A parody of the "Andre The Giant has a Posse" OBEY posters created by Frank Shepard Fairey. (Wikipedia entry)
Used Illustrators Live Trace to get a monochromatic vector of of the scan I used, which required a lot of cleaning up, since the live trace is a joke, and hardly ever works the way you want it. Rest was done in Photoshop.
~EDIT~
Thank you everyone for your comments and favorites, making this my first top rated wallpaper here on AP (Feb. 12th 2007), Quite an honor, and I thank you again!



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6 years, 3 months ago
Ever so subtley creepy. I fear what punishment the disobidient will recieve.
6 years, 3 months ago
This should be printed onto a shirt or sweatshirt.
6 years, 3 months ago
Oops on that last comment. For some reason it didn't work right. Who knows what the issue was. So, to quote what it was supposed to say:
"While not appropriate to be used as a wallpaper on my compuer, this wall really captured my attention. Having seen the series, the significance of the text you chose to use was perfect. I absolutely love the overall feel. I agree with sjade1, this image really should be printed out on a sweatshirt or something of the sort. Perhaps a tote bag. No matter, i just loved this piece. Simple yet creative. Unique among other Haruhi wallpapers on this site. Keep it up!
6 years, 3 months ago
LOL. This would be the PERFECT t-shirt design..! Hahaha... I love this! Subtley creepy someone said? oh yes! :D
6 years, 3 months ago
Very simple and the message is very clear!
It is a nice simplistic wall and it really would be excellent for a t-shirt design! You should work on something like that! Nice work.
6 years, 3 months ago
I literally laughed out loud at the sight of this wall. I accidentally clicked on the AP bookmark and and quickly clicked another bookmark, but when i caught a glimpse of this wall I backtracked so I could check it out. Thank you for the awesomeness.
6 years, 3 months ago
Awesome!
Hahah!
The idea totally makes sense, seeing as Haruhi is some sort of "God".
Totally a FAV..
6 years, 3 months ago
Yes, Haruhi. Whatever you say, Haruhi. Heh... While it's a simple wallpaper, I absolutely love the concept behind it. Good job.
6 years, 3 months ago
A simple but funney wallpaper. "Obey" is the best way to do when Haruhi Suzumiya gives her order. If you don't listen, she will change the world... ^_^ Just using black and white, this picture exactly tells what Haruhi wants. I like this. Thank you for sharing your work.
6 years, 3 months ago
Simple and hilarious. I like it. <3
6 years, 3 months ago
Yes! haha, this is awesome. AP has given me the idea!! I'm making a t-shirt out of this one! And, I'm also Faving it.
6 years, 3 months ago
This wallpaper is adorable! Even though it is so simple, it is fun to look at! I just kinda wish the little indention on the left side of her mouth was straighter. . . but that is just me being picky. lol And as everyone else has said, this design would look awesome on a t-shirt or tote bag type thing. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
6 years, 3 months ago
6 years, 3 months ago
great wallpaper! OBEY is a pretty cool brand. nice.
6 years, 3 months ago
Alright, you submitted it! I love it! It's so awesome! You did a great job ^__^
6 years, 3 months ago
very nice wall i like it that its all in black and white! nice job!(^.^)
6 years, 3 months ago
in before Moar Haruhi spammage. I don't like it dude, black and white does not justice to a close up vector.
6 years, 3 months ago
I was gonna say that having Haruhi smile kinda ruined the whole wall being that it is inspired by the Obey posters/brand. Now that I think of it though the smile actual makes this wall a little more creeepy and still pretty goood. Very creative idea.
6 years, 3 months ago
Original and funny. I also agree with comment above, this should be printed on a t-shirt ^_^
6 years, 3 months ago
Superb execution! Kudos!
6 years, 3 months ago
This wallpaper it's look very simple But it's good. ^_^b fav+
6 years, 3 months ago
Interesting, was a first thought i had about this. Nice clean and simple wall
6 years, 3 months ago
even if its a very pure/simplistic wallpaper, it looks interesting. little haruhi looks you right in the eyes, the text "obey" fits wonderful into the hole image! good idea and nice wallie...
6 years, 3 months ago
LOL. Simple, yet funny. Great work.
