CONTEST: Design a Mahalo Answers t-shirt!
Make a totally kick-ass shirt that will cost no more than $10-20 each to make and we will send you a half dozen free ones and you get this M$20 prize!!! (and this prize could grow if folks add tips!!!! so add a tip!!!)
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My entries:
This is a simple take on Mahalo's connection to the Hawaiian word. The simple flower, gradient and logo could be easily adjusted for multiple colors of shirts.
This is a little more of a trade show shirt. However, poking fun at large companies (especially Microsoft and Google) is fun all year round.
Another bit of fun, this shirt takes a well known generic slogan and drives home the message through the logo placement. The message of being "large and in charge" speaks to the quantity of results.
Understated and classy was what I was going for with this. Again, the color of the Hawaiian flower can be easily adjusted for color variations. It would be cool if there were Purple, Brown and Black versions of this one.
I'm not entirely satisfied with this one. I was trying to play off of the 5 question words: who, what, when, where, why and how. I tied "where" into pointing people to Mahalo.
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M$I'm open to your feedback! Hope this helps!
Thank you, Mahalo!
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People want it simple, but the shirt needs a graphic. Just showing Mahalo on it is not a good idea, it's not really catchy, and it seems more like an advertisement. People want something catchy, and content is catchy!
I like it Mr. E,
My only feedback would be to remove the (hint...) and/or (answer...) part, otherwise it's perfect as usual!
I think your content is great, but they seem a little too busy to me. I think with a website t-shirt, you just want to draw people's attention just enough so that they'll remember it and google it.
Thanks @Bunnyphuphu I think that simplicity is good, but there needs to be good words on it. The words are the most important, then the picture. I could see you putting a bunny on yours.
Yes, I agree it needs a graphic. I just find SO many words on a shirt to be unnecessary and unattractive. I'd prefer one nice graphic and a few words that get the point across.
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oh, I do like those!
Like this...
@girlieq3000, yes, great idea, for a good fit (not baggy) "french cut" they are called. ladies sizes instead of "unisex". The designs would look awesome on black, true. white tends to look grungy and dull far too soon
I like the simplicity!
Oh... and by the way, welcome to the neighborhood!
I do like that! I just hope your willing to offer them in girls' cut and in a color other than white!
Here's an example. I used the Mahalo logo, just added a .com so people know it's a website.
I also started thinking of some catch phases such as:
"It's like Wikipedia but better"
"You've got questions. We've got answers, and pages, and tasks."
"It means "Thank You" in Hawaiian"
I like easeboy's concept about having a question and answer because it represents the website. Keep in mind, printing on 2 side will be more costly than just printing on the front.
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I agree that printing on one side will be cheaper, but I don't think it's such a big restriction. Remember, these are t-shirts to be sold. So if it costs a bit more, but the design is better, then the extra cost can be passed on to the "consumer". That said, I think your design should be one of the options.
Beyond this contest, I think Jason should have more than one design available in the Mahalo store!
I think a basic logo would do it for me!
One more. This one reserved for the Black Belts.
A few variations on the theme.
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i love the footer!
I feel like a Mahalo T-Shirt should really have a Hawaiian look to it.
Another one for @girlieq3000
Thanks. I've been out of the country for a while. Is radio shack still in business? : )
I added a second variation. I think there is enough of a difference, especially since they are not competitors.
@soundboy,
I don't think it would be that difficult to find a printer for that, though it would costs a bit more than a plain T. Perhaps they could reduce a few of the features like the gradients in the sun.
Also, I added a "plain" version as an option above.
I like how you used the water and islands at the bottom. That would be great on a shirt, but finding a place that can print shirts like that will be a challenge.
Radioshack is still in business, yes I am surprised too. Actaully they are in the news because they announced that they are changing their name to "The Shack". Seriously.
I thought about that, but I'd be careful with that. That's way too close to Radio Shack's trademark, "You've got questions, we've got answers."
OK, Last batch. Really fun! Keep the design contests coming!
