Critique on T-shirt Design

[Omni]

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Hello everyone. I have been doing posters, logos, business cards etc and I have yet to work with a t-shirt or other consumer products. Matchbox is a fictional industry of course that will produce and sell all board games from many countries around the world and also toys. I noticed many t-shirts today involve skulls and a combination of randomly placed vector shapes, I wanted to get away from this. The color choice resembles a "cool" feeling and a board game mood. Although considered a finished product, i always love feedback. Thank you!

[mojoprime]

i didn't realize it said "Matchbox" until i read your description. Giddyup is a kind of gimmick font, and at that smaller size (and then encased in a box) it's really hard to read. I'm not following the arrows in the corner. I like the confetti look in the background, but I'm not getting the "game" vibe you're looking for.

[BJMRGTIVR6]

Giddyup!! first thing I noticed. Then that it said Match and the arrows.
Read the description...oh, Matchbox. how many colors would it print in?

[budafist]

The confetti look reminds me of a stationery set I had as a kid in the 1980's.

I'm not getting board game out of this design.

[Omni]

Here is the changes to the "box" as you both stated and after reviewing it, i agree. do you mean the color shirts it would print on, or the color of the design itself. it would print in the original colors and also looks decent in grayscale. it looks good on black, white, or grey shirts.

[mojoprime]

you can definitely read "box" better, but i'm still not getting "board games" out of this. how do the arrows relate?

[WannaBrie]

first off, why did you use that wrinkly looking t-shirt for the background? Iron it, for god's sake! JK! but it would look better if you just drew a t. Anyway, not getting the point of this shirt...I don't see games and I don't think the logo is working...you can still barely make out that its a box and match boxes are for matches or Matchboxes, I don't get the game connection. The font choice is weak and that white text will not show up on a white shirt. I like the connfettis and arrows, but they have no discernable direction and/or meaning. I think you missed the mark on this one. sorry.

[G-Man79]

^Totally in agreement. The entire design should be scrapped.