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Co-Labs Australia Winners

2006-12-19T11:54:00.000Z

One word.... FANTASTIC!

Everyone associated with the Terratag T-shirt competition all thought the entries to the Terratag Co-LabS Australian Series #01 were of an excellent quality and thank you to all people who took the time to enter. It was very difficult to choose the winners with so many excellent designs.

Congratulations to all winners!

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Shibari in Grafuck & Available Prints

2006-12-13T14:36:00.000Z

Grafuck is a magazine that specialises in art of an erotic nature. Being a bit naughty, Terratag was asked to submit some artwork.

The artwork featured is Shibari, the Japanese art of rope bondage.

Four silk screen prints on Japanese Sekishu Shi paper are available from Terratag. Produced as an edition of only 50 sets each print is silk screened on to Japanese Sekishu Shi paper. This very fine paper is hand made in Japan using 90% kozu and 10% pulp. Each print is then individually stamped with the Terratag 'hanko' (Japanese seal). Every set is signed and numbered by the artist.

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New Terratag Art

2006-12-12T11:03:00.000Z

Just in time for Christmas, Terratag releases a huge collection of artwork spanning over 10 years. View 85 pieces of artwork over 5 galleries:

CAMO: In the mix: Samurai Warriors, B-Boys, Russian fighter aircraft, Japanese Tagging and Camo.

ERO: Terratag brings it on with this series of Japanese B-Girl Pop Eroticism.

LICHTENSTEIN: The artwork is a hybrid of Japanese and US comic culture. In particular giant robots from the Japanese TV series Gundam and the 1960's Pop Art of Roy Lichtenstein.

MECHA: In this collection of artwork Terratag pays homage to the mighty GUNDAM.

GUNDAM UKIYO GRAFF: This series of work is an interplay between Japanese, Ukiyo-e painting and Graffiti. Working in aerosol paint, marker pens, paints and a PC, the work is a storm of colour and melee of pattern.

Each artwork is produced as a limited edition print and available in Stretched Canvas, Archival Paper Prints and Wall Hangings.

Make your home a gallery with Terratag art :-)

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Hentai Jackets Available Now!!!

2006-12-05T14:00:00.000Z

HENTAI JACKET:

A shower resistant, nylon jacket featuring a Terratag embroidery on the front and print on the back in black, red, green and navy. The jackets grey lining features Terratag erotic 'hentai' artwork.

Hentai* Jacket Lining:

When opening the jacket, feast your eyes upon an original piece of Terratag Hentai artwork...

*Hentai is a Japanese word that means "strange appearance" or "abnormality". However, in colloquial situations it often means "perverted" and is subsequently used in many other countries to refer to anime, manga, and computer games with explicit sexual or pornographic content.

Hentai Jacket features:
Storm flap covering zip and collar enclosing hood both with stud fasteners.
Single jersey lining featuring Hentai artwork.
Hood and waist drawcords.
Two jetted front pockets.

Available now at...

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Accessories Now Ready!

2006-11-22T17:23:00.000Z

YOUR LIFE NEEDS ACCESSORIES!

Check out the updated, all bells and whistles, Terratag website with the all new ACCESSORIES page. It's up, ready and waiting for you...

T-Mug in 6 designs...Messenger and Paratroop bags... Belts in black and Khaki... and Jeep caps in olive, navy and black!
Go on, you know you want some.

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New Releases Out Now!!!

2006-11-20T15:19:00.000Z

NEW RELEASES INC. T-SHIRTS, HOODIES, SWEATERS, G CAPS, MUGS, GIRLS RANGE and MAKE UP BAG... OUT NOW !!!!

Angel Series:

Throw yourself into the world of Cosplay and let Terratag transform you into a rock and roll school girl from the streets of Tokyo.

Your Angel T-shirt comes packaged in a 'Hello Terratag' pencil case. The pencil case being graffiti'd just like the one you once had at school, the artwork a play on everyone's favourite Kitty… Enchanting, but with a wicked twist!

Cosplay: A contraction of the English words"costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centred on dressing as characters from manga and anime. However, Cosplay can also simply mean having fun wearing a costume.

School Satchel Make-up Bag:

Designed by Terratag and manufactured in the UK, the School Satchel Make-up Bag is made from heavyweight, digitally printed micro-fibre fabric. The artwork is based on a vintage school satchel that was photographed and, with the aid of computer trickery, been graffiti'd and personalised with stickers.

This durable little bag features a multi-coloured, metallic zip with heart ring pull.

Terratag Series:

There are logo shirts and there are logo shirts... But, we at Terratag wanted to do something different.

The main feature of the Terratag Series is a pattern made up of multiple hand drawn versions of the Terratag 'T' logo, covering the front and back of the garment. Due to the size of this print and the light blue to dark blue blend, each garment had to be printed by hand. If this was not enough, the finishing touch is the Terratag logotype, also hand drawn, in florescent pink.

TERRATAG: Sweat Box and T-Bag

When we ship out the Terratag Hoodie and Sweatshirt it will be in a Sweat Box. The Terratag T-shirt is sent to you in a T-Bag.

TERRATAG Vs LAUGHING MAN:

Designed by Terratag for the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, The Laughing Man logo is now available on T-shirts and Hooded Sweatshirts. Along with the high quality people have come to expect from Terratag, this exclusive production run features the logo, not as a print, but as a flock transfer.

