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i really dig the logo above your tee.......solid black silohuette. nice and simple but still edgy, because of your design work. you can do alot with what you already have.
you can do the 'surplus' (the one you have shown on the back collar) as just a classy litlle logo thing on the front center chest and put your 'shield guy' smaller on the back collar. but that's just one of many things. just because you have or are starting a line of clothing or even any business it doesn't mean that you have to have just one design as your logo. use the 'surplus' as the thing you print on every shirt but continue to put other images/designs to broaden the number of tees you make available. you know?
print out (for yourself) a bunch of comps with different placements (front, back, sleeve), sizes etc. and sit down and take a look.
don't get me wrong color is a good thing but sometimes as artists and designers you just have to put the pencil/mouse down before going insane with "i can do more".
Personally, I like the black T much better then the White version...only commenting on former USMC status, not on T-ShirtSupplies.com opinion. But, yeah, I would wear the dark version before the light....
Personally, I like the black T much better then the White version...only commenting on former USMC status, not on T-ShirtSupplies.com opinion. But, yeah, I would wear the dark version before the light....
the black t does lok a lil bit more appealling...im going to try some more and see what i can come up with thanks
Keep in mind the intent of a logo. A good logo needs to be something simple, yet striking. Yours seems to fit this duty well. Take any other similar logo and blow it up to full size on a shirt and ask yourself if they look any better? What is lacking at the moment is just the brand recognition enough to place the logo as the primary design. (yet)
The iconic position to put a rank insignia is on the sleeve. Put the insignia where it belongs. The word surplus would make an excellent name insignia on the chest.
For a design, i would put your logo into play. Have a character wear the insignia on his sleeve and put him in positions that your customers wish they were in. For example, you could have a skateboarder doing a handstand with your logo on his sleeve.
What defines what the logo means? That's what needs to be printed. Don't worry, every shirt will have your logo on it.
fred
thanks for your helpful advice. but i dont think i should put the logo on the sleeve of all the shirts.. i hear where you coming from and i do intend to put some on the sleeves. let me play wit it for a while and see wat i come up with. thanks again
I like your black one better as well you have a good solid logo,
your colors need to show that as well, also try black on army green tee, or army green tee on black, and also,
Army green with vintage white.
for us girls i would do a camo pink with white,,
i understand...you are right.. .im printing them myself on a 4 station 6 color tpress but i have not mastered how to print well on the sleeves? any suggestions?
something is missing 
