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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => News & Announcements => Topic started by: Wotto on January 04, 2010, 09:52:08 PM
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Hey all
Nino asked me to look at some artwork for a new shirt.
I started this some time back and have changed the text etc and some other small aspects of it.
Personally I like the appearance of it - I like the colours and layout and I think the cartoony aspect suits 'pinball' but ...is the Wizard thing a bit gay !@#
I like the wizard idea & the obvious tie-in to Pinball Wizard' and I thought it might be cool not to have the obvious flipper / bumper stuff on the next shirt.
Here is my idea for the front left chest image ( or left manboob in some cases )
The overall size of this is approx 115W x 50H
The text is approx 10mm in height
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9830/frontoption.jpg)
This is the rear option.
It sits at approx 280W x 110H - a little larger than the rear print on the current T-Shirt
The Wizards are are 50mm x 50mm
The text is about 20mm high
If you cant see the entire image here at AP - then click this - http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3789/wizard1rear.jpg
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3789/wizard1rear.jpg)
*** I also think we should do a Bumper Sticker as well ***
Please provide any feedback U like.
ALL text can be altered, outer white glow reduced etc, images can be moved around etc.
Wizard CANT go much bigger.
The choice of words "Rediscover etc ' are MY thoughts only ......I welcome others inputs and ideas and can change the text and resubmit images to show other peoples idea's.
And - obviously the question begs - would you buy another shirt if another run was produced - I would.
Feedback please
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Like the look and the colours Wotto . Great job . I did think of some alternate text if you want to consider options . Seeing as though most of us are in to restoring pins to some degree maybe :
"Restore your passion for all things pinball"
Just an idea .
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LOVE THE DESIGN AND WOULD BE UP FOR THESE AS TEES AND STICKERS................
Maybe "Rediscover the Art of Pinball"
or
"Flippers and Balls, What more do you need"
or
"Polished Balls are Forever"
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I like the 'Restore your passion for all things pinball' idea.
I think the wizard by itself doesn't convey enough about pinball - maybe instead of a wand he could hold a flipper? And maybe the stars could be little pinballs?? I think it needs to be obvious enough that the shirt is about pinball.
Just some ideas - no need to act on them if you don't like them.
And yes I would buy another shirt if the price was right like last time.
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My initial thoughts are that the shirt should simply say
Aussie Pinball - I collect & Play Pinball
I dont like the wizard, wizards are used for magic shops n the like.
The logos shld include things like pinball names being, Twilight Zone, Indianna Jones, Monster Bash etc etc etc, all the top dozen pins names, as well as names like Bally, Williams, Sega, Data East, Stern etc.
(ohhh, i am just waiting to hear the copyright panic again.lol)
Shirt can be busy from top to bottom. thats my thought anyway. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
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Ahh ^&^ no Em's ?
Looks good Wotto
Bumper stickers would be great
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I like it. It's cool ^^^
A suggestion, "Rediscover the Silverball" or "Rediscover the Art of Pinball"
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Thanks guys so far.
I really like the 'Rediscover the art of pinball' line that Gav and Daics offered. , to me THAT tells people that 'pinball is back" and builds a type of curiosity ^^^
For AJlaird I did a ball / flipper type of thing but to me it looks like cats whiskers - :lol ( my drawing I mean - not the idea )
Millsy - U got an Em style pop bumper on the 1st shirt so stop complaining - thats enough out of you %.% %.%
And to my dear old mate Cavey - big hug for you pal !#%- I would REALLY like to use some images and brand names and logo's that instantly mean something to other pinheads that might see the shirt, but unfortunately that does definitely fly in the face of ALL copyright holders , not just the one goose. Even though this hobby / industry is halted by the percieved persona of one complete ninkumpoop I would rather just do something completely generic for the guys / members here at AP and save a LOT of potential wasted months arguing with a pimple over a bloody T-shirt design- have another cuddle from me mate - sorry !#%
Due to the fact that I cannot use instantly recognisable 'brand' logos etc , thats why I am still attempting to do something colourful and eye-catching, even to the 'lay-man' that may not have thought about pinball for years who would see the shirt and ask questions of the wearer or better still, come to the site.
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5843/wizardballflipperfron.jpg)
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8585/wizardrediscoverartf.jpg)
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thanks for the hug wotto. %$% lol
ok, i will be a bad boy and do a shirt too ! I will still buy yours. I wont say what i will stick on mine, but i am sure u know it will be "interesting".
count me in for whatever design u come up with. It just has to fit. 5xl for my 135 kilos. I really do look like a caveman.lol except the head. lol
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From the sounds of it mate - I will DEFINITLY be first in line to be buying your one && *)* &&
Keep the idea's coming guys please.
well - not U Cavey :lol
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i need another hug. lol
but i better put a shirt on first !
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Looks Great, but what happened to doing the Plunger Girl Next?
I like her the best...add the mottos above to her pictures.....maybe a little sexist (but not a lot and should not offend anyone) after all is that what Pinball was all about. How many backglasses showed sexy women. Its not sexist, but natrual and a compliment to women that men admire them so much in my opinion...
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Something about the use of licensed artwork and the pin police / copyright issues...... %.% %.%
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I like the restore pinball one but I don't know about the purple.
Could you post a couple with different colour schemes maybe?
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Maybe make one design with the TEXT being the same BLUE as the Wizards bottoms / shoes... I think the purple on the Wizard itself is OK.