TERRATAG Vs LAUGHING MAN Sweat Box

The Laughing Man Hoodie is sent to you in an exclusively designed Sweat Box.

ACCESSORIES

G Cap, Belts and T-Mugs...

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New Releases Out Now!!!

2006-11-17T15:47:00.000Z

NEW RELEASES INC. T-SHIRTS, HOODIES, SWEATERS, G CAPS, MUGS, GIRLS RANGE and MAKE UP BAG... OUT NOW !!!!

Angel Series:
Throw yourself into the world of Cosplay and let Terratag transform you into a rock and roll school girl from the streets of Tokyo.

School Satchel Make-up Bag:
Designed by Terratag and manufactured in the UK, the School Satchel Make-up Bag is made from heavyweight, digitally printed micro-fibre fabric. The artwork is based on a vintage school satchel that was photographed and, with the aid of computer trickery, been graffiti'd and personalised with stickers.

This durable little bag features a multi-coloured, metallic zip with heart ring pull.

Terratag Series:
There are logo shirts and there are logo shirts... But, we at Terratag wanted to do something different.

TERRATAG: Sweat Box and T-Bag
When we ship out the Terratag Hoodie and Sweatshirt it will be in a Sweat Box. The Terratag T-shirt is sent to you in a T-Bag.

TERRATAG Vs LAUGHING MAN:
Designed by Terratag for the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, The Laughing Man logo is now available on T-shirts and Hooded Sweatshirts. Along with the high quality people have come to expect from Terratag, this exclusive production run features the logo, not as a print, but as a flock transfer.

TERRATAG Vs LAUGHING MAN Sweat Box
The Laughing Man Hoodie is sent to you in an exclusively designed Sweat Box.

ACCESSORIES
G Cap, Belts and T-Mugs...

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J Rock Series Out Today!

2006-11-09T11:07:00.000Z

Two designs - Prometheus and Hermes - available on 3 garments, for men and women.

Prometheus is available in gold foil on long sleeved black T-shirt and in a blended florescent orange and yellow print on a black T-shirt.

Hermes is available in silver foil on long sleeved white T-shirt and in a blended florescent purple and blue cool print on a black T-shirt.

The new J-Rock Series is also available on girl's shirts. Prometheus is printed on a black T-shirt in gold foil and Hermes silver foil on a white T-shirt.

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Tamiya Range Out Now

2006-10-31T17:01:00.000Z

The Heroes series plays homage to organizations, individuals, artists and creators that have helped create the Terratag love of all things Japanese.

First to be appraised is Tamiya, the Japanese manufacturers of plastic kits. This series of T-shirts and hoodies are to be released this coming Friday.

Tamiya I Love You depicts the iconic Tamiya stars in dripping paint.

The design Gloss Black features a knocked over jar spilling black paint. Each shirt is heat pressed to give the print a 'high-gloss' plastic effect.

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Feature in Desktop Edition 222

2006-10-25T12:36:00.000Z

See us featured on a double page spread in Desk Top, Edition 222.

Left image: Roller Grrl
Right images: Wham! and Usagi

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Manga Expo, Paris

2006-10-24T13:53:00.000Z

Terratag was in Paris last weekend for the Manga Expo....

These lucky people are now the joyful owners of Terratag goodies.

From the mailing list that you signed up for at the Manga Expo, there is a winner; to be be announced later this week...the lucky person will receive a canvas and T-shirt of their choice.

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Become a Terratag Affiliate

2006-10-19T16:26:00.000Z

First of all…..what is an affiliate?
"an independent organization or person, who is willing to promote a product or a service, in exchange for a commission should that product be purchased, or lead generated as a result of your online promotional efforts.

What?
Basically, you help us by advertising with a banner or text link to our site from yours, and in turn, any sale generated from your link earns you 10%.

So wait...you want to pay me to do something that simple?
Absolutely! If you're going to take time to help us out, then we're not going to leave you hanging. Here's a quick example of how it works:You put our banner ad and/or link on your websit e.If someone clicks your unique TERRATAG link and buys £100 worth of merchandise, you earn £10. If 5 people do that, you earn £50. It's that easy. The more people that click your link, the more possibilities there are for you to earn money! You'll get a custom link when you sign up that keeps track of where the click is coming from, so any sale your link creates earns you cash!We've got an assortment of banners available instantly after signing up. If for any reason you need a custom size or design, no problem. E-mail us and we can work with you.Who doesn't have some sort of webpage these days?... Whether its a website, myspace, blog, live journal even email, you can earn some extra cash easily. Use our link at the end of your e-mails, post your link on your favourite message board, leave your link open on public computers....whatever way you want to do it, a sale from your link makes you cash. The more creative you get with this, the more opportunities you get to earn from us.

To get started just click on the link below.
http://www.myreferer.com/mydb/signup.myreferer?M=terratag

Are you ready?

For more information contact:
info@terratag.com

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2006-10-18T11:31:00.000Z

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Manga Expo, Paris - this weekend!

2006-10-17T15:41:00.000Z

Terratag will be in Paris this weekend, 21st and 22nd October for the Manga Expo, at...Au Palais des Congres.

MANGA EXPO is a new convention dedicated to Manga and Asian culture.

Showcasing animations and exhibitors, bringing together the traditional culture of Asia with several activities; making this living room a memorable event!

If you're around in Paris this weekend come and visit Terratag at stand 20!

Hope to see you there...

