Coming Attraction: Movie Forums T-Shirts
 

So, first off: these aren't quite done. But they're really close!

EDIT: disregard past Chris! I come from the future and can tell you they are most definitely done now!

For those who didn't see the discussion in the anniversary thread, Gatsby said something about wanting mugs/shirts, and being surprised we didn't have any. I'd first toyed with the idea over a decade ago, but the options at the time were lacking. I actually own several MoFo shirts but none of them were up to snuff, so I never made anything available.

But since then, the options have improved considerably, which I learned when looking into shirts for my softball team not too long ago. I also knew that designing something specifically intended for shirts (cleaner, simpler), would probably come out a lot better than all the previous attempts.

Anyway, long story short, I hired my sister (who does some graphics/design work and previously did our softball team logo), and she's come up with some great concepts. In fact, we're almost definitely going to be offering two different design options.

Should have something to show you guys before the holidays. Stay tuned. :)

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Side note: I thought about putting some of the options out there for a vote, or asking for input into some of the smaller details, but I think that would slow things down, and smaller details make it pretty hard to achieve consensus, anyway. But by way of compromise, if there's a really clear sentiment that one specific thing should be changed (different color, rotating something right rather than left, et cetera), we should be able to make it happen.

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Sign me up! :) Ill even take a photo of me wearing it, sucking in my gut.

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10/10 will order.

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Wish I would order, but honestly I'm quite bashful on my forum participation when it comes to my non internet life.

Still hiding this site from loved ones eh?



I will most definitely buy. :p

Own it brother. 2017 Raul comes out Mofo.

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Woot!

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The mods are definitely getting "I removed spam in under 60 seconds and all I got was this lousy..." et cetera shirts.

You can change it to 'minutes' in my case. ;)

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I don't even know where the creator of this site is based out of. I suppose US and that means no ship to Europe, yeah?


I love Tshirts. They're such crappy quality here unless you pay $60 or more no 20$ beffy tee or the like.

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Based in the U.S., but we're probably just going to use Vistaprint for this, so they should be able to ship overseas! :) Not sure what the cost on that will end up being. Should know more soon, though.

I will say that there are a couple different fabric options here, and I've tried them both, and even the cheaper one from Vistaprint is pretty decent. The softer one is a few bucks more, but feels pretty darn good for a custom shirt.

Are any going to have those classic Mofo slogans?

100% Van Damme free. Etc. ???

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Good question. The front designs are nearly finalized, but I was still deciding what to put on the back other than the URL. If you guys wanted some with the slogans back there instead of (in addition to?) that, that could definitely be arranged.

Doesn't it cost more to put a design on both the front and back? It's cool, I'm just asking as most t shirts with designs don't have anything on the back, front only.

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I have plenty of shirts with both.

It does cost more--about $5 more. I was planning on letting people choose whether they wanted that or not. Ditto on the high or medium quality fabric, since some people might want to wear it regularly and some might just want to have one and not care as much about the other stuff.

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Okay, got my test shirt. Came out pretty well, but making a few final tweaks changes to brightness/color, and finalizing the second design. Could be available as soon as tomorrow, and I might be able to post the designs sooner.

Until then, if anyone has any opinions about which slogans they might want on the back, I'm all ears. Obviously, the pithier ones are better.

OK, you asked for it:p

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"Swan was here"

:D

These ones, from the old site, were usually my favorites:

• Now With 28% More Bruce Willis
• An Offer You Can't Refuse
• I Am Jack's Favorite Movie Site
• Where Everybody Knows Your Username
• Mischief. Mayhem. Movies
• Your Forum, Should You Choose to Accept It
• You'll Be Back

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Camo's Angels!

Or: The Typical Rednecks!

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Nice idea :)

(for all sizes):
MOFO: we know how to whistle!
MOFO: you'll need a bigger boat!
MOFO: join, Forrest, join!

(purely for the XXXXXXXXXXXXXL size):
Tomorrow may well be another day but it's not here yet - so why not spend some time on movieforums.com whilst waiting :)

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I wasn't soliciting slogans. :laugh: Though, amusingly, "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Board" was indeed one of the ones in rotation before the redesign.

