Dream-Crushing, Soul-Devouring Juggernaut Shirts

[Towerroad]

possibly something like the attached?

I like the bear photo too but it may be difficult to do on a shirt.

[munchkin]

Ok, so we'll be using the Cornell Bear hugging the C holding a hockey stick.  I've been talking to PSP since they print a lot of merchandise for the Cornell store, and they will be making this, rather than me putting together an order. Apparently the hockey players families saw this and were also interested right away.  

The shirt design will be the Big Red Hockey on the front and on the back BEWARE OF with the bear under that and THE DREAM-CRUSHING, SOUL-DEVOURING JUGGERNAUT under Huggy Bear with hockey stick.

[Towerroad]

I used to work for a company that designed typefaces and I think it is very difficult to patent/copyright a letterform. That being said I think the back should be simple. A big very nasty, nightmarish bear and the quote. Big is better than wordy.

Scrivens quote by the way is superior but belongs in the locker room. Kind of like DiMaggio's quote.

[andyw2100]

First and most importantly I really want to thank Munchkin and Hockeychick for running with this, and everyone else who is now involved. This is just one of those things that makes ELynah and Cornell Hockey fans so great.

The only comment I'll make on the design is that I think the addition of "Beware Of" above the quote really weakens things. For starters, without that you've got one statement that starts on the front, and is finished on the back: "Big Red Hockey: The dream-crushing, soul-devouring..." (I'm not suggesting adding the colon--just saying it reads that way, as one statement. Adding the "Beware of" stops it from being one statement, which I think weakens the message.

Also, although as someone else pointed out, not a true quote, the words "dream-crushing..." were all part of what was written. "Beware of" wasn't. It also seems kind of cheesy.

I don't know if I am expressing myself well, but I like the designs much better without the "Beaware of." That being said, I'll be buying several no matter what the designers decide. Thanks again, very very much, for undertaking this project!

[DL]

FWIW, I care very much who originally said what and to that end would like to keep things closer to the original by nixing the "beware" and going with

"...the dream-crushers,



...the soul-devouring juggernauts
of the league." -Brian Sullivan, USCHO

[The Rancor]

I did some more digging last night and found a better bear.

As long as we don't make more than 500,000 prints, I think we can use the bear royalty-free.

I'm attaching the image and here is the altered design on CustomInk

Btw, I'm a "he"

awesome.

[Rosey]

I did some more digging last night and found a better bear.

As long as we don't make more than 500,000 prints, I think we can use the bear royalty-free.

I'm attaching the image and here is the altered design on CustomInk

Btw, I'm a "he"

awesome.

I would get rid of the "Beware of", but otherwise I think this looks awesome.  I'm in for at least 4.

[Trotsky]

My vote is for the simple, stark quote, no illustration, no extra words.  The quote is perfect, the rest is clutter (IMHO of course).

[dag14]

I agree with Trotsky

[munchkin]

I'll be talking to Jeff later today when he sends me the proof, it'll be going into production tomorrow or Wednesday morning at the latest.  I can easily nix the Beware Of when he and I go over the final design.  

Thank you for all the input, and I can't wait to see everyone walking around wearing these shirts in Albany and Detroit.  Brian is pretty excited about it, too.  

Let's Go Red!

[RichH]

My vote is for the simple, stark quote, no illustration, no extra words.  The quote is perfect, the rest is clutter (IMHO of course).

Agree.

[Towerroad]

my 2 cents

http://www.customink.com/lab/?cid=16496104-3601854

[Towerroad]

ooops try this one

http://www.customink.com/designs/towerroad/16496982-3602076/retrieve

[hugel]

thanks for putting this all together. me and a few buddies are definitely going to be ordering once everything is finalized

[munchkin]

The reason we're using the Cornell huggy bear holding a hockey stick is that it will be sold at the Cornell store and will be part of the store's e-mail blast to 40,000 registered alums.  Since it's being marketed by Cornell and sold by them, they want us to use the official logo.  Jeff said that the school doesn't like people using other bears.  Don't worry, all, you will be able to order them within the next few days.