OUR FIRST DESIGN. DAMASCUS WAS WELL KNOWN FOR THE HEAVILY TEXTURED FUTURISTIC / DIGITAL AESTHETIC DESIGNS AND I WANTED DTHWLVS TO BE MY RIFF ON THAT. THE IDEA WAS INTERESTING - WHAT WOULD A DAMASCUS CLOTHING DESIGN LOOK LIKE IF YOU WERE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN THE ROCK AND ROLL ERA OF THE 1970S? WHAT SORT OF LETTERING WOULD YOU USE? THERE WOULD BE AN EMPHASIS ON EVERYTHING BEING HAND DRAWN AND MORE ANALOG. THIS SHIRT IS COMBINATION OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT I THINK ARE COOL. WE HAVE THE MUTANT DEATH WOLVES WITH MULTIPLE EYES. THE MOVIE POSTER STYLE TYPOGRAPHY / CREDITS. PATCHES ON THE ARMS THAT REPRESENT PATCHES ON THE BATTLE VESTS OF THE METAL SCENE (FEATURING VARIOUS LOGOS OF BANDS I MADE UP). ROUGH HEWN JAPANESE KANJI SPLASHED ACROSS THE SHOULDERS. REALLY JUST A GIANT AMALGAMATION OF ALL SORTS OF INTERESTING STUFF. ALL OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE DONE BY THE AMAZING ARTIST MINDKILLER INK. WHEN THIS SHIRT WAS RELEASED IT WAS ONE OF THEIR BEST SELLING PIECES EVER. I AM STILL PROUD OF THIS ONE.

THIS WAS OUR LOVE LETTER TO THE ANIME SERIES NEONGENESIS EVANGELION. THERE IS A LOT OF DETAIL IN THIS PIECE. WE HIRED FAMED ITALIAN METAL LOGO HARD “VIEW FROM THE COFFIN” TO ILLUSTRATE THE SERIES “SEELE” LOGO - THE BIBLICAL SERPENT PERCHED ON THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT WITH 7 EYES (THE EYES IN OUR VERSION ARE THE EYES FROM THE DAMASCUS LOGO). TO THAT WE ADDED LOTS OF TEXTURE AND DETAILS FROM THE SHOW INCLUDING PLENTY OF HEADS UP DISPLAY ICONOGRAPHY, DIGITAL READOUTS, THE HEBREW TREE OF LIFE, OUR HAND DRAWN “D.VANGELION” RIFF ON THE LOGO FROM THE DVD PACKAGING, AND MUCH MORE. WE WANTED TO GIVE THE FANS OF THE SERIES SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL. FOR THE LONG SLEEVE VERSION (NOT PICTURED) WE INCLUDED A GIANT SLEEVE PRINT ALL OF THE ENEMY ANGEL NAMES. ALSO FOR THIS DESIGN NATE DEVELOPED A NEW TYPE OF REFLECTIVE INK THAT WOULD REVEAL EXTRA DETAILS WHEN FLASHED WITH A BRIGHT LIGHT.

THIS WAS A SIMPLE TEE THAT I HAD BEEN THINKING OF. OVER THE YEARS I NEVER REALLY MADE MANY “DIESELBOY” SHIRTS, CHOOSING INSTEAD TO JUST MAKE STUFF I WAS INTERESTED IN OR INVOLVED WITH. I FINALLY DECIDED IT MIGHT BE COOL TO ACTUALLY HAVE A PIECE OF MERCH FOR SALE WITH MY NAME ON IT. THIS WAS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD - THREE BARS OF METAL TEXTURES AND SOME MINIMALIST TYPE TREATMENTS. A SIMPLE DAMASCUS X DIESELBOY SLEEVE DESIGN ROUNDED IT ALL OUT. ALTHOUGH THIS DESIGN WAS SIMPLE IT ENDED UP HELPING INFORM OTHER DESIGN PROJECTS I WAS INVOLVED IN LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD.

NATE WANTED TO REPRINT OUR WILDLY POPULAR “DTHWLVS” TEE AND FIGURED THAT SINCE WE WERE GOING TO DO IT WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE IT A RETOUCH. MY TASTES WERE CONTINUING TO EVOLVE AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE COOL TO DO A SPECIAL VERSION THAT WAS WAY MORE STRIPPED DOWN. SO WE MOVED THE WOLF DESIGN TO THE BACK AND FOR THE FRONT DID A CASCADING LIST OF ALL OF THE METAL BANDS LOGOS. NEAR THE TOP WE INCLUDED THIS GIANT MOUTH FULL OF TEETH THAT HAD BEEN CREATED FOR THE OG DESIGN BUT THAT DIDN’T MAKE THE FINAL CUT. I PREFER THIS VERSION BECAUSE IT HAS THE INTENSITY OF THE ORIGINAL BUT WITH LESS GOING ON. STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHIRTS IN MY CLOSET.