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DESIGN A T-SHIRT COMPETITION

2006-10-10T09:51:00.000Z

TERRATAG CO-LABS AUSTRALIA SERIES 1:
TOKYO VS. MELBOURNE

We want you to design a Japanese style three colour print for T-shirts. There will be three designs chosen with the winners each receiving four deluxe box sets including an exclusive winning design, exclusive Terratag art, a Gundam Seed Volume 1 DVD and a copy of T Journal. Each design will be limited to only 50 prints available only at The Basement, Melbourne.

The theme for the Terratag Co-Lads Australia Series 1 is TOKYO Vs MELBOURNE.

The winning designs will be feature in T Journal #02 and an upcoming issue of Desktop.

Submit your design by Friday 31 October 2006 at full resolution (300 dpi) and no greater than 30cm by 30cm and also a visual showing your design positioned on the T-shirt. The best designs will be printed and shown at an exhibition at The Basement along with the three winner's artwork and printed T-shirt. The Basement exhibition will be held between 22 November 2006 – 15 December.

Paul Nicholson of Terratag together with Eddie Zammit and Luke Fraser of T-world will Judge the winning designs.

Check out the Terratag site for inspiration at www.terratag.com For more information or to send you finished designs email us at competition@t-world.com.au

SUPPORTED BY; THE BASEMENT, T-WORLD, DESKTOP, MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT & ECOTERRA

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Terratag "To shine inorder to be foolish"

2006-10-05T11:42:00.000Z

The translation for Terratag was done on Paul's first trip to Japan by two of his friends. They explained to him that in Japan when a child is born the parents choos teh Kanji (Chinese characters of which around 2000 are used in Japan) to be used for the name given. Each Kanji has a syllabic sound and I was given a selection of kanji for the syllables that make up the word Terratag (Te Ra Ta Gu). Having looked at the various meanings, chose four kanji and ended up with 'To shine inirder to be foolish".

Interestingly enough, Paul was contacted by the guy who runs hanzismatter, a website about the misuse of Kanji, he wrote.

"When I first saw your products, it was sent to me by one of my readers. In Chinese the phrase reads "(it's) foolish to wait (forever)" and the first thing I connected it was the Latin phrase 'Carpe Diem', which means 'Sieze the day'."

So, in all, there are a number of meanings which, more than luck than design is relevant to the brand. It is great that there is this connection with the Latin phrase 'Carpe Diem' which is so relevant to the way Terratag works.

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Belts Belts Belts!!

2006-10-05T10:35:00.000Z

We have a new accessory for you- the Belt!! The belts are available in beige and black and Terratag's 'T' logo is printed on the metal buckle.

Terratag is printed in one colour along the length as is Terratag's kanji "tera shina dota megu" meaning "to shine, in order to be foolish".

The belts are available to hold your trousers up online from Monday!

For those of you who are interested, at the time these four kanji's were chosen Paul was contacted by the guy who runs www.hanzismatter.com, a website about the misuse of (Chinese) characters, who wrote:

"When I first saw your products, it was sent to me by one of my readers. In Chinese the phrase reads "(it's) foolish to wait (forever)" and the first thing I connected it was the Latin phrase 'Carpe Diem', which means 'Sieze the day'." - It is great that there is this connection with the Latin phrase 'Carpe Diem' which is so relevant to the way Terratag works.

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DE FISH Street Art Magazine

2006-10-04T10:21:00.000Z

Terratag's featured in the current DE FISH Street Art Magazine Sept-Nov 2006...Paul shows an illustration of a Bombing Ghost Samurai.

"The Ghost Samurai haunts the night streets of Yokohama. His tags are seen all over but rarely do people see the ghost. When they do, people talk of his costume made entirely of tigre stripe camouflage, the source of his nickname with the locals - Tiga San."

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Wham! on Channel 5

2006-10-03T16:14:00.000Z

Last night on Channel 5's show 'Fifth Gear', presenter Jonny sported Terratag's WHAM! T-shirt whilst proving that it's possible to drive to Grimsby using chip fat oil as car fuel.

Without a batter (sorry!) of an eyelid Jonny got to Grimsby :-)

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Kamon Series Release 02.10.06

2006-09-28T14:12:00.000Z

Kamon Series T-shirts are out in a few days- visit Terratag on Monday to get yours!

Each of the three Terratag Kamon have been crafted to be derivatives of the Terratag 'Circle T' logo, emblematic of traditional motifs.

Maru (Cicle); the white artwork is a free drawing, drawn from the back of a car whilst been driven around Tokyo until the page was filled.

Rokkaku (Hexagon); the white artwork is a features two photos both form Tokyo.... One is a street scene and the other a tag taken from a road sign in Meguro.

Seiho (Square); again the Kamon is overprinted with an ink drawing taken from Paul's sketchbook during his time in Tokyo.

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The Kamon Series..coming soon...

2006-09-21T10:44:00.000Z

Kamon are Japanese family heraldic symbols. Mon refers to any symbol, while kamon and mondokoro refer specifically to family symbols. Mon are sometimes called "badges", "crests" or "family crests" in English.

Each of the three Terratag Kamon have been crafted to be derivatives of the Terratag 'Circle T' logo, emblematic of traditional motifs.

This design is called Maru (Cicle); the white artwork is a free drawing, drawn from the back of a car whilst been driven around Tokyo until the page was filled.

