‘threadless: ten years of t-shirts from the world’s most inspiring online design community’ by jake nickell

editors: texts by scott belsky, enkel dika, seth godin, julia heglund, jeff howe, glenn jones, karim r. lakhani, chow hon lam, aled lewis, john maeda, olly moss, black mycoskie, jake nickell, karen wong, ross zietz, created and produced by harris + wilson, designed by a-side studio publisher: abrams image language: english year: 2010 size: 224 pages, 19.00 x 25.00 cm ISBN: 978-0-8109-9610-6

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‘the threadless’ book is a spectacular showcase of 300 of the very best t-shirts created by the community – a barometer of art and design to coincide with the company’s ten year anniversary.

content threadless.com is the widely successful community-based t-shirt company with more than one million registered members and over 4 million tees printed since it began in 2000. members submit t-shirt designs to threadless.com which are ranked by the users of the site. once the scores are tallied up, the winners with the highest ranked designs get 2500 USD and their t-shirt printed. since its inception in 2000, over 225,000 designs have been submitted and over 4 million tees printed and sold.

‘threadless’ is much more than a book of extraordinary graphics or t-shirts for that matter. broken down in to chapters that chronologically follow the company as it grows, the book is peppered with essays on crowd sourcing, pioneering business models, art economics, and revolutionary online communities by names such as john maeda, jeff howe, and seth godin.

is it for me? while threadless’ ten year anniversary publication could have taken the easy way out and have just been a sourcebook for graphic design students, the book gives an insightful look into how a simple company transformed into a hugely influential new economic model that taps into the power and creativity of the community. featuring stories behind some of the most popular designs, sketches and works from select artists, and a behind-the-scenes look at the small company as it grew, there is something in the book for everyone, even if you don’t like t-shirts.

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless

designboom book report: threadless