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gumbolimbo aka Esta has been a member since September 5, 2007, has scored 2389 submissions, giving an average score of 1.64.

URL: http://www.estadiezijn.nl

Jul 25 '08 by gumbolimbo

24 Comments

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Rework and resub the z-list superheroes? (UPDATE: resub WIP added)

---------------- UPDATE: new version WIP ADDED--------------

Maybe the z-list superheroes haven't reached their full potentional the first time around (story of their lives I'd say), but I consider giving them a second chance.
It seems that the type was hard to read for several people which mightn't have helped their case.

Would it be worthwile redoing the design and resubbing?

The z-list superheroes - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

Also, someone made a valid point that the idea would pack more pizzaz when concept and names could be read straight off shirt with ease.
In that light, I consider adding the title (the z-list superheroes) in some movie type font on the top, and all their names in comic-y font under the characters.

Any thoughts on the matter?

----------------------- EDIT ------------------------------------

Type and type-colour for the names changed, added the title on the shirt, 2 heroes remoeved, 1 new hero added, 2 heroes adjusted.

My question to you guys: Did the design improve?

LINK2DPAST on Jul 25 '08 at 5:17am

Do it!

And make sure to put your little dashy pattern through all your typo.

gumbolimbo on Jul 25 '08 at 5:48am

Dashy pattern maybe in title, but not in the names I think. It would probably hurt legibility, I'm afraid...

13strong on Jul 25 '08 at 5:51am

Shame people couldn't make it out - that's an awesome shirt.

I think it's actually the colour scheme that's making it a little hard to read, though - maybe try a more legible combination of colours.

Amazing characters and style though - I say try again.

gumbolimbo on Jul 25 '08 at 5:56am

Hmmm, thats an interestion point you make, 13strong.
I really like blaring colours in general, but in this design that could be hurting the legibility as you said. I'll try a few different ones. Maybe black type is easier to read. The shirt a superheroe blue, for instance.

Thank you very much for your thoughts!

Gigguli on Jul 25 '08 at 7:57am

Id love to see these fellas on a gold shirt ;) And YEAS to resub!

gumbolimbo on Jul 25 '08 at 8:17am

Gold! yeah! I haven't considered that before for this one, but its a great shirt colour.
You know what, I'll do several colour variations and mabe you guys can help me out with the colour selection.

23 days later

gumbolimbo on Aug 17 '08 at 11:17am

------------------------------UPDATE---------------------------------

Type and type-colour for the names changed, added the title on the shirt so concept is clear on first sight, 2 heroes removed, 1 new hero added, 2 heroes adjusted.

My question to you guys: Did the design improve?

gumbolimbo on Aug 17 '08 at 11:35am

blue version:

The Z-list superheroes (resub WIP) - blue variety

roadkill3d on Aug 17 '08 at 11:38am

Awesome on blue as well

gumbolimbo on Aug 17 '08 at 11:40am

Thank you roadkill3d

andvantage of blue one is that it is just 2 colours, easy to print, and making it a cheap shirt.

gumbolimbo on Aug 17 '08 at 12:53pm

I can has moar feedback?

ISABOA on Aug 17 '08 at 1:19pm

i am still in love with your original -

so I do not prefer the blue -

or the additional title

so I am no help - accept to say the original sub is awesome

wotto on Aug 17 '08 at 1:21pm

i prefer the original too.

gumbolimbo on Aug 17 '08 at 1:53pm

Thanks for commenting, Isaboa and wotto!

Capisce, I liked it the first time around too. But it did only score half decent back then.
Resubmitting it as it was is not an option (not here, that is), so if I resubmit, better alter the things that bugged people in the first version....
I'll keep the red as main and blue as alternative.

I'll give it just the last chance here, then at least I've tried, and if the heroes don't get picked up here, they can always travel.

gumbolimbo on Aug 18 '08 at 8:08am

ARGH! I'm stuck!

opifan64 on Aug 18 '08 at 8:17am

I think it's definitely worth resubmitting... it couldn't do any harm and it still looks awesome. I think the title might be the missing ingredient for some voters, as it solidifies the concept.

In a perfect, alternate universe this shirt was already printed!

all the way back in april

Most of the shirts I posted have subsequently been printed, so perhaps there's still hope. Maybe the blog is a magical oracle of some kind. :P

opifan64 on Aug 18 '08 at 8:18am

link not working :/

littleclyde on Aug 18 '08 at 8:18am

Oh, I remember this one! I really liked the original too - the handdrawn text had tons more charm than the new type, and I thought it looked better light rather than dark. The new title is okay, but I don't know if that's enough of a change for a resub. I honestly don't know what I would change either - the first version was great!

I guess if you really wanted to resub, I would think about making the composition radically different. Maybe like a comic book cover or some kind of z-list superfriends-like group portrait. Or find a way to have them occupy the same space, hanging out together or something. Though it's hard to say if this would improve the already awesome design or muddle it up even more.

opifan64 on Aug 18 '08 at 8:19am

time machine shirt spoilers

gumbolimbo on Aug 18 '08 at 8:27am

Hehe, thanks opifan, I saw that blog back in the day and almost thought I was hallucinating, untill I found out you were taking the mickey. That spoiler series was great by the way, every week more outlandish. Had me in stitches.

Looks like the best thing I can do for this one is to add the title, go back to the handdrawn font, but redraw the names in a more legible way.
If design is too similar and doesn't get approved, I'll cry a little, light a torch, sub it elsewhere, and move on.
Or maybe submit it elsewhere straight away?

Thanks for yer time folks!

opifan64 on Aug 18 '08 at 8:40am

I thought the original type was perfectly legible... but i guess i have special type reading powers (hey, i'm a z-list superhero!) anyway, keep us posted if you sub somewhere else so we can vote it up.

welshalex on Aug 18 '08 at 8:43am

I too thought the original was spot on. Although I do love the addition of Mr. Roadkill Prevention.

gumbolimbo on Aug 18 '08 at 9:17am

A few backups didn't even make the z-list: mr bogroll handout man, undo-man, lost file retriever, doodle meister and car key-finder, just to mention a few.

14 days later

gumbolimbo on Sep 02 '08 at 2:14am

It's finished! support the design here

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