Rokkaku (Hexagon); the white artwork is a features two photos both form Tokyo.... One is a street scene and the other a tag taken from a road sign in Meguro

Seiho (Square); again the Kamon is overprinted with an ink drawing taken from Paul's sketchbook during his time in Tokyo.

These 3 T-shirts wil be on the Terratag website early next week....

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Malaysia and Singapore May 2005

2006-08-31T13:26:00.000Z

Back in May 2005 Paul Nicholson of Terratag went to Malaysia and Singapore where he opened an Exhibition of Terratag artwork for a bar/club called Cocco Latte.

The piece created is 2 X 17 metres and is a fusion of Gundam robots, traditional Japanese art and Roy Lichtenstein`s 'comic book' Pop Art of the 1960`s. Gotta give a big shout out to Bernice and Dion who took 7 hours to stick up the piece, which had been output onto 12 seperate panels.

This set of shots give you some idea of the scale. When I first saw it on the wall it blew me away. It is one thing to send artwork on CD - it is another when youre stood there and your work completely fills your field of vision.

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Mask Attack Show - Customised Teddy

2006-08-22T15:23:00.000Z

Terratag's customised Teddy Warrior will be exhibited as part of the C215 tour in Paris, Strasbourg and to be as yet confirmed locations. See fotolog/c215 for more details.

Painted in a cyan blue, white and black, with fierce red eyes and stylised Samurai armour. This devil of a Teddy has a personality of its own. The oversized Kabuto (Samurai helmet), the size of our Teddy Warrior, has an ornate maetate (sword deflector) in white.

It is sat next to me now before being whisked off to Paris for the start of its grand tour. We've already witnessed some warrior like behaviour.
So, France... Better watch out!

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Co-labs Series 3 Release 18.08.06

2006-08-17T15:17:00.000Z

Last year Terratag and Cable Street teamed up to produce the Co-Labs series of T-shirts. Both series 1 and Series 2 were limited to four designs, of which only 20 were printed of each. With Co-Labs Series 3 we wanted to up the ante and decided to open up this project to the world. We asked the creative folk of fotolog, to design a 3 colour print for T-shirts.

The 7 winning T-shirt design that make up Co-Labs Series 3:

SHOWCHICKEN

REPLETE

DUSTER

Each design is limited to a production of only 50 T-shirts and presented as a BOXED EDITION. Each box is numbered and features a camouflage print in gold on white, with the artist's names running through the camouflage.

Co-Labs Series 3 will be available from 18th August....

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Competition Tetsujin 28 T-shirt

2006-08-10T14:02:00.000Z

Enter the Tetsujin 28 Paper Model Competition. The best entries will win this Terratag vs Tetsujin 28 T-shirt and more goodies :-) !!

Feel free to print out the Tetsujin 28 model parts in a larger or smaller scale and to customize it with your own artwork.

Download from the Terratag website

www.terratag.com/x2269.html

- Model Sheets 1 to 3 on good quality paper and follow the instructions.

Upload the picture of your Tetsujin 28 model onto Terratag's blogger and your own so friends can leave comments and email the picture to paul@terratag.com

This T-shirt could be yours!!

Download Tetsujin 28 Paper Model + Win a T-shirt

2006-08-10T11:17:00.000Z

Commissioned by Manga Entertainment to design a paper model for the 50th anniversary of the first Tetsujin 28 film, this project turned into a labour of love as I poured hours into what turned out to be a very complex operation.

So, simply download from the Terratag website - Model Sheets 1 to 3 - and print it out on to a good quality, heavy weight paper - 160 g/m2 would be perfect.

There are three A4 sheets, featuring all the components, to print out.

The step-by-step guide, to help you construct your Tetsujin 28, can be viewed by clicking the buttons Steps 1 to 4.

A Final Assembly and Plan Diagram to aid you in visualising the finished model is also included.

This is a Plan Drawing of the Tetsujin 28 Paper Model

This is how I started the whole process by working out the basic dimensions.
The views are:
Front Rear Left
Right Top
Bottom

From these plans I was able to work out the dimensions for each of the components that make up the model.

Free Download available from www.terratag.com

Send us your picture of your Tetsujin 28 model and the best entries will win a Terratag vs Tetsujin 28 T-shirt.

www.t28-project.co.uk

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250 Series Out Now!!!

2006-08-03T09:33:00.000Z

To launch the 250 Series we have remixed and reissued seven designs from our early ranges of 2002 to 2004. Due to continued interest in these Classics we felt this to be a great way to kick off this series...

Future Retro

These designs originally from Summer 2003, were exclusively sold from Harvey Nichols in London. With this reissue we have further developed the designs to create a vintage look: The fabric is distressed and rough edged. Each shirt is hand-printed with the design, in places, going over the seams.

The title Tagu Tagu Tagu (Japanese for Tag Tag Tag) is a play on the film title ‘Tora Tora Tora’. The design is based upon photos taken in Yokohama in May 2003. Chizu (Japanese for map) is based on a rough, taken from a sketchbook I took to Japan on the same trip. Japanese for rabbit, Usagi features a leaping rabbit stencil with rough spray painted Japanese text (Terratag). The background is based upon a traditional Japanese fabric print.

Classics

The original versions of these designs were released back in 2002 to 2004, being integral to the Terratag philosophy; taking eastern and western cultural references from the past and hybridise with the present. Hokusai and Litchenstein, Gundam and Graffiti.

