ISIS Unlimited

3D Luna Release

2009-09-13T00:17:00.003-04:00

You better don your 3D glasses! ISIS just released a brand new design featuring our closest celestial neighbor, the moon. Sure to thrill any fashionista or astral nerd, this ones a keeper!

Great Forest REDUX

2009-08-26T21:41:00.001-04:00

We 'recycled' the design of our Shinrin shirt to give you a greener solution to your Kanji needs...

Ahimsa in Space Shirt Released!

2009-08-19T15:58:00.002-04:00

Ahimsa in Jainism literally means "non-violence" and the hand enhances that message. Hopefully we can get this message out to everyone, even to outer space!

Spacial Oddity Shirt Release

2009-08-18T22:02:00.003-04:00

Its either a ballad of spacial white widows dancing on the edge of the universe or just some spirals but however you look at this shirt its out of this world!

2009-08-17T14:41:00.002-04:00

So we decided on creating an eye-catching mind blowing business card to hand out to people who are interested in our endeavors, keep your eyes open around town to see these up everywhere!

ISIS Limited Edition Chucks

2009-08-14T13:02:00.003-04:00

So we found a nice pair of Chucks and decided to Isify them! So far theres only one pair in existance, give us the word, and thy will be done.

Back To The Drawingboard

2009-08-13T23:25:00.003-04:00

So ISIS just got an order in for one of our earlier designs, the ISIS Taj but realized that a stencil was not used so one had to be created out of thin air! Using an image of the original design, a de facto stencil was quickly fabricated back at ISIS HQ! Look forward to a new and updated version of this design on the upcoming ISIS Taj Redux, coming soon!

NEW VOLCANIC SHIRT OUT!!!

2009-08-12T11:07:00.001-04:00

This one of a kind bleach-dyed shirt emulates the beautiful fury of a volcanic eruption! Every shirt comes out amazing, but no two shirts come out the same, individualism rules! Now on sale for just 15 bucks, clams, whatever you wanna call it.

NEW BLEACH-DYED RAINFOREST SHIRT!

2009-08-07T20:32:00.002-04:00

I've been asked recently to do something new with bleach-dying so I thought up this cool rainforest inspired design. On the front is a grove of tropic arboreals, and on the back are the Japanese characters, Shinrin meaning 'Great Forest'. Show off this eco-design wherever you go, it makes a statement!

Avicenna-Pioneer of the Renaissance

2009-08-04T12:18:00.003-04:00

The Renaissance was a time in European history when art, science, and technological advances culminated in a movement larger than any seen before. Until this point, literature and higher learning were limited by one’s economical standing in society and only a selected few (clergy, nobles) could read and write. The changes in society precipitated by the Renaissance gradually made education open to more than just the elite, which led to a rapid advancement in new inventions, schools of thought, and an appreciation of the past. Although the Renaissance took place in Western Europe, it was initiated and influenced by influences outside of that area. Trade to Europe from Asia and the Middle East brought in new ideas and inventions, like gunpowder from China and medicine from the Muslim world.
The Renaissance that most people are aware of was actually the second of two, the first occurring in the twelfth century and the second taking place in the fifteenth century. The latter, the Italian Renaissance was focused on relearning from classical Greek and Latin literature and progressing those ideas to make something new. The earlier Renaissance also focused on relearning lost knowledge from the classical era, but was based in the Hanseatic League cities of northern Europe. These cities became rich by trading with the Muslim world and other cities in Europe. In addition to becoming monetarily rich by trading with cultures outside of Europe, the merchants also picked up much valuable knowledge.
Knowledge and literature from the classical Greek and Roman cultures had been mostly lost to the Europeans for centuries if not a millennia by the time they rediscovered Arabic translations through trading. While the Europeans had lost most of their predecessors knowledge through the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages, the Arabs and Persians had not only retained copies of works by such classical writers like Aristotle, they improved upon them.
This knowledge of the past gave the Muslims a significant advantage in science and medicine over their Christian counterparts for many centuries. Peaceful contact with the Muslims after the Crusades gave the Europeans the chance to translate and study Classical and Islamic literature. This influx in “new” knowledge led to the boom of thinking known in Europe as the Renaissance.
Although it would be another two hundred and fifty years until a multi-specialized savant like Leonardo da Vinci would come around, the Christian scholars of the first Renaissance were actually learning from text books written by exactly such a man. Four hundred years before the time of da Vinci lived Avicenna, a Persian physician and philosopher whose talents were far wider than just those two fields. Avicenna combined the knowledge of past Greek and Latin discoveries in medicine, science, and philosophy with independent Arab and Persian studies in those fields, and wrote over 450 treatises on them. Discoveries credited to him are many, including the contagious nature of diseases, the importance of dietetics, evidence based medicine, the invention of steam distillation, and the law of superposition in geology.
Avicenna is an under-rated figure whose importance to both Renaissance movements is unparalleled. Not only did he revolutionize the way people think, Avicenna actually created new fields of science, and is considered the father of geology and momentum in physics. His importance to the turn of events that led to the European Renaissance is highlighted by the fact that Europeans were still using translations of his textbooks up to six hundred years after he wrote them. In a way Avicenna and his contemporaries can be considered to have been a part of their own Renaissance, albeit earlier than the European one.

