We need a t-shirt design!

[Emdprodukt]

We're not talented and we don't have friends who are into graphics and such.

So: we need merch. We don't have lot's of money so it has to be a one color print. no backprint. No fancy monsters or anything: just our name. somehow.

this is what our singer had in mind:

it says "Vanity Ruins".

i really like it because it has that "alice in woderland" style but... it's hard to read and we think it would look cheap on a shirt.

We also have the feeling that someone who's not from the band can capture HIS/HER feeling of us and put it into a graphic.

if anyone is willing to help us out that would be great!

 

[abyssofdreams]

Looks like some brutal death or black metal logo but I really dig it!
Agreed, it might look odd on a shirt but I'd say the thing that really is bad is that you can barely read it...

Sorry, I'm no help

 

[Notuern]

Jonrty Loyvnfs is what i see.

Il check with my friend who does logos if he has time to make one for you!

 

[SocialNumb]

I think I see a tree. Thats about it tho.

 

[Razzee]

I like that design, but I think it will look a little bit boring/spartan (is that even right in english?)
You should ask some printing factorys what the conditions for a print are. Wich price for wich format. What colors for what price etc.

edit: for what amount of shirts is another variabel

 

[Emdprodukt]

that's not the problem. we know where we're going to print them. we just need a logo no matter which size.

 

[Emdprodukt]

Jonrty Loyvnfs is what i see.

Il check with my friend who does logos if he has time to make one for you!

L O L

 

[abyssofdreams]

What about straight, simple and clean logos with just a tiny bit of individuality?

 

[SocialNumb]

Thats better IMO.

 

[abyssofdreams]

The thing is... while I love more complex, individual logos they almost always are hard to read and look weird on a shirt or so...
I mean, there's a reason for all those clean logos in more popular metal bands, just very few actually keep the individuality over time.

 

[Razzee]

thats not br00tal enough! not death metal enough!

make some spaghettis and throw em on the ground. take a photo, draw your logo along the lines of that spaghettis and achive another unreadable band logo!

The thing is... while I love more complex, individual logos they almost always are hard to read and look weird on a shirt or so...
I mean, there's a reason for all those clean logos in more popular metal bands, just very few actually keep the individuality over time.

I think shirts are there to make promotion for you...
It's fine, that everybody likes to wear them and is willing to buy a tool of promotion from you. So if you want it to promote you you should have something readable and catchy.

 

[abyssofdreams]

 

[Emdprodukt]

abyss: I really dig both layouts. I like how second one looks dirty because it looks like hand drawn and the simplicity of the first one. but it could be a bit more EPIC!!!!

hate the band but we really like their logo:
http://www.myspace.com/xdeadlockx`


our singer (she's standing next to me) says it would be cool to combine both of your examples. drawn style but simple letters with a bit of the "schnörkel"

we really really dig the "sylosis" logo, too:

thanks for spending some time into my band, man!

 

[abyssofdreams]

 

[abyssofdreams]

holy, when did deadlock get THAT big? ouch...

I see what you mean, gonna try a couple more ideas...

 

[Emdprodukt]

haha, I really get the feeling our bandname sucks too hard to make it good looking

edit:

I posted this one before you posted you new ideas

 

[Emdprodukt]

WOW DUDE!!! the second one RULES!!!!! Maybe the "R" in ruins should be capital?

 

[abyssofdreams]

haha, nice. I'll do some variations on that style later on then, gonna finish some stuff right now but I'll get back to it asap

 

[Emdprodukt]

thanks man, I really appreciate that!

 

[mick thompson]

just look on the net for "metal fonts" and find some funky ones and try making some yourself - its easy to do and you can come up with some kick ass t-shirts and designs that way