Pre-pixelated Clothes for Reality TV Shows Go from Internet Joke to Overnight Hit
New York, NY (ContentDesk) April 11, 2006 -- On reality TV shows, recognizable logos and artwork on clothing are pixelated in post-production to avoid trademark violations. Blogger David Friedman of the website Ironic Sans (www.ironicsans.com) realized that this extra step could be avoided with some advanced planning, and decided to make clothes with the artwork already pixelated."The pixelation process seems like an awful lot of trouble to go through for something that could have been avoided with a little pre-planning," he writes on the site. "So I'd like to introduce my new line of pre-pixelated clothing for Reality TV shows."Friedman signed up with on-demand custom clothing retailer CafePress so that people could actually buy shirts with his designs."I thought it was a funny idea," he says, "but I didn't actually think people would buy them. I just thought setting up a CafePress shop made it even funnier. In my wildest dreams I thought maybe I would sell one or two shirts, and I figured those would be to my parents."The next day, the idea spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.
Friedman's post was linked to from the websites of MSNBC, USA Today, Wired, CNet, Entertainment Weekly, the Boston Globe, and dozens of other blogs.The April 10 issue of New York magazine calls the pre-pixelated shirts "brilliant." The Fox Reality Channel contacted Friedman, requesting shirts for their "Reality Remix" program. Publications as far as Sweden have contacted Friedman for more information.Ironic Sans went from 100 hits one day to 18,000 the next. But what surprised Friedman most was the fact that people were buying shirts."In the first two days, I sold 75 shirts" he says. "I was seriously shocked. I thought people might get a laugh and pass the link along if they liked the idea, but they were actually buying shirts.
The pixelated images seem to strike a chord not just with Reality TV fans, but with people who are looking for clothing that's a little different than the everyday logos they're used to seeing."Friedman won't say how many shirts he's sold to date, but he hopes the successful idea prompts people to explore more of his site than just the one post that's gotten him attention. "The theme of Ironic Sans is that it's a place for me to post my off-beat ideas as I get them. Pre-pixelated clothes is just one of the ideas I've had in my head that I needed to get out. If people click around the site a bit I think they'll find other posts that are just as creative and hopefully just as catchy.".
How to keep the New Year's Resolution to exercise
New Year's Resolutions motivate many to make commitments to exercise. Fitness centers will be flooded with great intentions
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The one day that you decide to miss could be the last workout for
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The Swan?s Health & Fitness Expert Debbie Siebers Crows about New Men?s Fashion Collection
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April 18, 2005 ? Long recognized as one of the health and fitness industry's brightest stars, Debbie Siebers today announced, the April 20, 2005 debut of her DS Sport Men's Collection, through her website www.DebbieSiebers.com. ???"My vision was to create a men's athletic sportswear collection which also is suitable for every day wear," explains Siebers.
"I want the men that wear my clothes to feel confident, comfortable and masculine.
Men are definitely not going to want to limit themselves to only wearing these items at the gym.
You could say this is a lifestyle collection."???The DS Sport Men's Collection's primary focus is on comfort.
Sporting clean lines, superior fabrics, and an understated fashion-forward design, it's difficult to imagine a gentleman not wanting to curl up with a good book in bed on a rainy day in these clothes.???When asked whether or not she...
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A Brief History of Hip Hop Fashion
Hip hop clothes have become more and more popular, representing a fashion which is making a statement. As any other fashion trend, hip hop clothes have changed over the years and they have been adopted all over the world.
Hip hop clothes have been firstly worn by big hip hop stars like Run-DMC and LL Cool J in the 1980s. They were wearing big glasses, many rings, sneakers with ?phat' shoelaces. Big, gold necklaces and jewellery were also worn by other hip hop stars like Big Daddy Kane or Kurtis Blow. The haircut was another symbol of the hip hop trend: some singers were having Jheri curls; others had hi-top fade.
But the Black Pride movement was the most powerful trend of the hip hop culture in the ?80s. It was symbolized by dreadlocks, Africa chains and black-green-and-red hip hop clothes.
In the 1990s the hip hop music changed, therefore the hip hop clothes suffered some changes too. Some singers (The Fresh Prince or Left Eye of TLC) were wearing...