Deep Blue Exhibit Review

2009-08-03T12:37:00.004-04:00

I visited the Deep Blue exhibit at the Bold Hype Gallery in Winter Park on a Sunday evening and did not know what to expect. This was my first evening visit to an art show and I was excited to see what Doug Rhodehamel had put together in this well hidden art gallery in Winter Park. The outside of the gallery was non-descript, and the windows had been papered over as to hide any of the secrets that lie inside. As soon as I had walked inside the door and through the black sheet covering the doorway, I was overwhelmed with the sudden darkness that had fallen over me. The gallery itself was illuminated by black lights and once my eyes got used to the unusual lighting I realized how colorful everything inside was. It was as if I were suddenly transported to the depths of the ocean, where sunlight was replaced by herds of bioluminescent creatures.

From the ceiling many blue bodied, neon green eyed fish hung, and the walls were covered in marine-related art pieces like elaborately decorated oars and custom-painted glass candle holders that you might see in old pirate movies. The fish were of many different sizes and shapes, but all had the same coloring to them and all had exaggerated teeth and jaws that reminded me of the underwater BBC series, Blue Planet.
As I examined the fish further, I realized that Doug Rhodehamel had in fact created a complete ecosystem that hung from the rafters. Mingled among the fish were many small specks of orange that upon closer examination turned out to be individual pieces of plankton. Other interesting pieces of art included a central light fixture that resembled some type of strange coral. Red bubbly spheres of glass surrounded a greenish black-light that was connected to a system of blue LEDs that moved vertically as if it were part of a tidal system. The entire gallery’s ceiling was enhanced by an awesome laser show that simulated neon blue waves.
The gallery had a decent turnout when I attended, and I was lucky enough to be able to talk to Doug Rhodehamel, the main artist responsible for the amazing show. According to him, all the fish were created out of recycled cardboard with a neon paintjob. I was amazed at how such an exquisite display could be created out of recyclables.
I enjoyed the gallery very much, and recommend it to anyone with any amount of interest in art, especially since it is free show open to the public. Visitors will be welcomed into an alien world only seen by scientists in research submersibles, or through the eyes of Doug Rhodehamel. This exhibit stimulates all senses, and leaves the visitor yearning for more.

ISIS Finally has a Blog!!

2009-07-29T09:22:00.003-04:00

ISIS was started by Takuma back in 2005 under the name Eiffel. Back then all their shirts were black and white and gothicly drab.... but then in 2008 some crazy dreams and good music inspired the creation of ISIS, a one of a kind handmade T-Shirt company. Enlightened by the pyramids of Chichen Itza and Giza and other lost worlds, ISIS brings a fresh yet mystical style to the T-shirt scene. All ISIS designs can be customized to match and fit any of your styles and outlooks. Since all ISIS designs are handmade from scratch, no two shirts are the same! ISIS strives to combine the clarity of silkscreening with the power of handmade designs and is always evolving, so keep an eye out for some mind-numbing new shirts!