https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/comments/t31j3i/design_your_own_jersey/
created by EggCouncilCreeper on 28/02/2022 at 00:00 UTC
47 upvotes, 26 top-level comments (showing 25)
Hey r/NRL,
As I alluded to yesterday in the 80k thread, I come with some exciting news.
Around about December/January, Reddit Co. Admins approached our corner of the universe with an interesting proposition: "We want to fund some community engagement in your subreddit through a competition and the like. Come back to us with some ideas around what we can do in and around the sub to create some fun etc...".
After bandying around the mod team for a little bit and talking to Reddit Co. what they would be ok with (unfortunately a book of the subs 'Big Hits' wasn't appropriate for some reason /s) we have been able to come up with something pretty unique.
We will be hosting the inaugural r/NRL Jersey Design Competition! We will have a view of potentially doing this as an annual event if all goes well, hoping to not only do something different for our subscribers but also for the NRL community as a whole.
From what we can tell, nothing like this has really been tried before with other Rugby League fan sites, or other sporting subreddits.
We will be reaching out to the sub to have your best design work submitted for a jersey that not only looks good but is also linked to the sub! This will be a jersey designed by subscribers, voted on by subscribers and won by subscribers.
We have reached out to 12+ jersey manufacturers, had many discussions around what we need and want (i.e. freight pricing, fabric, sexiness, love and design costs) and ultimately we have partnered with the amazing BLK to help us with this endeavour, their level of customer service was second to none and the long chats the illustrious u/Revivous had with David from there have been great to get our heads around this process.
There will be some more caveats that will come out at a later date (e.g. dropping the C-Bomb across the back shoulders probs won't be approved, you amazing degenerates) but for now, get your creative brains working in overdrive - reach out to those you know, get them to draft some up and send them through when we open this up. Yes, this will be a voting process by you guys (subscribers) that we (the mods) will have no hand in apart from approving the designs from a caveat point of view.
We are initially looking at this to be held in two threads, one for the jersey and one for the r/NRL logo, in contest mode, but this is an evolutionary idea and we are open to other forms of what might work better.
Now, onto where you can then get these jerseys after they have been designed. We will be hosting competitions throughout the year in which you can win a jersey, they'll be awarded for amazing OC posts, the annual r/NRL Dally R awards, and others yet to come.
So, with that said - this leads us to the first of many questions - what is the r/NRL logo that's to go over where the club logo would normally go? Glad you asked - the very first competition we will be opening up is the r/NRL Logo Comp. The winner of this will be the first to receive the jersey chosen by the sub!
So get photoshop open, swing over to the BLK designer[1] or mess around in paint and get ready to submit!
1: http://dyo.blksport.com/#/sport/rugby-league/cut/men/color/white/15e995c5566
FAQ:
When will the competition be live? After the logo comp runs its' course we'll open it up straight away.
How long will the comp. go for? Undetermined at this time, will be dependant on how many submissions we get.
When will the logo comp. be live? I'll post another thread announcing the opening of the logo comp Thursday. - this will run for one week.
What is the lead time after the jersey is finalised? 6-8 weeks. Who is funding this endeavour? Reddit Co. is funding this.
Will the r/NRL Premium Mod slush fund be copping a top up? Hell yeah it is, this is how I finally get my golden toilet.
Seriously though, are the mods skimming on this? No, this will all be done at cost and passed through from BLK to Reddit Co. as an invoice.
BLK had issues a few years ago, what's the go? Currently they are servicing local teams, NZ Kiwi Team & Melbourne Rebels.
Will I be doing interviews a really awkward interview with Fox News about this? Hell no (Sorry, I had to)
Comment by Revivous at 28/02/2022 at 00:35 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Also, just want to point out, you don't have to use the BLK Designer - anything will be looked at.
So, logo comps first, then Jersey comp :)
I'll open the jersey one up soon* and run it over the weekend, then we'll have a winner on Monday or some such. Get your thinking caps on!
