英语文摘:T-Shirt Designer - a Young Entrepreneur to Watch

Micha Weinblatt is considered one of the 10 ‘Generation Next’ entrepreneurs to watch.  The 28-year-old T-shirt designer launched his Crooked Monkey company in 2005.  Our reporter profiles the designer - whose shirts are playful and irreverent - and appeal to a younger generation.

Entrepreneur Micha Weinblatt says he likes to make people laugh, especially through his T-shirts. In 2005, he scraped together enough money to start Crooked Monkey to make and sell T-shirts. 

"And 'Keeping it Fresh’ is just kind of a mentality, making sure you look good, having a good time," said Weinblatt.

His parents provided the corporate headquarters - the basement of the home where he’d grown up in Potomac, Maryland. 

"Welcome to Crooked Money International Headquarters,' he said. "Let me bring you over to the men’s sections.  This is where all the men’s T-shirts are."

Weinblatt combines witty sayings with vintage graphics inspired by designs on T-shirts from earlier decades.      

"This is one of my favorite T-shirts," said Weinblatt. "It’s ‘Keep the Ratio Strong’. It basically means that when you go to a party, you want there to be one sausage, one guy for every two buns, two girls."