AAm Shop Now Open!
 

The official Alizée America shop is finally open! Show your Franco-American pride with these shirts and other products!

http://cafepress.com/alizeeusa
(also linked to at the top of every page)

As always this is completely non-profit from our end, and is used to help cover things like the monthly server bill (though of course Cafe Press takes a cut).

Anyone who participated in the Birthday Fanart Contest is entitled to one free item from the shop. Send an email or PM with the details of what you want, along with your mailing address, and it will be on it's way! Or you can wait until Alizée's new logo is released, at which time we'll be updating our merchandise designs as well.

Big thanks to CFHollister, Ruroshen, and JimmyDean23 for working on the logo. You guys all get a free item too! ;)


Edit: The shop doesn't allow two variations of the same product, so I've added a poll to this thread. For the dark t-shirt, do you guys prefer the logo centered or over the pocket area?

cool!

Let me go find some change in the couch so I can get one.

Will there be more stuff/color choices in the future?

Perhaps, though I'd like to keep things simple. Let me know if you have any specific requests or suggestions.

Edit: The Jr. Ringer and Dark Ts both have color options when you select them. For anyone sending me their info, be sure to include size and color choice!

Yessssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!

:D

hmm.. how about we add something to the back? there was that one circular logo thingy that came up earlier. i shall try to find it!



edit: found it!

Well this is nice but would have to be re-created digitally. To be honest, while I can add new products, I don't plan on using any more graphics before Alizée's next logo comes out. They take too long to test.

that's fine man. i was just suggesting more ways to get money from me! :D :p :D

GOD im so EXCITED!!! hahahaa, im such a dork. :p

You better not be paying for one shirt on here.
Right Ben? Wasabi gets a free one? ;)

why the heck is no one else as excited as me????!

come on people! we've finally come to a final product!!

Maybe cause it's 5 in the morning (on the east coast at least)? :p

hahahaa. yeah, it's 3am here.

im debating whether or not on going to sleep. seeing as how i only have one 9am class, then im going home for thanksgiving. :D

oh well! im sure once i sign back on tomorrow afternoonish, we shall be bustling with activity! :D

it depends on the class... if it isn't SUPER ÜBER important, then I'd say

FUCK IT

skip it and enjoy your holiday...

Just ordered the white "golf" shirt
 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...0at34145AM.png
Thank you for doing this, Ben.
Brian

Depends how you print it, I've done many of Barrett's drawing printed just how they are and they turn out fantastic.

Yeah well it's half that (wouldn't be good with Cafe Press' method, so I'd have to switch shops), and half astehtic. I'd personally rather not use hand-drawn graphics. Others can print whatever they want, these are just the designs I've chosen to support the site with until the new logo arrives.

Again, please feel free to fire away with product and/or color suggestions everyone. But the logo's fixed for now. Thanks!

Personally I would never use an internet print shop at all, especially one that doesn't say how it prints their product ('least I never saw anything on there). As always I'd only get them T-jetted too and if not done by a reputable silk screen shop. Embroidered shirts are rather nice too, but not so good for full colored designs like you have.

Shirt sh*t...
 

Jung - you mean like child-labor issues? If so, I'm with you there. But for now, this is an excellent start. Wasabi, you're not the only one excited here. I'm awestruck. This is the shit. Furthermore, for Ben or anyone to make all those products at home, using a local shop - that'd take a lot of investment, and a lotta risk. I wouldn't wish that onto anyone.

Ben, kudos. You've broken through, and made our dreams a reality. JimmyDean and CFH and Ruro too. I'm eying the "military" color T, and maybe a couple of the bears. But I'm not ordering yet, because I don't want the things here yet. Real soon, but not for at least a couple weeks. How bout a Blue, White, and Red Christmas?

As for Alex's design - yes it should be reworked to something digital. First we should see how the "official logo" products sell, and how the internet printing company works out. But if that's all kosher and copacetic, then why not diversify?

