PRINTS
Two great t-shirt designs selected to be printed at laFraise!
Cocktail explosif by vinsse
That brain certainly takes a beating after a long night of debauchery. You could compare it to a hard fought wrestling match – and that’s exactly what vinsse did! We were quite surprised by the style vinsse uses – we hadn’t seen such illustrations from him before. It seems that the community (just like us) enjoy a drink or two (or 5) and would like to wear this as a warning on a night out. Well done vinsse!
The Magic light by MrWayne
MrWayne is back in the prints with this magic and imaginative illustration. It reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are, but has it’s own originality in the scene and lighting effects. Yet another beautiful illustration by MrWayne that you can soon add to your t-shirt collection.
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Second place: 1 free t-shirt
Reckoning by cpagoaga
We’ve had a lot of retro music / computer designs, but this design had a sense of originality to it. We liked the scene and the premise behind the design, but it had hard competition with the winners this week.
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Third place : 1300 brouzoufs
I see blocks by georgeslemercenaire
Something a little different from georges – we liked the style. We couldn’t really pinpoint exactly what moved us about this design, but it kind of pulled us in a peaceful way.
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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!
This Week’s Winners Selected for Prints!
We had a number of great submissions this week, making it one of those weeks where choices were many and decisions difficult to make.
Regicide by Naolito
The King is dead – long live the King! A clever design by Naolito that has an instant impact. The community agreed with our thoughts and this design was a clear winner. And the design begs to answer the questions: who put him into check-mate and who made the final kill? A night? A queen? A bishop? Or perhaps a lowly pawn …
Syper Saiyan by Lemerou
Manga is huge – especially in France. The community (along with a couple members of our team) were immediately in love this this design. Even though I know very little about Manga, we believed this design will light up the Manga community, both for those who wear it and those who see it on the street. A great example of successfully designing for a niche.
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Second place: 1 free t-shirt
Short Cut by Bubusam
We’ve had a number of Little Red Riding Hood designs come in recently. We chose this for a good second place winner due to its more poetic approach. We also liked the use of red throughout the design and the detail work with the trees and shadows. Well done Bubusam!
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Third place: 1300 brouzoufs
Logan??? by Gprod
We wanted to honour this design for it’s great approach to a very copyrighted topic without actually infringing on the copyright itself. This is a great example of the depth designers can go to legally get certain themes on shirts with a twist of clever designing. Good job Gprod!
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Congrats to the winners and thanks to all participants!
This week’s winner is vinsse’s penguin design! These little guys and the expressions characterised in their eyes will make this simple design become such a strong shirt. Bravo!
Fonte des glaces
To be printed on 500 organic shirts.
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Second place: 1 free t-shirt
Snack fight by oscarospina
An action packed design with a violent touch to it – the faces of the crisps in the background and the ref were well done! The colours were also well chosen!
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Third place: 1300 brouzoufs
Milk shake by scroluna
The cow’s face is brilliant! Great idea – but the order of the images was a bit confusing. Certainly worth working on it and re-submitting a new version!
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Congrats to you guys and thanks to all participants!
Happiness by tavutactac
Hi Tavutactac,
Please introduce yourself to those in the community who don’t know you yet. How and why did you get into graphic design?
My name is Eric, I’m 31 years old and have been a graphic designer for 12 years. I’ve tried to quit but I can’t. I did several jobs in agencies as an employee or freelancer in Paris and its suburbs. I then decided to flee from the rhythm Subway/work/sleep and settled in Brittany where I’m the communication director for a firm.
Tell us the story behind Happiness? What inspired you and how did you create the design? Did you have any difficulties?
We come across people who complain about everything 10 times a day.
I’ve used undefined traces in order to visually intensify the impossibility of solving this equation. … It is a simple design for the hardest thing to find … happiness.
Have you ever had a lack of inspiration and what did you do?
Generally I put everything aside and wait until it comes back. Depending on the weather, I can go for a walk on the beach or go to a bar for a drink.
Who is your favourite artist/designer at the moment? Why?
