Get Some Curbly Gear!

By Chrisjob

Premise #1: You love Curbly.com.

Premise #2: You should show your support of that which you love.

Premise #3: T-Shirts are an excellent way to demonstrate your support.

Conclusion: WE NEED SOME CURBLY GEAR!

It's high time the Curbly family expresses its love for our favorite DIY design community. This is not a commercial for T-shirts from which I am trying to profit; it's a chance for folks to work together in true-DIY fashion to create some stylish wear.

If we opt to go with a commercial printer, I shall suggest Skreened.com, which is an independent alternative to Cafepress that already has a relationship with Curbly, and happens to be about seven minutes from my home. Skreened prints on American Apparel textiles, which is cool for worker's rights, but crummy, as their advertising is the epitome of sexism. This, of course, shall be discussed.

Below, I've included some preliminary designs, which are totally open to critique: I am not a designer, nor an artist. Of course, color combos shall be decided. I hope this can be an opportunity for the talented among us to shine.

Let the dialogue begin!

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March 22, 2007

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badbadivy

March 23, 2007

I dig the latest ones with the green! That's awesome, Chris!

DIY Maven

March 23, 2007

Perfect! I'll take it in white! And I'll get Bruno's drill motif for hubby! Let me know where to sign up.

Chrisjob

March 23, 2007

LogoT 2 White

skreened

March 23, 2007

i promise not to show you any of american apparels advertising if you want to work together. And you just totally unearthed the same deeply rooted problem i have working with them. and if you are only seven minutes away, you should come by sometime for coffee!

lilybee

March 23, 2007

Brilliant. I like the one with the drill. Yay drills! Umm... but not in a scary serial killer way... and I agree with Maven about the lovely Curbly green. I even think American Apparel has a similar shade...

And yes their ads are kind of sexist, but I have to say even though I am Feminist, daughter of Scary Feminist, I am not too offended by them. I find them much LESS offensive than say, the creepy Ashley Simpson Sketchers campaign or even the patronising Nike Women campaigns.

There is something to be said for using blatant sexuality to sell socks... irony maybe? or something close to it...

okay, incoherent rambling over, what I meant was lovely idea, well done Chris, I'd DEFINITELY want a Curbly shirt

DIY Maven

March 23, 2007

Actually, the "Love where you live" beside the curbly rectangle and nothing on the back. (You're really talented, you know that??!!)

Chrisjob

March 23, 2007

Like These?

Logo T 1b

Drill T 2.

DIY Maven

March 23, 2007

I kind of like #1. But for a little modification, how about having a small version of the logo off to the left with the text (also a bit smaller) next to it, extending to the right. And maybe in the Curbly sexy green? Oh, and they HAVE to be available in a babydoll cut! ;)

bruno

March 23, 2007

I like #2, except I think I'd prefer the front if it was just the drill, with no text. Great work, Chris!