Mega Merchandising Contest! *logo Included!*

[taikara]

Hey guys!

I know we've already got one contest going, but here's another great one for you to try your luck with!

Abandonia is venturing into the merchandise market, and we're giving you the opportunity to come up with the designs that will be available to buy!

We have seven items that need designs:

Men's T-shirts (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=111)
Babydoll Tees (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=6)
Black Caps (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=65)
Mugs (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=1)
Buttons (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=118)
Oval Stickers (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=51)
Rectangular Stickers (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?clear=true&no=50)

Rules: Entries may be submitted in this thread up until the 1st of July. DO NOT post questions or comments here, another thread will be opened for contest discussion.

Each designer may submit as many designs as he/she wants. Please note which item each design is intended for in your submission posts.

Use of the Abandonia logo is NOT obligatory. You may use it in the original form, you may just write abandonia.com in small print... It doesn't matter, as long as the name is written somewhere.

A designer may think of his own slogan / sentence / graphic to go with the design.

Images submitted MUST conform to a 300dpi standard. Please refer to CafePress's Beginner's Image Workshop (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/images.aspx#dpi) for further information.

Images submitted that do not comply with quality standards will have to be disqualified from consideration :(
Please Note:

You may find it useful to use the "Create It!" link that will take you to the designer page of each particular item in order to find out how your image will look on the merchandise.

T-shirt designs may include both a front and back image, so if you use a two-sided design, please be sure to note which side is which in your submission!

Judging:

All acceptable entries will be judged by our beloved site owner, Kosta.

Prizes:

People whose designs are accepted will receive a free item from the product category the design was intended for!

Have fun, and good luck!

Legal Disclaimer:

ANY designs submitted for the purpose of this contest will become the property of abandonia.com. The original designer can NOT claim any part of future potential revenues, royalties, or other form of compensation. By submitting your entries, you agree that you relinquish all rights to the designs and their possible uses to abandonia.com.

If a winning design is selected that has been submitted by a contestant under the age of 16, parental consent must be provided before the design can be used, and a prize sent. If no parental consent can be aquired, then the contestant's design will be forfeit, and a new winning design will be selected.



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Edit by Maikel:

The 'official Abandonia logo ™ © (etc.)' can be found at this url:
http://www.abandonia.com/~maikel/ab_logo.zip

It's in .eps format. which can be opened by a wide variety of different graphical programs. But best to open it in a vector-based one, like Illustrator. Because then it keeps the nice scaling feature :)

enjoy.

PNG found here: http://www.abandonia.com/~maikel/ablogo_png.zip

[taikara]

Please follow the instructions here (http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/help/images.aspx#dpi) for help creating images for submission ;)

It looks great on the hat, Fawful, but it should be submitted as its own image, otherwise, it can't be used. :)

[punch999]

here is what it looks like

it looks better on a button

[Kosta]

Please guys, SERIOUS submissions only, otherwise this topic will become a mess

[BeefontheBone]

Here we go, with some designs I came up with. Tai helped a bit :D

These jpegs are pretty crappy quality, but the actual PNG versions I have are all 10"x10" at 300 DPI as requested, and it'd be easy as pie to resize them to fit smaller things like mugs and stickers if better tshirt designs are submitted.

[BeefontheBone]

this second one is intended for the women's tshirt but could go on others too (apples provided by Tom Henrik - cheers!)

[BeefontheBone]

I should also thank Bobbin (I think) for the space invader logo thingy - it was taken from his wallpaper.

[Maikel]

go grab the logo! ;) , check the first post for download location.

[Kon-Tiki]

Where can we get Illustrator? Googling for it's no good...

[Strobe]

here is a preview of my first attempt.
(sorry for the size of the basic file, but it's at 200dpi...)

edit: i changed the colours of this work a little bit...


basic file:
http://www.aktentaeter.de/abandonia/merchandising/mug2.png


preview:

[TaloN]

adobe illustrator costs a bomb. and very few free programs cope with .eps format images.

frankly provide it in a .png format please and worry about scaling detail later. i can scale it up to a reasonable size and clear it up if needed.