The Classics take on a much bolder colour palette for the summer;Hunting Club in green on a Brazilian yellow, Big G on fresh pastel green, Great Wave on a cool white and Whaam! on a ice blue.

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Aerosolics Street Art event at Lovebox - 23:07:06

2006-07-25T12:19:00.000Z

Aerosolics 2006 at the Lovebox Weekender.

Aerosolics Independent Arena - the aerosolics/cablestreet debut event was a massive showcase at the LOVEBOX weekender on the 22nd and 23rd of July in Victoria Park, Hackney, London. Aerosolics showcased the artistic talents of over 70 international aerosol artists.

Leading up to the event Aerosolics put up a competition on the web page asking readers if they were interested in getting their vehicle painted by a top graffiti artist, in return they received 2 free tickets to the festival & VIP back stage.

Naturally we were there and with boundless energy transformed a Range Rover with Terratag artwork.

Paul on the day..

The sun was out (most of the time).The tunes were good (most of the time).I had a bag full of paints, a pile of stencils, some banged up old Range Rover and a steady flow of cider....What more could a guy want?!

Big up to Aerosolics and Cable Street for putting on a damn fine arena for all that is sprayed.Big up to those that seduced the eyes with some mighty fine artwork.

Special thanks to Ralf and Emko - my bitches!

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Co-Labs Series 3

2006-07-20T14:25:00.000Z

Last year Terratag and Cable Street teamed up to produce the Co-Labs series of T-shirts. Series 1 and Series 2 were limited to four designs, of which only 20 were printed of each. With each series the profits went back into the project and we opened up a competition.

With Co-Labs Series 3 we wanted to up the ante and decided to open up this project to the world. We asked the creative folk of fotolog, to design a 3 colour print for T-shirts.

Go check out the winning artists sites...

www.fotolog.com/showchicken

www.fotolog.com/replete

www.fotolog.com/duster132

www.fotolog.com/guymckinley

www.fotolog.com/richt

www.fotolog.com/twiy

www.fotolog.com/whip_dxl

From over 100 entries there were seven designs chosen with the winners each receiving all 7, full deluxe, boxed sets and other Terratag stuff. Each design was limited to only 50 prints. The best design was printed and shown at an exhibition at the Dragon Bar along with the 7 winners artwork and printed T-shirt (week of 18 April 2006). From the final 7 designS there are only 350 shirts being printed which makes these shirts highly sought after.

We chose these designs as the ultimate winners because they were clearly streets ahead of the competition. We begin printing very soon, so you should see them online very soon.

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Japan Expo

2006-07-18T12:55:00.000Z

Terratag was in Paris last weekend for the Japan Expo, our first time at the Expo. We were the first British company to exhibit there and the reaction from our stand was excellent. The weekend was a success, the response to the artwork and the designs were fantastic, most of the designs that we took over to the Expo sold out.

It was a huge event and great to be there, great atmosphere. It was great to see how Japanese culture has such a huge influence on Europe. (Paul)

We designed and set up the 'U' shaped stand for functionality and ease. Behind the Terratag logotype are photographs taken in Akihabara and Osaka.

Posters depicting each of the T-shirts on sale are displayed on a strip. Under each poster are hooks. From each hook hangs a T-Bag that holds the T-shirt that is shown above.

Visitors to our stand model their purchase.

We look forward to visiting the Japan Expo in Paris again in 2007.

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Packaging

2006-07-13T11:30:00.000Z

All our T-shirts are individually presented in specially designed packaging. Examples of some of our previous package design are shown below.

Co-Labs

The above T-shirt boxes are collaborations with artists whom initial contact was made through fotolog (www.fotolog.net) - an image based bulletin board.

The first series was a set of designs that were hand-printed and only sold at Cable Street events. This BOXED EDITION is a reprint of Series 2 designs, presented in hand customised boxes, created by each of the artists. Each box also contains other items produced by the artists.

All SERIES 2 designs are sold out but SERIES 3 available soon.

We regularly hook-up to put on live painting/graffiti events under the group name Cable Street Collective. For more information on Cable Street visit www.cablestreet.co.uk

Mechaflage

The aluminum barrier foil bags are futuristic in their tone, inherent with the robot theme of the Mechaflage range. The bags feature the Gundam Warriors that interlock to create MECHAFLAGE printed in black. Mechaflage is to be an evolving sub project at Terratag that is currently available on a variety of products, produced in small numbers, the emphasis being placed upon quality, product development and new designs.

Series 1 Mechaflage: Inspired by the Swedish Army M-90 pattern, Mechaflage was released mid April 2006. The first series is available as 60 Metre Mechaflage Camo Tape, G-Pilot Shirt, G-Pilot T-Shirt

Camo Tape comes housed in a printed corrugated cardboard box as with the foil bags the box features the Gundam Warriors.

75 + 150 + 250 Series

As written about previously The T-Bag exclusive to the 75 150 series has been modified to a smaller size to house the Schoolgirl Uniform T-shirts 250 series. The artwork is a derivation of badges that features on the Schoolgirl shirts.

Made from polyester micro-fibre it serves as a cleaner and cover for many items: including PSP, mobile phone, i-Pod, sunglasses, head phone and camera.

EXO-SHELL Package

EXO-SHELL is a line of outerwear, produced in limited numbers. Once sold out, these will not be re-printed.

