Specifications:
- AIGA will accept designs only from students in the Department of Art & Design or who are GATM majors. Each student is limited to three designs. All designs must be created in Adobe Illustrator.
- Designs cannot exceed 10" by 12".
- Pantone Solid Coated colors only! If you don't know what this means, ask Marie Aholt or email ucmaiga@gmail.com to ask.
- Designs must be 3 colors, 4 max. You can also create tints of colors. The tints must be between 10% and 50%.
- Three of the colors must be in contact with each other. Note: if you want the design printed on a dark shirt, it must also have an underbase. Marie and Morgan should be able to take care of this, but the underbase does count as a color touching another.
- Any strokes must be a minimum of 2pts wide.
- No photos, only vector art. You can live-trace, though, so long as it's not high detail.
- Don't convert text to outlines! I know, it's a weird request, but we need the text intact for our class. If you use a strange font, submit its .tff with the design file or at least give us the name.
- Designs should not be specific to UCM or the Department of Art & Design. Students of any major should want one of these shirts. Also, beware of copyright images and fonts!
- If you would like a chart of shirt and ink colors, there is a PDF, under the AIGA folder, on the design server with the information. We can mix different ink colors, but the shirt colors are limited.
Submitting:
- Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, February 1st
- You must submit a PDF or AI file of the design to the AIGA folder on the design server.
- An image of the design needs to be posted to the UCM AIGA T-shirt Designs page on Facebook. You must also post your name with the image. You can also email any these files to ucmaiga@gmail.com to be posted for you.
Voting:
- Students can vote on designs from 1pm, February 1st to noon, February 2nd. Votes will then be tallied and the winners will be notified. The winners will receive one free shirt with his/her design.
- You can get your friends to also vote on designs, so long as they have an interest in purchasing a shirt. Each person has 2 votes. You will vote by selecting the “Like” button on two design images.
- Please vote for shirts that you would actually wear. We are doing this as a fund-raiser and, even though one design may be awesome, if no one purchases the shirt, we’ll miss out.
Ordering:
- Students can begin ordering shirts from AIGA members starting February 3rd. Orders will be accepted ‘til February 15th. AIGA plans to have a table in the Art Center February 7th and 8th and in the Union February 9th and 10th. You can order shirts for non-students, but you are personally responsible for their delivery.
New Specs!
These are the new specifications for the t-shirt design contest. We need all designs submitted to the server or emailed to ucmaiga@gmail.com by 4pm, Februrary 1st. They must be either .ai files or PDFs. We will vote on the winning designs at a meeting held on that day. Two designs will be chosen to print. The winning designers will get a free shirt with his/her printed design.
Specs:
Specs:
- Pantone Solid Coated colors only! If you don't know what this means, email Marie and ask.
- 3 colors minimum. You can also create tints of colors. The tints must be between 30% and 50%.
- Three of the colors must be in contact with each other. Note: if you want the design printed on a dark shirt, it must also have an underbase. Marie and Morgan should be able to take care of this, but the underbase does count as a color touching another.
- Any strokes must be a minimum of 2pts wide.
- No photos, only vector art. You can live-trace, though, so long as it's not high detail.
- Designs cannot exceed 10" by 12".
- Design cannot include the name UCM or AIGA. We want the shirts to be applicable to as many people as possible at the school. Also, beware of copyright images and fonts!
- Don't convert text to outlines! I know, it's a weird request, but we need the text intact for our class. If you use a strange font, turn in its .tff with the design file or at least give us the name.
- If you would like a chart of shirt and ink colors, there is a PDF on the server with the information. We can mix different ink colors, but the shirt colors are limited.
T-shirt Designs
So we've been batting around the idea of a t-shirt design contest. We'll officially hold the contest next semester, but I figured I might as well post the specifications now in case you wanted to work on designs during winter break.
The designs should be created in Adobe Illustrator. The artboard can be 13" by 12" but the design itself cannot be wider than 11". We are only designing fronts of shirts. Two colors max, and it's best if they're spot colors. All strokes must be a 2-point minimum. All text should be converted to outlines. Do not mention UCM or AIGA. These shirts should be desirable by students of any major. Also, beware of copyright images and text, since these designs will be for commercial purposes. We do not yet have a deadline. We'll probably have you turn in the designs on the server.
If you want to know what colors PGSA has available for inks and shirts, there is a PDF on the server. I can email it do you, too, if need be. Email me any questions you have concerning t-shirt designs.
Holiday Card Sales
This winter, UCM AIGA Student Group is selling holiday cards that the students have designed. There are five designs to choose from. If you would like to order cards, please talk to a student member or complete the order form found here. Orders must be completed by 5 pm December 2nd.
You can also find us selling cards at the UCM Holiday Market on December 1st from 4 pm to 7 pm in the Elliott Union. So send out a little love this season and support your local students.
Holiday Cards
I wanted to clarify the details regarding this year's Holiday Cards. The cards will be full CMYK, so use whatever colors you prefer. We only design the fronts of the card. The image area will be 4.25" x 5.5" or a quarter of a standard letter sheet. It can be either landscape or portrait orientation. You can design in any Adobe program. Designs must be related to the holidays or winter, but you cannot specify a certain holiday or religion.
Students must bring a print-out of their designs to the November 4th meeting. We will vote on our top 4 favorite designs at that meeting. We will then create selling sheets and start selling cards. I plan to have the first orders complete by the start of Thanksgiving Break. We may sell cards through this blog, too, like last year.