As mentioned in the previous post, we want to hold the Tangst Convention as a way to do the T-shirts so we can wear them on the 6-month anniversary.I've vaguely discussed various ideas for Tangsty t-shirts on my blog and in real life. I've gotten some feedback and looked at a couple of places online for design options and pricing estimates. However, none of them really struck me as being, well, Tangsty enough. I guess mass production isn't really our thing.
So instead, what we want to do is completely personalized t-shirts. Every single shirt would be unique to the person who wore it.
In order to do this, t-shirt wantees will need to bring:
~ A plain t-shirt with no writing on it (the exception is your name on the label inside the shirt).
~ A list of your favorite posts or comments from Tangst or the Tangst-affiliated sites (just look through the online Archives or use the search bar at the top).
This allows for the most customization possible with the least amount of cost. You can buy whatever t-shirt you want, in whatever color you want, in whatever style you want, by whatever company you want. So instead of being restricted by my emo-black tendencies, you could get a pink t-shirt 'cause that's your favorite color. Or a bright neon green tank top because you want people's eyes to bleed when they attempt to read your top.
If anyone wants to come but is too lazy to pick up their own shirt, let me know at least the week before the meet. I may be willing to do this for people if they give me the money for the shirt in advance, with the size of the t-shirt they want.Additionally, since you pick and choose the sayings on your shirt, you can't complain that you didn't want them there. And you can pick the posts you liked, the ones you posted, the ones you could have posted (if only you thought you were articulate enough), etc. It's all about whatever you want. It's your shirt.
What we'd do is lay out the shirts with the lists next to them, and just have everyone go around writing the posts or comments on the shirts. Don't bother with the author or the timestamp unless you really want it on there. I personally don't, it's a waste of space. But it's your shirt so whatever.
The reasoning behind this is just so that you get a bunch of different people's handwriting on the shirt so it doesn't just look like you were bored one day and decided to graffitti a perfectly fine t-shirt.
If our plans for the convention come to fruitition, I'll supply permanent markers (definitely Sharpies), for everyone. They'll be in multiple colors thanks to their recent innovations (people with black shirts may be restricted to silver Sharpies because I think it's the only one that'll show up).
Because of this setup, the clothing isn't restricted to just tops. If you want Tangsty jeans, bring a pair - we'll be happy to work on those too. The Tangsty hoodie - to be super emo. A Tangsty skirt - for those blind dates you just aren't sure of. Or even a Tangsty hat - to show the sun just how much you hate its guts for shining way too brightly.
Additionally, if anyone would like to donate money for a t-shirt for Dr. Hoffman since he was such a great sport about his post, that would be cool. Depending on how much we get, I'd like to give Ms Tisdale one too.
More to come later, as me and the admins think of things.
