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Posted by jmbo
- March 23, 2014, 04:22:43 AMHere's another design for your consideration. The design can go down to three colors.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 21, 2014, 22:30:27 PMMaybe my design will have a 2-tone Drifter on it - and I can leave the 2-tone "blank" on the design - and then everybody can have their choice of 2-tone based on their t-shirt color!! Like a paint-your-own-bike-t-shirt..... 
(patent pending) 
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 22:28:00 PM"One thing you can do is use a colored shirt that can be a color in the design"...
That is exactly right... unfortunately we don't know what color shirts the host has in mind!! We sometimes have to adapt the accepted design to deal with the color issues.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 21, 2014, 22:25:51 PMWith my skills in graphic design, I'm just planning to submit a stick drawing, and you'll have to use your imagination.....
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 22:22:22 PMIf the shirts are screen printed the number of colors matter. If decals are used its no problem. Complexity isn't a problem either way. I suggest folks just do their designs and we'll deal with the color/complexity issue if it becomes an issue. Below is the logo for the 2011 DI as an example.
Posted by pcarrell
- March 21, 2014, 22:04:24 PMMore colors means more layers to the silk screener and drives costs up. To do an elaborate design you'd have to sell many thousands of shirts for the cost to come down per shirt. We're not going to sell that many shirts, so the cost is spread across fewer items which drives the cost per unit price up. That's why less colors is desirable. One thing you can do is use a colored shirt that can be a color in the design (Just don't silk screen that part of the design and the shirt color shows through.). So basically, if you plan it right you can have a 2 color design and only pay for 1 color.
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 22:01:25 PMQuote from: greenbarn on March 21, 2014, 21:56:08 PMGo for it!That's why I thought maybe be OK - some of the t-shirts are really elaborate now. Just wondering.... getting the wheels turning...
Posted by greenbarn
- March 21, 2014, 21:56:08 PMQuote from: chief on March 21, 2014, 21:48:50 PMHave a look at previous logos at drift-in.org. The example would not necessarily be too much. You know what they put on t-shirts nowadays.
That's why I thought maybe be OK - some of the t-shirts are really elaborate now. Just wondering.... getting the wheels turning...
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 21:48:50 PMQuote from: greenbarn on March 21, 2014, 21:41:27 PMHave a look at previous logos at drift-in.org. The example would not necessarily be too much. You know what they put on t-shirts nowadays.So, I need help here. Is something like the pic I posted, for example, too elaborate/detailed/multicolored to work well for this project? It seems to me it would have to be simpler/plainer/less detailed to work? Just not sure what is the "ideal" type of detail level??
Posted by greenbarn
- March 21, 2014, 21:41:27 PMSo, I need help here. Is something like the pic I posted, for example, too elaborate/detailed/multicolored to work well for this project? It seems to me it would have to be simpler/plainer/less detailed to work? Just not sure what is the "ideal" type of detail level??
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 11:51:26 AMDid I mention an AWARD if you logo is selected!?
Posted by chief
- March 21, 2014, 11:49:58 AMYep printed on T-shirts but does not have to be a single color.
Posted by greenbarn
- March 20, 2014, 20:44:25 PMHey Chief, these have to be printed on T-shirts??? So, does it need to be done in a single color? Something like this would not work well, then, I'm thinking?
Posted by chief
- March 20, 2014, 19:06:11 PMOkay I think we have the most talented Drifter Riders in the world on here... time to submit your Drift-In 2014 logo ideas. We will be voting on them over on the Drift-in.org site starting on the 29th!
Submit your designs to me. The only thing required is Drift-In 2014 someplace on the design. You can see all the past logos over on the drift-in site. I'll be submitting at least two myself... and I ain't no graphic designer!
Go for it!