Neatorama T-Shirt Design (Help!)

Hooray! Artist extraordinaire and Neatorama pal Adam "Ape Lad" Koford of Hobotopia came up with four great designs for our new Neatorama T-shirt. The problem is, they're all excellent and I'm having trouble picking one.

So I need your help: which design should be made into the T-shirt? Please vote for your favorite design (Oh, and one lucky commenter will win a free T-shirt when it comes out!)

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Hello, Neatorama guy

While I applaud you commissioning a t-shirt for your site I find your creative review “process” disconcerting. As a designer and illustrator who has sent my work to be reviewed by many a client this "polling" is the equivalent of asking your wife if this design or ad campaign looks good.

In short make your own decisions based on your gut and don't decide by Internet committee.

Thank you.
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I think the Astronaut shirt design is the best out of them all. Why? Well, look at the "Neatorama" title and you'll see that it varies and changes unlike the other three where the titles are static and unchanging. Put my $5 bucks on that! :)
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If the READERS of the site are the ones who will be purchasing and wearing said shirt, shouldn't they really be the ones who have some say in the pick of the design? Obviously Alex likes them all, and would be happy with anyone of them.

I vote astronaut.
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I voted astronaut, but I don't feel like any of these have the slightest connection to Neatorama for me. A shirt with "Neatorama" written on it doesn't necessarily mean it represents your website. And I don't think any of these do.
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Nah, I agree with an earlier commenter - the astronaut has a smug look. I wouldn't want him riding on my chest. Now the *bear* - he dressed for a party! C'mon, people! Show a little love for a party bear!
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Actually, it was Ape Lad's suggestion that we put the design up for a vote!

@cabooglio: I love Ape Lad’s work, but I’m not wild about any of these. They have the flavor of something that was “suggested”. They feel art-directed and flat.

The only thing I requested from Ape Lad was that it has Neatorama somewhere in the design. I'm not sure that qualifies as "art-directed," but perhaps it was. I think the obvious inspiration was the Neatorama Monkey.
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Why don't you make all of them? They're all awesome.
And I think you will make your sales bigger if choose 4 models. I'll buy all of them :)

And I'm speaking from BRAZIL! So... lucky north-americans. :)
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I really like the robot the best- for multiple reasons. Number one, Robots are intricate, diverse, and neat, neatorama is intricate, diverse, and neat. Many different authors and editors, many featured people, and artists. Number two, The robot is the only one who has his eyes open, which means the others must be using some kind "Black" demon magic! Number three, The robot has Fire (?) on top of it's head, sweet falcon style wings, and 4 arms! Anything better than that? And finally number four, The robot is the only one who looks happy, the other three look condescending and smug.

Henry Myers
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@ Alex

"The only thing I requested from Ape Lad was that it has Neatorama somewhere in the design. I’m not sure that qualifies as “art-directed,” but perhaps it was. I think the obvious inspiration was the Neatorama Monkey."

Then perhaps what I'm feeling is the fact that it has been done before. Maybe that's where the "flat" is coming from. It doesn't feel spontaneous. I also agree with the previous commenter who said that it doesn't connect with the site especially well.
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Hey!

Is the voting closed? Or how teh heck do you vote? I just popped in from Hobotopia to vote, and absolutly, without question, LOVE teh neatorama dog, (o elegnt dog, we noes what UR name spells bakwards an' we loves UR polkadot ball) Can U vote 4 me? (But if U chooses me for teh shirt, iz mine, k?)

Mebbe astronaut haz so many votes cuz his iz teh only acive link?
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Dear Algid,

I learnd my spelling from Ape Lad. If U sees hiz Hobotopia.com site, U'll noes what I mean. (Warning: is addictive, and UR spelling may B ruint 4evr.)
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The dog's good, but the astronaut is just a little better, IMO. His smug expression shows that he knows he's the best juggler in the universe. Plus the planet Saturn starring as one of the juggling balls seals the deal.
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The Neatorama bear appeals to me, so I voted for him. The astronaut is perhaps a more appropriate mascot for the site, but his facial expression is a turn-off. So smug.

The bear currently only has 60 votes (vs. astronaut's 291)... trust me to pick the underdog. I mean, underbear! :p
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I'm surprised everyone likes the astronaut so much; honestly I don't want one of my favourite websites represented the way nearly everything else is: by a white male. So I vote bear because bears are awesome.
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That's what the people in Florence said about Michelangelo's David - not another white male!

Astronaut is the best of the bunch, but the juggling objects should be neatorama-related. Hello Kitty could be juggling its own ear-plug nipples, for example.
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I like the Neatorama Bear bear-y much, and the Robot and Dog are just awesome and very imaginative. But the smug Neatorama Astronaut is just OUT OF THIS WORLD! My vote goes to him.
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I'm sorry but I must strongly disagree with many of you. The astronaut is the Worst choice. I do like the artwork, but juggling in outer space? C'mon!

(The dog seems to be hovering in front of that spotted ball, as well, as he levitates the smaller balls)

I voted for the robot, I like the idea of a multi-(more than two)-armed juggler, though the bear is also nice in his suit.
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If you put 'O-rama' on the end of any word it sounds 60's. (go ahead, try it; peanutbutter-O-rama, comuter-O-rama, etc.) What was the 60's and the space program about? It was a time of hope, imagination, the Cleavers, and anything seemed possible. Maybe it's a little kitchy now, but it was always slightly nerdy to like astronauts. Neatorama is family friendly, has imaginative and interesting posts, and on the internet anything is possible!

Just because a majority of people like something doesn't mean it's 'flat' or else where would German chocolate cake, the internet, and practicing making babies, be?
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Pudifoot, I doubt you're a *professional* juggler.

The simple cascade is by no means the only juggling pattern.

While a nine ball shower is a stretch of the imagination for anyone I've every heard of (and may well be impossible), an arc of balls is normal for juggling in the shower pattern. There's obviously room for artistic license as well, so I'd suggest just being happy that the art is being represented in culture at all.

For some reason, a crude representation of the shower is what's usually captured in illustrations rather than the more common cascade.

I voted astronaut, in part because he actually looks like he might be juggling the balls, but I don't really like any of these. In the right low gravity environment, a nine ball shower could be attainable rather casually, hence the smug look. ;)

The others, the positions of the hands and balls don't look related in any way.
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The astronaut is super awesome. Neatorama is spelled out with all the planets and a dwarf planet! How can you not pick that one. I am a sucker for robots but the astronaut is sweet.
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I vote astronaut. Even if he is juggling in space..why not? Art is meant to do what is not possible in real life...to stretch boundries. It's cute and whimsical...great job!
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someone above suggested offering all four designs? is there a downside to this? (Are you making them in bulk, maybe, and therefore must commit to one?)
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voted for astronaut bec neatorama is about everything out there in the universe that sounds neat or weird enough to be blogged here ... :-)
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I applaud and respect Ape Lad's work, but don't think that it is NEAT enough for NEATORAMA. The work kind of reminds me of stuff you find in Highlight magazines. I really think you could find better work that represents the site better, don't settle on something just because its free.
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The astronaut is the best design, by far, but I'm voting for the underdog, the zen acrobat dog.
What a cool dog.
Look at him, just chilling there, while balancing on a ball.
So much cooler than the loser robot. Four arms, open mechanical eyes and he still manages to drop a ball.
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