WORDBONER, y u so obviously jacking ideas from people and selling them?
Tumblr Friends: please reblog the fuck out of this, as an artist-type it pains me to see a site like WordBoner blatantly copy an idea to profit off of it. Check out InflatedDeflated to see how obvious it is that WordBoner copied them. My friends started this art project for fun and since it’s gotten some attention in the past couple days it seems as though WordBoner didn’t enjoy that.
Wordboner drives me absolutely fucking crazy. I love when someone has an idea on the internet and it translates into an interesting and profitable project. And obviously, I am a big fan of hand-written expressions, half-thoughts, advice, and encouragement. But Wordboner is just done so poorly. Too-tight kerning, ugly hand-lettering, even the photo above… It’s one thing to make something for yourself or your blog (though I do think throwing tags all over it does change things), but when you’re selling expensive prints and t-shirts? Get it right. Also, it’s called “Wordboner” which makes it the CollegeHumor of tumblr-centric aphorism imagery. I’m happy that the creator is making a living doing it, but I’m also grateful that the people I follow on tumblr don’t make a habit of reblogging his content.
I’ve been seeing Inflated/Deflated around the last few days, and I think it’s great. The photos are fantastic and the lettering is nice. I love the idea of balloon messages, and have wanted to explore the idea more since this one piece from my “TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS” zine. I may have a chance soon too, now that I’ve got a little more spare change lying around.
(via heykyle)
5:31 pm • 23 December 2011 • 115 notes
#handdrawn #tumblr #opinions #being a jerk
