Q&A Thread

adam

Have questions about this contest? Post them here and we will edit your post with the answer written in blue.

PaperTig3rs

What would you like the naming convention to be for the forum post?

I'm guessing GDC T-Shirt Contest?

r13

Yes, please.

AlphaWolf78

Can you share with us previous shirts used for the convention so we know what to expect, in general?

JoelStransky

GDC logo link http://www.gdconf.com/aboutgdc/downloads.html

r13

AlphaWolf78 wrote: »

Can you share with us previous shirts used for the convention so we know what to expect, in general?

We havent done GDC shirts before, but here is the front design of the shirt we did for The International event this year. I'm not saying it has to be like this by any means of course.



All one color, made it cheaper.

RawrJoey

Any idea where we can find the main Polycount font or a higher res logo?

Eric Chadwick

There's a big greentooth here
http://www.polycount.com/about/

Not sure about the font though, WhatTheFont couldn't find it. Adam?

KBcreator13

I here this design and I want to know if it breaks the color rules? (Also, Does multiple shades of a color count toward your color count)? Also does black and white could for your 3 colors?

KBcreator13

here is for the post above.

Eric Chadwick

KBcreator13 wrote: »

I here this design and I want to know if it breaks the color rules? (Also, Does multiple shades of a color count toward your color count)? Also does black and white could for your 3 colors?

I think they're using screen printing to make the shirts. I used to work in a screen printing shop.

The way screen printing works, you can only print lighter shades of each color.

You do this by blocking the holes in the screen. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_printing)

Look up close at a photo in a black and white newspaper... they only use black ink, but they get grays by blocking the ink with dot patterns, called halftone, or dithering.

So, your design looks like 4 colors. Three solid-color greens, plus thin black outlines. If the greens were dithered versions of one green color, that would work.

Here's some dithering with two colors, red and green. From a distance it looks smoother.

JoelStransky

KBcreator13 wrote: »

here is for the post above.

Actually for your design you would have a solid green plate then a black plate with different levels of transparency (halftones) printed on top. Think of a each plate a separate grayscale image.

r13

OK, the contest is at an end and we'll be talking with the Marmoset folks tomorrow about picking a winner.

Some of these might get printed... If we can get decent prices.. we'll see. Any that gets printed will be counted as a full winner and get all promised prizes.



my personal thoughts: finally some decent polycount shirts! woot