I WANTED TO CREATE THE ABSOLUTE ODE TO THE DRUM AND BASS SCENE. I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN HALF MY LIFE PLAYING DRUM AND BASS MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD. AND OVER THE YEARS ALMOST ALL OF THE DRUM AND BASS RELATED T-SHIRTS I HAVE EVER SEEN ARE EITHER RECORD LABEL LOGO BASED TEES OR STUFF THAT I WOULDNT REALLY WANT TO WEAR. FOR THIS PROJECT I WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE SOMETHING TIMELESS AND COOL AND RESPECTFUL THAT ANY TRUE DRUM AND BASS HEAD WOULD WANT TO HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION. THE BACK OF THIS SHIRT FEATURES “A LEGACY OF LOW END” - A LIST OF 40 OF THE MOST CLASSIC TUNES OF ALL TIME. WE INCLUDED THE TRACK NAME, THE ARTIST, THE LABEL NAME, DATE AND ALSO A WAVEFORM OF EACH TUNE. FOR THE FRONT WE WANTED TO MAKE IT A BIT GRIMEY SO UNDERNEATH THE SPRAYPAINTED “DRUM AND BASS” TEXT WE HAVE THE PHRASE “DECADES OF DEEP DARK DIRTY DEADLY DUBPLATE DAMAGE” AND “A WAY OF LIFE” WHICH DESCRIBES BOTH THE ATTITUDE OF TRUE HEADS AND ALDO REFERENCES THE FAMOUS UK PARTY PROMOTION COMPANY. I HAVE ALSO ALWAYS BEEN PARTIAL TO THE FAMOUS PHRASE “HARDCORE WILL ENVER DIE”. I WANTED TO ADD SOME SPECIAL EASTER EGGS TO THIS DESIGN SO ON THE FRONT THERE IS A SPECIAL INK LAYER WITH ALL SORTS OF THINGS INCLUDING THE DOT PATTERN FROM THE PLATTER OF A TECHNICS SL-1200 TURNTABLE (AND THE SPECS FROM THE OWNERS MANUAL), THE LOGO FOR THE INFAMOUS DUBPLATE CUTTING HOUSE ‘MUSIC HOUSE”, THE ZIPPO LIGHTER LOGO, THE RIZLA LOGO, AND MUCH MORE. I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

DRUM AND BASS FOREVER.

D T H W L V S 2099

“THE YEAR IS 2099…AND THE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL BEGINS AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH! DEATHWOLVES -- A PREDATORY PACK OF FERAL FREAKS WITH AN APPETITE FROM HELL! UNSTOPPABLE BLOODHUNTERS PROWLING THE NUCLEAR HELLSCAPE IN RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF HUMAN FLESH. DECADES OF MALEVOLENT MUTATION HAVE CREATED APEX TERMINATORS EVOLVED TO RIP, RENDER, RAVAGE AND SAVAGE. THEIR HARROWING HOWLS OF HUNGER SPELL YOUR DOOM.

IN A WORLD OF CYBERNETIC ULTRAVIOLENCE, EXPERIENCE THE NEVERENDING NIGHTMARE OF THE DEATHWOLVES!”

ONCE AGAIN WE REVISIT THE DEATHWOLVES, THIS TIME IN THE FAR FLUNG POST APOCALYPTIC WORLD OF 2099. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THINGS WOULD LOOK LIKE THROUGH THE “FUTURISTIC” LENS OF THE 80S AND CULT CLASSIC MOVIES OF THE ERA.

Berserk

AN HOMAGE TO ONE OF THE GREATEST MANGA OF ALL TIME! BERSERK, WRITTEN BY LEGENDARY ARTIST KENTARO MIURA (RIP), GREW OVER THE SPAN OF 30 YEARS AND INCLUDED TWO ANIME TV SERIES AS WELL AS A TRILOGY OF FULL LENGTH ANIME MOVIES. THESE INCREDIBLE FILMS COVERED A SECTION OF THE BERSERK STORY KNOWN AS THE “GOLDEN EGG ARC” AND THIS IS THE STORYLINE THAT WAS REFERENCED IN HERE. THIS T-SHIRT PROJECT WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MYSELF, NATE FROM NEO4IC AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER MICHAEL YUKIS AKA “KANCER THE CRAB”. ONCE AGAIN THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE WE CREATED A DESIGN THAT WOULD APPEASE EVEN THE MOST DIEHARD BERSERK FANS. LOTS OF LITTLE REFERENCES AND EASTER EGGS ARE BURIED INSIDE THAT HELP BREATHE EXTRA LIFE INTO THIS COOL PROJECT.

Elden Ring

TRADITIONALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING HOMAGE T-SHIRT FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE BELOVED BY FANS AROUND THE WORLD, I PREFER TO DO DEEP DIVES IN THE LORE AND INCLUDE LOTS OF LITTLE REFERENCES AND EASTER EGGS TO APPEASE THE DIE-HARDS. WITH ELDEN RING, I HAD TO GO IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I WANT TO PLAY THE GAME BUT HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO UNTIL I PURCHASE A PS5, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A NEAR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION. GIVE THIS, I DIDN’T WANT TO RUIN THE GAME BEFORE I PLAYED IT BY DOING GAME RESEARCH AND SPOILING EVERYTHING BEFOREHAND. SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CREATE A DESIGN THAT CAPTURED THE GRITTY AND FANTASY (METAL?) VIBE OF THE GAME’S AESTHETIC. I KEPT IT SIMPLE WITH THE CLASSIC ‘YOU DIED’ LINE ON THE FRONT AND THEN SHOWCASING A VERY HARDCORE ELDEN RING TYPE TREATMENT FOR THE BACK ALONG WITH A COOL / MOVING QUOTE FROM THE GAME AS WELL AS A REFLECTIVE LAYER OF THE GAME’S FIERY COVER GRAPHICS.