Sesame Street - T-shirt proposals

I'm currently hooked on designing T-shirts for Threadless' Sesame Street contest. As usual, more ideas than time to get them on paper. Here's what I've contributed so far (along with the links if you want to support them):

 

COLOR ME SESAME: For over 40 years, Sesame Street has inspired, entertained and taught children all over the world and all of different backgrounds. For many kids, Sesame Street opened up their world to people of different skin colors, beliefs and abilities. Most importantly, everyone on the show was treated with the same level of respect and understanding, even if they happened to live in a garbage can or be a bumbling superhero. I wanted to pay tribute to this diversity and history with a colorful design. See the official entry at http://atrium.threadless.com/sesamestreet/subs/#/submission/color-me-sesame/

POCKET GROUCH: Let your pocket do the talking with this tribute to everyone's favorite grouch. Lucky for you, his friend Slimey came along for the ride. Does not come with actual pocket or actual Oscar. ;). Support at http://atrium.threadless.com/sesamestreet/subs/#/submission/pocket-grouch/

REMEMBERING MR. HOOPER: When considering ideas for this challenge, I searched through my memory banks for some defining moments in the show. But nothing on Sesame Street still resonates with me as much as when, as a youngster in 1983, I learned that Mr. Hooper (and actor Will Lee) passed away. The child in me still gets very upset as I remember it but, viewing the scene as an adult, I am shocked at how expertly the Sesame writers handled that moment. A truly amazing moment in children's television. Support at http://atrium.threadless.com/sesamestreet/subs/#/submission/remembering-mr-hooper-2/

C IS FOR COOKIE: C is for Cookie (and Cookie Monster). That's good enough for me. Support at http://atrium.threadless.com/sesamestreet/subs/#/submission/c-is-for-cookie-2/

Sesame Street Alphabet

Yes, I've done another alphabet. See http://baboondesign.blogspot.com/ for my Pixar Alphabet, Simpsons Alphabet and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Alphabet, with more to come.

This time, I wanted to pay tribute to another Jim Henson creation after the success of my Muppet Alphabet and my continued appreciation of these characters, but Sesame Street spans so many years and so many generations of fans that it was difficult to try to restrict to only one character per letter. After all, how do you choose between Bert and Big Bird? Elmo and Ernie?

So in the theme of education, I opted to expand this alphabet to include upper and lower case letters for more of an epic creation. Even with this, I had to put some popular characters aside, including Hoots the Owl, the Tweedlebugs, SAM the Robot, Sully, Biff, Barkley, Betty Lou and Baby Bear (that's a lot of B's). How many can you name?

Please visit http://baboondesign.blogspot.com/2012/02/sesame-street-alphabet.html for a key.

P is for Pixar (Pixar Alphabet)

Other than the Disney connection, this doesn't have much of a link to the Muppets. But I'm so happy with how it turned out that I thought I would share it here as well.

Presenting, the Pixar Alphabet:

For a key on who is who, visit Mike Baboon Design (http://baboondesign.blogspot.com/2012/01/p-is-for-pixar-pixar-alphabet.html)

Muppet Alphabet Prints

More great news! I had such positive feedback with the Muppet Alphabet shirts on Threadless that the design is now available as a print as well at http://society6.com/mbaboon/Muppet-Alphabet_Print

Muppet Alphabet - In T-shirt form!

Exciting news: My Muppet Alphabet design has been turned into official Disney merchandise!

Decorate your midsection and learn your Muppet Alphabet at http://www.threadless.com/product/3361/Muppet_Alphabet/tab,guys/style,shirt

Muppet Vinylmation Series 5 Proposal - Classic Muppet Movie Moments

With the release of The Muppets just around the corner, I figured it was time for one more set of Muppet Vinylmation art. I tried something a little different this time, focusing on key scenes from the first three Muppet Movies.

Depicted are:

• Rainbow Connection Kermit, Electric Mayhem Bus, Airborne Gonzo and Growth Pill Animal (from 1979's The Muppet Movie)
• Wedding Kermit, Wedding Piggy, Manhattan Melodies Program and Sardi's Kermit (from 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan)
• Motorcycle Piggy, Airfreight Gonzo and Fozzie, Fozzie and Kermit's Dad and Gang in Disguise (from 1981's The Great Muppet Caper)

The Gang in Disguise would be the chaser in this set. The back of the figure would be a mirror image of the front except everyone would have their fake glasses and mustaches removed.

Muppet Cake

Credit for this one must go to my sister-in-law. Even though she finds the Muppets "creepy" (she's never been able to get over the inter-species dating), she did a fabulous job of this birthday cake.