Here are some original designs of mine. I "borrowed" the Mahalo logo for draft design purposes. As an artist, I did not feel quite right to just "steal and put up here" your Mahalo people artwork cartoon characters. Though, they certainly could be incorporated into a version of the designs below.
Pick one or all, whatever works for you! There's one for the guys, one for the gals, and a generic one for the whole team.
Slight modifications can be made by me (as the designer) for formatting purposes at Mahalo's request. Mahalo staff is welcomed to email with request for printable, higher quality file formats.
Vista print and cafe press make great shirts
http://www.vistaprint.com
http://www.cafepress.com
Great quality, great price!
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On each question there could be a T-Shirt Logo, you click on it, and that question gets put on a T-Shirt.
Fark.com does it with their headlines, just click the T-Shirt button..
Then you are taken to a T-Shirt creator with your headline.
Mahalo could do that with questions, simply add some obvious Mahalo branding, perhaps a logo and some text on the back that says "Find the Answer on Mahalo.com/answers" voila!
CNN and Reddit are other websites that do this with headlines.
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M$I think the shirt needs to be simple, with just enough words/info to get the point across. Busy shirts are not only unattractive, but don't serve the intended purpose. This is a design I quickly made up on Zazzle that would be about $20. I would definitely wear it!
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Instantly, I thought that this design reminds me a bit of Askville, and now I realize why: Their official motto is: "Ask...Answer...Meet...Play". Very similar. So great idea, but maybe we just need to change it up a bit?
(my dorky Askville t-shirt photo -
on the back it just says "beta" in small vertical lettering)
Yeah, I wasn't 100% happy with the wording, but I couldn't think of anything I liked better. I wouldn't change it because of Askville, though. It's not exactly a household name, and I doubt that bit is trademarked.
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I didn't do to much craziness because the more stuff you add the more expensive it gets.
Besides it adds a little mystery.
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M$Hawaiian version:
English version:
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Good job, I like the logo you used on the back
Now that I just found out that "You have questions. We have answers." is trademarked by The Shack... uhh... RadioShack (thanks, @easyeboy!), I'd have to change the wording, but... you get the picture.
Tell me what you guys think about it. A surfboard could be added next to it, and other things like a whale.
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If you got crafty you could go and have your avatar put on the pocket.
Here you go!
I will throw this idea to the wind since I can't design. The front would say
Who Knows? and the back would say Mahalo Knows ! Using the logo on the back.
Mahalo logo
Q (Large Print)
Questions (small print)
Back
A (Large Print)
Answers (small print)
The user sees "Q" on the front profile and "A" on the back profile.
Q&A
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I realized that I left out my favorite genre of t-shirts... geek inspired t-shirts!
Here they are! :)
I really like the first and the second to last!
those geek t-shirts are the best!
wow... i love those!
@robbbrown, YOU are my favorite! I think I just wet myself...
Those flower ones are pretty awesome! Just don't know that you can get under the pricepoint with them?
Holy crap, @robbrown, you made me giggle myself silly over the Soylent Green t-shirt. My husband thinks I'm a lunatic sitting at my computer yelling "It's PEOPLE!!"
(Damn you, @robbrown, for being good at everything!) ;D
These are great... but they need to be Mahalo ANSWERS!
those geek tshirts are the best!
Hey, man... I'm just saying. Jason asked for an MA shirt.... not an M shirt. I'm not voting for any shirt that doesn't have the MA logo/word on it.
2 Tshirt's for you Matt!
The legalities of number 2 might get in the way ;)
Oooooh, these are my FAVORITE so far! I would love to wear these shirts!
Put me down for a couple of each of those!!!
I love the gradient flower! The 4th is my fave.
@everyone! Thank-you very much for your feedback! I really appreciate it. If I'm lucky enough to win, I'll email 5 people who vote my submission helpful (random pick) and ask if I can send them one of the free shirts. I'll even pay for shipping!
@Drmatt: Most of my shirts are centered around Answers. However, with the large flower print shirts, I was really trying to get something understated, classy and importantly something that I would wear. Since the 2 people in the unique MA header don't really convey questions or answers, I decided to shy away from them and instead use the powerful Mahalo logo.