Da Groj

So, I've been bouncing the idea around in my head for a while and figured I'd just put it out here for everyone to comment on. I've been meaning to design a generic FAST t-shirt, but just haven't gotten around to it.

Since I haven't started, what would y'all like to see in a FAST shirt? Front and back design or front only? Would you pay extra to have it personalized? If you personalized it, would you want your name, car number, or image of your car?

I've designed one I for myself, and I'm hoping it's done for the event to show what's possible. I did it for fun and as a test for my printer for a new shirt AND printing technique that they wanted to try out. Hopefully it turns out cause I think it'll look pretty cool (for me anyway). It allows for bleed off the shirt and really opens up the possibility for design.

So give me some feedback and feel free to post images of shirt styles you like, no matter what's on them.

I've always wanted to come up with my own version of Angry Cone Man from http://enthusiastapparel.com
[img]http://enthusiastapparel.com/images/enth-cone.jpg[/img]

I'm a fan of "event shirts". For a couple reasons. Mainly logistics. If you do "generic club shirts", then somebody's got to lug them around until they're all sold, it's just a hassle. If you do customized shirts... then you have to keep up with what everybody wants, deal with mistakes, etc... it's a hassle, too.

Doing special event shirts (or maybe just a single order for the generic shirts once per year?) is a little easier. You do a design, you either take orders, or just order a supply of them that you expect will sell out in a single event or two, and you're done.

Somebody asked if we could do shirts for the school. Did I remember to tell you that? I thought it was a cool idea. Just a "FAST Trained" sort of theme. Run with that if you want. Lemme know, I have to send students a survey, so can get their sizes.

Actually, it's not much different. I'd take an initial order of 10 or more of the generic design. Then if someone ordered an individual shirt down the road, my printer could mail it directly to them....as they are ordered. I'd still have to confirm the best way to do this with the printer, as I'm waiting to see what kind of demand we might have. But, I know they do individual shirts so it shouldn't be hard to setup. We might not even need the preorder.

I really don't mind doing personalized shirts. The shirt would still have an overall theme, and then you'd just get to personalize a part of it. Which is why I asked what our members would like personalized as that would determine how to make the shirt template. That way it keeps it in the family per say and I don't have to reinvent the wheel for each shirt. That would be pricey and unrealistic.

Heck, I can do a full out one-off shirt too, but it'd probably give someone a heart attack when I say how much it'd cost to do the artwork. LOL

Rock on!

What about school shirts? Wanna make a go of it?

Loren wrote:Rock on!

What about school shirts? Wanna make a go of it?

Sorry, looked right over it. Sure I can do that.

Just thinking about a couple ideas....

First, the "Cone With Arms" (which I think looks cool) would look cooler if it had muscles, kinda like a Mighty Mouse thing but with no cape.

Second, have personalized t-shirts for the instructors at the school would be nice. Have the first name on the front and a larger name on the back, that way the students and course workers would know who they are talking to or yelling at.

We weren't early enough with the school shirts idea to include them in the budget, so they'll have to be sold to anybody who wants them, whether students, instructors or workers.

Aside from that, I do like the notion of identifying who people are. (I usually do nametags for the school... but they invariably never stay stuck and end up being mostly useless, I think)

I would be willing to purchase an instructor shirt.

Muddy needs an " I promise to show up at more events" shirt.

I was drawing up some stuff but forgot about it for a while..

<<---- One of the ideas for the School I had going.

Cute idea. Took me a second to get it just because the helme is a little too stylized to be recognizable as a helmet.

We've decided not to do shirts for the school this year, though. Not enough interest and not enough time.

Loren wrote:
Aside from that, I do like the notion of identifying who people are. (I usually do nametags for the school... but they invariably never stay stuck and end up being mostly useless, I think)

Those name tags last about 10 minutes. Once you start jumping in and out of cars the seat belts usually tear them off. I will just wear my old fast award shirt that has my name on the back.

Solar wrote:

Loren wrote:
Aside from that, I do like the notion of identifying who people are. (I usually do nametags for the school... but they invariably never stay stuck and end up being mostly useless, I think)

Those name tags last about 10 minutes. Once you start jumping in and out of cars the seat belts usually tear them off. I will just wear my old fast award shirt that has my name on the back.

Yeah, we're doing something different with name tags this year. But, this thread is about shirts.