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The Effect of Wearing Hip Hop Clothes
Hip hop clothes are popular among all the classes of the society. High class millionaires or suburbia teenagers were all wearing baggy clothes as a defiant type of sportswear. Even basketball stars were appearing in public wearing hip hop clothes. The mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick has publicly stated his admiration for hip hop.
But these good times came to an end. The basketball players gave up baggy clothes and huge diamond-embedded medallions as the new NBA dress code asked for a business casual style.
They didn't start wearing corporate suits but they proved they can dress in collared shirts and dress shoes. The new NBA dress code didn't stop them from wearing cowboy shirts, for instance, it just banned the hip hop clothes.
The reason for this action is simple: hip hop clothes will always be linked to the hip hop culture's aggressive and problematic beginnings when hip hop represented a way of expressing one's defiance and resistance against...
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Introducing Spick'nSpan: a moist pad that effectively removes stains from delicate clothes
Spick'nSpan is a moist pad that effectively removes most stains from textiles such as silk, viscose, polyester, linnen, cashmere, cotton and wool. Spick'nSpan works very well on oil and grease stains but wil also help finishing the cleaning of water based stains.Spick'nSpan is always ready to use and can be easily carried with you. For expensive and delicate textiles Spick'nSpan will save you a visit to dry cleaner most of the time. Dry cleaning by the way will often ruin a nice silk tie or delicate clothes. Spick'nSpan will not.
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Find Those People
The Emperor's New Clothes was a favorite childhood story of mine. It made me laugh. I couldn't believe that all those adults were standing around, watching the emperor make a fool of himself and not telling him the truth. When I grew up and went to work, I discovered it wasn't that easy.In twenty years in management, I noticed the majority of people operating like the Emperor's ministers. I saw people more concerned with personally looking foolish, than venturing feedback; more concerned with what they thought they should say, than saying what needed to be said; and more concerned with figuring out what they thought the boss wanted to hear, than offering their point of view.
Luckily, there were exceptions. If you want to be winning at working, find some of them.In order to succeed, I needed people to stop me from being like the emperor in the children's fable. I needed people willing to state the truth, at least the truth as they saw it; people willing to push back, challenge...
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Heart Rate Exercise Training
Heart Rate Exercise Training is the zone which helps you to get strong and fit, while keeping a control over your Heart Rate. In the Heart Rate Training Zones, calculations are made by taking into consideration your Maximum Heart Rate and your Resting Heart Rate. Within each training zone subtle physiological effects take place to enhance your fitness.Exercising at the right intensity during Heart Rate Exercise Training Zone is a key to meet your fitness goals. Some Heart Rate Exercise Training...
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10 Ways to Make Toilet Training Fun & Exciting
Blue & Yellow Make Green - Put a few drops of blue food coloring in the toilet and show your child that the color turns green when he or she pees in the potty!Toilet Targets - Purchase or make toilet targets to teach your child to aim. Musical Potty Chair - Musical potty chairs, such as the Tinkle Toonz, play a tune when your child uses the potty!Potty training Doll - Anatomically correct drink & wet dolls, such as the Corolle or Aquini dolls, help make toilet training fun and easy. This method...
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WHAT IS RENTER'S INSURANCE & DO I NEED IT?
If you are moving into an apartment you may want to consider investing in insurance. Along with the first month's rent, chances are you will be asked to pay a security deposit. This is a type of insurance for your landlord. The landlord can use this deposit to pay for any damages caused during your residency. For you, security comes in the form of renter's insurance.Most renters use the homeowner's form of insurance known as the HO4 policy.
This policy will typically cover furniture, clothing,...
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Can you Become a Forex Introducing Broker?
(ContentDesk) March 3, 2006 -- Below are some typical examples of companies that can become successful forex Introducing Brokers (IBs). This list is not exhaustive, so if you dont see a description of your company type or your personal background, you can check out any forex broker online.Independent Financial AdvisersSuccessful Forex TradersBanksInsurance companiesAdvertising companiesOrganisers of financial seminars Estate agents Sales Executives with interested* client baseAny business professional...
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