6 years, 3 months ago
i have to agree this close up has to be vectored theres no feeling to it still not bad
anyway no offence its just what i would of done
6 years, 3 months ago
Creative artwork guys! I really like the word "OBEY", even though it's simple but when it's with Haruhi it looks powerful. Yup, I like this WP ^0^.
6 years, 3 months ago
Yeah, very nice picture. Haruhi, I obey you with pleasure ! My only problem with this one is, that a black and white picture isnt a good choice for a wallpaper. It just dont look good on the desktop. Except for that, no complains.
A few people mentioned already, that this would make a very nice T-Shirt, its true. I seriosly think about, printing this on a plain white T-Shirt. It would look gourgeous.
6 years, 3 months ago
I will obey " i luv it" lol
6 years, 3 months ago
I love the idea you had for this wall. Just one little gripe though. Because everything is in black and white, her hair covers up the side of her face, so it looks like her ears are kind of... disembodied floating ombjects.
6 years, 3 months ago
I was so shocked to see this one. lol dude. I would so put this one all over the campus.
6 years, 3 months ago
Nice wallie! It's a very creative idea. The "OBEY" is perfect for it. The wallie is simple, but the message is powerful, so powerful that it makes me want to obey Haruhi. XD Good job! =D
+fav. +down.
6 years, 3 months ago
I'm not sure what's keeping me staring on this wall.. but something sure does. :P
Heh, what do you mean Live Trace not working the way you want it? :| Dunno, but I never had any probs with Live Trace :P
I love your choice of font right there, btw :D, perfect for the word which is so direct to the point.
Great wall.
6 years, 3 months ago
ha ha ! it so cool love it *add favs*
6 years, 3 months ago
great parody of the "Andre The Giant has a Posse" OBEY posters created by Frank Shepard Fairey.
6 years, 3 months ago
i agree on the comment about having this one on a shirt ^^, and just by looking at it you know that Haruhi is a dominant girl =p
6 years, 3 months ago
For some reason my previous comment wasn't posted so here i am making a new one. Anyhow i agree with the previous comment about having this one on a T-shirt, and it really tells you just by looking at it, that Haruhi is a dominant girl. I tried to use it as a desktop wallpaper but it's to bright for my taste ^^, very nice anyhow
6 years, 3 months ago
Very cool parody! I really dig the minimalism of this particular piece. Even though it is very simple, the vector lines are very smooth and the eyes are done rather well granted the whole image is in black and white.
Congrats on your first highlight, you deserve it! Thanks for the wallpaper, it is very deserving of a favorite!
6 years, 3 months ago
This is simple, but it is way cute
6 years, 3 months ago
I don't see everyone's obsession with Haruhi but I knew everyone would eat this wallpaper up and beg for more. Good Idea.
6 years, 3 months ago
nice wall, I love the design. looks great on b & w. it´s just excellent ^^
6 years, 3 months ago
The simplicity of this wallapaper (well it isnt really a wallpaper) is reallyt fantastic. The black and white really match it and also make the face and hair of the character stand out! Looks great! ^_^
6 years, 3 months ago
The fact that's so dark and just black and white is a minus as a wallpaper, but i love the picture, the idea and the text!
6 years, 3 months ago
LOL I have some of the actual OBEY posters there so great and I like this a lot but theres a bump in her cheek maybe its supposed to be there I dunno but I like it none the less.
6 years, 3 months ago
It´s strange.
but the idea was 100% Original and Cool
6 years, 3 months ago
Nice wall, and her smile is definitely devilish in its own way.
6 years, 3 months ago
haha hilarious awesone and basic its so perfect fav+ just like that keep the hilarious awesome work up
6 years, 3 months ago
In my experience, borders are iffy on wallpapers. They tend to make icon labels harder to read and they look odd when they're positioned too close to the Start/Apple menus. I think this would be more usable as an actual wallpaper if you moved the borders in some to leave more of a safe area for items on the desktop.
Otherwise, I think you achieved what you were going for with the throwback political art style.
6 years, 3 months ago
Excellent. +fav
6 years, 3 months ago
OMG!!! this is the funniest and best wallpaper i have ever seen~!! jsut the idea of useing the obey sticker and the main theme and!!! also i irony that haruhi controls "her" world!!! BEST EVER!!!
6 years, 3 months ago
I absolutely love it. It's so simple but at the same time so stylistic.
6 years, 3 months ago
haha..this one funny, i love your style.. good job on the black and white design and spacing . nice try ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6 years, 3 months ago
nice wallpaper. and good work on the vectoring. yeah i agree with others that this would look great in a T-shirt. or a flag lmao.......
6 years, 3 months ago
Pheh... Too easy :-/ Just4fun
6 years, 3 months ago
...I love to have a t-shirt with it,printed^o^....
...it's awesome....cool!!!!...
...keep it up!!!....
6 years, 3 months ago
simply amazing!so great.i love it. fav^^
6 years, 3 months ago
The wallpaper idea impressed me a lot. I kept on wondering why people never made a scene like that. So thank you. But hey i m writing all this after downloading the wallpaper. So I simply loved it...
6 years, 3 months ago
omgs i love it!
6 years, 3 months ago
I think the funniest part to this wallpaper is the fact that she smiles when she's ordering people around. Its like 'you're going to do what I say' ::smile::...game over...
6 years, 3 months ago
Who doesn't love Haruhi XD And the obey word brings back memories. Simple, clean and mind blowing. =D Something that might be special only to the anime.
6 years, 3 months ago
I just love Haruhi and i promise i will obey you!! JK but i love the wallpaper and i think it is cool and the black and white makes the vibe of the wall very good.
6 years, 3 months ago
Black and White Posture revealed a good nature of a sign. The contrast make the smile looks more brighter. A very nice wallpaper.
6 years, 3 months ago
great idea and execution without mistakes. you get a fav for the idea :)
6 years, 3 months ago
Simple yet nice! :) Good job.
6 years, 3 months ago
Very simple yet very effective. I like how the text is a forceful word yet Haruhi showcases a smile, even if said smile really brings out her dominant side (as if to say obey her or pay the ultimate price). With that said one can almost get a creepy feeling about how much power Haruhi holds within her ^__^;
In any case this would be a fantastic image to place on a poster/travel bag/or anything of that nature but above all that wonderful job on this very unique Haruhi-centric wall. Instant fav ^^
6 years, 3 months ago
I like this wall. its so black and white and the point comes out clear.
6 years, 3 months ago
Great wallpaper and a great anime/manga. Those that comented earlier are right it belongs on a T-shirt or something.
6 years, 3 months ago
There it goes. A +fav to show my endless appreciation for this WP. Keep it up!
6 years, 3 months ago
i like the text
6 years, 3 months ago
As the above posters commented, great T-shirt material! You should set up a cafepress shop for this! Also, thanks for the 1600x1200!
6 years, 2 months ago
Haha, this wallpaper is funny. Not much work was done, but it goes together pretty okay.
6 years, 2 months ago
oh man this wall papere is full of moza i cant belive it its so cool but yeah i love it mow mow haaa funneu isnt it i rigth all this and nobody read it. It is becouse the spilling or the grammer stink but who cares as long i take AP that all to it.
6 years, 2 months ago
LOL this made me laugh. Nice.
6 years, 2 months ago
I did what I said I'd do. And this was the outcome. xD
6 years, 1 month ago
God, this is awesome. Totally second the requests for T-shirts. Captures the true essence of Haruhi.
6 years, 1 month ago
You must obey.
6 years, 1 month ago
Simple. Hilarious. Gets a point across. I love it! It should be a t-shirt design. Viva Haruhism! Good job! ^^
6 years, 1 month ago
a little straining to my eyes, maybe thats just me, but i think its clever, and a job well done. i love it. i wonder when this anime became popular not too long ago there werent more than a dozen haruhi walls. anyway. great!
6 years, 1 month ago
When I saw your wall, I thought it was very funny and clever because it fits Haruhi's character, and everybody who's commenting your wall should be on a t-shirt, I agree.
6 years, 1 month ago
what can i say.. i love this wall it's going straight into favorites.
6 years, 1 month ago
How can someone so cute be so scary?! ^_-
Very nice!
6 years, 3 weeks ago
I agree with the t-shirt bit. Please make this into a t-shirt!
6 years, 3 weeks ago
Best. Wall. Ever.
Absolutely frikkin' brilliant. Love it. ;)
6 years, 2 weeks ago
Hmm...I thought of the Sprite commercial where I spotted this wall but realize the style was actually someone's art. Pretty cool wall.
6 years, 4 days ago
simple and aweesome great job
5 years, 11 months ago
Straight to the point! That's what Haruhi is all about!OBEY! GreatWork!