But T-Shirts with Barrett's drawings on 'em? Where can we order those???

Just ask Jung, he has shirts with designs like the ones below he never sent to me, but i'm sure he could use some profit, i'm not paying him lol. :p

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...Picture115.png

hahahaa yes! i took your advice! :D

well.. more like i stayed up till 4 chilling with my roommates, then fell asleep and woke up half an hour before i was to board my bus. :D

though I would have liked a black shirt with the logo on the middle not on the pocket side hmmm I ma choose a shirt

oh and I just got a great idea, how about making AA flags?

I thought it looked better on the pocket, but I can do that.

Is there much interest in a centered logo? I can add it to the shop if so, otherwise I'll just make one custom for FireCanine.

Will look into flags or other banners...

No, you just never know what they use to print the shirts until you get them and they tend to be of shitty quality. I'll take my local shop over any internet shop any day, and they'll cost about the same with a little less time actually (I don't own my own lol).

There are a few designs that I did of his if you'd like to see them all just let me know

Ah yes, I still have that sitting around here.....somewhere..........still want it? I actually really like the way that one turned out :D

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...20081006_4.jpg

Yeah, this is one reason it's taken so long - testing the different sites and designs. Cafe Press' quality is nice, though even with them we had to tweek certain things, like not having two shades of yellow in the flame. It should all be good now though. :)

Edit: The shop doesn't allow two variations of the same product, so I've added a poll to this thread. For the dark t-shirt, do you guys prefer the logo centered or over the pocket area?

My only criticism of Cafepress is that they limit the image size you can place on them. I mean i've made 4000x3000 Reso designs, and Cafepress still won't let me go over their borders. :\

I think centered is better....

at least for my wardrobe.... 99.9% of the time I wear my jacket unzipped so with the centered logo I'd still be able to promote

all of those reasons are good enough ones not to use them personally your best product and service will be from a reputable local shop

:eek: WOW these look awesome! I'll be getting one soon!! :D Thanks Ben :)

what does it mean?

I think it means Goddess of Beauty or something like that. My French is not good but there's somethin there I think :o

i recall there being an awesome thread with Barretts and Jungs designs for her shirts and such.. i feel that that would be an excellent source for potential merchandise!

edit: here it is! http://alizeeamerica.com/forums/show...Gods+Lillywear

works for me! :D

I got my shirt today!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...rsed112709.jpg
Definitely bumper stickers. As I mentioned in another thread here, I've seen proof that they can work at promoting a site.
Brian

Amen to bumper stickers!!!

I second that. Bumper stickers rock. :D

Nice arms Brian. More muscly than mine. :p
(Although in the legs category I assume I might have you beat? :blink:)

Cool, thanks for the pic Brian! Nice Nikon, what model?

And ok, I just added a couple stickers to the site. Not traditional bumper-shape (that's too wide for our logo), but I think they should work. Let me know!

Still looking into banners or flags, that's a little more tricky.

Last, the poll here seems neck-and-neck. I may end up alternating between pocket and center designs for the dark shirt. Is anyone still waiting for the later before making a purchase?

I'm hoping we can have both somehow to please everybody, but I do prefer the center design, so I am waiting for that, and I think I'll get some stickers too while I'm at it. I guess majority rules if we can't have both, so when the results are in, I'll make the purchase.

i am waiting the arrival of my t-shirt before i vote! so my vote shall be registered in about a weekish??

Hmmm......think I'll wait for the official logo to decide. Looks good though!

Thanks -- I think? :eek: :D
It's a Nikon D90. The great thing about it for me is that it supports the old lenses, which I have several from my old Nikon 4004 35mm film camera, in both manual and auto-focus modes.
< Homer Simpson >
Woo-hoo!
< /Homer Simpson >
Brian

hey ben, i got my shirt today! :D
but just letting you know, the french flag came out to be black, white, and red, and "Alizee America" is kinda blurred out.

but that's probably because i got the black one. :blink:

Love it though!!