[Strobe]

vector programs like adobe illustrator or macromedia freehand are rather helpful
for such tasks, but as talon already stated they're not absolutely necessary...
i'm quite sure that cheap/free software is capable of handling .eps and the like, too.

ok, here's another approach...

basic file:
http://www.aktentaeter.de/abandonia/merchandising/tshirt1_2.png

preview:

[BeefontheBone]

Nice, I like the second one very much. You could make the shots you put up here smaller though...

[Maikel]

I'll create a png version to in large format.

[Reup]

Gimp can handle EPS (and is free), but you need Ghostscript as well (also free). If anyone has trouble getting this to run, feel free to PM me for detailed instructions! :ok:

@Strobe: nice design! I was thinking pretty much along the same lines with my own... but. ow well... I'll upload it soon!

[Havell]

I tried the .esp file in gimp and it didn't work! <_<

[Tom Henrik]

I simply LOVE that T-Shirt! :kosta:

I would've bought it :ok:

[Strobe]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@May 5 2005, 07:14 PM
Nice, I like the second one very much. You could make the shots you put up here smaller though...
thanks a lot! :) i put up my designs in the required format, for the t-shirt 10"x10" (200dpi) that is, so that's why the image got that big...

[BeefontheBone]

Yeah, but there's no need to put that version in here - mine are grotty little jpegs so you can see what it's about, but the actual file I have is of the proper quality, which I think was 300DPI.

[Titan]

:wub:

I love those desings..

The "Retro Revolution" is just AWSOM... AWSOM!

[Maikel]

Yes indeed. Retro revolution is very nice Strobe :)

[Strobe]

thank you all for your encouraging words!

here is a preview for a rectangular sticker...

http://www.aktentaeter.de/abandonia/merchandising/rect-sticker_preview.png

here's the basic file in 200dpi:

[PrejudiceSucks]

Damn those are good. Well played, Strobe.

My attempts would probably seem childish compared to that stuff.

Anyway, do any of you have link to Gimp and that other program (due to me NOT searching for it on Google, for obvious reasons)?

[Reup]

www.gimp.org
www.ghostscript.com

[Chris]

I wanna buy that Retro-Revolution Shirt! :Brain:

How would it look in black?

[Iron_Scarecrow]

The T-Shirt is great, I also want one.

[bohor]

the t shirt is really cool, but I wouldn't want it though...

[Strobe]

thanks for your nice feedback, ppl! but we should use the according thread (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5034) to discuss submissions. this one's only for presentational purposes :)

[Sino]

Welll im not so sure, but it will be simple to make and ito put it on black, just invert!

[BeefontheBone]

Soooo. when do we find out Strobe made the best t-shirt? Huh?

[Stroggy]

Oh, what a pity I noticed this contest just now :(

[BeefontheBone]

I was tempted to bump it but forgot until a day before it finished and thought it would then be a bit pointless. Plus this way I'm more likely to win something :P

[Havell]

Oh god, I just remembered that the plan is to use cafepress. The T-shirts they make are godawful. The logos are ironed on and the quality of the shirts themselves is rock bottom.

[Tom Henrik]

Originally posted by R Havell@Jul 6 2005, 09:16 PM
Oh god, I just remembered that the plan is to use cafepress. The T-shirts they make are godawful. The logos are ironed on and the quality of the shirts themselves is rock bottom.
They do? :blink:

You sure?

[Havell]

Originally posted by Tom Henrik+Jul 6 2005, 11:15 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Tom Henrik @ Jul 6 2005, 11:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-R Havell@Jul 6 2005, 09:16 PM
Oh god, I just remembered that the plan is to use cafepress.* The T-shirts they make are godawful.* The logos are ironed on and the quality of the shirts themselves is rock bottom.
They do? :blink:

You sure? [/b][/quote]
They have a really quite bad reputation.

[Indignus IV]

I actually had an idea going for a teeshirt, but my paint skills and graphic talent sucks, so I gave up. But for the record, here is my concept and so forth:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/indignus/untitled.gif

And on top of this picture would be a slogan like "Relive the good old days" or something like that (lame, I know, but I had a really good one but I didn't write it down and forgot it :( )

Underneath the pic would be "www.abandonia.com"

The pic would be on a black shirt.

Heres the killer:

on the back, in white lettering we list all the games on the site.



Whatever. I tried.
I think Strobes design is awesome. Really professional looking. I want one!

[BeefontheBone]

*shrug* I've got a couple of tshirts off cafepress and they're fine. My Penguin of Death (Edward Monkton) one is really nice.