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OK- First 2 have colour changes
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4247827280_f846b21805_o.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4247827788_0414bd7b6a_o.jpg)
Next 2 have font colour to match the shoe colour and then the font colour/surround reversed
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4247827982_e525286d1f_o.jpg)
Last 2 have a different style of text.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4247827574_cdf4a16c60_o.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4247828154_0d17bf7948_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4247054179_41108a397f_o.jpg)
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I like all three of these......
OK- First 2 have colour changes
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4247827280_f846b21805_o.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4247828154_0d17bf7948_o.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4247054179_41108a397f_o.jpg)
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the top one with the red looks bloody good. not much on green. not much on purple.
go the red fred. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
hey can u addd www.aussiepinball.com.au in white writing right at the bottom under the OF PINBALL part ? just an idea (like a normal white web address would look on anything). !@#
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Perhaps you could turn one of the ball paths around so it doesn't look so much like cat's whiskers??
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what about changing the whiskers to 2 x pinball bats with the ball in the middle.
change the wizards bat to a coin or a coin door key/ just an idea . !@#
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Just had another idea (not sure if it's possible or not) . How would it look if the wizard was holding a silver pinball in his hand instead of the flipper . Kind of like a crystal ball look only silver .
P.S. - I like the look of the red version .
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hey can u addd www.aussiepinball.com.au in white writing right at the bottom under the OF PINBALL part ? just an idea (like a normal white web address would look on anything). !@#
do you mean www.aussiepinball.com not .au <.> <.> :lol :lol :lol
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hey can u addd www.aussiepinball.com.au in white writing right at the bottom under the OF PINBALL part ? just an idea (like a normal white web address would look on anything). !@#
do you mean www.aussiepinball.com not .au <.> <.> :lol :lol :lol
I never said i wasnt an idiot ! @.@ @.@ @.@ my bad.
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Too much red in the first pic, the wizard looks like santa :lol
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I reckon the red and white writing with a blue wizard would be cool.
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Like this
(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt212/elkor-alish/Aussiepinball.jpg)
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I do like that too............ Remember: Every colour you add to the design adds to the cost of production though..............
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"Everyone loves a man with balls of steel"
I love the look of the text there but the wizard in pyjamas isn't really doing it for me. Personally i do like the more classic flipper/bumper kind of style but hey thats just one opinion.
Appreciate the work you are doing Wotto.
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Like this
(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt212/elkor-alish/Aussiepinball.jpg)
Try blue text outline on this one?
The last shirt was red and black - blue and black could work well this time around.
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What I will do now is leave it up to the mods/ site owners to come back to me with any thoughts.
Ultimately - it is your input and thier choice combined that will lead to the final outcome.
After that I will make the adjustments required.
Thanks all so far.... ^^^
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I think he design is coming along nicely ^^^
The latest version with the Blue and Red looks great - wording is awesome !
Keep the ideas coming (if necessary)
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There really aren't any I don't like. I think I am leaning to that blue and red one too.
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Any further developments on the design for the Tee's................ !@# !@# !@#
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There really aren't any I don't like. I think I am leaning to that blue and red one too.
Likewise @@*
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Hi there All,
I was just thinking about Tee Shirts - and how cool the site's banners would be as Tees && - But can understand the copyright issues - Shame you can't (mis)appropriate(sp.?) some branding, etc. Would be cool. Likin' Mr Wiz though ^^^
PS. As I'm a newbie can any one show me what the original shirt was like? or this 'Plunger Girl' one?
Cheers - Andy
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Hi there All,
I was just thinking about Tee Shirts - and how cool the site's banners would be as Tees && - But can understand the copyright issues - Shame you can't (mis)appropriate(sp.?) some branding, etc. Would be cool. Likin' Mr Wiz though ^^^
PS. As I'm a newbie can any one show me what the original shirt was like? or this 'Plunger Girl' one?
Cheers - Andy
Original T-Shirt -
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1448.0 (http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1448.0)
Plunger Girl was not done. Looks like we will are set on the Blue and Red one !
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Hey - Thanks for that Strangeways *%*
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Missed this thread probably a bit late to chime in here. Firstly, the wizard is great Wotto not gay at all, i'd prefer it to the girl/plunger design. Flipper and balls look good worked well, better than i thought it would when first reading about the idea. I thought the purple was best, but the other colours seem to work OK anyway. I also really liked the stars and lightning bolts, that kind of stuff goes well with pinball i reckon (also gave the design a 'cool and exciting' edge i thought), but, the design still looks great. Also -rediscover 'the art' of pinball- was a very good idea, kinda sums things up nicely.
Looking good so far i'm going to grab one. ^^^
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Very Nice work Wotto !
I hope that you do not mind me throwing this in.
Maybe another idea.
Cheers
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4410998698_f72997cc55_o.jpg)
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(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5843/wizardballflipperfron.jpg)
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/8585/wizardrediscoverartf.jpg)
Remove the Purple glow from the white text on the lower motto, it's too wordy/cluttered to be able to be read on a shirt.
Also thin the glow line on the main Aussie Pinball text, also cluttered.....
I'm sure they look ok here on screen, but they're unreadbale on a shirt.
MM.
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these ever get off the ground?
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these ever get off the ground?
No - But we might revisit at some stage. There are still some Small and Medium sizes left of the original Design ;
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1448.0 (http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1448.0)
PM me if interested.