Comment by TropicHorror at 28/02/2022 at 00:07 UTC
58 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Surely "I love my footy" has to appear somewhere
Comment by nymphz at 28/02/2022 at 00:36 UTC
46 upvotes, 2 direct replies
idk how to save from this fucking jersey creator but https://i.imgur.com/HIuM0oQ.png
Comment by thril_hou at 28/02/2022 at 00:31 UTC
20 upvotes, 0 direct replies
mess around in paint
Are you sure you want this
Comment by EastsToWin at 28/02/2022 at 00:17 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I've always said the BLK is the most premium of all the jersey brands out there.
Comment by Abenator at 28/02/2022 at 01:22 UTC
11 upvotes, 4 direct replies
MS Paint Concept Logo[1] that obviously needs a lot of work. Thoughts?
1: https://imgur.com/a/fAqEn9m
Comment by thekriptik at 28/02/2022 at 00:14 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
(unfortunately a book of the subs 'Big Hits' wasn't appropriate for some reason /s)
Bring back the Big Hits threads
Comment by MaddogJacko at 28/02/2022 at 00:33 UTC
21 upvotes, 0 direct replies
https://imgur.com/gallery/FxPXPvt[1][2]
1: https://imgur.com/gallery/FxPXPvt
2: https://imgur.com/gallery/FxPXPvt
Well, basically, I just copied the colours of the NRL logo and Reddit we have now. Then I added some collar to lower wind resistance- And this racing stripe here, I feel is pretty sharp.
Comment by -Dark_Helmet- at 28/02/2022 at 00:53 UTC
20 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Comment by Brdd9 at 28/02/2022 at 01:43 UTC*
12 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I knew my design degree would come in handy eventually
Comment by [deleted] at 28/02/2022 at 01:49 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Comment by [deleted] at 28/02/2022 at 00:16 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So it’s designing a jersey (and logo) as if the sub was a team?
How many design entries per user? I want know how many shitpost entries I can make.
Comment by EastsToWin at 28/02/2022 at 00:52 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Can you please clarify, the only way to obtain one of these jerseys will be by winning them? We won't be able to purchase them?
Comment by Derron_ at 28/02/2022 at 00:17 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The new Chocolate Warriors jersey. Penrith rarely use the brown one. Time for us to take ownership.
Comment by Tony_AbbottPBUH at 28/02/2022 at 02:07 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Wow what a cool concept 😩
Comment by hurdur12 at 28/02/2022 at 00:34 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This won't go poorly at all, I'm sure..
Comment by dimsum8six at 28/02/2022 at 01:51 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I organised the jerseys for our Oztag team via BLK back in 2019 and they were easy to deal with, not sure how they're going now. Bit slow with communication but we got what we wanted in the end. Classic were good to deal with too.
Comment by nzyeezy at 28/02/2022 at 03:16 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Serious NRL sub or childrens colouring contest sub?
Comment by spacemarine43 at 28/02/2022 at 05:47 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I made This Masterpiece[1] on microsoft powerpoint.
1: https://imgur.com/a/kn0WGxV
I fully expect the win to go to a much worse, less deserving bid
Comment by choo4twentychoo at 28/02/2022 at 09:07 UTC
4 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Needs some work, but not a bad start, right?
Comment by [deleted] at 28/02/2022 at 01:16 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
can we get the cowdogs logo on there?
https://i.ibb.co/zX0YZZH/cowdogs-proper.png
Comment by temdittiesohyeah at 28/02/2022 at 02:30 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
https://imgur.com/a/6Cdh1s3[1] is my first go at the jersey itself. As far as r/NRL logos go there's a few real good ones in here already I'd be more than happy to go with and sponsors I'll have a think about. KFC seems like the obvious choice but I'll wage there are copywrites etc here at play so not sure what we do there.
1: https://imgur.com/a/6Cdh1s3
Comment by ethelbert30155 at 01/03/2022 at 01:48 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by _andy_p at 28/02/2022 at 14:07 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Do you know if BLK will have access to some of that fabric that is like invisible cloak stuff? So like we'd just see these floating head/neck and arms? Sorry, don't have the time to mock something up in Pshop - any takers?
Comment by deesmutts88 at 28/02/2022 at 02:43 UTC
-12 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This is gonna fuckin suck. You already know. Save this comment for when it’s finished and it fuckin sucks.