I was just going to have "MOVIEFORUMS.COM" on the back, but I figured I'd see if there was some clear consensus about which of the existing slogans to add, even if only as options.

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I like "Your forum, should you choose to accept it"

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FWIW, it'd be in the same basic font you see in the header: Futura.

But you'll all see soon enough. :)

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Put memorable quotes from members on the back :laugh:

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"We know how to spell Schwarzenegger" was always my favourite one.

So, here they are. Two designs, courtesy of my sister Grace (who was a regular member here a long time ago):

http://www.movieforums.com/images/shirt_design_1.png
http://www.movieforums.com/images/shirt_design_2.png

http://www.movieforums.com/images/sh...ckup_1.png?v=3http://www.movieforums.com/images/sh...ckup_2.png?v=3

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The goal here was to create the "feel" of the site design, but in a simplified, flatter way that would translate well onto shirts and mugs, since the general shape of the logo as-is isn't a great fit for it, both in terms of the specificity of detail (gradients, transparency) and the general shape. I think the first option looks more like a typical shirt design, but the second looks a little closer to the actual logo, and since I liked both, I wanted to give people the option.

I'll upload a photo of me in the test shirt (which is of the first design). It's a little darker (and with less transparency), both things tweaked for this final version, but it'll give you a basic idea of the size/scale.

I should be able to offer a few different options for the back, like slogans, the URL, or both. By default, I was just going to do something like this:

http://www.movieforums.com/images/shirt_mockup_back.png

I think shirts and mugs are the givens, though Vistaprint offers a lot of other products if anyone wants either design on something else.

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Damn. I was unsure at first, but those look awesome.

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Thanks. :up: I'm pretty happy with how they came out. I think the first is probably more "shirt" looking, but the art deco rays are pretty cool, so I figured, why not.

Anyway, I'll have a photo up soon, and I should have them technically available no later than tomorrow.

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Dang, love em both... I think I am just slightly partial to the second one if I had to choose. Well done!

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Slightly partial to that second one myself, probably because it mirrors the site a little better. Plus, I love art deco. :)

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"Where everyone's a MoFo"


:D

Ah, the Bruce Willis bumper sticker one is still on my car. Put it on the very day we bought it back in 2010. Still gets laughs at intersections:

https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/748/31...ca7eebf363.jpg

so these are pretty cool. i'd definitely buy one. i'm always telling my husband about this place (well, he mostly just knows about the members that piss me off because i like to bitch :p), but, yeah, i like the idea of being able to wear something to promote my favorite forum

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Looks great Yoda.

If I'm wearing the shirt, and someone asks me what the hell 'MoFo' is, I'll just say it's a cult I enjoy attending from time to time. ;)

I prefer this (the second) design.


I like the URL on the back of the shirt, but I agree with Citizen Rules that it shouldn't be all caps. It's easier to read the site name if only the first letter of each word is in caps.

Remember, the average person who sees the shirt won't know the site name, so they'll have to figure out what it says. When it's all caps, it's like playing Bumper Stumpers with car license plates.

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Just seen the pics that Yoda posted of the shirts, very cool! I like both designs, very stylish:)

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If I can buy a mug AND a shirt, I most definitely will.


Mischief. Mayhem. Movies.


Can't wait.

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I want one NOOOOW :yup:

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Great idea!

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Putting a few combinations together now. If anyone has any other requests as to which slogan they want on the back, if any, lemme know. I'll toss the "movieforums.com" on there by default, but if you'd rather it just be the slogan, just way the word. :)

Couple examples of alternates for the back:

http://www.movieforums.com/images/sh...back_camel.png
http://www.movieforums.com/images/sh...back_lower.png

And just a real quick mockup of a slogan and the site name (I have some variants where the name has lines above and below it to separate it, too, though I think using white for one and tan for the other does a pretty good job):

http://www.movieforums.com/images/sh...n_and_name.png

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Prefer the site name on top of any slogan but it's looking good!

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Easily done.

