will be michigan's highest pick in a while
MGoShirt Alert - Day 13 Part 2
And behold, I saw another rider on a blue horse, and his name was
Brian, and he unleashed unverified voracity upon a third of the earth."
This is the fourteenth entry of the 2009 MGoShirt Alert, a design project that will enable MgoBlog readers to vote for upcoming designs in the new MGoBlogStore.
I've been working on a general MGoBlog shirt since the very beginning, and have had varying degrees of success. This single design pretty much sums up my experience with this project altogether-- it's just really really hard to please a large group of people. Everyone has different expectations, and it's inevitable that nothing can make everyone happy. Even more so, trying to consciously please a specific portion of the crowd means that another portion of the group feels ignored or rejected.
MGoBlog itself means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and trying to put together an identity for it is a delicate and near-impossible act of trying to please as many people while alienating as few as possible. I tried several different approaches. I branched one off of the logo I created for this contest itself, and some people rejected it, which is their right (I have no right to tell someone not to react to my art a certain way). I listened to many people asking for a logo based on the MGoPoints arrows, which several people then disagreed with. I even played around with the menu bar icon as a logo, but nothing really seemed right.
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So in the end, I went back to the source, and created this shirt from Brian's own avatar. And no, that doesn't mean Brian's creating his own 3-D IMAX CGI sci-fi space opera about ten-foot tall blue aliens-- Although BOY would I love to see THAT opus of sarcasm. No, this design is his own profile image, tweaked a bit for single color reproduction. There might be some licensing issues but it's really not a true block M, so I'm hoping this isn't a big deal, but if need be we can jump this hurdle when the time comes.
I'd like to think of this shirt as a celebration of the mythical half-man, half-hair creature that makes this place possible. Here's to Brian! HUZZAH!!
Time to vote. What do you guys think?
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***** Five Stars: Avatar will be the greatest cinematic moment since Strange Brew.
**** Four Stars: Avatar will be a kick ass sci-fi movie, but will re-invent nothing.
*** Three Stars: Pretty cool-- but there's no zombies, or Megan Fox. Fail.
** Two Stars: The plot seems slow, tedious. I'll stay home and read instead.
* One Star: Avatar will suck. Movies are for losers who can't afford an XBox.
As I discussed earlier today, Brian and I decided to switch things up a bit-- we're showcasing two designs today so that the initial 15 shirts can be wrapped up tomorrow. THEN, on Friday, you can look forward to the final MGOSHIRT ALERT DEATHMATCH ELIMINATION ROUND, where the top 4 shirts as voted by the MGoCommunity will be voted on again to decide which design will make its way into the MGoBlogStore. Voting begins Friday, with the final tally being taken on Sunday night.
Tomorrow will then mark the fifteenth and last entry in this shirt design project... It's time for this designer to stop being so damn productive so I can properly engage myself in the upcoming season. So look tomorrow for the final preliminary edition of-- MGoShirt Alert!
PS - NO, I will not unveil the OSU shirt, at least not for now. Perhaps I'll keep it until a very bitter loss has us all in the dumps, and not even Brian's damn kittens can make anyone smile. Perhaps then, my offensive apparel will... That is all.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:32 PM | 
Winner winner
Winner winner
August 26th, 2009 at 2:35 PM |
Straight to the point.
Straight to the point.
Straight to the point. Favorite one so far.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:37 PM |
finally. oh how simplicity
finally. oh how simplicity
finally. oh how simplicity can be so easy on the eyes.
i only respect other superfans
August 26th, 2009 at 2:38 PM |
This is...
This is...
be--u--tee-full. I want it!
Follow me on Twitter @gfraley05
August 26th, 2009 at 2:38 PM |
Yesssssssssssssss. Will buy.
Yesssssssssssssss. Will buy.
Yesssssssssssssss. Will buy. That's all.
Stay thirsty my friends
August 26th, 2009 at 2:41 PM |
Make it now!
This is an
Make it now!
This is an
Make it now!
