Last post Mon, May 05 2008 12:02 PM by Daniel502. 25 replies.
Hey guys!
I just wanted to throw in a plug for a little T-shirt "boutique" I opened up for people with CP, it called, "Cerebral Palsy Boutique"
and you can find it at: www.thecpboutique.com
You can let me know if there's any designs you want to see or if you find any to be offensive (I have CP myself, so I HOPEFULLY did a good job of steering clear from that!)
I do Graphic Design stuff to help keep my fine motor skills in check! (and it lets me do a lot of sitting, which I like, too, obviously! hahahaha)
SO COOL ! I ADDED IT TO MY FAV. I SEE AND UNDERFSTAND YOU HAVE CP YOUR SHIRTS CAN BE WORN BY MANY, I HAVE POLIO AND FOUND A FEW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ! GOOD LUCK WITH THE SITE RAINEY826
Thanks for your encouragement!
:-D
Very cool! You should do that for other diseases and make some $$.
"I believe everything out of the common. The only thing to distrust is the normal."John Buchan
I am actually thinking about expanding to other disabilities, but I would have a hard time coming up with ideas....I might have to start asking the Disaboom community! I would like to do more disabilities, especially since I will soon run out of good ideas for CP!
hahaha, I'm not actually in it for the money....I am just the designer, I don't do any of the hard work like making the shirts and shipping, etc., so I only get about $2.00 from each sale....I just noticed that there's a lack of fun T-shirt designs for folks with disabilities!
So if you have any ideas for other disabilities that are family friendly, and are design-based (too many text-based shirts out there) LET ME KNOW!
Send your ideas to: hadleyhadleyhadley+shirts@gmail.com
Thanks guys!
Ths is so cool! I'm going to really think about it.
I'm seriously tempted to order the VIP tshirt. I'm sure I'd get double takes on that one.
One thing I might suggest or maybe I didn't see. You should do an About Me page. I think it would be neat for people to see you're taking a humorous and possibly profitable take on your disability.
Thanks, guys! I will do an "About Me" page as soon as I figure out how to do it! hahaha
I love your designs Hadley-my favorites are the Evolution one and the dinosaurs would be adorable for kids...GREAT WORK! What programs do you use to design? I'm a photoshop lover...but just for fun!
I'm going to think on some designs too...the quality of your work really tops some of the disability shirts I've seen offered before.
Thanks for the compliments! (I'm actually working on a Down Syndrome design and a Lupus design right now!) It just seems like all the disability shirts I've seen are either semi-hostile or begging for pity---not what I think most people with disabilities want to be wearing at all!!!
I use Adobe Illustrator----- it's the BEST! It is definitely a pain in the butt to learn, but it is SO worth it. I used to use Photoshop, but Illustrator, once you learn to love and appreciate it, really is the way to go. You can acheive crisp, smooth lines---which makes things look more professioal. Now when I open Photoshop it is so confusing and frustrating for me! It's really crazy how addicted you get to Illustrator!
I also use a Wacom drawing tablet, which, if you are really interested in designing, is a worthwhile investment. They are a bit pricey, but you can usually find them on eBay or craigslist for much cheaper!
The VIP shirt cracked me up, it's on my things too buy list, the Dinosaur shirt is cool. Good luck with the site.
Stay Strong
Vinny
That would be such an honor, I'd really appreciate it! I just PMed you!
Hi my name is shannon i am 27 and i live in jax fl. and I have Cp and i love ur shrit designs in fact i host an internet radio show and would love to give you your credit on my show Im also have some thoughts about launching a sorta new aged disbility magizine w fashion ideas accessiable travel tips and just news and advice i would like to maybe work with you on some ideas for an actual clothing line acessible fashion forward clothing would love to chat let me know if interested and if possible can i put a link to your boutique site on my myspace page please.... which is www.myspace.com/speedracer so go check it out and also check out my show on blogtalk tuesday nights @10pm the site for that is blogtalkradio.com/havenangel91 hit me up sometime to chat~ keep up the great work!
