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In need of your opinions! (Somewhat OT)

waspinator421 Aug 05, 2012 01:58 PM

I am working on putting some t-shirts together to sell at shows and off my website, etc. More just for the fun of it as I like playing with graphics and such, but if I can make a few bucks that would be cool too. With one of my designs, however, I am in need of your opinions:

First and foremost, do you think the design would sell at all?

Secondly, what color combos do you like the best?

I was thinking of offering 2-3 varieties of this one design, and I put my 3 favorites at the top of the pics. My website colors are black & pink... but what I like isn't necessarily what others like. Please be honest... constructive criticism welcomed!








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Aubrey Ross


www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Replies (8)

rainbowsrus Aug 06, 2012 12:09 PM

Hmmm, have thought of the same thing but honestly concerned with being "stuck" with inventory that does not sell.

I do like your three top picks but would skew the sizes such that the pink with black design were more towards women sizes. I don't see a lot of guys going for such a bright pink color shirt.

I live in t-shirts and most are black or white with color design. Most with attitude sayings.

Maybe add a small slipstream logo (with website address) to the overall design?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

waspinator421 Aug 06, 2012 04:59 PM

Thanks for your thoughts, Dave. I do have a small logo on the back just under the collar, but thought adding a website with that might be too much? Not sure. I do have another design that boasts my logo and website with a baby BRB on the front.

I hear ya on not wanting to get stuck with a lot of shirts, but I don't expect them to sell out either. Figure maybe a few here, few there will sell. LOL, yeah doubt to many men would be secure enough to wear hot pink! Good thoughts there. :P

Thanks again, really appreciate it!
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Aubrey Ross


www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

RainbowsByDesign Aug 06, 2012 01:16 PM

Aubrey,

While I agree with Dave I would say to get a small number at first, just in case they don’t move fast.

I like the design. I especially like the pink on black I would ware that one. I’d like to see a red on black, the colors of my website. Like Dave I almost exclusively ware T-shirts, even at work. Most of mine are black or white with something on them in whatever color. I like the highly contrasting colors, suck as pink on a black T.

I like the suggestion of maybe including something specific to your business/website on it but I would caution you that they probable would sell to other venders. Most people don’t advertise competitors (though that doesn’t seem to be the case in the rainbows community). I think if it’s a good design and people like it and ware it than the design will become synonymous with you and your business/website.
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John Wiseman
www.rainbowsbydesign.com

18.30 BRBs (as of 6-20-2012)
3.8 others

waspinator421 Aug 06, 2012 05:09 PM

John, really appreciate your input! As I said to Dave, I do have a small logo on the back just under the collar... probably should have stated that in the original post. I didn't think about other vendors not wanting to wear it due to competitor advertising. Something to think about.

Hmm... I do like the red/black combo but perhaps I could do a couple black ink on red? What do you think? I can get any shirt colors I want and keep bulk pricing, but as soon as I change the color of the design it calls for a new screen... = more $, so wouldn't want to do red ink on black as I already have 3 different colors of the snake design.

Thanks again!
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Aubrey Ross


www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

rascal_rascal_99 Aug 08, 2012 12:33 AM

Okay, I'm going to throw my opinion out here for what it's worth, keep in mind that part of what I'm going to say is simply just a matter of my own personal taste and has nothing to do with me thinking that you're not on a good idea. Like the other guys who responded before me, I spend most of my time and a large part of my wardrobe is T-shirts...I've been accused of having nothing but, and too many of them. My excuse is that I'm clothing coordination impared and that I'm usually safe picking out what to wear if I can stick with T's and jeans...usually.

For starters, I think it's a great simple design...I would say you DEFINITELY should put Slipstream Serpents and your website on the front somewhere. I know you mentioned the other vendors/competition not wanting to advertise issue...here's where I see that. If another vendor likes your shirts and likes you well enough to purchase something from you, then I think they probably aren't going to mind wearing a shirt with your name on it and advertise a little for you...maybe not at shows, but it won't stop them from getting one from you to wear other places. Then again, we're onto that kind of personal opinion thing, and I myself have trouble seeing other vendors as competition so much as just fellow hobbyists.

Several of the vendors I'm used to being around do something like this and sell a few shirts here and there in the 10-12$ range, not sure what kind of cost you're looking at or your projected pricing. Most of the shirts I see are given away along with purchases of animals when the price tag for the animals was a couple hundred or more. The sizes I notice running out of most, are XL, then Large, then Small, then Medium. What it seems like I see sold most, are small sizes for kids.

As for the colors you have, I really like the top one you put up best, pink on black. Not sure why, but for some reason I'm just not fond of the white on anything other than the black shirt. If it was me, I'd try to narrow it down to three colors for shirts, black, pink (and I agree with pink is smaller sizes, probably small and medium for kids and ladies) and maybe the green shirt. I would pick just two colors to print with to keep cost down, black and pink, obviously with the black and pink shirts you would print with the opposite color, the third color shirt have done with both print colors...the reason I said green is I think that's the color shirt both print colors would work on best. I think blue might be a better third shirt color choice to go with both print colors, but you didn't show one of those. I really like the purple shirt, but I don't think pink would print on it very well.

Just kind of an OCD thing for me how shirts are usually done with logo's, although it may naturally draw other people to look at it quicker too...I would flip/reverse the image and then that would give you a spot top left to put your name where logo's are typically at.

Good luck with it whatever you decide to do!
Charlie

waspinator421 Aug 08, 2012 12:32 PM

Charlie, thank you so much for such an in depth and thorough critique! You made some really good points & suggestions, and have given me a lot to think about.

I do have a concern regarding the logo. As it stands, I have a small logo on the back just under the collar (no web address, just logo). It would be cheaper for me to do like you suggested and put it on the front... though I am having a hard time figuring out how to do it without making it seem too busy. Maybe I'm being too anal about it, but having such a simple design and then cramming my logo somewhere above, below, or beside it just doesn't look right to me. I did try a quick experiment using the reverse image and logo placement as you suggested, and it does look better than some other placements I've tried... but still not sure how I like it.

I will play around with the logo to see if I can get it somewhere on the front without it looking strange or too busy. The point of this shirt, though, was more for a neat snake shirt with a species you don't see too often on shirts and less for blatant advertising. I use this line design on my banner, car, biz cards, so those who know who I am may recognize it. I do have another design that screams my biz, if people want to be less subtle about their support, lol!

Thank you again for your reply!
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Aubrey Ross


www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

rascal_rascal_99 Aug 08, 2012 06:16 PM

I hope I was able to help a little without being too critical!

However you decide to do it, I'm sure it'll look great.

You've probably already thought of this, but my only other idea I'll toss out there, is it might not "busy it up" so much if you just put "Slipstream Serpents" below the picture instead of trying to add it up higher as a pocket logo?

Good luck with it!
Charlie

waspinator421 Aug 09, 2012 07:24 AM

Charlie, definitely not too critical! Hmmm... I like your suggestion of just text below the picture. Perhaps the web address in short text along the bottom. I'll play with that idea. Thanks again!!
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Aubrey Ross


www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

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