Red is White: Faithful & Stylish

If you have the pleasure of owning a Red is White t-shirt, you may have wondered- as I surely did when it arrived in the mail- “Why in the Sam Hill is there a rooster on my shirt?” It took some investigating, but I believe I have gotten to the root of the matter!

Just wanted to let all you RedisWhite designers out there know that we've updated the Submit Kit.

Here at Red is White we're constantly getting design submissions that run the gamut of style, design, thought, and execution. Some totally blow us away...

It seems that RiW is blowing up right now! I love seeing the flurry of designs that have been coming in lately. New designs keep popping up every day. But what I love even more is the quality of the work, the thoughtfulness, and the intrigue sparked by it all. And it also looks like the RiW community- those commenting on and rating the designs- is growing as well. All of which I love.

And the winner is... I have no idea! Due to the many, many restraints on my time, it is crazy to say, but (gulp) I have not been to a single movie in the year 2008. So help me out here, because I want to know what to rent and what not to rent once all these movies hit DVD.

Is art one of those touchy subjects like religion and politics that you’re not really supposed to talk about because people either get all offended or things get too controversial because of differing viewpoints? I don’t know! So that’s why I’m going to go ahead and ask: What is art?

Until recently, if anybody knew the name Jon Foreman, it was as the lead singer/frontman for Switchfoot. I happened to stumble across his name when I was browsing iTunes one day, and listened to a little bit of his first effort in a solo project he’d been working on- which was the Fall EP. I bought it immediately, and have been very pleased not only with that purchase, but with each of his follow-ups as well: Winter, Spring, and his latest release, Summer. (Notice a theme here?)

Just for fun, let’s consider this year’s presidential election in light of one of Red Is White’s slogans: Faithful and Stylish.

Ah, technology. Do we love thee? Or hate thee?

I have no qualms about the fact that I’ve loved every Coldplay album to date. All right, so X&Y was just ok. But the great thing about Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is that it breaks out. It’s not the same old Coldplay, and the direction they take on this album breathes (ironically) new life into the band.

This is the first of what I hope will be a series of reflections to answer the question: What can I do?

It’s an important question, I think. But perhaps it is one that not enough people seriously consider.

Every designer has those moments. Design block you might call it. And hopefully we all have our own tricks for how to get ourselves "un-blocked." Here are a few things that provide me with inspiration, but what I really want to know, is what inspires you?

The estimated death-toll of the earthquake in China is expected to reach 50,000.

This is a work in progress...

But I feel it's the start of something important...

Submit a tshirt design during the month of May and get a Free 1GB (PRODUCT) RED iPod Shuffle!

When Sara Tucholsky tore her ACL rounding first base, a foe showed plenty on the softball diamond. (from ESPN.com)

You're on your feet, along with 39,389 other fans on Opening Night. You've just sung The Star-Spangled Banner and out walks the President. And let's say, for the sake of the discussion, he's not the guy (or girl) you voted for. What would you do?

At 7:01AM on March 17th, I watched as my little baby girl came into this world. Avery Jae Paterson was 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long. Her left ear was folded over where it should have been curved, and she needed a little help to breathe, but she was perfect. She is perfect.