This is an excellent shirt and I would buy it.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:42 PM |
5*
5*
People who aren't interested in wearing an MGoBlog shirt won't wear it, but it doesn't confuse the issue by including any other elements that they'd like to wear. I really like it. Nicely done.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:43 PM |
That one is a winner
That one is a winner
Great job.
"The world is an imperfect place, screws fall out all the time".
August 26th, 2009 at 2:49 PM |
Stop the Competition.
Stop the Competition.
Best one yet. 5 stars. Pure Awesomeness
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
August 26th, 2009 at 2:51 PM |
Not for me.
Not for me.
Good shirt, I know a lot of people will like it.
I don't want to wear the shirt of a blog, but that's just my personal preference. Still a good design though.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:54 PM |
Well crafted.
Well crafted.
Well crafted.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:56 PM |
i love it
i love it
I will buy this shirt if it wins. My only hope is that some of the other top designs make it into production so I can buy those too. I don't know about anyone else but I am willing to get this one and at least one or two of the other designs if they were to be made available.
Those who stay will be champions
August 26th, 2009 at 3:03 PM |
me likey
me likey
I will be buying this shirt when it is available.
"Should I do it, should I not? Then I crossed the goal line and was like Fuck It! and I did it." - Desmond Howard
August 26th, 2009 at 3:05 PM |
perfect
perfect
perfect
August 26th, 2009 at 3:05 PM |
I'll take two.
I'll take two.
I'll take two.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:08 PM |
Weird
Weird
So we are goofy enough to love a shirt that has a blog on it, would it be weird if we threw our handles on the top back? (sarcasm)
"Run and armpunt that, homeboy." -Brian 10/22/12
August 26th, 2009 at 3:12 PM |
this has to be made
this has to be made
at least this and something else to go in mgostore. please.
Go Go Gadget Flow
August 26th, 2009 at 3:15 PM |
You can get involved
You can get involved
Call or write your local blog proprietor today!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:42 PM |
Will there be a problem in
Will there be a problem in
Will there be a problem in printing the Block M?
Hail.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:57 PM |
unfortunately
unfortunately
it's more likely than not. I wouldn't be surprised if a cease and desist order was brought into play. U-M protects the Block M voraciously.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:13 PM |
"PS - NO, I will not unveil
"PS - NO, I will not unveil
"PS - NO, I will not unveil the OSU shirt, at least not for now. Perhaps I'll keep it until a very bitter loss has us all in the dumps, and not even Brian's damn kittens can make anyone smile. Perhaps then, my offensive apparel will..."
Is that because it doesn't actually exist?
great and omniscient Grand Poobah of the WLA
August 26th, 2009 at 3:18 PM |
Brian has seen it
Brian has seen it
Hope he doesn't mind me quoting him, but he responded:
"Oh... wow. That might get a C&D before we even put it up. Alas."
August 26th, 2009 at 3:20 PM |
Great, then post it and quit
Great, then post it and quit
Great, then post it and quit being a douche about it. You can't literally get a C&D for putting up a mock t-shirt design for fun on a blog.
great and omniscient Grand Poobah of the WLA
August 26th, 2009 at 3:13 PM |
Fanfreakintastic
Fanfreakintastic
Fanfreakintastic
August 26th, 2009 at 3:18 PM |
In
In
WANT!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:22 PM |
So long as Dollar Bill Martin
So long as Dollar Bill Martin
So long as Dollar Bill Martin and the other Powers That Be get past the (obscured-enough?) Block M...
WINNAR!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:28 PM |
Yes - five stars
Yes - five stars
This is the only one I voted for, good or bad. I love that it is blue and has that old-school, pre-maize out feel to it. It has the perfect blend of Michigan, blog-dorkiness and inside joke coolness. Winner as far as I am concerned.
Please can we see the banned OSU shirt - we wont tell anyone, honest . . .
"Nobody cares what you think!"
August 26th, 2009 at 3:32 PM |
Regarding your PS So I guess
Regarding your PS So I guess
Regarding your PS
So I guess we won't be able to see your OSU shirt this season. Because we are not going to have any bitter losses!
Optimism my friends! OPTIMISM!
