T-shirt graphics

[3howards]

hey guys, started a line of graphic t's for christian youth. i wanted to get some critiques on the graphics themselves before i go any further with site setup and new sketches.

you can view the work here: http://www.cafeshops.com/triumphantgear

i'm in the process of registering the domain and setting up hosting for this so i can hit the ground running in the next week or so.

let me know what you guys think, cool enough to buy or back to the drawing board.

thanks

I think they are great. The graphics look alittle small on some of them but that might be what you where looking for.

Good Job.

How are you planing on distributing these?

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'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[D-Frag]

cool, really nice illustration work...going for the west coast choppers/ jesus feel...nice, i think your ready to hit the ground running as you put it so well.


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[3howards]

the great thing about cafepress or cafeshop is that i can setup my online storefront through their site for free. they pretty much take the online orders, produce the order(s) and then ship it. i don't do anything but select the products i want to sell, upload artwork, and adjust the price accordingly. they have a base price for everything so you have to add a dollar here or there to actually make some money.

i'm hoping it'll take off to the point that i can setup my own ecommerce site and have a local printshop do the shirts for me on a preorder basis. then i just sell that according to consumer numbers. wouldn't it be great to get to that point?

i'm setting up a site that will handle everything else outside of the shop like about us information, contact information and calendar for new product launch. i want to have rotating graphics campaigns that'll focus on a certain aspect of what the gear is about. the first, as you have seen, is spreadin' 'da truth. the next one will be "strength in numbers".

i'm going to include a screenshot of the site layout for your review. let me know your thoughts.
http://www.3howards.com/images/triumphantgear_index.gif

thanks for the input.

Post Edited (3howards) : 3/29/2004 9:58:49 PM GMT

I love the look of the site. Love it!

Great job man and I wish the best for you in terms of success.

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'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[aprilcartergrant]

Why does it have that car on it?

+++ april carter +++

Coming soon: www.sugarsock.com

[D-Frag]

Hey I asked my friend about this site...just to let you know what he said cuz I want you to be happy howard. Me: hey check out this site ... {link} Him: Yeah man, we got our band shirts done from them, its really crappy though. Me: Whats so crappy about the company? Him: They use Iron-on graphics for the shirts. Me: oh....sh!tty.

So as you can see, paying $20.00 for an iron on graphic might look a little shady to some people...you may want to order a couple yourself and check out the quality and make sure your happy with there materials before emailing the URL out. Just a suggestion, and I hope it helps you out!!!


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Wow if there Iron on then that quality sucks!

Screen printed is the way to go. You can bleach white screen printed shirts and it won't effect the graphic as the ink is like a plastic based goo.

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'Adventure, Excitement, A Jedi craves not these things.'
'Anger...fear...aggression. The dark side of the Force are they.'

[3howards]

hey man, thanks for the info ... i think i might go with someone else then. anybody have any ideas other than going to a print shop?

[D-Frag]

I know of one company here, and they might be national, dont know, you will have to look on the web, but they do pretty in-expensive one off's, you know like twosees and threesees. There called "Odditees" look em up, they might be able to help you. And your welcome, thats what the site is for.
p.s. oh yeah, and there just a printing shop, no ordering or online store, you will have to find a distributor.</div>


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