Help on shirt design - Page 2

PhiGam · #16 02-10-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Stef the Pef

Yes, change the font. There are less intricate old English-type scripts out there--you've just got to find them. Google "free font downloads" and see what you come up with.

Some cute (OK, maybe a bad word to use about a fraternity shirt, but oh well) graphics on the back would be cool. Maybe have a couple people sitting in chairs on the beach looking out over the ocean with leis hanging on their chairs (think Corona's commercials here) and then "Everyone gets lei'd / date" above them in the sky of the beach theme, and then frame the back graphics with a couple of palm trees.

Have fun with this. See if there's an artsy brother who'd want to help or if t-shirt company who's printing them has a graphic designer on staff. There are soooo many great graphics you could come up with that relate to the Corona theme there. As a girl, the more intricate fraternity shirts are the ones I like to wear...and re-wear...and re-wear....thus boosting your fraternity's visibility on campus via girls wearing your stuff.

Good luck!

Thank you, this is the kind of advice I was seeking. I'm gonna scrap the whole thing and go with some sort of Hawaiian lettering, I was inspired by the pro bowl today. I think that it would be much more appealing to sorority girls if I scrap the corona/ old english font and go with something more "fun." The "everybody gets lei'd" tagline is set in stone by the committee so I might as well stick with the Hawaiian-ish stuff and maybe try to find a hawaiian/ flowery font.

PhiGam · #17 02-10-2008, 08:22 PM

Attempt #2

Stef the Pef · #18 02-10-2008, 08:41 PM

I like attempt #2! Is there any way to make the flowers in the lettering a lighter color so "FIJI Islander" stands out a little more, though?

The lei hanging off the bottom is cute, too. I liked that in the last version and I like it in this one.

catiebug · #19 02-10-2008, 08:44 PM

Why do I always think of Red Dwarf whenever I check this thread???

Xidelt · #20 02-10-2008, 08:45 PM

I really like this font! It's much more tropical and consistent with the theme.

Benzgirl · #21 02-10-2008, 09:47 PM

Typically, if you are mixing colors darker colors are "background" colors and lighter colors are in "forward" colors for emphasis. Also, you are losing color in the lei. Can you put some brighter colors in it or make the outline heavier?
(sorry, I work with marketing people everyday, and they argue about "just the right color of grey")

Thetagirl218 · #22 02-10-2008, 09:48 PM

I like both designs, but I agree that the first was hard to read "Fiji". I think the first design, with a font change, would be great for brothers' shirts, but I think the second design would be better for sorority shirts. I absolutely love the second design, hence why I think it would be best for sorority shirts.

alum · #23 02-10-2008, 09:53 PM

Could the letters that make up the words "FIJI Islander" be a cobalt or dark bright blue while the leaves behind the letters be a kelly green? Then the wording will be more prominent.

PhiGam · #24 02-10-2008, 10:34 PM

What I'm working on now is making the flowers alternate between pink and green, its coming along really well but its taking a good deal of time.

indygphib · #25 02-11-2008, 06:27 AM

Just a suggestion, but I'd definitely use a different font than the Comic Sans you used for the date of the event. It looks too 3rd-grade teacher-ish. (Personally, I can't STAND Comic Sans because it's so overused.)

I really like the other font, though!

FSUZeta · #26 02-11-2008, 09:37 AM

much, much more readable . agree that the lei is a little lost right now and brighter colors and more deliniated outline of the lei might help it "pop".

maybe a little grass shack at the edge of the water with a surfboard leaning against a wall and a woody parked nearby. palm trees too.

and since we all helped out, can we come?

When Doves Cry · #27 02-11-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by OTW

I get that you're trying to do a "Corona" type theme, but do you really have to use Old English font? At first glance it was hard to read "FIJI".

I couldn't even read the FIJI until i read the next post ^

The 2nd one is so much better
You could make the date font more fun too though

PhiGam · #28 02-11-2008, 03:40 PM

Attempt #3, I really like this one and I think that all the girls will too.

ForeverRoses · #29 02-11-2008, 03:43 PM

I think it's perfect. Nice Job.

#30 02-11-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by indygphib

Just a suggestion, but I'd definitely use a different font than the Comic Sans you used for the date of the event. It looks too 3rd-grade teacher-ish. (Personally, I can't STAND Comic Sans because it's so overused.)

I really like the other font, though!

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Originally Posted by PhiGam

Attempt #3, I really like this one and I think that all the girls will too.

What indygphib said.