March 9, 2005
t-shirt suggestions requested
As mentioned earlier, I shall be making t-shirts available shortly.
I’m making them all limited editions of 200. One design, 200 shirts. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. I won’t be reprinting the design.
I’ll start with 4 designs, so 800 shirts in all. I’ll add a new design only when one of the four runs out. So there will never be more than 4 designs available at one time.
I’ll start with one “hughtrain” design, one “blogging” design, and two “alientated urban whatever” designs.
So I’m wondering which designs to start with. I’m very open to suggestions. If you have an idea, please don’t e-mail me with it- just leave it in the comments below.
And feel free to include the URL, if you think that would be helpful.
Thanks.
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A wee chuckle to start your day off right etc.
I’m dying for an I’m blogging this t-shirt.
my work is shit and i dont care anymore.
hi! can i have your phone number?
Front:
“In one hour your’re going to be famous”
Back:
“Check my blog for details”
“suddenly”, of course
Hugh, come on, obviously a “Yay! My penis is MIGHTY!!” tee is required for the good of humanity. “Full of ideas, full of shit, full of shit ides” would be another one.
“Profound truth lying undiscovered…”
I have had a transparancy of that to silkscreen onto a shirt forever…
How come no one reads my blog? Because we hate you. With option to put blog URL on top back.
My penis is mighty! I love that one
Would make a great shirt.
“You are only as good as the Love you have for other people.”
Obviously it’s not your usual biting humour, but it’s a good counter balance. Of course, I’d also go for this one.
“Why do you blog?” … “To make money you stupid fuck”
how about “wad your suit” on the front and “suit your wad” on the back.
- Business is change
- Sheep vs. Wolf.
I’d buy either in a heartbeat. XXL please!
I liked ‘How about taking your clothes off (striked out) coffee?
JD
go for the “i
Let’s not forget “two ad guys in a bar” or “didn’t notice the pickaxe up his ass”.
Two of the best advertising cartoons I’ve ever seen. Even if they’re unwearable in 14 of the 50 United States.
For blogging… I LOVE the one, “I have nothing to say.”, “You should blog about it.”.
Another vote for
How about taking your clothes off/coffee?
and
Yay my penis is mighty!
I also love:
Permanent state of reinvention &
Money is no object. You are an object
I intend to give these to friends if you make them available:
“I’m not scared of commitment, I’m scared of you.”
“We need to talk. After that you need to shut up.”
“I can’t take this shit anymore, he said mistakenly.”
OK. The last one is for me…
My favorite cartoon is “It’s all about thriving in markets that are smarter and faster than you are. It’s al about being utterly fucked if you don’t know what I’m talking about.” I think you could split it and do a great front/back t-shirt plus it syncs nicely with the Hughtrain.
Corporate blogs do reach arounds
liked “in one hour you’re going to be famous” “check my blog for details”
and
Corporate Blogs do reacharounds – LOL! funny!
I have a soft spot in my heart for:
“How about taking your clothes off/coffee?”
but I also love:
“I can’t take this shit anymore, he said mistakenly.”
I actually blogged this
http://peterdawson.typepad.com/blog/2005/02/branding.html
So Hugh what says you ??
Don’t know if you’ve decided on a distribution channel yet, but if you can make these available for international orders it would be cool. Thanks.
Love your blog. Adore your drawings. Can’t wait for the T-shirts!
May I suggest you put them on American Apparel T-Shirts.
http://www.americanapparel.net/
Do the one about my boobies!
Please, the “I love pussy” drawing rocks…
Nah, the cartoon that catches the era best is “the market for something to believe in is infinite.” Bleak, bitter and bitchin’. I’d have one.
Hugh,
I’m curious why you are doing a limited edition? I would think that the t-shirts would be a bit lower on the “brand pyramid” and consequently, higher volume. If they are SIGNED limited edition t-shirts, I could understand that. Maybe I just don’t have the whole picture.
(I would like to see “The market for something to believe in is infinite”, size XXL!)
Just my two cents worth…
Dave
XYZ complete fucking asshole, make at least one XL. I want it.
All of em. Will the bespoke tailor comment on the quality of the T-Shirt material ?
How about a subscription to the complete series?
My absolute favorite: “company hierarchy” (e.g. 9/22/04)
Btw: Do you ship to Europe as well or is this strictly a US business?
Actually, it’ll be manufactured in the UK, and shipped to the USA.
Yeah- greaet idea… if you want to subscribe to all of them, we should have that option.
But there will only be enough room for 200 subscribers
I personally would buy these Tees:
“You’re the most important person in my Life. Please stop laughing…”
“The price of being sheep is boredom. The price of being a wolf…”
Really cool stuff! I love it! ^_^!
-sam
Badass chick blogger! Badass chick blogger!
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