Die-hard Ultras / Hardcore Supporters

slylynx3 said:Anyone seen those North Corps tees out today? If you know the price or where I can grab one, shoot me a DM... 😁

swifteagle46 said:Just one observation—a question or a critique, really, nothing malicious—but since these shirts keep coming up. I honestly have no idea who handles the group's marketing or how this whole official fan shop setup works, but in my opinion, we are absolute bottom-tier in that department. It’s honestly embarrassing. Please don't come at me with those "we aren't models" or "do better if you think you can" lines, but has whoever is designing this ever actually heard the word *design*? Take these North Face-style tees, for example. They’ve put three "types" of shirts up for sale, each with five motifs (which, by the way, have been used on a billion other products), and they just slapped them onto the shirt in different orders or positions—and now suddenly we have three "new" shirts. I mean, seriously? You've got North Face branding, a Stone Island logo that says White boys, and then Chicago Blackhawks fans logos on the hoodie strings? 🙂 ...and then it's all topped off with random colors on the sleeves, some patterns, more text underneath... Or take the second one: it says White boys, then there's that edgy guy in the hoodie, then that shield with the "h," and again, Chicago Blackhawks fans on the strings. The other model is the exact same crap, just swapped to North Face, a 1950s era figure in a hoodie, and that same shield (which has been used on a million items before). Do you see what I mean? It all looks cluttered, messy, and completely tasteless. It feels like they're just churning stuff out to sell to the widest possible crowd—people who will buy anything as long as it's loud, colorful, and covered in symbols—rather than making things for actual members of the fan group.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying we need to obsess over this right now, nor is it the most critical issue in the world. It's just a bit of well-meaning criticism that might be worth noting for future work. And let's be clear, not everything produced has been bad—there have been a few flashes of quality here and there. But I'd much rather see three high-quality, meaningful shirts released a year than twenty mediocre, repetitive ones.

swifteagle46 said:Just one little observation/question/critique here—nothing malicious, I promise—now that these shirts are being mentioned again. I honestly don't know who handles the group's marketing or how this whole official fan shop setup works, but in my opinion, we are absolutely bottom-tier when it comes to this stuff. It’s painful. Please don't come at me with the "we aren't models" or "do it better yourself if you can" excuses, but has whoever is designing this stuff ever actually heard the word *design*? Take those North Face style tees, for example. They've put three "types" of shirts up for sale, each with five different motifs (which, by the way, have been used on a million other products), and they just throw them onto the shirt in different orders and positions, and suddenly that's three "new" shirts. I mean, seriously? You've got North Face branding, a Stone Island logo that says White boys, and then Chicago Blackhawks fans printed on the hoodie strings? 🙂 ...all topped off with random colors on the sleeves, some weird patterns, and lines under the text... Or take the second one: it says White boys, then there's that edgy guy in a hoodie, then that shield with the "h," then Chicago Blackhawks fans on the strings again. The next model is the exact same crap, just swapping North Face for the 1950s era figure and that same old shield that's already been slapped on a billion other items. Do you see what I mean? It all looks cluttered, messy, and totally tasteless. It feels like they're just churning stuff out to sell to the widest possible crowd—people who will buy anything as long as it's loud, colorful, and covered in symbols—rather than making things for actual members of the fan group.

Don't get me wrong, it's not worth getting worked up over right now, and it's not the end of the world, but consider this some well-meaning feedback for future projects. And let's be clear, not everything produced has been bad (there have been a few gems that were actually decent). But personally, I'd much rather see three high-quality, meaningful shirts released a year than twenty mediocre ones that are all basically the same thing.

velvetfalcon80 said:http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1...2012295001.jpg

Can someone explain this? If anyone actually knows what's going on here.

slylynx3 said:Anyone seen those North Corp tees out today? If you know what they're going for or where to grab one, shoot me a DM. 😁

Dana Richardson89 said:249+$10 You can actually grab those jerseys through the Chicago Blackhawks fans Facebook page... since they won't be back on the web shop for a little while yet...