Final T-shirt Design

June 27th, 2008 · 26 Comments

After everyone’s feedback and many hours of hard work by my brother, here’s the finished version of the T-shirt design. I think he’s done a fantastic job, and I love the design. I hope you do too.

The design has been sent to the T-shirt print shop, and they are in the process of creating the proof and will have them to me by early next week. After that, it’ll take 2-3 weeks to have them available online for purchase. I didn’t realize it would be such a time consuming process, and I didn’t want to print the T-shirts from the instant digital printing sites as screen printing does offer better quality. This is a marathon in itself!

This is the small logo for the left chest:

To do this silhouette artwork, my little bro started with an image of a marathon winner finishing the London Marathon, and built on it.

Here is the larger design for the back:

[Update] The final design wasn’t final after all. The back logo has been modified so that:

“#@! -> NWB -> PWB -> FWB -> 2-shoes (image of the stick figure running)” has been added instead of the large “AchillesBlog.com”. We wanted to include the different stages of recovery, and we wanted to include our original stick figure logo in the design. I think it’s an improvement, and I hope you think so as well.

Some more info about the T-shirts. The company that is printing the T-shirts will also be doing the packaging and shipping, and they do deliver internationally. Once the T-shirts are printed and ready, they will be available to order from the website.

The transaction will be handled by a reputable T-shirt company, and they will package/ship them on AchillesBlog’s behalf. They do charge extra for packaging & handling per order, (not per T-shirt, which is good). I think it’s better to let the professionals do the fulfillment service. (As opposed to me trying to handle credit card transactions and running to the post office every day.)

Tags: Announcements · T-shirt · swelling · weight bearing

26 responses so far ↓

1 damacar // Jun 27, 2008 at 5:47 pm

I had good timing signing on. Very nice-can’t wait to wear mine…provided i’m at FWB of course. I should be by the time the shirts are done.

Thanks for all of you and your family’s work on this site and shirts!!

You rock.
2 craig // Jun 27, 2008 at 6:18 pm

Once again, thanks for going above and beyond here Dennis!
3 Tom // Jun 27, 2008 at 8:04 pm

Looks great Dennis! Thanks!!
4 daveleft // Jun 27, 2008 at 8:14 pm

Excellent work, Dennis and Dennis’ brother! Now…gotta get to FWB (again).

And just on the verge of 100 runners. Amazing community, y’all!
5 sheila // Jun 27, 2008 at 9:43 pm

Awesome! Ready to order!
6 nerys // Jun 28, 2008 at 3:07 am

nice work will order one straight away then will proudly wear it to pt when im fwb x
7 zurichfan // Jun 28, 2008 at 3:38 am

Now I have another goal to reach FWB…the t-shirt! Woo-hoo! Thanks Dennis. You’re the best.
8 Doc Ross // Jun 28, 2008 at 8:50 am

Great…

thanks for doing it.

Doc Ross
9 marianne // Jun 28, 2008 at 1:22 pm

I’m loving it and will be purchasing one. Thanks dennis– you and your family are awesome!!!

Marianne
10 Bri // Jun 28, 2008 at 8:50 pm

Great work on the t-shirt, it looks awesome!
11 kristinatl // Jun 28, 2008 at 9:20 pm

GREAT WORK!!!! Really like the design!! Awesome job! Dennis, can you also put PWB next to my little name…I tried to do, but didn’t know how. Yep, I want a Tshirt so let us know how much and money will be sent to you. You’re the best!!!!
12 annieh // Jun 29, 2008 at 3:58 pm

Wow, I think it looks great, can’t wait to get one. Only problem living in England how will I go about getting one?

Annie
13 dennis // Jun 30, 2008 at 9:12 pm

The final design wasn’t final after all. The back logo has been made even more interesting. We promise that this is the final revision, and I hope you like it even better.
14 marianne // Jun 30, 2008 at 11:37 pm

Thanks dennis!!! Seeing the final revision made me smile, which wasn’t easy after the day I had today. I do like it even better
15 dennis // Jul 1, 2008 at 1:49 am

Annie -

Yes, the company that will be doing the packaging and shipping do deliver internationally. Once the T-shirts are printed and ready, they will be available to order from the website.
The transaction will be handled by a reputable T-shirt company, and they will package/ship them on AchillesBlog’s behalf.

They do charge extra for packaging & handling per order, (not per T-shirt, which is good). I think it’s better to let the professionals do the fulfillment service. (As opposed to me trying to handle credit card transactions and running to the post office every day.)
16 annieh // Jul 1, 2008 at 4:20 am

Thanks Dennis,

I cannot wait to get mine. Thank you and your brother I think they will sell quickly.

Annie
17 damacar // Jul 1, 2008 at 3:45 pm

Great addition!! I can’t wait!
18 Jen // Jul 2, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Thanks Dennis, and thank your brother - it looks great!
Jen
19 antmtbr // Jul 3, 2008 at 10:40 am

Very-very nice…. Thank you both for all your time and efforts! Look forward to ordering!
20 annieh // Jul 3, 2008 at 11:50 am

Liked the last one, but I have to admit the new one is EVEN BETTER, brilliant, getting excited about wearing it already, my other prized t-shirt is the ‘I abseiled from the top of Manchester City’s Football Ground for Marie Curie Cancer Care ‘ the achilles one will be my new prize!!

Annie
21 dancer // Jul 3, 2008 at 4:16 pm

Hi thank you for fixing my page. I’m very excited about having my cast removed and starting to walk again. So tiring hopping hurts EVERYWHERE. The t-shirt’s look great i can’t wait to order mine and i will wear it proudly to my hosp appointments. There’s an insentive to get FWB
22 AnnieH // Jul 16, 2008 at 6:08 am

Hi Dennis,

Just tried to buy 2 t-shirts got to final page and message said it did not deliver to that area.

I’m in Manchester, England, so not sure if there is a problem delivering to England, or did I just make a mistake somewhere.

Thanks
Annie
23 dennis // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:22 pm

Hi Annie,

I spoke to the T-shirt folks at printmojo.com, and they said that they do deliver internationally, including Manchester, England.

They said that their address gathering forms are a bit finicky.. so if it doesn’t work for you again, please e-mail your request and your address to: jasmine@printmojo.com

I hope this helps. Also, feel free to e-mail me your address if you have any problems entering it. I’ll try it on my end and see where it’s failing.
24 annieh // Jul 19, 2008 at 10:41 am

Made it Dennis,

Just thought I would try once more before I emailed printomojo and it accepted the order first time. I entered everything just the same as before but perhaps they have made a few adjustments to their set up. Anyway 2 t-shirts should be with me in 2/3 weeks time.

Thanks for all your help.

Annie
25 eriedutchgirl // Jul 23, 2008 at 10:45 am

Dennis,

Wore my (totally awesome) t-shirt to PT this morning. Took them a few minutes to notice, but they thought it was awesome. They did, however, call us all “total geeks.” I taunted them for the next hour for ‘coveting my shirt.’ Anyway, they checked out the blog as a result (which is kind of the point, right?) and were totally impressed. Again, kudos on a great site, a great shirt. I’m loving mine!
26 dennis // Jul 23, 2008 at 9:46 pm

Erie - Glad that you like the t-shirt!
Much to my delight, I found the t-shirts that I ordered waiting for me when I arrived home from work.

They are soft, comfortable, and the designs look great! I really like the fact that the T-shirt doesn’t feel bulky.
You came up with the slogan on the back, so I hope you like it.

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