http://133024.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/
Forgot to post the link, heh...



Hey everyone I just thought I'd briefly bring this up.
As you all may know, the previous topic is long dead, even despite my small efforts to keep it alive...

Now, after a few handshakes and leisurely drinks the responsibility of the the old, run-down GW Shoppè has been passed on to yours truly.
So, with nothing more to add to that I think it's time to get the ball rolling.

What I aim to achieve
As far as things go everything is going to be laid out exactly as it was before, shirts are simple to buy, delivery is quick and reliable and most of all the profits from each sale go into Gaming World's piggy bank to pay the bills.

However there weren't any new shirts being made, looking through the shop now I have seen where some of the complications have hit but I plan to rectify them.
Therefore, without needing to say anything further I'll give you all a look at what we currently have.








The first thing I want to do is start up a suggestions topic again, this will be it.
I want to know the following:
What would you have on a GW shirt that you would actually wear?
Preferred Shirt Colour to match the design?

Here are a few that we had in the previous topic that at least more than one of us would wear:
Semper games.
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I survived the Chaos Dunk and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt.


As far as designing the shirts go, any of you are welcome to volunteer as a designer, otherwise I'll either take it on by myself or set up a little competition with a small prize of like... 3 shirts or something, either way that part comes later on, for now though I want to hear your suggestions.
Do you want to go for new shirts and/or should we take a crack at some of the older suggestions?

Start talking it over kids, I'm going to sleep...


Actually I'll just throw in some of the stuff from the old topic since it's still relevant.

Charity info:  All profit from shirt sales goes directly to Bart's Paypal account every quarter.  I touch none of this money.  The profits presumably go to making GW a better place for everyone.

T-Shirts are $17.99 $16.99 each, and ringers are $20.99 $19.99 each plus shipping and handling.  All major credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, and DISCOVER), as well as check and money order are accepted.

Here's how it breaks down:

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Retail Cost of One (1) Normal T-Shirt:        $16.99
Production Cost of One (1) Normal T-Shirt:  - $14.40
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Proceeds from One (1) Shirt:          $2.59

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Retail Cost of One (1) Foget Che T-Shirt:        $16.99
Production Cost of One (1) Foget Che T-Shirt:  - $12.90
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Proceeds from One (1) Shirt:          $4.09

What constitutes the production costs of a shirt? (Click to reveal)

Well, the shirts I use (Heavyweight Cotton) cost $9.90 plus the cost of putting the design on ($3).  All of the designs used are complex, which adds a $3 fee on top of that, which brings us to $15.90.  The total that goes to GW ($2.59) is put on top of that, which brings us to $16.99, the final price.  You can read more about this here.

P.S.  I have no idea how the cost went down by $1.50, but it did, and I'm taking advantage of it.

On New Designs:  Certainly, the designs I suggested up in the poll are not the only ones possible, just ones that come to mind right now.  I certainly will take other designs (for instance, if someone from PerfectRun or other guys want to put up a shirt based on one of their games, etc) and will work with the design submitter on getting these proofed and ready to press. 

Here's the thing, though.  Spreadshirt has absurdly stringent vector design criteria.  I have not yet submitted a design that has passed their vector criteria, even though it seems like 9 times out of 10 I make a design that seems to fit the design criteria and they reject it anyway.  Here is the most frequent rejection I get:

So, here's what I'll do.  We can propose designs in this topic, and get them proofed.  The first person to crack the "vector code" and give me a vector design they will accept will get a sample shirt of their design, AND another T-Shirt of their choosing, both shipping paid.  Please submit your design in either .ai (Adobe Illustrator Format) or .eps (encapsulated postscript format).  Anyone that submits a design that goes on a shirt, regardless of whether or not it is accepted as a vector, automatically gets a sample T-Shirt for testing purposes and as a reward for submitting the design.  I want you to know before you consider this that you will get no monetary return for your designs.  I don't see any profit from this operation at all!  This is something that you can do to help out GW and maybe get a little recognition for your art in the process.  This is the chance for Graphic Art people to step up to the plate and get a design out there!

Just as a note, the parts bolded in that last paragraph are still valid so get cracking!

there could be a barkley shirt that could say:


Chaos Dunk 2053: Never Forget


or like I Survived the Postcyberapocolypse