Unbeknownst to all of you, we have been hard at work finalizing the design for this years Memorial Day Hidden Cove Shirt. Before we talk about the 2013 shirt, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate the shirts from the last 3 years.
The inaugural Hidden Cove shirt was in 2010, when we gave out the Polygonwrongonal shirt. Not only did we make a shirt, but we also coined a new word in the process that may forever be used among those in the know. My favorite part of this shirt is the font for Polygonwrongonal. I think it embodies the word perfectly with its angular funkiness. If I had to do it again, I would have thinned the lines of the gazebo, made it less detailed, and more out of proportion (exaggerated).
The next years shirt was the "Three Shot Minimum." I think this shirt has set the bar for which all future designs will be measured, so its exciting to think that we may be able to come up with shirts this nice in the future. My favorite feature of this shirt is the Hidden Cove 2011 spelled out in the spill from the third shot glass. This was a nice touch, and a brilliant idea by Lei Moore (comment below if I mixed up who thought of that).
Last years shirt featured an upside down pig which signified my failed pig roast from the year earlier. Maka Pua is Hawaiian for "Raw Pig" because the pig was definitely still raw after the "roast." I like that this shirt is an inside joke, and people are automatically curious as to the meaning of the shirt. While we had a definition on the back of the "Three Shot Minimum" this shirt has none, and I like it that way. I also am glad we were able to hide the hidden cove 2012, by placing it on the apple.
The 2013 shirt brought a variety of challenges, and after many a brainstorming session, heated discussions, a final design has prevailed. Unfortunately (for you all), I'm not going to share the design with you! You'll have to come down to good 'ole Kentucky for a classic Memorial Day weekend to see the shirts unveiled. I don't think you will be disappointed! In case you are wondering, the new design has nothing to do with any of the other designs posted to this blog. All of those ideas were scrapped and we started fresh!
If you plan to be in Hidden Cove for Memorial Day, you are encouraged to place an order for your shirt at http://www.hiddencovekentucky.com/gift-shop
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