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**Goku** · 08-12-2007

Ok folks here it is the Official Mfg Logo Design Competition. Ace and I have been talking it over and we have decided to open and MFG merchandise shop on CafePress.com: Shop, create or sell what's on your mind with custom T-Shirts, unique gifts and more. So we need a logo to go on all the official merchandise.

Anyone can enter even if you have very basic graphical knowledge. Engel, I or any members of the graphic team will clean up the entry if need be.
Enter as many as you like as many variations as you like.
The designs will conform to strict templates that follow.
The winner will be chosen by a vote. Most likely a few select entries will be selected by Ace and then they put to a forum wide vote.

The reason behind the logo design is to create brand awareness of MFG.
The reason behind the shop is to get a bit of revenue to help pay for some of the costs of running MFG (which comes out of the founders pockets)

Here is all the information needed to create what we need.
Here are the image specs for the store (PNG images are usually preferred to help reduce ghosting at edges):

Hoodie (white or light gray cotton): 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- image on front or back or both
Basic
T-shirt (light or dark): 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- dark colors can
only have a front image (use transparency if you want the background
fabric color to show); light ones can have images on both sides
Baseball Jersey: 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- image on front or back or both
Black cap: 4 x 2 inches oval at 200 dpi
Trucker cap: 5 x 2 inches at 200 dpi
Mouse pad: 9.5"W x 8"H at 200 dpi (will be trimmed to 9.13"W x 7.75"H)
Messenger bag: 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi
Mug: 8.31"W x 3"H at 200 dpi -- the left side of the image will appear to the right of the handle
How to Set DPI...This is Mandatory

You can see pictures of the items at Gifts For Him : Create Custom T-Shirts and Gifts at CafePress.com
If you need them, design templates are available at CafePress.com : Sell Your Designs, Photos and Images on CafePress.com : Product Templates
For more details on making images for dark shirts, see CafePress.com : Creating Images for Dark Garments
What Ace and I want is some nice logo wear with no wild background or Anime characters (something you can wear at work) so keep it simple clean and sleek.
Save the images as PNG or Bitmap. Dont use Gif unless you know how to do it properly and try not to use jpeg. (PNG is preferred to reduce ghosting at the edges)
You are encouraged to use Postscript or TrueType fonts, and submit PSD or Illustrator files in addition to the rendered images?
Explanation of Postscript fonts PostScript fonts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Explanation of Truetype fonts TrueType - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basically Truetype and Postscript fonts are default fonts that are pre installed in your graphic software.
The winner will receive a prize decided by Ace and I. I will Edit this page when we have figured that out.
The competition will be open till (9/26/07) when the judging process will beginGood Luck and I hope to see lots and lots of great entries.

08-12-2007	#1 (permalink)
Goku Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pureland Posts: 3,226 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 200	The Official Mfg Logo design competition. Ok folks here it is the Official Mfg Logo Design Competition. Ace and I have been talking it over and we have decided to open and MFG merchandise shop on CafePress.com: Shop, create or sell what's on your mind with custom T-Shirts, unique gifts and more. So we need a logo to go on all the official merchandise. Anyone can enter even if you have very basic graphical knowledge. Engel, I or any members of the graphic team will clean up the entry if need be. Enter as many as you like as many variations as you like. The designs will conform to strict templates that follow. The winner will be chosen by a vote. Most likely a few select entries will be selected by Ace and then they put to a forum wide vote. The reason behind the logo design is to create brand awareness of MFG. The reason behind the shop is to get a bit of revenue to help pay for some of the costs of running MFG (which comes out of the founders pockets) Here is all the information needed to create what we need. Here are the image specs for the store (PNG images are usually preferred to help reduce ghosting at edges): Hoodie (white or light gray cotton): 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- image on front or back or both Basic T-shirt (light or dark): 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- dark colors can only have a front image (use transparency if you want the background fabric color to show); light ones can have images on both sides Baseball Jersey: 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi -- image on front or back or both Black cap: 4 x 2 inches oval at 200 dpi Trucker cap: 5 x 2 inches at 200 dpi Mouse pad: 9.5"W x 8"H at 200 dpi (will be trimmed to 9.13"W x 7.75"H) Messenger bag: 10 x 10 inches at 200 dpi Mug: 8.31"W x 3"H at 200 dpi -- the left side of the image will appear to the right of the handle How to Set DPI...This is Mandatory You can see pictures of the items at Gifts For Him : Create Custom T-Shirts and Gifts at CafePress.com If you need them, design templates are available at CafePress.com : Sell Your Designs, Photos and Images on CafePress.com : Product Templates For more details on making images for dark shirts, see CafePress.com : Creating Images for Dark Garments What Ace and I want is some nice logo wear with no wild background or Anime characters (something you can wear at work) so keep it simple clean and sleek. Save the images as PNG or Bitmap. Dont use Gif unless you know how to do it properly and try not to use jpeg. (PNG is preferred to reduce ghosting at the edges) You are encouraged to use Postscript or TrueType fonts, and submit PSD or Illustrator files in addition to the rendered images? Explanation of Postscript fonts PostScript fonts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Explanation of Truetype fonts TrueType - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basically Truetype and Postscript fonts are default fonts that are pre installed in your graphic software. The winner will receive a prize decided by Ace and I. I will Edit this page when we have figured that out. The competition will be open till (9/26/07) when the judging process will beginGood Luck and I hope to see lots and lots of great entries. __________________ Goku's DeviantArt <3 Teecee for the awesome sig Last edited by Punxx; 05-30-2008 at 11:05 PM.