Bein' retired....I"m gonna haveta hang one on my Harley....until I get my Trike built...
This is a great idea. Brett, if you give me permissioni I would be willing to take orders and mail out Tshirts hats and static stickers. I would also make sure you approve of any designs before they go to print
Should we do polos or Ts ? Hats with plastic or Velcro sizing? Or prefit? What colors??
This is just my opinion, but I think keep it simple. We're all adults here (except me, I'm a young adult), and I doubt we enjoy wearing clothes with giant logos/pictures on them like those stupid 20 year olds like too.
As far as shirts, I think just putting an appropriate sized TT logo near the right pectoral area.
Hats same thing. Just a simple, nice logo on the center. I'd say make them velcro so we can adjust it to fit our head. My head is absolutely huge you wouldn't be able to prefit for me.
The real challenge would be the design.
I think the logo is what Brett already has. A tractor like on top of this oage. On the back of the hat the address truckingtruth.com shirts. Lain front addy across the Bach logo below. Maybe have the option of printing a name on the pec. Or lime you suggested a TT. I think the shirts should have pockets too. Thing is, the fewer I have made (Assuming Brett oks) the more they will cost so I would like to hVe an idea of many to order. Price breKs usually start at 250. But if only 25-50 will order, well no sense buying that many. When my daughter played ball we ordered 25 shirts and they were like $25 each. I would think cotton xt would be cheaper but don't know for sure. I have my wife shopping prices today
I think we all believe in this site and what Brett had built so I want enough on there for us to recognize each other but also for other people t ask about it. Help grow the site
I'm not sure we can use any truck image that is manufactured....its infringement....so someone will have to get arsty and draw one !!!! I still make stick people...so I'm out...
I'm not sure we can use any truck image that is manufactured....its infringement....so someone will have to get arsty and draw one !!!! I still make stick people...so I'm out...
You go on google and do an image search. Then go under the search tools, there's an option for usage rights. If you select something labeled for reuse/reuse with modification you'll be in the clear. Or if you don't mind spending a little money you can probably find a piece of stock art or a stock photo with no royalty rights, but a small purchase fee.
First of all, I certainly hope that you've already gotten the go ahead from Brett, after all, this is HIS baby.
Secondly, I would recommend having a "professional designer" create a simple(r) logo design (again, with Bretts approval) that could be easily used across a multitude of applications (e.g. shirts, hats, coffee cups, mouse pads, decals/stickers, etc.). The banner that Brett uses on this site is well made, looks great, and it encompasses the overall feel of the website. But how well will it work, in its current format, as an embroidered patch on a nice polo shirt? Is the logo going to be screen printed? Embroidered? Both? How many colors? How much detail? You really need to be able to use the logo in many ways and places without it losing any of its basic integrity, and without making the product look "cheap". This holds true for ALL corporate logos. Just look around at all of the fast-food chains, truck stops, hotels/motels, gas stations, etc., they are all simple, one or two color logos (yes, some are more, but multi-color logos are more expensive to reproduce).
JMHO
LittleJoe
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When Brett finds the time to design stickers, I'd definitely be proud to rep Trucking Truth on my rig.