5 years, 10 months ago
5 years, 10 months ago
http://static.animepaper.net/images/emo/wooi2.gif|(n_n)| emoticon love this one
5 years, 10 months ago
very original, add to faves, and i do believe you can make money if you print this on T-shirts and sell it at an anime expo
5 years, 10 months ago
Yeee... O.B.E.Y It's a Word of Absolute Power. This Wallpaper is Simple and Powerful. Thanks for Your Good Work.
5 years, 10 months ago
A presentation - Obey: Swiss Army Knife on the streets, on street corners, on streetlights and lampposts, on posters, banners, and pamphlets, on threathening letters, on every T-shirt--- Hell! Obey!
5 years, 10 months ago
I FREAKIN LOVE THSI!!!!!!!!!! Great! This totally captures the spirit of Haruhi. I just want to put this on a sign and walk around town!!! XD lol
5 years, 10 months ago
parody from original obeyhttp://www.rascunho.net/img/obey1.jpg
5 years, 9 months ago
very simple and i can imagine her actually making shirts like this and passing them out lol
5 years, 9 months ago
The word is small just obey but the meaning is large like "be my pet" :P thats what haruhi did to everyone.
5 years, 9 months ago
this is so funny! the look on her face just makes it even better! :)
5 years, 8 months ago
haha.. looks cool on this one... i really really like it... thank you thank you
5 years, 8 months ago
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9463/7cnc3cv3.jpg
Wouldn't that be so awesome? I know I'd buy it. In fact, I'm extremely tempted to steal it and make my own custom T-shirt. ^^
5 years, 8 months ago
I cannot express that this is so Haruhi
5 years, 8 months ago
"Obey" seems like an appropriate phrase for a wallpaper at my work computer... X3
5 years, 8 months ago
Man this one is good, its so funny and also well done. Fits Haruhi too, forces everyone in the SOS Brigade to follow her.
5 years, 7 months ago
Haha, love it. Great design and a nice B&W paper. Good work.
5 years, 5 months ago
Ooooh, I simply LOVE this! Really, really, really LOVE it! :))) So simple and neat and straightforward... and powerful! Terrific execution, indeed. It's at the same time funny, weirdly cute (for she looks super enthusiastic) and quite creepy… and I agree with those who said the smile actually makes it extra creepier. ;)
And, yes, this should definitely be printed on t-shirts/tote bag/posters/mugs… I for one would love to see this framed above my desk. (the way it is right now, it actually looks like a framed print. Looks spiffy.) Would be great to discipline me into doing my homework!
4 years, 9 months ago
love the simplicity of this picture. plus the whole OBEY reminds me so much of my wife i laugh ever time i see this. good job.
4 years, 9 months ago
Simple haruhi smile
Black and white, I love it.
4 years, 8 months ago
i think everyone is thinking to had about this. both items are iconic and instead of andre you get haruhi its an excellent idea
4 years, 5 months ago
the paper is pretty good~ it is full of Harihi's style~ just like the logo of SOS~
4 years, 3 months ago
You don't mind if I add a subtitle:
"Or Imma Gonna Eat You"
?
4 years, 2 weeks ago
AHAh! i like this.
3 years, 11 months ago
Haha, I love the idea xDD
3 years, 11 months ago
funny and simple
3 years, 10 months ago
I love it! It is a play on the OBEY iconic image :D
3 years, 8 months ago
Hahaha, wow. Simple. but hilarious. I would like to see some color in this, though.
3 years, 1 week ago
Mmm nice and simple, I like :)
2 years, 11 months ago
Wow vector Haruhi...I will obey. This could be a great icon too! As a wallpaper I wont use it, it ist just too dark for a smiling Haruhi who tells you to obey. Or maybe it seems just too simple for an wallpaper to me, which doesen't mean I think it was easy to do, but I prefer a little bit more colors on my desktop. Your picture would look great if it is printed on a coffe mug or something like that.
2 years, 9 months ago
Spooky, but oh so effective.
1 year, 7 months ago
AWESOME!!!! very very very nice job you did ;D
1 year, 4 months ago
Love the concept .... Perfect for a t-shirt :D
1 year, 3 months ago
Who doesnt love haruhi? this is great lol.
9 months, 1 week ago
OBEY xD laughing irl xD
9 months, 1 week ago
simple but perfect as it is. I will obey anything she says.