Jordan Cement 4 Tee and Movie Poster

I have never actually owned a pair of Jordan Four’s before. February 18th will own my first, but definitely not my last, pair. I’m pretty excited about this release, but then I could say that about most of the sneakers I buy. As you can see in the design above, like most, I’m particularly fascinated with the cement print. I usually give a break down of how I came up with the shirt design and the whole design process, from sketch to shirt. However, I don’t always sketch out ideas before I take them to the computer and this was one of those times. So although there are a few variations of this design (I’ll post up the rejects later), there are no sketches to show. Some designs take a long while to think of and some immediately come to mind. The Power of Four tee is one of immediate ideas. The handle of the hammer says “Whoever wears this shirt, if he be worth, shall possess the power of…. ” and the you can see the word “FOUR” made up of cement with the hammer and shoe coming out of it.

I’m well aware of the over saturation of the sneaker related brands and street wear in general. I try my best to come up with designs that aren’t “typical” in an attempt to stand  out from the bunch. That’s not the easiest task when most of our favorite sneakers have a specific popular selling point or theme, like MARS or cement. These selling points are the familiar and identifiable attributes we buy the these shoes for. However, I believe there’s a way to be in line with the shoes best features while staying original. So I hope you enjoy my spin on the Four’s concept.

Since I decided to go my own route and do a Thor themed design, I figured it would be appropriate to sell movie posters as well. I didn’t know how this would go over, so only had one poster printed up and the rest are up for presale. I’m probably going to have a giveaway for the one I have on hand so stay tuned.

 

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The Power of Four: Presale

The release of the Retro Jordan 4′s is coming up this February. The design on the tee I’m releasing to go with the 4′s was inspired by the Comic book and now movie superhero Thor.  It’s called The Power of Four and it’s up for presale right now in the online store.

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Happy New Year!

Thanks for all of the support throughout 2011. I hope you will continue to follow me on this Tecknicolor journey that will help to lead both you and I towards our dreams in 2012.

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Free Soda’s and Sneakers!

Home of the Sole has a “Santa’s Sneaker Drop” giveaway going on right now. They’re giving away a free pair of Air Jordan 11 “Concords” and Air Jordan 3 “Black Cements”, along with two Tecknicolor tees: the Concord Cola Tee and the Tecknicolor Circus: Greatest Show on Mars Tee in Black. Find out how to win.

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Concord Friday Sale!

Concord Friday is also the day the Concord 11′s Tee’s are available for presale with a free, but very limited custom shirt. This is why it’s named Concord Friday otherwise known as Black Friday. Take advantage.

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When are the Three’s Tees Shipping?

To everyone who won the contests and ordered through the presale your shirts are coming soon. A mishap came about and I wasn’t able to pick up the shirts today, but they are finished and will be shipped out shortly. Of course I will be keeping you updated with any additional information. The pic above are of the packaging supplies ready to be used as soon as I get the tees in hand. Thanks for your patience.

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Three’s Tees Contest Winners

The winners have been chosen and notified. The shirts will be shipped out at the same time all those who pre-ordered. Congrats to Paul and Jessica!

I’m considering doing another one for the Concord 11′s tee (which has yet to be revealed). So keep posted and feel free to offer feedback and ask questions.

Thanks guys for the participation and support.

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Three’s Tee’s 3 Sites Giveaway

In the spirit of the “Three’s” theme, you will be able to win one shirt each of the three major social networking sites: Tumblr, Facebook, or Twitter. So that means there will be three winner, one per site. Here’s how the contest works:

Tumblr

  • Follow Tecknicolor
  • Reblog this contest post
  • Enable your ask box so that I can message you when you win.

Twitter

  • Follow me on Twitter @tecknicolor
  • RT the message about the give-away, and you will be entered to win your tee.

Facebook

  • Friend me @ Tecknicolor and like my page. You have to do both to qualify
  • You will receive a message when you win.

The winners will receive, their choice of  ONE (not all three) of the “Three’s Tees” shirts.The shirts are available in S, M, L, XL, 2XL, & 3XL.

The contest will end November 13th @ 9PM EASTERN TIME. Your free shirt will be shipped to you when all the shirts are finished being printed. Please contact me with any questions. Good luck!

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What’s it Like to be Michael Jordan’s Son?

Heir Jordan is a new site that, as the video shows, is going to give us a glimpse into the life of Michael Jordan’s sons, Marcus and Jeffery Jordan. I guess they’re capitalizing on the hype that surrounds them based on their dad and from the looks of this video they’re going to include sneaker features as well.  I saw this video on Nice Kicks first and I saw a lot of negative comments. If they don’t mind the slight invasion of privacy, then I don’t see what’s wrong with actually giving the people what they want and are going to ask for anyway. Everybody represents their own personal brand in someway or another (yes even you and me). The hype around them is never going to go away, so their personal brand has almost been partially created for them. As a business minded individual this seems like a natural progression into them creating their own sense of self, professionally, personally, and as I said, business wise. Also the name is pure genius.

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