Okay, as a new project, we've produced a soulriders/void t-shirt. Whether there will be more in the future will depend on a lot of things, not the least of which being interest by the forum and by the people doing the artwork for it.
For those who aren't watching the chatroom and are interested, look here:
http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=Soulriders
Currently, it's set at zero profit margin. If we do more, we'll probably put it up a couple of bucks and send the cash over to rez for server fees and various other stuff to make Soulriders nice. Anyhow, take a look.
Fearless Leader
Reposting this, as I've just noticed this went bye-bye with the server problems.
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The Soulriders/Void E3 t-shirt, drawn by Serafita, and made by Brian and Dracos, was given to me to handle, due to problems with Cafeshops' job on it.
For more details on the shirt and pricing, visit here (http://coecs.ou.edu/Mario.Chiock/soulriders/details.txt).
For images related to the shirt, visit this directory (http://coecs.ou.edu/Mario.Chiock/soulriders/images/).
I vouch for the shirts, as Cy and I got some. They're very neat and very good quality.
BUY THEM! NOW!
Query: Should we create some new shirts?
Aside: There's been some interesting in the "What Would Don Granberry Do?" Shirt that was made as a joke by Yuth and sent to me. I know Brian was hunting one from Merc, anyone else who wants what is a pretty damned funny shirt should talk to Merc.
Dracos
I'm still willing to pay for a "What Would Granberry Do?" T-shirt.
I'd wear it to every fanfiction panel I attended -- ever.
Merc didn't get you one?
Merc?
Dracos
I vote for a shirt that, on the front, says "8/0", and on the back says, "Beat a red-headed stepchild today."
Because, hey, obscure is best.
Should be '0/0 remainder: 8' on the front.
Possibly with a large (color) question-mark in the background, preferably somewhat subtly.
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Wow. I actually like that.
Dracos
Something like this work for that? Bear in mind, I'm no graphics expert, but I think it looks decent.
I like it, I like it!
Are you using 0/0 as a symbol for "infinity," or 0 divided by 0?
His example was 8 divided by zero = infinity remainder 8, IIRC.
Yeah, I do believe Ragnar is right but the idea would be to convey the idiotic divide by zero injoke.
Dracos
How about 16 + 10 = 20?
(front)
1 + 1 = 3
(back)
For large values of 1
(What, it's a rounding error joke that my Chem prof gave us >_>).
Specifically, for those who aren't familiar with it, the 'infinity remainder x' line comes from Skysaber's brilliance ... which is conveniently linked here (http://pishoque.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=349).
But as far as the image goes, if the shirt was black, with those colors, I'd wear it. If we wanted to go all out, then the back could have the first paragraph or so of Skysaber's original 'reasoning', which we would then gradually segue into largely incoherent ravings about goats or something. The text would get smaller as it went down.
That may be too much, in which case we could have the '0/0 remainder: 8' on the back, only the question mark would be larger (if possible -- if it takes a lot of ink and costs a ton more, obviously we don't need to go that route), and a 'Skysaber: potential olympic mathlete' on the front.
In retrospect (after enjoying Bjorn's article again) it really should be '8/0 = infinity: remainder 8'.
Well, you could always just sum up all of Skysaber in one shirt with
something like:
Shirt with dark background, words in light color, centered:
Front --
8/0 = infinity, remainder 8
There *are* ways to get something for nothing, you know.
Evolution, therefore Socialism
If you can believe, what can't you do?
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Then on the back, perhaps the image of Gendo from the "The forces of
logic are defeated again!" gif, with "Ego-boost++!" or "You have
debated me to a standstill."
Hmm... if only I can sandwich his stealing Shade's characters in
this somehow. Wait! Instead of the ego-boost caption on the back, how about
Now YOU go around stabbing ME in the back!!
from his email instead? Goes with Gendo, I think.
Or maybe a rendition of the classic ape-to-man evolution chart, except instead of a primitive man on the end, a drawing of Skysaber in white robes, hurling brimstone/a-bombs/whining on some unseen foe before him. For some reason, this image stays with me. Might or might not be practical, and not really that clever anyway, but... heck, I'd buy that shirt.
He needs one of those canes that broadway musical people used to twirl around as they performed. In lieu of that staff.
Dang.... I WANT THESE DANG SHIRTS!
-J
Here's a thought:
We design these shirts, sell them at a small premium and put the money in an SR chest for promoting and funding SR. Context: We are not really in need of money, this would go to stuff like advertisements and recruitment. The forums will, regardless of this, remain as they always have.
Posting here to get public opinion on such matters. =)
Dracos
I'm for it. We could even encourage non-mods to come up with designs. I also think that in honor of the new revisions to the board, we need new official SR shirts while we're at it.
Nothing wrong with Serafita's original design, mind you, but....
I think for the overhaul, we should have a basic Skysaber shirt.
The front should be one big catchphrase (the 8/0 bit) surrounded by other famous skysaber quotes in various fonts/sizes, etc. The back should contain a modified version of his actual rant about dividing by zero, which gets smaller the further down the shirt you get and (as mentioned before) is edited to include mentions to goats and generally be even more unreadable than the original. Beneath that we can have a full width: "http:/www.pishoque.net/" and then ... hmm. We need a Soulriders motto to complete that design.
Anyway. The Skysaber shirt may be too busy, in which case we can make a slightly more restrained design. ;)
After that we can have a What Would Don Do? T-shirt. I think the front should just have 'WWDD?" in block letters. The back can be (if we can get it) a burly Tonberry with bloodshot eyes, possibly with smoke or an aura around it, and the caption: "DONBERRY SMASH!" Beneath that we can have the URL.
Both of those shirts would cater to a relatively small audience, though. What other shirt designs would the forum like to see?
Yeah. We definitely need a new SR 3.0 shirt.
Hum.
Dracos
The only problem with the old shirts is that
1) the image needs some colour
and
2) It needs to be a bit larger
Of course, this might be hard on a limited budget.
I'm all for the Skysaber shirt. I think we need it.
Badly.
Don't ask me why.
We aim to revitalize this project soonish. If you've got art skills, they'd be appreciated. =)
Dracos