Not long ago, I suddenly realized that payphones had all but disappeared overnight....the advent of cell phones being commonplace, no doubt.
It upsets me though, to see vacant phone canopies and raw holes in the walls where they used to be, and as someone who is avidly against cell phone abuse and over-reliance, I wonder what we will do when our batteries die or we can\'t get reception.....
either way, a common creature from my childhood is going the way of the dodo.

no where am i gonna look for change/pick up viruses.

great, awesome design for a shirt...
the speech bubble is great, as-is, but it could also be saying a dialtone "beepbeepbeepbeep.."
i would definitely buy this one.

bigger, center, as not to have that unfortunate "ma'am the phone on your boob is ringing, should i pick it up?" effect. yet $5

^ i have got to add that to my repertoire of pick-up lines

oh and i like the design

I saw a pay phone in the mall a few days ago, and immediately thought of this design.

I wonder if they ever auction off old pay phones that are no longer in use.. I'm sure it could be modded to work as a landline...

btw.. awesome design. $5.

theworldinyour_eyes, at 11:20am on Apr 26, 2006

bigger, center, as not to have that unfortunate "ma'am the phone on your boob is ringing, should i pick it up?" effect. yet $5

^--LOLZ
Lke this design...and they are disappearing :( $5

well done
as a former phreak this holds a lot of personal meaning for me
so that's a 5

I would prefer this without the 'endangered species' text. I would ADORE it with only the speech bubble. It would still convey the message, without shoving it down the viewers' throats.

oh i will indeed miss pay phones 5

Really like this. i was almost gonna be a smart ass and say 'but you missed out the I'.

Then i realised it's spelt with an e. And the moral is- think before you suck.

like the chocolate mint colour better,,,

I adore this!
$5

kirksheltonart's comment = pure gold

I would wear this. Every day. For the rest of my life.

I really like this, but just pick either the word bubble or the wraped type.
And I kinda read species first...

Great concept and executed very well. I guess the question is: will you do a follow up concept of a cell phone that accepts quarters? I give this shirt a definite 5. Positioning is just fine, as well. And, yes, both sets of type need their distinct style...just the way they are.

after thinking a minute this shirt is surprisingly good. Well rendered. Seems to be the kind of thing that may go to print. Although at first I thought it was about endangered species in general, speaking through a pay phone. (which wouldn't be so good for a shirt.)

i miss them already...

5$ btw...

im pissed theyre dying out b/c i cant use the coin stealing skills i learned in the anarchist's cookbook. YEAH GOV"T YOU READING THIS? SUCK MY NON-EXISTENT DICK!

Love the plcement youve chosen.

oh, so the pay phone is the thing that's dying. i see.

I love the rendering and concept, but hate the blue. $4

cool one trav!

like it...

You've long since proven yourself to be an outstanding illustrator- this still showcases those skills but also proves you to also be an outstanding graphic designer.

Love it.

Would buy it.

P.S. Poops.

I rarely agree with comments that ask to remove text, but in this case, "Endangered Species" just isn't needed. It adds a nice weight to that side which helps balance the composition, but you can get that with a shadow. Still, amazing drawing as usual. Only thing to be concerned about is the recent print of Landline's Revenge...not the same thing, but very similar.

thanks mez, appreciate the illustrator/designer comment.
i can see the arguement grayehound has too, sometimes too much text is a bad thing.
the idea of endangered species was to act as a shadow kind of counter balance to the phone. otherwise, we have a redrawn payphone on a shirt saying something. granted, what the payphone is saying is powerful and explanitory enough to tell the story, my personal drive was to tell the (sad to me) tale of how something i have relied on heavily is literally disappearing.
on it's own, 'you'll miss me when i'm dead' would probably confuse alot of viewers as to, 'what, when the line's dead? yeah i hate when my phone goes out' or that it was just some emo suicide call for attention..
'endangered species' was literally the first element i added to the phone. i knew i wanted the phone to say something, 'you'll miss me when i'm gone' or 'don't come crying to me when your batteries are dead' were several ideas i played with. but it was secondary to the main idea, like a sur title to a movie...(HIGHLANDER: the quickening, ex)
but seriously, thank you for your intelligent and thoughful comments as excellent designers!

Good, but not awesome. Needs more zombies. 4.

i like the guys tshirt color for the girls...

5 & Buy.

the color is subjective. the girls shirt can be light blue, i just wanted to show what it looked like against both colors. threadless usually doesn't do mens and womens on totally diff colors unless it's a stock availabilty issue.

awesome. $4

I love this idea...the concept is good as-is, but here are my suggestions, for whatever they're worth:
-Maybe have the phone dangling instead of on the hook
-remove speech bubble
-switch placement of endangered and species (i like how they link together but it makes you read "species" first, which is kind of confusing)

Still great though.

dont worry eventually people will be somewhere and realize "oh, my phone's dead... now how am i gonna call the cops to get this lunatic with a pickaxe away from me? hmmm..."
i feel the same way about change. except pennies and nickels.
OH HOW I A HATE NICKELS.

Sweetums!

This shirt is definiately one of the better ones i've seen in awhile
5$ and i'd buy it

Chocolate/Mint and no text bubble. Keep Endangered Species.

i heard a payphone ringing, answered it and some guy threatened to kill me, haha it was at school, and in a girly voice i said "Okay Bye-Bye now" funny stuff

$5

Oh man, I really love this.

Especially because of the text, it gives it a lot of meaning than just the phone saying something -- like you said earlier.

I hope they print this, and keep the text on it, because I would buy it for sure.

wow i really like this shirt i would definitely buy it $5

The few payphones I see nowadays take CREDIT CARDS.

How... lazy.

$5.

Different from your usual stuff.
I love it!
$5

$5... The greates thing Ive ever seen... this beats the one with the rotary phone that already printed. Great job

Lose the text!!

No, I won't.
Silly payphone, coins are for vending machines.

I thought this was about a person commiting suicide...

damn i thought it was just the word bubble... i actually could do without the payphone and the endangered species text

I like it on the nice brighter blue colour (that the guy model is wearing) the best. If this gets printed I hope they use that bright blue for the women's shirt too! (Since I think that colour compliments the design better than the darker colour...seeing as the text is black and all).

Great Work!

I like this one, especially the placement of the graphic by the heart.

It's very Roy Lichtenstein...which i like.
the treatment of text is also nice.

I would like it if it didnt have "endangered species" on it.

Great design. I love the use of text. Did you build the phone yourself, or live trace and then tweak it?

There are payphones in the cafeteria of my school, and I was using one the other day (my cell phone batteries ran out.. ha, ha), when a lady walked by and expressed genuine shock at the idea that there were payphones right there. "a PAY PHONE," she said, "I haven't seen one of those in a LONG TIME."

Then she went into the restroom, and I called my grandma. The end.

(I like the Chocolate and Mint colors)

The message is lost and the message is lame.

looks like hehehe gives alot of 1's 2's and zeros. no sweat.

It smells like Bigfoot's DICK!

You know how I know you're gay?
You like Coldplay.

God bless the internet.

Please, call me Henry.

Douche Bags are hygenic products, I take that as a compliment!

I'm into murders and executions.

Idle hands spend time at the genitals

Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but you're a total bitch.

What's your favorite planet?

I just sharted.

Bring your green hat!

Awesome.

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chocolate mint looks nice!