Category Archives: Pop Culture Designs

Design #27: Pizza Party Weekend

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This one is essentially my first foray into American Dad ideas. Though it’s never really shown, Roger is part of an improv group called Pizza Party Weekend. His paranoia leads him to some take over this group, and of course he fires them all and takes in Steven and his friends to continue the troupe. At one he gets these shirts made up for them, so I figured you might as well call yourself an honorary member and wear this shirt.

Here’s the link to the product as a sticker, but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.

Design #26: Tolkein’s shirt

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Tolkein is one of the only character who does not appear on the Terrance & Phillip show but wears his initial on shirt, albeit stylized differently. Anyways, this should be one of my last South Park designs for a bit as making a simple letter does not tend to help my illustrator skills advance.

Here’s the link to the product as a sticker, but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.

Design #21 & #22: Terrance & Phillip

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Needless to I started imagining other products from other cartoons to expand into. With my illustrator abilities still in their infancy, I couldn’t really imagine making something simpler than the shirts of Terrance & Phillip from South Park. I figured these would make for some really easy Halloween costumes (coincidentally I’m posting this on Halloween night) and I don’t believe I was wrong as one of my earliest sales was that to one person buying both at once for a Halloween partners costume I presume.

Here’s the link to the product as a sticker (Terrance), but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.

And here’s the link to the product as a sticker (Phillip), but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.

Design #20: Dignity

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Possibly one of the greatest Simpsons scenes of all time comes from season 8 episode 6 called “A Milhouse Divided”. Although the final result of the scene is Luann demanding divorce, which is a serious topic, the lead up is hilariously absurd. The eyebrow, the awkward comments at dinner, cornstarch keeping down the urges, the portrayal of dignity during charades, the commotion of Lisa’s singing, and Allied Biscuit. There’s a reason this scene, and Kirk’s drawing of dignity, is an absolute classic that has spawn countless Simpsons shitposts. So it was only natural that I make this a design in my shop. On a side note, the first sale for this design was not on a t-shirt or some other commonly purchased item. It was in an acrylic block as pictured below. That along makes me cry with laughter. Simpsons fans will get an instant kick out of it on someone’s mantle while those who don’t know what it is may believe it’s a piece of modern art.

Here’s the link to the product as a sticker, but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.

Design #17: Die Bart Die

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Not really a background item that I replicated, but I figured that tattoos can also work as designs on shirt. I know, I’m a genius. The one is from a golden era episode called “Cape Feare” which is episode 2 of season 5. It involves Sideshow Bob being released from prison and the Simpsons being put into the witness relocation program. Among many brilliant jokes, how Bob brushes off the accusation that he has this tattoo on his chest that says “Die Bart, Die” is pure gold as well as the follow up quip from the courtroom. For this one rather than just use simple text, I decided to make it more accurate to the cartoon style, as it looks more authentic as a poorly done prison tattoo.

Here’s the link to the product as a sticker, but you can view the design on multiple items if you’re interested.