I’ve been experimenting with some type of art ever since I was a little kid.  Around 5 years old I grabbed a pencil and starting drawing anything I saw in my books.  I haven’t put down a pencil ever since.  Fast forward 10 years later and you’d see me practicing oil painting, wood carving, sculpting, photography, and graphic design.  In the past few years I taught myself web design and how to use design/editing programs.  It’s not until now that I’ve decided to share with the public what I’ve learned and designed.

Cris.Howe.Designs was formed in the summer of 08, by two guys who stare aimlessly at band shirts all day and think up ideas for shirts.

We decided to turn that thought into reality, and we made a MySpace profile, and told maybe 10 people about it, and maybe 4 of those people were in bands. Out of just that little telling, we started getting friend requests daily, and messages asking for designs. We’ve designed for quite a few local bands, and we’re looking to only get bigger! We put a lot of time and effort into our designs, to not only satisfy the client, but to satisfy us. We feel like our job isn’t done until it’s liked by many people.

So far all the designs we’ve sold have been pretty big hits on shirts, and every band has been more than pleased with our work. Our designs are reasonably priced, and people have been coming back to us for more than one design so, check us out!

Cris.Howe.Designs will be bringing you our second Halloween t-shirt design that hits next week. It’s called “I Love You To Death” and it will be on the blog this Sunday, and will go on sale Monday, as usual. Don’t miss it.

P.S. That illustration will make so much sense once you see the design these guys, er, broke off for you.

Matthew Skiff is a Designer and Illustrator out of Denver, Colorado.  His work is inspired by his childhood, cartoons, horror moives, skateboarding and Ecto-Cooler!  He’s a pretty big nerd!

You can catchup with Matthew on Ithew.com.

You can also track him down on his MySpace, Flickr and Emptees.

David Medrano - “Artist RX Design” - is a illustrator/graphic designer who sprouted a love for art at a very young age. Inspired by comic books, cartoons, and at an older age fine art, and music the the admiration for art and artists alike only grew stronger. David currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico working on a freelance basis for clothing companies, photographers, fashion models, and small businesses from all around.

Dave’s design for 200nipples.com is “If Immobilized, Incinerate” and you can see it here.

You can catch up with Dave at his MySpace page: Image620 or shoot him an email at image620 [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Craig Watkins, aka Wotto has been illustrating for 10 years and has had a huge range of clients. Craig has painted everything from murals and stage backdrops to custom MUNNY figures. His passion is character design and creating tees that people will wear and be seen in.

You can catch up with Wotto at his Blogspot T-shirt blog, his Big Cartel Shop, or his Flickr Photostream.

His 200nipples-exclusive-extra-kickass-T-shirt, “Insides” goes on sale Monday, August 18th. You can see what “Insides” will look like when we send out the new design notice this Sunday, 24hours before it goes on sale.

Geoff Ponnath is our latest featured designer.

Geoff is from Kansas City, Kansas and spends his days at Voltage Creative as a designer and his evenings with his fiance, Beth, who shares his love of pizza, naps, alpacas, and fine Batman films. He celebrated his 75th birthday last December. Please remember to vote for him in the 2012 presidential election.

Geoff’s premier design for 200 Nipples, Younger Than McCain, will be available for sale on August 1st.

Ben Chlapek is our first featured designer. Ben has a BFA from the University of Missouri and lives in Kansas City’s River Market district, for the moment. His living room is a print studio where he designs and screen prints posters for concerts across The Midwest. His current client list includes Feist, Iron & Wine, The Black Keys, Kimya Dawson, The Mountain Goats, and Andrew Bird. He also works for the Independent Kansas City Record Label Record Machine.

Ben is a freelance illustrator, designer, and printer. You can catch up with him on his personal site at NeverSleeping.com, his MySpace, or his Flickr account. You can also find his hand-screened posters for sale at Etsy.

Ben’s premier design for 200 Nipples, RIAA RIP, will be available sale July 1st.

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