desgin by Charity Ryan

Today’s Shirt.Woot shows us that even cephalopods have off days. I sure hope this guy doesn’t have a meeting today, because I hear Corporate is looking for any excuse to lay people off.

This shirt (Kelly Green in a variety of Mens, Womens, and Kids sizes) is $10, today only, while supplies last. As far as I can tell, most Woot designs are re-offered later for about $15, but jump on it now if you want to the cheap price. Buy it NOW (Wed., March 16) from Shirt.Woot!

design by Ross Zietz

Hey look, it’s another shirt from Threadless! Clearly inspired by The Pirates of the Caribbean movies, “Kraken Snackin’” depicts the fate that befalls so many unfortunate sailing vessels. There’s a lot to like about this design; the blood-red tentacles, the massive disc of the full moon, the snapping rigging lines, the tiny airborne sailor…but I think my favorite detail is the lone parrot winging its way to freedom.

Guys and Girls Tees (Asphalt Regular Fit) still available in all sizes for $20. Buy it now from Threadless!

design by Joe Carr

If you have to go, go out in a blaze of glory. And by “blaze of glory” I of course mean “a fight with a space squid, using some kind of laser staff, while standing on the outer hull of your rocket ship which is careening at full speed into fiery oblivion.”

This is a new reprint of an old design that has been out of stock for ages. As of this writing, it costs $20 and is available in all Guys and Girls sizes. Buy it now from Threadless!

design by APSketches

What devilry is this? A T-shirt post on a day other than Tuesday?? Well, given the current trend of T-shirt sites that offer their designs for one day only, one has to learn to be flexible.

Of course, once again, I am a little late to the punch here, but this shirt is still available (only $10!) for a few hours more. It’s an octopus next to a pirate skull! What’s not to love? Buy it while you can from Ript Apparel.

I also have to give a shout out to Natalie for tipping me off about this one!

I see your Octopus with a Moustache, and I raise you Bearded Squid Attack!

This shirt, which obviously depicts some kind of primordial squid god (maybe Cthulhu’s dad?), is the work of graphic designer Lloyd Eugene Winter IV. It is available for actual purchase at Tender Loving Empire. It is printed with non-toxic, water-based ink in Silver, on Heathered Charcoal American Apparel track shirt (”the coziest shirt around”). Both Guys and Gals shirts will run you a cool $24.

(Via Matt’s Marine Music Medley, via Beard Revue)

design by Fran Court

This dapper fellow is only available for three more hours! So, if you want a shirt featuring a moustachioed and bemonocled cephalopod for only $10—AND WHO DOESN’T?!?—you need to act fast! This is the first shirt from Ript Apparel that I’ve featured, and I don’t know much about them. They appear to use the TeeFury model—a new shirt every day, available for just that day.

Buy it NOW from Ript!

Eventually, I’ll get back to posting things other than t-shirts…

design by Alex Solis

Hey there! It’s the first post of 2011, and what better way is there to kick off a new year than with a new Threadless shirt? Here we have a grizzled and scarred mariner somberly reflecting on the Kraken that destroyed his ship…that or it’s not tobacco in that pipe!

$20 Black Regular Fit Guys Tee, still available in all sizes at this time. Buy it now from Threadless!

Also, while I’m here, I thought I should mention that the last Threadless shirt I featured–“Quick! Disguise!”–is currently on sale for a mere $10!

Cephalopod

Everyone’s favorite multi-legged, ink-squirting sea mollusks adorn this awesome cephalopod graphic tee! This shirt features a vintage 19th illustration by Ernst Haeckel. Wrap your arms around it before it’s too late!

You’ll gain amazing fashion insight and become an instant conversation starter when you slip into this comfortable and original t-shirt.

White American Apparel Mens tee – $18.00 from nonfictiontees

nonficitontees’ Science T shirt shop stocks unique handmade map tees along with Cool Graphic Art shirts inspired by Public Domain Imagery. USE COUPON CODE: gift25 for 25% off!

Mathematics of the Octo-Pi

Sleepless with daydreams of diametric circular circumferences, our octopus continues to equate.

This is silk-screened by hand using white ink onto an Asphalt Grey American Apparel 100% cotton men’s fine jersey tee, soft and comfy. Note: Binary Winter shirts have 2 armholes and are not appropriate for use by octopi or other cephalopods.

$24.00 from binarywinter. Find out more at their Etsy shop.

Steam Octopus

Long sleeve American Apparel Tee. Available in Asphalt (pictured), Raspberry, and Grass.

$16.00 from rainbowstylz.

Squid Attack

Our Squid Attack Tee featuring a squid attacking the Brooklyn Bridge is printed by hand on a high quality, sweatshop-free super soft vintage inspired American Apparel 50/25/25 tee.

$25.00 from TeeShirtGnome.

If this one is already sold, visit the Gnome Enterprises Etsy shop for more instances of this design (and lots of other cool shirts).

This squid want to be your friend! Who are you to refuse?!

$18.25 on American Apparel Standard and Classic Girl in Asphalt. Buy it from TopataCo!

I don’t know why Vampyroteuthis infernalis doesn’t make it onto more t-shirts. They’re such cool looking creatures! In fact, now that I think about it, this is the first Vampire Squid shirt I’ve ever seen. This would have been a great post for the week leading up to Halloween. Too bad I went AWOL from the blog for so long…

Anyway, here’s what the RadCakes site says about this design:

Lurking deep in the abyss, far below the outreach of man, the Vampire Squid patiently wait for the chance to surface and take over the mortal world…….

In reality, rather than spending time plotting world dominance, the Vampire Squid spend their nights zooming about, confusing enemies with their bioluminescent organs. They can also be found floating outstretched like umbrellas.

Vampire Squid is a lemon yellow, lime green, and black design silkscreened by hand on Sea Foam American Apparel unisex shirts. The design is also available on girls shirts, thermals, and hoodies. American Apparel shirts tend to run small, and may shrink slightly when washed the first time.

It took me a second, but I eventually noticed their little fangs, which is totally biologically inaccurate on multiple-counts…but so cute!

The “Vampire Squid” guys shirt is $20 (click here to buy it), and the design is also available on girls tees, hoodies, and long-sleeve thermal tees.

I recently discovered RadCakes (www.radcakes.com), and they have a ton of cool cephalopod shirts, as well as sharks, manta rays, jellyfish, angler fish, and something called a “space narwhal.” This will definitely not be the last time one of their designs gets featured on T-shirt Tuesday.