2006 DVC Member Cruise - SSMC06 - October 22, 2006 Part 2

[cgcw]

Amy, I didn't think about the shrunken version of the life preserver. Your probably right, it's better without the dates.

I now see that Mary changed the ship lettering too. No more Gang. I like the Wonder in red and DIS in green there.

Mary, is it too much trouble for you to post the lastest versions together. You know, I don't get the bandwith stuff at all, so if it's too big, don't worry about it. I am just having a tough time following where we are and thought maybe a visual might help. Hopefully I'm not the only one.

Anyone else out there with comments?

 

[#1Mouse]

Wow lot's of input about the designs - that's good! Mary you have come up with some neat ideas!

I agree the life preserver will have to be kept simple since it will be considerably smaller. I like the www.disboards.com underneath better than just "DIS" in the middle. Please, if we're going to use the web address, don't break it up like it was on the 05 shirts. If the address is used below, would the middle of the preserver be left blank?

Here's another suggestion (cause I'm sure Mary just loves making all the changes for us ) What about the design with the watermelon - take the watermelon out and replace it with the ship.

I know I'm going to take some heat for this but, I would like to see less mention of the DIS on the shirt. I'm not a fan of it being listed on the front and on the back and on the buttons. Once, either front or back is fine but, with it on the front and one on the back, I think it takes away from what it is - a DVC cruise shirt. I know, I know the DIS is where we all first met, but I'm just not fond of it being mentioned in all places, I really think it takes away from the design on the shirts.

 

[WDWLVR]

You want choices - I'll give you choices Gail for the record the buttons will not say DIS on them. They do have the lime green background but that is all. I do think the shirts need to say DIS somewhere since that is what we are a DIS group. Sure we are all DVCers as well but so will everyone else on the ship. What makes us unique is that we have the DIS in common. Just my 2 cents.

Having said that I think my vote would go to back - A (if we go with mentioning DIS) or D - if we don't want to mention the DIS and front - A

So since the ship seems to be the most popular back so far here are some choices for it:

For the front here are the choices:

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning Member Cruisers
- we sail in 34 weeks!










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Woo Hoo ! Since I'm up and it is past midnight here in the Midwest might as well post this!

 

[cgcw]

Mary, thank you It's so much easier for me to see that way.

I like A for the back & D for the front . I know I'm the minority so far with www.disboards.com but if we just abbreviate it as DIS -- then we eliminate people who read it and don't know about all the of great information shared on the DIS. And, personally, the DIS in the middle just doesn't grab me.


34 weeks!!! WOW!!! It's going to be here before we know it now.

 

[WDWLVR]

Darn internal alarm clock. I was up until 2:30 booking Palo and excursions for our May cruise. Even turned off the alarm this morning (which usually turns the radio on at 5 am), but still woke up at 6. I see a nap in my future this afternoon!

 

[Diana Lyn]

Amy is totally right, once you shirt down that image for the front, you are barely going to see the words, and if someone wants to read them, the are going to have to come real close and look (you know where)

My vote is A and A. BUT--to Gail's input, I don't have a problem with taking out the DIS on the back and maybe changing it to "Home at Sea with DVC and WONDERful friends. So with isn't in there twice and then we aren't really excluding any friends we make that aren't on the DIS.

 

[BCVOwner2002]

Good Morning Everyone. 34 weeks! It will be here before we know it.

I don't scrap book either but keep thinking it would be a fun thing to do some day! I'm not very creative.

Happy Belated Birthday to everyone that I missed.

Mary - Boy! You've been busy!! I love the designs. Now let me preface this with I am a Libra and have a terrible time making a decision but so far, my votes go to A for the front and D for the back. I liked C with the resort names but then thought this is a member cruise so we really don't need to list the resorts and I like the idea of stating Disboards.com since that is our connection. My only comment about the phrase "Home at Sea with DVC . . . with Wonderful DIS Friends" is the "withs". Would "DVC's Home at Sea . . . with Wonderful DIS Friends" or "Our DVC Home at Sea . . . with Wonderful DIS Friends" flow better? Again, just my 2 cents.

Tom just came in from plowing the driveway and I showed him the designs. He picked D for the back and A or B for the front. His comments were that he wanted something less busy on the front. He liked the ship on the back mentioning the Wonder but thought A was too wordy. Does this make sense?

