| It's bad enough in the design world when aesthetic | | | | brimming with individuality. These graphic tees were |
| trends lead to an over saturation of poor design and | | | | soon capitalized on by major companies and used as |
| artistic style, but when it spills over into fashion it | | | | a selling point. Over stylized and ubiquitous, this |
| creates a whole new web of problems. We can | | | | vector/grunge movement closely resembles what |
| characterize digital art trends as containing these | | | | the internet would describe as the 'web 2.0' |
| items (if not all): Grunge art, medieval influences, | | | | movement in terms of setting a style in which people |
| Japanese pop, swirls, Latin text, skulls, and dragons | | | | conform to by the masses. Web 2.0 is easily |
| (though we've long since moved past the time of | | | | recognizable by its glossy buttons, bright colors, and |
| tribal/dragon artwork). Not only is this current trend | | | | rounded cascading style sheets, it's in your face, |
| of digital artwork visible on artist websites such as | | | | modern and minimalistic and it attracts much of the |
| Deviant Art (a social reject in the real art world but a | | | | same crowd as vectors/grunge do. |
| haven for everyone with the false pretense that | | | | This is not to say that there aren't amazing vector |
| they're an artist or designer), but it's visible on the | | | | art pieces, artists, and designers because there are |
| graphic tees commonly worn around places such as | | | | plenty and they deserve to be lauded with praise and |
| New York City, Chicago, and in major cities on the | | | | respect for their personal style and innovation; |
| West Coast. | | | | however copycats whom try to mimic them without |
| A large push behind the graphic tee movement is the | | | | adding their own personality and aesthetic into their |
| wide spread ability to make your own t shirts. All a | | | | work are what is bringing the graphic tee down. It |
| person needs is a graphical editing program, artwork, | | | | takes away a level of uniqueness and respect which |
| and then they can just ship off their digital files to a | | | | the graphic tee once held. |
| screen printer and viola! A custom made t shirt | | | | |