On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:
> > > On 12/10/2015 05:23 PM, mray wrote: > > > > > > On 11.12.2015 00:20, Diana Connolly wrote: > >> Ok, I just talked to April at mill and I'm sending her more information > via > >> email so she can put together an idea of cost. > >> As far as colors go, the shirt color doesn't matter at all. We could > have > >> one of every color and it wouldn't change the cost. > >> There is a set up fee of $25 for one color, and you get one color change > >> free. > >> So we could do two shirt colors with different inks with no additional > cost. > >> > >> Things that affect the costs are screens, ink changes, ink underlays if > >> needed and shirts. Currently we have three designs to screen - logo and > two > >> cartoons. I'll let you know when I get more information. > >> > >> The next question is mostly for Robert - Do you envision any multi-color > >> design at all? > >> > > > > > > Thanks Diana for your input and research! > > > > I think that printing just one color is the safest and cheapest way to > > go. Given that a second color would only be used to add shading I don't > > see the need for it. I'd only consider it for no extra cost. > > > > As a quick reference I threw together some shirt-ink combinations that > > made sense to look. > > > > I think your palette opens a space for more exciting shirts but I also > > think we should remain as close to a Snowdrift-ish look as possible. > > > > Having different cartoons on light/dark shirts is a result of the shovel > > being impractical on extra background, but then again I like the idea of > > having "light" and "dark" in more than one sense. I actually like that > > subtle restriction. > > > > Spacing and size isn't final, just this together before going to bed. > > All in all I think the combinations with most contrast are winners, gray > > interestingly turns out to be even more problematic than I anticipated. > > > > Does anybody miss a combination? > > What are your favorites? > Bottom middle in Robert's mock up is my favorite dark, and upper right in Aaron's mock up is my favorite light. > > > > > > Nice work mocking this up. I think the low-contrast bolder-blue shirt > doesn't work and the medium-gray with white printing doesn't work, just > not enough contrast. > > I like the first in each row best initially, but then I also kinda like > the top right if it just had a little more contrast, either or both > slightly darker blue or larger size for the items on the back. It's a > little harder to read, but the color combination is nice aesthetically. > > I think the two shirts with the dark being the angrier one and the light > being the shovel one, that's nice enough, even though it doesn't give > people the option of preferring a dark shirt and the more mild design. > > Otherwise, I'm not loving the light blue as the light shirt. So, I made > some mockups quickly with the other shirts, the Cream, Sand, and Light > Gray. I'm not sure what the back-image was from the site, looks like a > light version of the Heather Gray. Anyway, I'd like to hear from others, > but I think I prefer the Light Gray overall as the light shirt, and I > like the Cream and Sand options too. See my attached file. > > Aaron > > > > _______________________________________________ > Design mailing list > Design@lists.snowdrift.coop > https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/design > >
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