Tell ya' what: I'm gonna put together a quick page with basic options, ranging from a softer material with stuff on the back, to a more affordable option with nothing on the back, and people can just let me know if they want any specific combination of colors/slogans/site name stuff. Should only take a few minutes, and that way everyone can have it exactly the way they want. :)

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Gotta say, I actually prefer the all caps site name to the others.

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Same; Futura looks good in caps, and it's how the header is. But I'm down with whatever combinations people prefer! :)

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I prefer caps as well.

But the header has a space between the words, making it easy to read.

If you do go with the caps/lowercase thing, don't cap the "c" in ".com."

Did you say you're keeping the option for a non-extra-soft shirt? Because frankly, I hate those. The short sleeves bunch up funny on me and the fit on *every* shirt I have that is that softer material is horrible because it shifts weird and doesn't hang right. Plus, they're flimsy.

Just a regular ol' Gildan cotton T-shirt in a generic size chart would be a good option.

Are you sick of us yet? :D

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Yup, wasn't gonna capitalize the com.

And yeah, there's a really straightforward shirt without the softer material, and without anything on the back, for people who just want a simple shirt, that'll cost significantly less. I've got a few of the softer ones from Vistaprint and I've really liked them, though I don't know if you're referring to softer shirts in general, as opposed to this site in particular.

Oh, also, just to complicate things further, they do have Men's and Women's models, though the Men's are more like unisex. I'm creating the designs by those on default since they should be fine on anyone, but I can recreate any of them on women's on request, and might do a couple of the basic ones that way preemptively.

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I hate women's T-shirts. Always opt for the men's/unisex. (For one thing, sizing is more uniform. And quality tends to be better. Women get crappy, cheap material for everything, and they pay more.)

Feel free to put stuff on the back of a men's/unisex/regular shirt! I love the stuff on the back! (More complicated! More complicated!) :D

Okay, I think I labeled all these links correctly:

Click this link to buy a shirt!

With the promo code mentioned below, they start around $21 for the softer ones with text on the back, and about $14 for the simpler ones without anything on the back. And for what it's worth, there is zero markup on these. Just happy that people want them. :)

Important: please double check the design before ordering, in case I mislabeled a link! :) If you don't see the combination you want on there, just reply here with your choices for the following:

1. Material: normal, or softer (normal is a few bucks cheaper)?
2. Design: first, or second?
3. Back: Anything on the back (nothing is a few bucks cheaper)?
   • Site Name Format: all caps, lower case, or capitalized words?
   • Slogans: Any? Above or below site name?
4. Misc: Any other requests, IE: site name above/below slogan, different slogan from those listed, or women's cut instead of unisex?

While there's no markup now, I'll probably add a few bucks to help cover some of the costs, but that'll be after the holidays, and I'll probably have some kind of rebate program where people get the difference (probably just a few bucks) back if they post a picture of themselves wearing it, or something like that.

Also, Vistaprint's having a 25% off sale for the next few days, so have at it. Promo code's SALE25 at checkout.

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Oh, and I'm looking into mugs. This place doesn't do black mugs. I can have white ones made up pretty quickly, but I'm assuming people would rather have black ones, so I'll see if I can find some options elsewhere.

I'll have another go at it tomorrow .... when I changed the country to Ireland I lost the link to the design :(
It's too slow a process to try again right now.

Ireland's like that. We don't generally like sloganeering. ;)

Who said anything about earrings :eek: - I was only ordering a tee-shirt .... honest! :)

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So, is there an option to get the cheaper shirt with anything on the back?

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Not by default, but I can whip one up. Just let me know what you want on it, per the options a few posts up. Won't take long.

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I don't know if it's just my computer or I'm just an idiot, but no matter what link I click for the second design, I get the same image on the page and can't figure out how to verify what's on the back.

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* Regular men's T-shirt (not soft sissy stuff, ha!)
* Front: Second design
* Back: Bruce Willis slogan, above URL
* URL in caps/lowercase: MovieForums.com

:)

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You'll just get the front when you first click on the link, but you'll get the option to preview the whole thing as you're checking out.

I couldn't see any of the back options either, even when I clicked the Bruce Willis option link that was supposed to show me that specifically.

Here ya' go.

