betterthanhuman

Every 15 Seconds

betterthanhuman — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:52:51 +0000

A child dies every 15 seconds because of the lack of clean water.

Water-borne illness is the single largest killer in the developing world.
Living Water International is doing something about it and you can help. All the proceeds from the sale of this shirt will be going to fight child mortality in Africa and around the world. Each purchase will provide clean water for at least 5 individuals for one year.

This Christmas I really wanted to donate to this organization that builds fresh water wells around the world. However, as I’m sure the case is for many of you this year, money is a little tight at the Johnson house. What I do have, though, is access to top of the line screen-printing equipment and the time and skill to use it.

All the proceeds from the sale of this shirt will be donated to Living Water International which will be $5-$9 for each tee. depending on how many shirts I print and what shipping costs. That means that at least 5 people will have clean water for a year with the purchase of a shirt.

If you pre-order your shirt by December 17th you will also receive an additional “Thank you” gift with your shipment.

ORDER HERE

BetterThanHuman is Better Than Ever

betterthanhuman — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:57:18 +0000

Hey everyone! I revamped my blog and I can now be found here at http://www.betterthanhuman.net

I’ve added sections to buy apparel and vectors as well as freebies section. Please check out the links and be sure to subscribe to the RSS so you can stay up-to-date on news, products, and freebies. Let me know what you think! I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

Vote for Good Design

betterthanhuman — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:35:35 +0000

So, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of great companies this year. The first and most recent is SayOnMe.com. I created the t-shirt designs for their initial line. Most of them came out great. Check them out and get your CHANGE on!

The second is SexyPolitics.com where you can get educated about political history and current political issues. All while enjoying some humor, eye candy, and earning points towards rewards. For each correct answer to one of their quizzes the model of your choice will remove an item of clothing.

Died in the 80′s

betterthanhuman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:47:10 +0000

Shutter shades died in the 80′s. So did Marvin Gaye and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. (Anyone remember that show? It was frickin’ awesome.) Some things should stay dead some shouldn’t.

If anyone likes it I’m going to print some up. They’d be $15 so let me know. If nobody cares, I’ll find something else to print.

The Least of These

betterthanhuman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:45:15 +0000

Finally! We’ve got this stuff up for sale. Check it out and buy something. It all benefits some great causes. Check out the rest of the tees too. The girls HOPE thermal is sick.

Buy here: http://www.costore.com/nextgen/welcome.asp

Peace,

Beware the Creech

betterthanhuman — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:24:30 +0000

Long time, no post. So I’m working on some shirts to sell featuring The Creature from the Black Lagoon. They’ll be ready in time for halloween.

Hit me with some feedback. Let me know what you think and if you’d be interested in buying one. I’m thinking they’ll be around $15-$18 each on slim fit tees.

They’ll be printed with 2-3 colors. I haven’t picked a shirt color yet.

I’m also thinking I might throw some shades on him. What do you think?

The colors in the art are just working colors, not final.

Put A Little Love In It

betterthanhuman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:38:53 +0000

Family Force 5 is one of my favorite bands right now. When I first heard these guys I was like “What the crap are these guys thinking?” Then I listened a little more and found that I frickin’ love them.

They’re a group of southern rockers with some hip-hop/club flair and a super-power pop sound. The clips I’ve seen from their live shows look insane and their lyrics are downright hilarious.

On top of that, they’ve got some hella good style and have chosen Chris Rushing of The Dara design studio to design their apparel. You’ve probably seen his stuff on Emptees or over at Behance because it’s fricking awesome.

Watch this video and visit Chris’ links above.

LA Fashion/Garment District

betterthanhuman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:36:16 +0000

This evening I was asked about the specific location of our excursion last week so here is a link to the Google map of the general area and a color coded map I made up based on my observations.

Google Map of LA Fashion District

Also, to the NE you have the Floral District, followed by the Toy District. Slightly to the South of the Toy District is the Industrial District. Just North and slightly East you’ll run into the Jewelry shops. Mostly costume and fashion jewelry though. Directly South and proceeding SE of the Garment District you’ll find produce. While the Fish market is to the East. It’s a fascinating area. Probably not safe at night. There were quite a few folks living on the street in the area but most of them seem pretty nice even if mentally ill/unstable. There were quite a few Hispanic dudes hanging out on some of the corners communicating down the street to each other by way of whistles that sounded like bird’s songs. I’m not sure what they were about though though. The sidewalks got busier and busier as the day wore on and the smells coming out of the local Asian and Mexican Food restaurants were quite enticing. However, my boss is afraid of ethnic food so we ended up eating at Burger King. Anyhow, it’s most definitely worth exploring. Especially the retail areas where there are stores chocked full of Grey Market or Black Market/Knock Off goods. Anything from $5 Versace-style sun glasses to Louis Vuitton look-alikes. Cheap jeans and tees too. And everything can be haggled for. It’s kind of the the streets of the larger border towns in Mexico.

So, if you’re ever in LA and are looking for something cheap, interesting, and definitely not on your run of the mill sight-seeing guides you should check out the area.

Pathetic

betterthanhuman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:28:36 +0000

I received a comment the other day from Erock congratulating me on how long I’ve gone without posting.

Well, it’s not because I’m lazy. It’s just that I’ve been so freakin’ busy. I realize that’s no excuse since most of you are probably equally busy. So, it’s probably fair to say that over three months without a post is pathetic.

This week alone has been crazy. We’ve been working through a ton of personnel changes at work. One of those resulted in an addition to our art department at Righteous. We just added Ryan Land to our design team to focus on web development.

In addition, on Tuesday night my boss called me and said we were flying out to LA at 5 AM. We headed down to round up some specific fabric and to find a sewer for a special project we’re working on. We spent a good portion of the day in the Garment/Fashion District where I saw more fabric in one place than I’ve ever seen
in my life. It was pretty cool and ultimately we found what we were looking for. The thing I found really interesting was how the different areas were so saturated with a particular ethnicity. In the garment district itself, the majority of the shop owners were Jewish/Israeli immigrants. Right next to the garment district is the flower district then toy district, which are both primarily populated by East Asian immigrants. In another direction you have the fish and produce districts. Those are mostly manned by Hispanic folks. Consequently, most of the produce shops also happened to sell lots of pinatas.

Anyway, there was lots to see and it was really cool to meet and talk to all the people and see the different cultures. Ultimately, we found everything we were looking for. Fabric and a sewer who could handle our project.

We got off the plane around 1AM on Thursday morning. It was pretty whirlwind and made it a long week since I missed the day in the office.

Here are just a couple of pics I snapped with my cell phone while we were there.

I’ll be posting some project updates shortly.

Peace,

I’m Behancin’ It

betterthanhuman — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:20:05 +0000

I’ve got a portfolio up on Behance.net

Check it out here: BetterThanHuman on Behance