Whimsy Designs

2006-07-02T10:08:00.000-05:00

Save the Earth
Environmentalists and superheroes will enjoy this design: an image of Earth on a black/navy space background with text encouraging you to "Save" it. Click on the link or the image to buy t-shirts and other products with this design.

2006-06-30T20:11:00.000-05:00

National Archives

Researchers at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. will understand this t-shirt. It features a background image of books and the words, "The National Archives. I came. I saw. I copied." Click on the link or the image to buy t-shirts and other merchandise with this design.

2006-06-19T11:43:00.000-05:00

Guidance of the stars

In her 1871 book Middlemarch, Victorian English novelist George Eliot wrote, "I would not creep along the coast but steer/out in mid-sea, by guidance of the stars." This design features a navy blue universe background with the quote in light blue. Click on the link or the image to buy t-shirts with this design on them.

2006-06-15T19:45:00.000-05:00

A refreshing mint flavor

When the alien abduction leaves you glowing and green, brag to your friends with this t-shirt. Quoting from Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie, it reads, "Suddenly I have a refreshing mint flavor," and features an image of a mint. Visit the links to buy t-shirts with this design.

2006-06-11T23:55:00.000-05:00

Flowers for sale

While traversing the streets of Paris, you might happen upon a flower cart bearing a sign, "Fleurs à vendre", or "Flowers for sale." Follow the link to purchase t-shirts and other merchandise with the evocative design of a four-wheeled flower cart printed on them.

2006-06-11T19:10:00.000-05:00

The heart has its reasons

In his 1671 work Les Pensées, French Enlightenment thinker Blaise Pascal wrote, "Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point," or, "The heart has its reasons that Reason knows not of." Follow the link to purchase t-shirts and other merchandise with this lovely sentiment printed on them. The design is pink and purple abstract floral, with the quote printed in French on the front and English on the back (where possible). Perfect for a French teacher, francophile, philosopher, or spiritual person.