Threadless - Retro Disney Themed “Invention of Colour” T-Shirt

When I saw the “Invention of Colour” t-shirt on Threadless.com earlier this week I instantly did a double take. I was like wow, is Threadless doing a collaboration with Disney!?! The characters on this shirt look just like Mickey and co. did when they first debuted in animated shorts back in the ‘20s. I was blown away by the look and feel of the design and wanted to find out more about the shirt’s creator, Ben Hartnett. Ben explained his thought process behind the design by stating: “I'd worked in the old 40's style once as an animator (in the 90's, not the 40's!) and wanted to do it again on tees. The obvious choice to me was simply to have black and white characters inventing colour, and the best way to get the gag across was to use design clichés that everyone would recognize.”

“Invention of Colour” by Ben Hartnett

You can purchase “Invention of Colour” at Threadless.com for $18. The shirt comes in both guys and girls styles, sizes S-2XL.