Ben Heck’s “Portal”-Inspired T-Shirt Geek idol and modding god, Ben Heck, created his own high-tech t-shirt inspired by the popular video game “Portal” by Valve Software. The project utilizes a small LCD display, a miniature security camera, and a battery pack to create a t-shirt that creates the illusion of having a see-through ‘portal’ on…
Author: Michael Dunn
Art Department
Augmented Reality T-Shirts [Video]
Augmented Reality (AR) is a fascinating technology that, put simply, alters your perception of the real-world with computer-generated images and sounds. If that doesn’t clearly explain the concept, don’t worry. AR is something better understood through demonstration. If you own a smartphone–such an iPhone–you can experience augmented reality through a variety of apps. For example,…
The T-Shirt Lifecycle [Infographic]
A lot of people, of the course of their lifetime, accumulate quite a lot of t-shirts. And, whether they realize it or not, they inevitably categorize their collection of tees by purposes, uses, and perceived value. Think about it. Some shirts we may only wear when we’re doing yard work or painting. Other shirts may…
Design Studio Tip: Grouping (Video)
Like most software programs, the BlueCotton Design Studio has some really cool and useful features that may not be obvious to the casual user. One such feature is grouping! Grouping allows you to select multiple objects at once, letting you scale and move those objects as a collective group. This is especially useful when you’ve…
Charlie Sheenanigans!
Poor, Charlie Sheen. It seems like the overwhelming pressure of “winning” has finally gotten the best of him. If you’ve been following the media in the past week, then there’s no way you’ve avoided the fascinating, continuing saga of Charlie Sheen. In just a few days, Sheen has done dozens of interviews regarding his feud…
Win $200 Worth of T-shirts!
In our latest t-shirt design contest, we’ve upped the ante with our biggest prize yet! Create your t-shirt design entirely in the BlueCotton.com Design Studio, share it on our Facebook page, and get the most “Likes” by March 9th and you could win $200 of BlueCotton.com credit! Watch the video below for details. Good luck!…