Two weeks ago I decided to use the daily Hot Pot of Lax post to showcase some t-shirt design ideas that LAS staff members had been throwing around lately. From tank tops and pocket protectors to a Jim Brown homage, it was fun to share those ideas and get immediate feedback from readers.
On the last day of the week, I challenged LAS Readers to send in a few of their own designs. I said I’d pick one person to work with and we’d finalize a design together. They’d also win a pair of LAS Apollo Creed Shorts.
Let me just tell you, picking a winner was A LOT harder than I thought it’d be. Too many cool ideas!
Below is a handful of the submissions we received that included images or mockups. There were also some awesome, original ideas sent in text-only, a couple of which I may take a crack at over the next few weeks. Enjoy!
“99 Problems” by Mason Moorhouse (Wheaton, IL)
“Bounce is Better” by Sam Fritkin (Boise, ID)
“Lacrosse is My Business” by Jahmas Hamilton (Silver Spring, MD)
Note: one thing Jahmas and I talked about for the back of this is adding some long hair around the neckline, kind of like the infamous Clay Matthews flow tee.
“ASK LAS” and “LAS KNOWS” designs by Nate Weigel (Elk Point, SD)
“ASK 412” and “412 KNOWS” designs by Nate Weigel (Elk Point, SD)
“The Finger” by Chris Davis of Striker Danger
(Editor’s note: NSFS… That’s means Not Safe For School!)
“Cruz Lacrosse, Empowered by Jah” by Eric Maciel (Santa Cruz, CA)
Note: Could be a cool sublimated tee. Here’s a little explanation from Eric:
The concept of this is the fusion of two of my passions Slug Lacrosse (my UC Santa Cruz Lacrosse team, hence “Cruz Lacrosse”) and reggae. This image holds themes from Rastafari. The rasta colors are of course one of them and the enthiopian lion (the lion of Judah). The lion represents fearlessness and strength.
“Hutch the Woozle” by Muamer Razic
“Lax 4 Life” by Kevin Rowen (Irvine, CA)
“Just Lax It” by Kevin Rowen
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And now, the winning design. Inspired by one of the best HBO Series ever made, Matt Ringe of Prairieville, LA presents to you the “BAND OF BROS” t-shirt.
This first version would be screen printed on a black tee.
And this one would be a sublimated tee.
Pretty cool, right? If you watched the Band of Brothers miniseries you’ve got to appreciate this design. Lax bros are Easy Company!