I/dendi/tee Music Lyric T=shirts Review

There is a new company called i/denti/tee that opened for business in December 2008. They have partnered with EDUN Live, a project to create jobs in Africa, created by Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, Hard Rock Café and iTunes who offer10 free downloads with each purchase!

Through their custom widget, they are also running a debate on site about what the best “I” lyric of all time, which you can imagine has gotten pretty heated. And their engineering some pretty cool data visualizations around the results from the debate. The widget was built it to get people talking about all kinds of music together.

At this time, there are 9 i/denti/tee t-shirts in production, however they are working on adding lots more. People can go to their website and add their favorite song lyrics that begin with “i”

After that, you can vote on which “i” lyrics make it to the next batch of i/denti/tee t-shirts that will go into production. My personal favorite already for sale looks like this - istillhaventfoundwhatimlookingfor - kinda makes you look at lyrics differently in a cool kinda way, doesn’t it? All copyright issues become resolved through hard work to make sure all of our printed lyrics have been legally cleared by the publisher and that the shirts are sourced locally from Africa.
Users can pick from a pre-cleared set of lyrics (U2, Jay-Z, Coldplay, to name a few) or they can enter the music debate themselves by submitting their favorite lyric, garnering support for it, and getting it cleared to print and wear.

These efforts have created a new, responsible and ethical line of t-shirts that allow music lovers to express their passion for music by wearing their favorite lyrics on their chest. Inspired by a love for music and the lyrics of their favorite songs, i/denti/tee gives other people the opportunity to express themselves.

i/denti/tee has an opportunity to grow into something big. It’s not only a fun project but also provides opportunity, which helps to heal our world. Imagine the t-shirt you would like to design. What song lyric means the most to you? What is the meaning and how does it relate to your life? I have hundreds of song “I” lyrics posted on my blog and feel free to add yours too.