So may I suggest selling it a few weeks to a month before the OSU game in the event of a season with no bitter losses. That way we can buy said shirts and get them for game day.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:32 PM |
Easily, Easily, Easily
Easily, Easily, Easily
The best design yet.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:37 PM |
Great design
Great design
one of the best so far. However, am I the only one that thinks the cursive o's look a lot like a's? Sorry just kind of bothered me.
I rely 100% on experience facts.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:41 PM |
Now I can't unsee it!
Now I can't unsee it!
Now I can't unsee it!
Ga Blag indeed
I still like the design
August 26th, 2009 at 5:50 PM |
Shit
Shit
Shit, you're right.
I do love the shirt overall, but tweak those O's please.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
August 26th, 2009 at 3:38 PM |
My take
My take
This one, Desmond's, and Charles' should be in the store.
Hail.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:56 PM |
WIN. Stop the e-presses and
WIN. Stop the e-presses and
WIN. Stop the e-presses and start the t-presses. Get this started now so I can get mine by game day.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:58 PM |
i would definitely buy this
i would definitely buy this
i would definitely buy this one.
some are scared of being misfits; I'm afraid of fitting in
August 26th, 2009 at 4:02 PM |
By George, I Think He's Got It!
By George, I Think He's Got It!
That is a Winner. When you print them I want two, size XL Tall.
What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve and...Those Who Stay WILL Be Champions.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:18 PM |
Pure victory. Print it now. I
Pure victory. Print it now. I
Pure victory. Print it now. I want it for the season.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
August 26th, 2009 at 4:23 PM |
can you
can you
make a white one, when you print them. i have way to many blue michigan shirts. thanks. i'll take two.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:25 PM |
Copyright?
Copyright?
Great T-shirt!!
Might be a problem with the Block M. I did a sign and had to slightly change the block M before the printer would do it. (I put a slight downturn on the bottom of each leg.)
Argument fallacy ad hominem: Attacking a characteristic of the source rather than addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:26 PM |
I don't even think you should
I don't even think you should
I don't even think you should bother putting something out tomorrow. Game over, we have a winner.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
August 26th, 2009 at 4:26 PM |
Yep
Yep
Well, it looks like you pleased just about everyone this time (including me) despite what your what you said at the top of the diary.
Excellent work.
Now, the question becomes, how many shirts are we actually going to get in the MGoStore? If it's only 1 or 2, that could be a problem simply because that would require cutting at least one shirt that I really would like to buy. I think 3 or more shirts in the store would be good.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:27 PM |
my fave also
my fave also
when would this be available in the MgoStore?
August 26th, 2009 at 4:31 PM |
Great shirt. 5
Great shirt. 5
The trend in votes is exponential!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:56 PM |
Good redo
Good redo
Does this mean we can pretend Day 13 Part 1 never happened?
August 26th, 2009 at 5:21 PM |
Painfully predictable question
Painfully predictable question
I do love this shirt and a few others so far, but I was just wondering if anyone knows if new MGoStore will offer ladies' sizes at some point. I work hard to stay in jello-wrestling/mudbowl shape and I would like my MGoShirts to reflect this, rather than a vaguely boxy man shape... Just sayin.
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:53 PM |
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Jello...
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Jello...
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Jello...
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
August 26th, 2009 at 5:30 PM |
This one is great
This one is great
I'll buy one as soon as it goes in the store.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:39 PM |
OT- There's another Steve
OT- There's another Steve
OT- There's another Steve Levy who is the Suffolk County (Long Island) executive. He spoke at my high school graduation, and yes, he sucks too.
The world looks better through maize mirror tint.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:55 PM |
The shirts in the store now
The shirts in the store now
are $19.95. I'm sure Brian already gets a portion of the sales, but up the price of this shirt to $25 and give the extra $5.05 to Brian towards the site. Put it in Blue and Maize and I'll take 2. $10.10 has got to help towards my beveled guilt doesn't it?
August 26th, 2009 at 6:28 PM |
Shirt
Shirt
Simply put this is the best shirt that has been made, it's a definite five.
chicken dinner
O-H-I-O: Because the "YMCA" wasn't gay enough.