I’m eagerly awaiting the inevitable (at least in my mind and I’ll lose faith in the universe itself if doesn’t turn out that way) printing of, has hit it out of the park today with 2 brand spankin’ new shirts in today’s lineup!  Congrats, FM, you deserve it!

Hot off the presses: 

Really Exist is the standout design of today’s update for me. It has a bunny. It has a gigantic bunny. Even better, it leads to the question of what, exactly, “Really Exist”: gigantic, fuzzy bunnies that lurk behind regular-sized trees (to attack young girls who chase their “normal” counterparts or just to sit and look adorable, yet menacing?) or tiny little lilliputian girls, ant-sized bunnies and itty-bitty dandelion-sized trees. And, it completely bypasses the boring neutral color schemes so popular for designs like this (and the neutral shirt colors that seem to be all over Threadless lately - Creme, I’m looking at you). If I do say so myself, this is quite possibly the most adorable gigantic bunny shirt ever printed in the history of Threadless designs

And for another FlyingMouse winner, check out Connect It!  Who doesn’t want a giant, multi-colored Simon-esque brain on their shirt? Buy one for your mom for Christmas!

If that’s not reason enough for you, then the fact that FM put a significant amount of work into making this shirt what it is (look at all those whorls and ridges and crevices and the way it really looks like a brain and not a misshapen football with wrinkles!) should be enough to sway you.  Reward the diligent efforts of a designer who actually researched his subject matter (no penguins at the North Pole here).  You know you want to.

And don’t forget to vote on FlyingMouse’s adorable gigantic kitty sub, another study in questionable proportions (what’s off scale: the cat or its catch?):

Rarely do I focus on the artist when reviewing designs, but I’m mixing things up a bit this time.

On Friday, if you recall, I raved about Musical Meditation by a little known someone (at least to me) named “folo“. Two more of the artist’s designs have rocked the Threadless scene since then, and I’m equally impressed with these newest offerings.

I’m always pleased to see an artist exhibiting a consistent style. That’s not to say I’m against experimentation and that a designer ought to strive at making everything look similar. A person having the ability to produce one unique design after another that incorporates a very personal and distinct voice, however, seems decidedly more “professional”.

I can’t speak for everyone, but from my personal experience I’ve found it takes time and practice to develop consistency in any given field of art. I guess that’s why I’m so impressed with designers that have accomplished this… they seem to know “who they are”. So far, this seems to be the case with folo’s work. Aging Technology and The Conjurer are right on par with Musical Meditation. I can only hope that the artist’s future designs are just as conceptually intriguing but stylistically consistent as these first illustrations.

Has this individual struggled for years to discover their own artist voice? Or do they just have a knack for creating unique styles? Who knows. But whichever it might be, I’m digging it. I definitely think folo is a designer that we ought keep tabs on in the coming months.

With that in mind, I’m labeling this post as a “Designer Watch”. There are plenty of people that have already made a name for themselves at Threadless, but what about new users? There’s a slew of exceptional work circulating out there at the moment, and it’s worth a look-see even if the artist doesn’t happen to be popular among the blogs or an already established designer. If you’d like to see (or wouldn’t like to see) more posts of this sort here at Loves Threadless, don’t act bashful… leave a comment with your opinions.