Be transported into the fascinating world of fairy tales, dragons, and adventures. Over and over again, just pick up a book and it'll happen to you.
I wanted to create a mystery, like a sort of Victorian X-files. The text is from an eighteenth century dictionary. Here's the story that originally accompanied it:
From The Times, July 14th 1892: "Oxford: The academic community remains abuzz with gossip after the disappearance of young Jeremiah Mugglestone, MA (Oxon.), lexicographer, last seen on Saturday morning. Mr. Mugglestone, the youngest fellow of Balliol, whom Jowett described as being possessed of 'the finest mind in the Empire', had reportedly been in a disturbed state for several days.
"Colleagues state that he had become obsessed with the notion of 'beings from another world', and claimed to have discovered an 'alien' code hidden within the text of a pocket edition of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. A close friend, Dr. Cadmus Bodway, puts Mugglestone's behaviour down to 'a suspected case of library fever'; nevertheless there have been no sightings of the scholar, while his distinctive bowler hat and personal copy of the aforementioned dictionary have been found abandoned amid a scorched patch of grass in the South Parks. A mystery indeed"
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Hey you! Please support this design- it is basically my dream come true in t-shirt form. Thanking you.
Posted by rockon13 564 days ago
Thanks for your comments, and especially to the supporters- we're 1/10th of the way there!
Posted by vonmonkey (The Artist) 563 days ago
What does it mean? I guess it has something to do with being transported by books, but really I just wanted to create a mystery, like a sort of Victorian X-files. The text is from an eighteenth century dictionary. Here's the story that originally accompanied it:
From The Times, July 14th 1892: "Oxford: The academic community remains abuzz with gossip after the disappearance of young Jeremiah Mugglestone, MA (Oxon.), lexicographer, last seen on Saturday morning. Mr. Mugglestone, the youngest fellow of Balliol, whom Jowett described as being possessed of 'the finest mind in the Empire', had reportedly been in a disturbed state for several days.
"Colleagues state that he had become obsessed with the notion of 'beings from another world', and claimed to have discovered an 'alien' code hidden within the text of a pocket edition of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary. A close friend, Dr. Cadmus Bodway, puts Mugglestone's behaviour down to 'a suspected case of library fever'; nevertheless there have been no sightings of the scholar, while his distinctive bowler hat and personal copy of the aforementioned dictionary have been found abandoned amid a scorched patch of grass in the South Parks. A mystery indeed"
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Posted by vonmonkey (The Artist) 562 days ago
I KNEW it was from a dictionary- can't get those italic "n," "v," and "a" past me! :-) Seriously, as a self-proclaimed word enthusiast, I can think of no better way to perish than to be consumed (literally) by a book!
This is the smartest design I have seen. Cheers!
Posted by rockon13 562 days ago
And I'm pretty sure I'm an idiot and it should be "passed."
okey dokey.
Posted by rockon13 561 days ago
That is a seriously heavy inspiration - I love it.
I was just going to tell people it's a Dr Seuss.
Posted by Provider 552 days ago
Haha, thanks!
And thanks to everyone who has supported, we're a third of the way- woo!
Posted by vonmonkey (The Artist) 552 days ago
holy cow 62%!!! This one moght just make it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Posted by J_Kapp 544 days ago
hopefully the video didn't hurt the design's success. i just asked my 246 Texas friends, and my family, to support the design
Posted by kamil 543 days ago
congrats! well done, and with time to spare. i can't wait to receive this shirt
Posted by opifan64 540 days ago
Woo! Massive thankyou to everybody who supported- How exciting- hopefully you'll get your shirts very soon!
Posted by vonmonkey (The Artist) 539 days ago
Just got back from out of town and saw the 100%...WOOOOO HOOOOO I damn near peed my pants! :-D
Posted by rockon13 539 days ago
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