Where are the Broken Kode Tees?
As I announced this a while back I think it's important to finish what I started. When I first started writing this post it was actually to say that I wasn't going to go through with the whole t-shirt thing and that I wasn't going to be able to produce the designs that I wanted in the way that I wanted to do them, and then highlight the reasons. Strange thing is as I was writing this I realised that I actually still DO want to get this off the ground, so I'll put my thoughts/ideas/experience on the table and ask for YOUR input, what should I do and where should I go.
Just to record my experience with the guys at StreetShirts. I exchanged around 20 emails or so with the guys over there trying to get to grips with what I'd need and how I could go about getting my designs printed off as t-shirts. My main issue with the t-shirts was the final price that I would attach to them, over
4. You could also submit your ideas to Threadless. If they seem popular enough they will get voted to be printed, and you will make a little money off of it. It is not exactly the biggest money making option, but it will let you know how your designs fare in the grand scheme of things.
5. Try looking for some local screeners. They may be willing to work out a deal with you. I did that back in 97 and it worked out well for me - especially since I got to overlook test runs and give my input before things got produced in larger quantity.
Hope these extra bits help.
I'm quite friendly with an outfit that will be able to make it for quite a good price, but, er, I'm in New Zealand... probably a problem. Give me a shout otherwise.
5. (from the above comment) Sounds like a good idea, I hope you find someone good.
Just to say that you're right about Cafepress - I've had some shirts done with them and they're not great quality. It's not that the design fades, more that the fabric quality is below-par (really starchy and stiff, IYKWIM).
A preliminary pre-order to see if demand's high enough.
If it isn't nothing's lost, and if it is, bomb's away!
What about Spreadshirts?
[...] Khaled is looking for a good distributer for his upcoming line of Broken Kode t-shirts. [...]
Hi! Just wanted to say, I really like your designs; I'd be interested in ordering one. :)
Pre-ordering, and working with a local screener, sounds like the safest bet to me.
Thanks for the ideas guys, I think I'm going to definitely do a bit more research and come up with an alternative plan, since I'm not giving up on one of my ideas that easily :).
Hey Sarah, nice to have you here, thanks for the comments. Hopefully I'll get around doing these tee :).
Feel free to consider me as another willing pre-orderer. ^_-
Hey, have you checked out spreadshirt? just google it, i found them to be really great when getting some custom t-shirts for a school play.
You got some cool ideas going on there dude - Good luck with it :-)
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