Good Design And T-shirts

Good T-shirt designs are easy to achieve. All it takes are a few simple steps.
1) Come up with a winning slogan - Keep it simple and use one or two words that invoke strong imagery, such as "Remember Thursday" but without being offensive or controversial. The more obtuse the better, as people are bound to wonder what the slogan means and wearing such a shirt could spark conversation.

2) Don't steal images - You can use a picture of a famous cartoon character in your T-shirt design if you like, but that is probably going to get you a lawsuit rather than sales. Better to use images in the public domain, or create the artwork yourself.

3) Think in color - Don't put orange text on a green background. It's not only ugly, but more than that, it's close to criminal. Use complementary colors if you expect anyone to want to be seen in your shirt in public.

4) Run with a theme - If you have a popular T-shirt that incorporates a potato chip on a boat, then your next shirt can be a potato chip on a plane, or maybe a cheese puff on a boat. Once you've found an audience, feel free to give them what they want time and again.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Howard preferred securing his future in Philadelphia to testing free agency in two years -- and he is getting his payday.

The slugging first baseman agreed to a $125-million, five-year contract extension Monday that could keep him with the Phillies until 2017.

Howard, 30, is to make $20 million each in 2012 and 2013 and $25 million annually in 2014-16. The Phillies have a $23-million club option for 2017 with a $10-million buyout.

The two-time All-Star led the Phillies to two straight trips to the World Series, winning a championship in 2008.

The $25-million guaranteed average salary in the extension will be baseball's second-highest behind Alex Rodriguez's $27.5-million average.

FLORIDA 10, SAN DIEGO 1: Josh Johnson pitched a three-hitter, had a career-high 12 strikeouts and drove in three runs to help the host Marlins beat the Padres. Dan Uggla homered and drove in three runs for Florida. Hanley Ramirez also homered.

CHICAGO 4, WASHINGTON 3 (10 inn.): Aramis Ramirez walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to give the host Cubs a victory over the Nationals, their fourth straight win. Washington catcher Ivan Rodriguez sat out because of lower back tightness. Wil Nieves started in his place.

NOTEBOOK: St. Louis placed infielder Felipe Lopez on the 15-day disabled list with a right elbow strain. ... A young fan was hit in the head with a broken bat during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers. He left Miller Park and was taken for X-rays. There was no immediate word on his condition.

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