When you see the innumerable amount of visual information that we receive every day, it is very difficult to make a pertinent choice. I store lines, textures and colours somewhere in my head more than names actually.
If you weren’t graphic designer, what would you do?
Sushi delivery man in a helicopter!
What is your biggest fear in life?
That is stops.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
I would keep on working and do my shopping at the same place … just kidding, I would throw a huge party!!! I would make sure my family was financially safe and depending on the amount, I would gladly give money to some organisations.
What could make the world better? What is your recipe of happiness? What makes you happy?
That people stop looking at their bellies. The same as the recipe for french toast. My wife.
Thanks to laFraise for this selection and the good vibes on the website!
Thanks for the interview!
Cute cat by Happyfish
Hello Happyfish !
Could you please introduce yourself to those in the community who don’t know you yet? Who are you, how and why did you get into graphic design?
Hi my name is Laurent, I’m 27 years old and work as a graphic designer at Ubisoft in Montpellier. I’ve also been a freelancer for about 3 years. I have a degree in graphic communication and I did one year at les beaux arts in Angoulême.
Can you please tell us the story behind Cute cat? What inspired you and how did you create the design? Did you have any difficulties?
I had already submitted this idea to laFraise 4 or 5 years ago I was beginning with Illustrator at the time and the design wasn’t really convincing. My girlfriend remembered it and told me to re-work it for the Bloody Cute contest. And here is the difference between the first and second submission.
And I also want to say that I love cats and have two at home.
Have you ever had a lack of inspiration and what do you do when that happens?
For all pre-ordered work, it doesn’t happen or only every so often. But for my personal projects the white page syndrome happens all the time. When I have too much freedom in my creativity, it’s almost a restraint for me When that happens, I don’t have a miracle solution, either I try and see if some idea comes up or I just wait for it in front of the computer.
Who is your favourite artist/designer at the moment? Why?
I’m afraid I don’t have any favourite artist and there are so many that it would be difficult to fix a limit. But I like Chris Ware, Riad Sattouf, Guy Delisle, Libon…
If you were not a graphic designer, what would you have done for a living?
As a kid I used to spend hours observing insects under the microscope and explore this small world. I was good in biology courses and wanted to make a profession out of it, but my grades in maths were not as good to go on there and I prefered drawing small Mickey Mouses
If you win the jackpot tomorrow, what would you do?
I would be trying to remember where I had put the winning ticket!
Thanks Hapyfish!
Visit Happyfish blog
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Enjoy!
… of a chick, myself, who forgot to look well into the received package. Fortunately Clem is there … and because this is a HUGE suprise !!!!!!!
A second jam pot ……………. Apricot jam this time!
And Strawberry and Apricots are the two best aromas for sure on earth ….. Well chocolate as well! So Nath took this occasion to make new pics and of course she tasted the second pot!
First, I told myself I should take a pic of my laFraise t-shirt
Then look surprise at the sight of this beautiful jam
Then make a focus on the limited edition label
To offer a great overview on this marvelous pot
And to finish savoring Clem’s delicious apricot jam.
I’ll try to keep some for my dear colleagues, try not to get indigestion of it even if my stomach is kind of healthy!
Long live to Clémentine and love live to strawberries and apricots!
… a chick, myself, who receives a strawberry jam pot at the office. The jam has been made by Clementine, our super strawberry who won the first of the « Pic of the week ».
And here is how it goes when Nath receives a package :-)
1 – Opening of the package
2 – Package and pot
3 – The pot before opening
4 – We show the pot
5 – We make a zoom on the beautiful label, because Clem’s jams are also in limited edition :-)
6 – The jam is ready – Festivities are opened !
7 – Nath eats the jam – Self portrait and no auto focus = blurry pic !
8 – Nath decides that she will drink the entire pot … I know it’s not some Yoplait but Clem did a great extra delicious jam and full of strawberries pieces inside!!!
I thank Clementine for having sent us spontaneously this pot of jam, which she has made – I’m sure – with lots of passion! J It’s this kind of gift that we enjoy and that makes our day!
Strawberries I love you!