[Shunk Eat Enemy]

i'm sad to tell ya indi but i've seen that shirt before :bleh:

[Indignus IV]

really? show me where. :blink:

[Shunk Eat Enemy]

if i were to look i wouldn't know where to look maybe it was at hot topic or somin or maybe some geek shop :crazy: but it would be original if you added abandonia under the aliens there its a good idea tho

[Indignus IV]

Thanks........I try. :ok:

[BeefontheBone]

Hey - what happened to the merchandising compo, eh? eh? I think we should be told!

[taikara]

Things got a little crazy for all the admins, what with AR being unveiled, Kosta going on vacation, etc., so we sort of dropped the ball, and we're sorry.

Kosta's still really busy, as he's preparing to move soon, so it will have to wait a few more days, probably next week. However, we are still going ahead with it, just in a highly belated fashion.

Sorry about that, everyone :(

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Dang, I so would've entered this. But alas, I just found out now. I've got a great idea for a mug...

[Kon-Tiki]

Can't hurt to still post the idea :ok:

[Danny252]

wheres the t-shirts?!
really, where?

[Kon-Tiki]

In the dishes ;)

[Danny252]

:blink: :blink: :cricket: :cricket:

[moogle]

Its late, and not that goo but I'm bored sooooooo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Maz22/cf11b6d8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Maz22/a9d45a8c.jpg

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Originally posted by Kon-Tiki@Sep 13 2005, 04:05 AM
Can't hurt to still post the idea :ok:
Point taken. I shall design.

I think the second one's better. that stain glass thing doesn't look too good on it.

[Bobbin Threadbare]

This is a coffee mug.
Outside:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/bobbinthreadbare/Abandonia/front2.gif
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/bobbinthreadbare/Abandonia/front.gif
Inside:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/bobbinthreadbare/Abandonia/inside.jpg
BTW, I made this all in Paint.

[swiss]

I love it!

would look like this when it's transferred to a mug:

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Wow, that does look good. Sometimes I amze myself.

[Kon-Tiki]

Eep! That'd force me to keep one mug, instead of four small ones (which I use to play cars with when I'm bored :whistle: )

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Cool. I shall make a t-shirt tomorrow. I mean later today. Whatever.

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Haha! It's 11:46PM. Told ya I'd make it. Sorry for double pposting. Just nudging it.

Front:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/bobbinthreadbare/Abandonia/fronty.gif
Back:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/bobbinthreadbare/Abandonia/back.gif

[moogle]

The fronts nice...but...I don't really care too much for the back, no offense...Ohh, I just had an idea, maybe tehre could be a big pac man and a space invader dude, "battle of the classics"

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Yeah, I'm not too fond of the back myself either.

[Kearnsy]

Nice mug!!!
I'd buy one. Seriously thats good.
A great way to cover server costs!!!

[moogle]

The mug is really nice, I agree.

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Thanks, perhaps it could be sold on abandonia??????????????????????????????????

[Stebbi]

here's a thought since retro revolution dosen't have a Back maybe something like this could be there...maybe need to fixe it a bit.
Edit:wait aminute the image isn't appearing....
Re:edit nowit's here.

[punch999]

Sorry for bumping it but seriously this mug is brilliant KOSTA WHERE ARE YOU DAMN IT!

[Ioncannon]

OMG, please can you make abandonia boxers?. Pattern could look like this:

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8421/pokabug5fh.png (http://imageshack.us)

and I am being seriouse, I would buy that.

[Bp103]

This is my logo
I like the boxers idea.
I did not copy anybody So don't say I copyed you

[BeefontheBone]

You guys realise the deadline for this was the 1st of July 2005, right? It does seem to have been forgotten about, probably because Kosta's only got limited 'net access in Ireland.

[Bp103]

I guss Kosta will have a lot more to choose from hee hee hee :D

[Maikel]

Sorry dudes. This contest has been closed due to mismanagement and confusion from our parts a while ago. It should have been locked.

However we are seriously thinking of putting Strobe's ''Retro revolution'' shirt into the making. To bad he's not around here anymore. The Design was very popular in this thread and looks pretty awesome. If someone still has contact with him, make sure he contacts me! :)

Maybe there will be a new, better managed competition when the new site is up. Can't promise anything yet though.

Again a well-meaned apology

Maikel