The raw cardboard package has a strong graphic quality featuring Terratags logo embedded within a flower.

The package is synonymous with the outerwear range it houses. The outerwear range Kamon, Leaping Hare and Shine were printed before being dyed which gives the garment a vintage, washed out finish.

Keep an eye out for further packaging and product designs that are being developed.

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Robots: A Short History

2006-07-11T11:46:00.000Z

Isaac Asimov's 'Three Laws of Robotics' from I. Robot, 1950

1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2: A robot must obey orders given it by a human being except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

ROBOTS: A Short History

Robot Sketches

The robot notion derives from two strands of thought, humanoids and automata. The notion of a humanoid (or human- like nonhuman) dates back to Pandora in The Iliad, 2,500 years ago and even further. Egyptian, Babylonian, and ultimately Sumerian legends fully 5,000 years old reflect the widespread image of the creation, with god-men breathing life into clay models. One variation on the theme is the idea of the golem, associated with the Prague ghetto of the sixteenth century. This clay model, when breathed into life, became a useful but destructive ally.

Frankenstein Golem

The golem was an important precursor to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus (1818). This story combined the notion of the humanoid with the dangers of science (as suggested by the myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to give it to mortals). In addition to establishing a literary tradition and the genre of horror stories, Frankenstein also imbued humanoids with an aura of ill fate.

Automata, the second strand of thought, are literally "self- moving things" and have long interested mankind. Early models depended on levers and wheels, or on hydraulics. Clockwork technology enabled significant advances after the thirteenth century, and later steam and electro- mechanics were also applied.
During the twentieth century, several new technologies moved automata into the utilitarian realm. Geduld, Gottesman and Frude review the chronology of clay model, water clock, golem, homunculus, android, and cyborg that culminated in the contemporary concept of the robot.

The term robot derives from the Czech word robota, meaning forced work or compulsory service, or robotnik, meaning serf. It was first used by the Czech playwright Karel Çapek in 1918 in a short story and again in his 1921 play R. U. R., which stood for Rossum's Universal Robots. Rossum, a fictional Englishman, used biological methods to invent and mass- produce "men" to serve humans. Eventually they rebelled, became the dominant race, and wiped out humanity. The play was soon well known in English- speaking countries.

Blade Runner, 1982

TYRELL: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. And you have burned so very very brightly, Roy.

ROY BATTY: Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain.

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New Smaller T-bags for the Girls T-shirts

2006-07-06T11:37:00.000Z

The T-Bag exclusive to the 75 150 series has been modified to a smaller size to house the Schoolgirl Uniform T-shirts.

We have just completed a new range ready for the Japan Expo in Paris this weekend. The artwork is a derivation of badges that features on the schoolgirl shirts.

Made from polyester micro-fibre it serves as a cleaner and cover for many items: including PSP, mobile phone, i-Pod, sunglasses, head phone and camera..Making them more than just a nifty package to keep your Terratag shirt intact!

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Japanese Schoolgirl T shirts Progress + Production

2006-07-04T13:13:00.000Z

Production Process

To create the look of Japanese Schoolgirl Uniforms, acrylic paint was applied directly onto the t shirts.

- Each painted shirt was then scanned and output as positive film.
- The silk screen is coated in light sensitive emulsion. The positive film is placed on the screen and exposed to the U.V light.
- The emulsion covered screen was then placed in a self contained exposure unit.

- The light hardens the emulsion not blocked by the positive film. The emulsion not hardened is then blasted out, creating a stencil of the artwotk on the screen.

- Ink is then pushed through the open screen area of the image onto a t-shirt.

- The ink is then cured with a dryer.

REACTIVE INKS:
Reactive inks are water based inks which, put simply, dye the shirt. Just like with regular oil based inks, reactive inks are applied through a silk screen the difference being that rather than the ink being on the surface of the fabric it actually replaces the original colour with that of the ink.The advantages of reactive inks are:

1. Because the fabric colour is replaced with that of the ink, the printed area has the same texture and feel as the non-printed area.

2. With oil based inks the printed area is, in effect, a layer of plastic and non breathable. This can, especially with summer coming up, be a little uncomfortable.

In a nutshell, having used both inks for many years we feel that reactive inks give the garment a better look and feel than its oil based equivalent.

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Harvey Nichols Ts- Now Future Retro Series

2006-06-29T10:36:00.000Z

In the summer 2003 we designed a range of T shirts commissioned by Harvey Nichols available at the London and Leeds stores. Due to their success we have decided to develop the designs to create a vintage look from that range Future Retro 250 series. Using distressed fabric we have the 1st vintage look Terratag T shirts! Release date 7th July!

Usagi (Japanese for rabbit) features a leaping rabbit spray stencil with rough spray painted Japanese text (Terratag).

Chizu (Japanese for map) is based on a rough drawing pulled from a sketchbook I took to Japan in May 2003.

Tagu Tagu Tagu (Japanese for Tag Tag Tag) is a play on the film Tora Tora Tora. The design is based upon photos taken in Yokohama on the same trip to Japan.

