Phil Tessier

Another idiom illustrated -- cartoon design of a diamond, with bright pink typography. A diamond in the rough, generally accepted as being a person who is of good character but lacks manners, education, or style. A rough diamond, but a diamond none the less.

An illustration of a cartoon weight, with the legend: I LIKE MY METAL HEAVY. Shout out to all the metal fans out there, who appreciate a heavy riff and some banging drums. Heavy Metal bands rock my world.

A 12-pointed silver star with a dark silver/gun-metal grey skull on top. All distressed and that. Very metal.

A graphic illustration of a hammer striking a nail into a piece of wood, with the legend "NAILED IT!" underneath. Celebrating your well earned success, because you nailed it.

This design features a silver shield with distressed effect, and the slogan "Mo' XP, Mo' Problems". Every time you level up there's a tougher problem to solve. But keep levelling up, it's important.

A vector illustration of a games console controller, with the phrase "Button Masher" underneath. Applicable to gamers of all skill levels.

Time to simplify. Cut down on the bells and whistles. A graphic illustration of some books, encouraging more reading, more learning, and to not worry about all the other distractions.

Graffiti text and a stylised illustration of a turntable. F-F-F-FRESH. This turntable is for dropping beats; for listening to music; for scratching it up. Get in to the groove with this stylish addition to your world.

Spanners and Spark Plugs -- graphic design icon/logo for anyone that enjoys tinkering/fixing/repairing engines and the like; mechanics, petrol heads and general car enthusiasts.

This design is a cartoon illustration of an outer space scene. Take a breath and relax. Everyone needs a little space now and then, to slow down for a second and gather your thoughts. Everything else can wait for one moment.

Cherlene: "Who the hell drilled my box?" Archer: "So we're just done with phrasing, right, that's not a thing anymore?"

Novigrad, 1272. Winner of the High Stakes tournament and crowned Champion of Gwent. A sports tournament style design, celebrating the card game Gwent, from Witcher.

Company logo for Drek Industries (inventors of Warbots, polluters of planets) from the Ratchet and Clank video games.

Willie: "You're gonna get killed chasing after your damn fortune and glory! Indiana Jones: Maybe. But not today."

Then why’d I have the bowl, Bart? Why did I have the bowl? A question that he’s clearly had on his mind for a long time. Fish bowl illustration with a Simpson’s quote around it.

You know nothing of the crunch. How dare you even speak of the crunch. You've never even been to the crunch.

No Sir, I don't like it. Blind taste tests aside, it's fair enough, Sir, if he doesn't like it. Some fun with 90s cartoon typography, in this colourful design.

The bare necessities of life should, so I’ve been told, come to you. That’s why I’ve put a picture of a bear on a t-shirt. There’s also an arrow underneath him and some words around him. The words are a reference, not a quote.

A 1970s-inspired retro design of a rainbow, with the word 'special' underneath. Colourful rainbow fun for anyone you think is special.

A simple graphic design piece, with pink lettering, of the phrase 'Ding Dong', in reference to the movie quote/catchphrase. Minimal typography with a block drop shadow.

The eight elements of speech. Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. They define correct grammar and sentence construction. A perfect gift for the aspiring author in your life.

Simple typographic design of the phrase 'risk-averse'. For those folks that are a little more cautious in life. Thrill-seekers we may not be, but there's no harm in pacing yourself.

Bright yellow gothic lettering, with a distressed look, spelling the word 'fabulous'. Current mood: Gothic Fabulous. Would suit those that are dark but amazing, moody but magnificent.

A distressed retro, sports-team logo design for Team Sarcasm. For when you need to teach people the ways of the sarcastic comment. Free lessons available in sarcasm.

A set of three logos or icons depicting sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. Minimal flat design, for people that like subtle references to song lyrics.

I have mixed feelings about this… Minimal typography design of the word 'ambivalence'. The design is reversed so you can read it in the mirror. Subtle typography referencing uncertainty.

For some, the number seven has lucky connotations, for others it's the number in between six and eight. Orange and red number seven design, in a team sports style.

An orange and red "number eleven" design, in a sports jersey style. Big, bold numbers like in sports. Team sport shirt number 11.

Passive aggression is everywhere, unfortunately. Call people out on it, but make sure you get it right. A graphic illustration of a pig, and the slogan "Passive aggressive much?".

A cartoon illustration of a flower, inspired by a late 80s hip hop album cover. Bright orange and blue flower design with five petals.

Metal, specifically heavy metal in this case; but by extension, all forms really. Let us celebrate our love for this fantastic genre of music, and all the glorious riffs it has given us. Large block letter design stating "I like my metal heavy".

Self explanatory meta joke. You are indeed here, obviously. T-shirt correct at any given time of observation. Location confirmed, you are here.

Crush, kill, destroy, STRESS! Or, more accurately: evade, FOCUS, stress, hit. Let your fantasy take flight with these interpretations of popular board game tokens.

Cupcake notification. Social media notification icon displaying a cupcake, rather than a heart or a person. I like the idea of being notified about cupcakes.

Crush, kill, destroy, STRESS! Or, more accurately: evade, focus, stress, HIT. Let your fantasy take flight with these interpretations of popular board game tokens.

"Yes! a Team Building exercise!" said no one ever. We've all been there, and most of us have seen this before, but a nice bit of design never did any harm. So here's to all the [ i ]s in [ TEAM ].