 

[WDWLVR]

Annmarie - I was thinking the same thing last night. I think that is why I came up with option D. The home at sea with DVC was something I came up with early on.

 

[cgcw]

Amy is totally right, once you shirt down that image for the front, you are barely going to see the words, and if someone wants to read them, the are going to have to come real close and look (you know where)

Good point, Diana.

 

[Diana Lyn]

I just wanted to throw this out to the group, because yesterday when I started giving Mary feedback on the designs, I felt really, really bad and sent her a pm apologizing up and down for being critical. I felt terrible because what she did was better than anything I could ever come up with. Now I'm thinking maybe others may be hesitant to add their two cents because of the way I felt. I think we all need to be a little thick-skinned about the designs of the t-shirts, because in giving your feedback, no one is trying to hurt the designer, just trying to make it better for the group. If everyone is hesitating to hurt feelings, the best idea may not come forward to the group.

Let the designing continue.....

 

[fireplug]

I like B, back

and D, front!


Squid

 

[WDWLVR]

Thanks for all the feedback both here and in pm. I've come up with one more design for the back that hopefully will address many of the comments.


For right now we'll call this Back - E

A little less busy than the others. It still mentions the WONDER and friends, it includes the disboards without hitting you over the head with it. Hopefully you will all like it. I would still like to see front A with the DIS in DIS green as I think it makes it pop a bit, but as always will go with what the group suggests.

 

[Diana Lyn]

Love it, Mary. And I still vote for A for the front design. The one with DIS.

 

[#1Mouse]

I like A Front and the last one Mary posted for the back - is that going to be E.

 

[scrappy910]

I just wanted to throw this out to the group, because yesterday when I started giving Mary feedback on the designs, I felt really, really bad and sent her a pm apologizing up and down for being critical. I felt terrible because what she did was better than anything I could ever come up with. Now I'm thinking maybe others may be hesitant to add their two cents because of the way I felt. I think we all need to be a little thick-skinned about the designs of the t-shirts, because in giving your feedback, no one is trying to hurt the designer, just trying to make it better for the group. If everyone is hesitating to hurt feelings, the best idea may not come forward to the group.

Ok I am going to chime in here, because yes, Diana you are right. I am one who hadn't said anything because I didn't want to hurt someone's feelings. Since I hadn't come up with anything I didn't feel comfortable critiquing the work that was being done.

I currently like "E" for the back. Would like to hear from the guys as to their feelings on the font. Is it to "fancy"? I liked D for the front until it was mentioned that the print would be small and possibly difficult to read which in turn could cause some to be staring to see what it says. "A" would be my next choice for the front. Feel B is too plain and the ones with the resorts listed a bit too busy. I really like the slogan - Home at Sea with DVC.

Gail, John is usually pretty good at designing stuff like this, does he have any suggestions?

This has probably already been asked and I missed it - is Mark still doing buttons? I love the button I have from Homecoming and our special Panama Cruise pin he did for us.

Carol

 

[WDWLVR]

Gail - yes I guess we could call that E. What I'm hoping to accomplish is to get feedback on my design and then I'll just put one up against whatever anyone else comes up with. Again just trying to get the creative juices flowing. I really appreciate all the feedback I've gotten! This is a great process and hopefully we'll come up with shirts that everyone will be happy with!

 

[WDWLVR]

Carol - yes Mark will definately be doing buttons again. Look at the website. I think they will look much like the 2005 ones. With the life preserver with date and our names and where we own inside. That design seemed to be very popular last time.

 

[fireplug]

Suuuuurrrrre I FINALLY decide to say I like one and THEN you come out with one I like better

I like E too BUT could you make it an oval instead of a rectangle?? Not a complaint just a suggestion.

And THANK YOU for all the effort you are putting into this!


Squid

 

[gometros]

I still like this one better. I don't know about the latest creation with the DIS in the middle.

Isn't anyone else out there? Come on, we don't bite (okay, it must be Diana you are all afraid of. Trust me, it won't hurt ).

Well, since you asked

I like the one with the DIS boards URL, but the date somehow doesn't look right to me. Purely personal aesthetics, I guess. If there were a way to make it two lines instead of three perhaps?