Ziggy Shirt Design Update

by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2008 7:41 PM PDT Comment 37 comments

Hey everyone.

Sorry to "spam" AN with this again, but I heard further from Brad about the shirt design. I'd let him know one of you had the idea about blanking out the high socks and I hadn't found a way to do it that satisfied me. He liked the idea and I worked on it again along with changing the arm. I think the results came out much better and much more stylish than I first thought.

Old:

New:

For those of you who wanted shirts, don't worry about the brighter background. It's just a base and I have a single color done with just the gold on a darker green shirt comparable to the ones the A's wear under their jerseys.

If you want a shirt, there's still time. I'm just going to get Brad's thoughts on the redesign first. The original post is here.

Thanks again!

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I love the new one!!!

Tell Ziggy #14Fan says hi!!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 20, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You got it

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by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great!!!

I love it! The new one looks amazing. Great job! I am very impressed :)

by ilovegregsmith on Oct 20, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks! Are you getting one? ;-)

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by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about the other arm?

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Oct 20, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

There wasn't really much of a sleeve to change there.

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by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Count me in for an order!

Is there ordering information on the original thread? (I suppose I could click through to find out, of course.)

by PositionPlayerProd on Oct 20, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes indeed ;-) And thanks.

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by Flashfire on Oct 20, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great — I'll be in touch soon!

BTW, do you have a sense of how this manufacturer’s shirts fit compared to the jersey t-shirts that are sold in the team store? Those are my best (possibly mutual) points of reference.

by PositionPlayerProd on Oct 21, 2008 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure. I haven't bought any of the jersey t-shirts

If you follow that link to the Uberprints site, you can check their sizing chart. I can get by with 2XL shirts but I like the extra length of a 3XL and it fits very comfortably. YMMV, of course.

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by Flashfire on Oct 21, 2008 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sweet!

Just sent you of an order!

by jay_sensei on Oct 21, 2008 1:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Are you still just taking ordering info or do I need to send money?

I’d like one in XL. Let me know what to do.

I actually like the green in the example above.

I blame Englishmajor.

by McFood on Oct 21, 2008 6:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Still taking ordering info, thanks!

Just send me an e-mail with your name. I’m putting everyone in a list so I can contact them quickly.

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by Flashfire on Oct 21, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice!

I am happy I put an order in. I love the new design.

by adragon on Oct 21, 2008 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Quick opinion check

A little more tweaking after talking with Brad again.

This?

Or this?

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by Flashfire on Oct 21, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I personally like the original; just the one sleeve

With both it looks kinda weird. The one with no color on the sleeves is ok too, though!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 21, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Socks and one sleeve only is my vote.

I blame Englishmajor.

by McFood on Oct 21, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second the socks-and-one-sleeve vote.

(Or I guess I’m thirding it, counting #14fan.)

The one with the little bit of left sleeve outline looks like his glove is Australia hanging by a couple of strings…

Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"

by Poppy on Oct 21, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The second one . . .

That is, the one with socks, but No sleeves.

"You can have the alimony. But I want some pussy payments!" - Chris Rock

by oaktownmario on Oct 21, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second socks-and-no-sleeves

I think the sleeve makes his throwing hand look like it is wearing a glove…

by schmifty on Oct 21, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I was thinking that too.

Like he wears a special pitching glove or something.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 21, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's Mickey Mouse throwing his three-finger sinker!

Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"

by Poppy on Oct 21, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One more vote

for green sox, no sleeves!

by jay_sensei on Oct 21, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quick note

Brad likes it with the sleeves marked out partially because he doesn’t want to be known JUST for high socks. ;-) We kind of joked around that a little.

I’m leaning toward going with that first option, probably thickening the lines just a bit.

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by Flashfire on Oct 21, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Can you give him a peg leg and a hook for a hand?

An eye patch and a parrot on his shoulder, I think, would really complete the look.

“Ziggy Sparrow?!?! He’s the worst closer I’ve ever heard of!”

“Ah! But you have heard of him!”

No? Well, maybe if he gets traded to Pittsburgh someday…

I blame Englishmajor.

by McFood on Oct 21, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL.

If I don't comment on your comment how will you know you are completely wrong? -Rocktopus

by pam5981 on Oct 22, 2008 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That design has “First Ten Thousand Fans..” written all over it

by Stompers on Oct 22, 2008 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I.E.

“Available on eBay 90 minutes after the last out…”

by PositionPlayerProd on Oct 22, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That late?

How about 90 minutes before first pitch?

Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"

by Poppy on Oct 22, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoops!

My last reply was supposed to come under yours, of course…

by PositionPlayerProd on Oct 22, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Too true!

Come to think of it, I have seen eBay auctions for SGA items for games which were still several weeks away!

by PositionPlayerProd on Oct 22, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How do we order them?

What is the e-mail address we send our order to?

The older I get the better I was!

by Post379 on Oct 23, 2008 5:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's the link with the info

Clicky

You can reach me at flashfire at speakeasy dot net.

I’m probably placing the order tomorrow and I’ll be contacting everyone on my list about how to pay. This is the final version (Brad definitely likes having the arm sleeves ’visible’):

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by Flashfire on Oct 23, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why the heck does he have a say in it?!?! :)

I’m going to color mine in with a tophat, a monocle and a handlebar moustache, but black out several of his teeth, then add the caption “Baron Von Ziggleheim, Emperor of Lazy Acres Trailer Park and Mental Asylum”

j/k, of course.

Probably…

I blame Englishmajor.

by McFood on Oct 24, 2008 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quick note

I placed my order today with the following breakdown and what’s currently left available after everything has been accounted for by those ordering:

1 YXS (0 available)
1 YM (0 available)
5 S (0 available)
10 M (1 available)
20 L (4 available)
25 XL (0 available)
5 2XL (3 available)
5 3XL (0 available)

72 total

If you missed out on a size you’d have liked, I apologize, but I told those who contacted me when I’d be placing the order and didn’t want to let it extend past today. I can’t guarantee doing another run of shirts, either.

To those who did order, thank you very much. This has ended up being much more than I could have hoped for.

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by Flashfire on Oct 24, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One more update

I just got a call from the printer and they said they couldn’t fit the design on one of the smaller shirts I ordered, so I redid things a little bit along with adding a few more shirts. New counts:

2 YM (0 available)
1 YXL (0 available)
7 S (2 available)
10 M (1 available)
23 L (6 available)
30 XL (5 available)
5 2XL (3 available)
6 3XL (1 available)

84 total

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by Flashfire on Oct 27, 2008 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs