There are threads, sure, but we've been stubbornly persisting long enough that T-shirts aren't exactly string theory. What is complicated is turning a few fleshy electrical impulses into a torso-ready piece of art ready to be screened, loaded, inked, cured, and shipped. In an age of instant-gratification creativity, we're all the more thankful for the talented artists from all corners of the Mercator projection whose wrist cramps and computer crashes continue to keep that tee drawer full of S-rank swag. This past year featured a particular highlight with our best-selling design ever, but amidst the now-400 artists we've worked with, there's plenty to celebrate with the gift of the golden torso.

The T-Shirt Drawer of Fame

Staff Picks From the Year

Whenever you get a whole scene to work as a shirt graphic it's always incredible to see, and the way the artist was able to render the northern lights felt really gorgeous and epic. I've never driven under the northern lights but I imagine it captures the feeling of driving under the real thing.

𑁋Monique

Unlike a poster, photograph, or NFT (remember that nonsense?), the artistic medium of the torso often rewards those who integrate the lumpy, 3-dimensional canvas into the design itself. Or at least we like to think so. The intakes and other negative space elements really work here, and the final tweak of shaping the frame into this recognizable form made such a difference to the design as a whole.

𑁋Daniel

A fantastic artistic interpretation of a notable moment in racing history. Visually appealing, yet strangely abstract to outsiders. But to those who know, it tells the harrowing story from a new perspective.

-Sebastian

I won't be able to get one in the garage until Powerball hits so until then, I'll have to appreciate those clean lines by checking out the design on my chest.

-Joe

The Stage 2 Award

Most popular new design from the year

Point By
by Ábel Tóth

Runners Up

To The Rescue - Micheal Castiglione
Rhythm 'n' Blues - Migara Rodrigo

The +5HP Award

Tee most likely to be made a sticker

Let Off Some Steam
by Alex Asafov

Runners Up

Excuse Me - team blipshift
LRLR - Eduardo Ely

The "It Belongs in a Museum" Award

Most Popular Print

Point By
by Ábel Tóth

Runners Up

To The Rescue - Micheal Castiglione
All Wheel Slide - Singgih Nugroho

The "Poster Boaster" Award

Most Sold Wall Art

Short Game
by Majd Abu Hammoud

Runners Up

Dearborn to Win - Mycak Sames
Senn-sational - Mycak Sames

The "Hem Fatale" Award

Best Selling Women's Tee

Point By
by Ábel Tóth

Runners Up

For The Peoples - Oleg Markaryan
Dino Crisis - Salman Anjum

The "Start 'Em Young" Award

Most Popular Kids Tee

Underpowered Wheels
by Chad Seip

Runners Up

Surf-1 - Micheal Castiglione
Point By - Ábel Tóth

The Einstein Award

Most Successful Idea Submission

Big in Japan
Idea by Marco Cerqueira

Runners Up

Check That Box - Chris Sigmon
Underpowered Wheels - Theodore Amoah

The Bestomod Award

Best selling design resto-mod

Starry Nine
by David Warmuth

Runners Up

Get Skidward IX - Dane Arnold
Ferry Christmas - Wade Devers

The "Closet Stuffer" Award

Prolific new artist

JAM Artwork

Runners Up

Evan DeCiren
Mohammad Najjar

The "Michelshirtelo" Award

Most fruitful artist

Oleg Markaryan

Runners Up

Mycak Sames
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Turns out, there's a lot of torso coverage that can be squeezed into 365 days. Whether that's as a fresh design submission, idea-turned-finished tee, or a resto-mod of a classic slice of upper-body awesomeness, it's thanks to our hundreds of fans and artists that 2024 remained so artistically rich. And in an era when you can materialize an image of a pug wearing a tutu with the click of a "generate" button, it's not something we take for granted. Of all the winning works that were rendered, trimmed, screened, loaded, inked, cured, and shipped over the course of the year, these were some of the highlights deserving of special thanks and that golden torso.

365 days later, and well over that count in tee designs new and old, there's a lot to look back on from the whirlwind that was 2023. But we're not here to talk about futuristic pickups, lost submarines, or the Roman Empire. We're rolling out the metallic red wrap and cracking open a bottle of 10W30 to give it up for the hundreds of artists that can add and then promptly delete "professional t-shirt doodler" from their LinkedIn, and all of the exciting projects that were rendered, trimmed, screened, loaded, inked, cured, and shipped over the course of the year. Here were some of the highlights deserving of the golden torso.

From the celebration of our 10-year anniversary, to whatever the heck NFTs were, 2022 (aka 2020: Part 3) was full of plenty of highs and lows. That extends to each daily tee design too, and while not every piece of torso art can be a record-setter, we're incredibly grateful for all the loyal artists that have stuck with us this past decade, and those new submitters that give us even more to look forward to in the new year. As we look back on all that yesteryear had to offer, here were some of the standouts deserving of the golden torso.