NEW OCR Shirt Designs! VOTE!

[ftninja]

Especially with Billy Mays on it.

I thought that was Steveo. But hey, Billy Mays works too.

[Sinewav]

I'll probably wind up buying both just to support the site, but I can't say I'm a huge fan of either design.

Parodies of university shirts are painfully cliché at this point. I totally agree with Jillian's comment on page 1. Doesn't do much to spread the word. Just feels like an in-joke (not to say that I wouldn't buy a Nice Work Guy coffee mug or a $350 Hat, provided it was actually cheaper than $350.)

The instrument one is better about spreading the word, but the design feels... uninspired.

[Brandon Strader]

Would you buy this OCR Shirt?

[Level 99]

Would you buy this OCR Shirt?

Nope!

Also, just showing off, we had prototypes of the proposed OverClocked University shirt on at MAGFest, check it out.

[Rambo]

I greatly prefer the design and aesthetics of the University one, but I agree that to most people it will be misleading.

[Dj Mokram]

Also, just showing off, we had prototypes of the proposed OverClocked University shirt on at MAGFest, check it out.

Out of curiosity: is the word being covered by your left arm 'University' or 'Remix'?

[Jenz Drake]

Starla did an *excellent* job making thasauce lady shirts. hinthint...we need something this sexy.

They all look smooth though.

[Red Shadow]

oh thank god that shirt is yellow!

[RealFolkBlues]

I said this in staff chat, but I'll throw this out there publicly as well:

The university design isn't my favorite, because even though it's tongue-in-cheek, most people wouldn't know that. I don't think it serves a practical purpose... Instead of spreading the word about OCR and what we do, it just winds up feeling like an in-joke. I'd rather wear something that actually promotes the community and feels 'inviting' to outsiders. Why would we want people to mistake OCR for some preppy college?

Anywho, another thought I wanted to throw out there... Maybe it would be cool to have a version with the original OCR logo on the front, and the instruments on the back? ^-^

This is a pretty good argument. I like the aesthetics of the university shirt better but yeah, it could just be written off as another ironic t-shirt. A possible counterpoint to Jillian's (what happened to PixieTricks?) argument is that the shirt still prominently displays OCR's great logo, which has drawn a lot of interest from my OCR schwag over the years. Pound for pound, I think I would buy them both. That way I would have bought all the various OCR shirts that were available through the years.

[Matt E. Waldman]

Also, just showing off, we had prototypes of the proposed OverClocked University shirt on at MAGFest, check it out.

I'm STILL a huge sucker for the design of this shirt(NOT digging the yellow color, though). It seems both designs are pretty close in votes.

[Dj Mokram]

If you're ever open to suggestions, here's my 2 cents:

Gotta say that I like the suggestion avaris and Dj Mokram have gone with for the University shirt.

Very nice!

Well played.

The revised designs are much more appealing.

I like.

Ok I want to change my vote to both of these.

Same here!

Muuuuuch better designs now. I'd buy both.

Can I vote for these two instead? I like them both a lot better.

Mokram wins. I vote for the revised two.

The revised black one is excellent.

yup, I agree--I like the revised versions of BOTH shirts better than the originals. Nice one, mokram.

Ditto 10char

Another vote for DJ Mokram's revisions. Excellent editing!

Dropping by with my thumbs-up for Mokram's mockups.

I do like Mokram's black tee design

I really love Dj Mokram's t-shirts! I'd buy BOTH!

I just saw DJM's edited shirts. I like those too.

So, out of curiosity (again), did this outpour of positive feedback had an impact on the final design?