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This one should be safe.

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I had a hard time getting the 'Resident Evil' Font easy enough to read when it was small. I don't think everyone at the convention will know what 'FCB' means, so I am looking to make a font myself that has the entire 'freedomcardboard.com' on it.

I was thinking of modifying the Trajan font, a la Pan's Labyrinth. Thoughts?
 

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marterburn said:
I had a hard time getting the 'Resident Evil' Font easy enough to read when it was small. I don't think everyone at the convention will know what 'FCB' means, so I am looking to make a font myself that has the entire 'freedomcardboard.com' on it.

I was thinking of modifying the Trajan font, a la Pan's Labyrinth. Thoughts?


I think the artistic quality of the design is less important than what it says.
 

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cgilmo said:
marterburn said:
I had a hard time getting the 'Resident Evil' Font easy enough to read when it was small. I don't think everyone at the convention will know what 'FCB' means, so I am looking to make a font myself that has the entire 'freedomcardboard.com' on it.

I was thinking of modifying the Trajan font, a la Pan's Labyrinth. Thoughts?


I think the artistic quality of the design is less important than what it says.


I guess I'm not totally up on T-Shirt Design, but I imagine it's much like a billboard. You have time for one simple message that someone can read in 2-3 seconds. If it's not easy to read or not visually appealing, it's not going to be effective. Hence, my beleif that both are necessary.

I have no idea on a message (I find it's best when I don't think about those things), so the I guess I'm just trying to come up with a half of the design that I'm comfortable with.


edit:...sorry to come off like a cranky designer, if that's what it sounded like
 

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How about any of these?

"Maybe they're born with it? maybe its freedomcardboard"

"I'd rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of beta"

"I Chose Freedom...Because life's complicated enough"

"When you say FCB, you've said it all."

"FCB...Have it your way"

"Freedom...The best a man can get."

"The best collectors in the world have Freedom written all over them."

"Welcome to FCB, where there's a smile in every thread!"

"The milk chocolate melts in your mouth - not in your hand, which is good because then your keyboard would get sticky while youre at FCB.com."

"Let your fingers do the talking...FCB"

"Gilmore inside"
 

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in all seriousness, I kinda like:

HPC said:
How about any of these?

"I Chose Freedom...Because life's complicated enough"

"When you say FCB, you've said it all."

"The best collectors in the world have Freedom written all over them."

especially the third one, because it allows for further graphics on the shirts.
 

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I lol at this one

I'd rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of beta
 

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What do you guys think about this:

Freedom.png


It's the slogan that the site has used since the beginning. I figured, "If it's not broke, why fix it?"

But I would like some honest opinions about this one.
 

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shuedini said:
What do you guys think about this:

Freedom.png


It's the slogan that the site has used since the beginning. I figured, "If it's not broke, why fix it?"

But I would like some honest opinions about this one.

I really like that one! Plus, every time I look at it I hear Rage Against The Machine in my head, which is always a good thing
 

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shuedini said:
What do you guys think about this:

Freedom.png


It's the slogan that the site has used since the beginning. I figured, "If it's not broke, why fix it?"

But I would like some honest opinions about this one.

...Like I mentioned before, it's hard to read the Resident Evil font period. Blue on Black is ALWAYS hard to read. But the rest of the design, I like. The mistral is surprisingly easy to read.

It's a simple gradient (well, blur, but you get my point), so it should be able to be printed acrylic too. me likey acrylic.
 

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marterburn said:
shuedini said:
What do you guys think about this:


It's the slogan that the site has used since the beginning. I figured, "If it's not broke, why fix it?"

But I would like some honest opinions about this one.

...Like I mentioned before, it's hard to read the Resident Evil font period. Blue on Black is ALWAYS hard to read. But the rest of the design, I like. The mistral is surprisingly easy to read.

It's a simple gradient (well, blur, but you get my point), so it should be able to be printed acrylic too. me likey acrylic.
I know what you mean about the blue on black. Perhaps they should be put onto white shirts? And I can see where you are coming from with the resident evil font being hard to read...and distorting it like this doesn't make it any easier.
 

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maybe put white behind the lettering?

edit: I've got a different fist idea in my head. I've yet to hear any fist detractors in general, so I'm gonna go ahead and try to render it up tonight.
 

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shuedini said:
What do you guys think about this:

Freedom.png


It's the slogan that the site has used since the beginning. I figured, "If it's not broke, why fix it?"

But I would like some honest opinions about this one.


I really like it, but as marterburn said it might be tough to read the blue on black.

Maybe try to keep the same design but get a wierd angelic light effect coming off the blue font. If that is at all possible, I think it'll look awesome. The same kind of effect that is around the fist. Anyways, maybe try it. I think it'll look great
 

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200lbhockeyplayer said:
shuedini said:
kentuckyderby said:
maybe add a leather glove to the fist?
Just out of curiosity, what would that have to do with FCB?
About as much as a naked fist.
The fist, as I have it depicted, is commonly associated with "freedom." See: google results. I didn't see any fists there with leather gloves on, which is what prompted me to ask about the glove. I didn't ask about it to be a dick or anything.
 

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