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Laughing Man Logo + More Commissions!! - Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2006-06-27T12:59:00.000Z

6 years ago I did a spot of design work for a Japanese game developer and music label called Frognation. I sent Frognation a pile of stickers which got plastered everywhere including one of the guys lap top - that guy also happened to be a script editor at Production I.G. Whilst working on early drafts for the first TV series the director, Kenji Kamiyama, saw the laptop, liked the sticker designs and one thing led to another, to the design of the Laughing Man Logo- Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Ghost InThe Shell and Laughing Man Logo

The brief was very interesting in that I was simply asked to read a short story by J D Salinger 'The Laughing Man' and base a logo around that. Being as he is the Laughing Man I wanted the icon to feature a smiling face. I read the story which centres around a minor league baseball team, so I picked up on the idea of using a baseball cap. The text was given to me by Production I.G. and reads: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes". It's an excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye also J D Salinger. In the book the text continues to read: "That way I wouldn't have to have any goddamn stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something they'd have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to me. They'd get bored as hell doing that after a while, and then I'd be through with having conversations for the rest of my life". At first this text made no sense but now, having seen the whole series, I can understand the relevance to the character.

very rare staff shirt spotted in Japan, we have the other one!

In May 2003 I met Kenji, the production staff and animators at the Production I.G. studios in Tokyo. Through an interpreter I was very pleased to hear that they loved the logo and that they felt the submissions from Japanese designers didn't quite come up to scratch. I also got to see a whole load of merchandise that featured the logo, even getting given a very rare staff only jacket with the logo on the back.

Laughing Man Logo used throughout

The Logo used in the series was as I had sent it. It was cool in the series where different characters would draw it or, like in the scene with fans of the Laughing Man, people has appropriated the logo in much the same way as someone would paint the logo of their favourite brand or football team on to their clothing.
The first time I saw the use of the logo in Stand Alone Complex I could have cried I was so happy. I have seen all the episodes and love the story and cannot exaggerate enough what a great honour and privilege it was. In episode 9 I am even mentioned by name. They did not tell me they were going to do that so while watching that episode I was caught by surprise and had to rewind just to check I had heard correctly. I leapt around my room for about 15 minutes laughing my head off. I was so happy.

Stand Alone Complex Series and Terrorist Logo

Kanji

Matsuka san contacted Paul regarding the new logo design. Their explanation translated: You can see 3 letters. From left to right, they stand for different numbers (9, 10 and 11). At the same time, they all have another `meaning as Kanji: Enemy (rival): or someone who to be avenged Infinity Samurai: or individual professionals 9 also stands for the Section 9 and 11 stands for "The Individual Eleven (terrorist group behind the story)". This logo is used as the mysterious logo mark of the terrorists in the series. You can imagine a traditional Japanese family mark or a samurai logo on their flag.

Interview taken from Otaku News, T Magazine and BEEZ

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Taken from Paul Nicholson Interview Frankfurt

2006-06-22T15:41:00.000Z

Born - 1970
Height - 182 cm
Weight - 76 kg
Hair - Blonde
Eyes - Blue

Can you briefly describe us your activity?
Put very simply I am a artist whose work is a hybrid of UK and Japanese culture. From Pop-trash to High Art, Terratag splits the channels:
Robots Graffiti Mechanism Typography Futurism.

Cable Street

Sketch

When did you first get bitten by the creative bug and was it a conscious decision to tread down the graphics path:
Since I was a kid I have always been into doing stuff - drawing, Lego, plastic model kits, etc - so, I guess I have always had the creative bug. There was this time, Id be about 8, and I customised a Starsky and Hutch car into a Dukes of Hazzard one by painting the Confederate flag on the top and a 01 on the doors. At that time you couldnt get a Dukes Charger so I was able to swap it for loads of toys, so even then it paid off the be a bit artistic. The first clothing I customised was probably about 1984 when I was riding BMX. I cut stencils of the logo of the brand of BMX I had, GT, and spray-painted the logo onto long-sleeved T-shirts. I couldnt afford the official merchandise so had to get creative with a can of car spray.

One of the first Tamiya kits

Your work is an amalgamation of many styles/elements, could you explain for us how or why the Terratag 'style' has evolved since its inception.
I am a Japan nut. It started as a kid building Tamiya model kits and associating anything Japanese with cool. But it really kicked off in 86 with the release of Sigue Sigue Sputniks Flaunt it, its sleeve emblazoned with fluorescent pink Japanese text and dominated by a giant robot. I was then hooked... Japanese comics, magazines, films and music... The imagination, the style, the imagery, blowing my mind. The way it works now is that I am take Japanese themes and hybridise them and mix them up with European and, in particular, London-based styles. At the moment, it's all about the robots and graffiti.
I do not feel comfortable being seen as belonging to a particular clique, so I kinda like the idea of taking a little bit of this a little bit of that and coming up with new combinations.

Album Sleeve

Robots-lots!!!

Can you tell us about your first visit to Japan?
Pleasantly surreal. Over the years I have watched a lot of anime and in doing so kind of recognised Japan. The over-head electricity lines, the vending machines, walking along Tokyo back streets and even car registration plates. It was only when I thought about it I realised that I had only seen all these things in animation and to see the real thing was some what strange.

Japan

Has your inspiration changed since you first started?
There is so much stuff out there that fires me up it would become a tiresome list if I were to write it all down. Suffice to say, my strongest influence is Japanese culture. However, one thing that has been a constant source of inspiration is my love modernity and popular culture. Terratag graphics reflect this in being big, bold and brash, the colours vibrant and retina-burningly bright.