I have a version where the slogan is two lines if it's too small as-is, though it obviously looks a bit better otherwise on one.

http://i.imgur.com/zneol7K.png

Can I get this same thing, but with the Mischief. Mayhem. Movies. slogan?

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Sure: same thing as in the basic fabric, too, or did you want the softer one?

Basic is fine.

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You got it.

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Okay, order placed.

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:up: Thanks!

Extra super bonus points for anyone who posts a photo of themselves in a shirt. I'd love to get a cool little gallery of MoFos the world over in 'em.

These are cool shirts! Even I look good in them:p

http://www.movieforums.com/community...1&d=1481914391

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The ship times on these custom shirt sites have gotten crazy good.

Surprised they had it in his size.

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Well, black is very slimming...

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Ordered! :)

(Now if only I could get a long-sleeved T-shirt... Just kidding!)

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Excited to get my shirt. I will post a pic.

I know we have been requesting alot Yoda but if you do end up making mugs available I always pictured it in the green color of the forum background.

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If that's possible, I'll definitely do it! :)

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Is it possible to get my username on the back of the shirt? Or would that be too much trouble?

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Seriously. That would be better than some stupid slogan. They could be like football jerseys.

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Although, some people might need multiple names on the back.

Oh sure, NOW you come up with that idea. I already ordered my shirt. :)

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Geez, SC, feeling a little hostile today, are we? :D

Yeah, I'd be willing to do that. I'd just need to know what other choices you want to go with it before I put it together, so fire when ready. :)

Okay cool, it won't be for maybe a couple weeks though. I'm flat broke right now due to xmas shopping, but hopefully I'll get some money for one of these soon. I'm not even 100% sure I'll do my username—I do like the mischief mayhem movies slogan.

Managed to get one in the basket for an Irish account (for those that might be interested: set up an account on the American site from Yod's links; went through the process of adding to basket; logged out; logged into Irish Vistaprint site with same account details) but sadly for Europeans that promo code doesn't apply over here :( .... however VPDEALS for same 25% reduction does work :).

So the long and the short of it is .... one MOFO tee ordered :)
Chances of a photo of me in it though .... zero (I don't do photos) :p

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Just checked the tracking and it says the expected delivery date for my shirt is 12/29 but I suspect it will be sooner. I'll try to get a good shot of me in it and post here when it arrives.

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Cool! :up: Looking forward to it. I'll try to remember to have Courtney take a quick shot of me in the test shirt I ordered, though that one's just a tiny bit different from the final draft.

Hes probably still trying to get banned, whine/lying about being oppressed, and trying to rouse rabble.

When I order my shirt, it will def be XL. :)

Yeah Ill have to wait till after Christmas too.

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I got mine yesterday! Definitely the quality I wanted in the "regular" shirt (since I hate the "soft" newer T-shirts) and the size is a teeny bit larger than I like but that's far better than a teensy bit smaller. :)

The logo itself on the front is also a tad lower than most T-shirts might have put it. Am curious if that will happen to other people as well...

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Hmm, I think I put it at the center of their lines (they put little lines over the layout so you know where dead center is). That said, when ordering people can adjust it. Dunno if that happened during the preview process, but either way, just an FYI so people know the option's there.

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Mine was waiting when I got home tonight. Fits and looks great. Have to do a pic some other time. Turns out my 7 year old isn't a photographer and I feel like a 16 year old girl taking a pic in the mirror. I don't have the proper hand on the hip stance down yet.

Normally I would mock someone mercilessly for posting a bathroom mirror selfie, but I'll certainly make an exception for anyone posting a photo of their MoFo shirt.

First time I ever tried it. Way too Facebook tweener for me. Deleted.

I'll order mine this weekend when I can get my wife to pay for them.

It wasn't unusually low or anything. Just lower than most T-shirts I have with sayings or logos on them. I'll post a picture tomorrow... :)

Guess I'll have to kick off the MoFo Shirt Gallery myself!

Not a great photo, and it's darker than the final version (it's the test shirt I ordered, before brightening the colors up a little), but you get the idea. :)

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See, now I feel like I have to be trim and bearded to post a pic. ;)

Me too! :D