Japan

Do you still find inspiration at home in the UK?
Damn right. London is my home and the street art scene is very strong. Each day new stickers, new paste-ups, new graff pieces are re-decorating my neighbourhood, giving me the impetus and desire to push forward. There is great significance in the term Tokyo London Grafik Clash which best describes the ethos behind Terratag. I put shit-loads of effort in to, what I consider as, a unique style. Furthermore, as I throw more and more non-Japanese themes into the Terratag mix I believe I am getting closer to my goal.

Cargo Aug 05

Your work has featured in a number of exhibitions and show an interesting fusion of traditional Japanese art and modern graphology - do you plan to move further from graphic design and into the field of 'Fine Art'?
I would not say it is a move away from graphic design more that I am bringing together other methods of working and new media. My favourite word at the moment is HYBRID and I think that perfectly describes where I am going.

Dragon Bar

You've recently had exhibitions in Singapore, London and Melbourne, how does if it feel to have your work exhibited worldwide?
I love it. The way I look at it, whether it is an exhibition, a T-shirt or a posting on fotolog, I love the way you can connect with people. Especially with communication technologies, I really feel that to be a creative now is much freer. Artists, who in the past would have been marginalised, now have a means to communicate with an otherwise marginalised public. The volume and rate of development in the visual arts is phenomenal and I am pleased to be one small part of that.

Sephora, Paris

Yama

Where does your influence in graffiti come from? And have you found other artists have followed your anime/graffiti style since?
The 1982 release of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fives White Lines was for me, like many British kids, an introduction to Hip-Hop. Styles and sub-genres have come and gone but Hip-Hop and the culture that surrounds it remains an undercurrent to my work.
As yet, I have not seen much effort from other artists to develop graffiti along non-English lines. The dominance of the US within Hip-Hop and graffitis spiritual home being New York maintains certain themes and graphic styles within the graffiti genre. Whether or not this will change I cannot say but if in some small way my work inspires others, then cool. With my own work I am less concerned about being considered a graffiti artist more that I create something fresh.

What does it feel like to see someone wearing a garment you have customised?
The artwork is never static... I always get a buzz from seeing something I have designed out and about. Artists use galleries, some paint walls - right now T-shirts are my canvas and the street is my gallery.

Zeta

Last year Terratag released a new series of tees called 'Co-labs', I understand that this series came about through the use of online community fotolog.net?
Towards the end of 2004 I was contacted by Probly who, having seen my postings on Fotolog, asked if I would like to come and paint at a graffiti jam he was organising in an abandoned warehouse. I wasnt sure what to expect and, having not painted for years, was a little apprehensive about being shown up. My piece was pretty shit but I had a great time and things have kinda mushroomed out from there.
After that first Jam, Probly set up the Cable Street Collective and continued to organise further graff hook-ups. At some early events I took along specially manufactured, half-size, silk screens and hand-printed T-shirts live. Sold exclusively at these events the set of 4 designs were titled Co-Lab Series 1. Last August a further 4 designs were printed - a limited number, made available through the Terratag website, sold out in two weeks.

Co Lab Cable Street Collective

What are the future plans for Terratag?
To continue drawing, designing and creating.

Shout outs....
I would like to thank paper, pencils, pens, markers, scalpels, sprays, computers, scanners and the multitude of materials that I have used, without whom my life would be empty.

What is?
Inspiration - Is everywhere.
Art - Is where you find it.
Success - Is within everyone.
Cool - Is subjective.
Japan - Is cool.
London - Is home.
street culture - Is how people meet.
Fabric - Is my canvas.
Fashion - Is my forum.
Design - Is my art.

The thing you wish people knew about you - ?

Gearing up for Japan Expo 7 – 9 July 2006

2006-06-20T17:01:00.000Z

We’ll be heading over to Paris to the Japan Expo 7-9 July for the biggest event in

France

, covering different aspects of Japanese Culture. We have a range of new designs including the Japanese School Girl T shirts. This is the first time that we are designing T shirts for girls. The expected release date for the new designs is 3rd July.

We have taken on a new design approach, the 4 T shirts show a hand drawn outline of the Japanese school girl's uniform in current school trend styles. The rough sketchy hand drawn detail stands them out from any artwork that has previously been designed at Terratag. The youth cult badges have a pinned effect and add to the tongue n cheek element.

Other designs in the range for the 250 series include the Classic , those of you who have been following us for a few years will recognize a few of these design Classics. 4 designs have been taken from our early ranges from 2002-2004, Hunting Club, Big G, Great Wave and Whaam! They take on a new colour palette including green on yellow and a fresh pastel green, moving them forward into Summer 2006.

Kamon includes Selho (Square), Rokkaku (Hexagon) and Maru (Circle) each encompassing the Terratag logo within the motifs. These are simple designs with a strong graphic element that are resonant in traditional motifs. The vibrant use of one colour adds to the emblematic feel that we wanted to create.

Hero pays homage to Terratags influences the series includes Tamiya, Gundam, Bundai and Akira.

All the new designs are packaged in our functional graphic designed T- Bags, all the artwork is related and is unique to the designs in their series. The Japanese School Girl T shirts will come in a specially designed smaller T-Bag.

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Terratag

2005-06-20T06:39:00.000Z

Leon: What do you mean I'm not helping?
Holden: I mean, you're not helping. Why is that Leon? -- They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response. -- Shall we continue? Describe in single words, only the good things that come in to your mind about... your mother.
Leon: My mother?
Holden: Yeah.
Leon: Let me tell you about my mother...