PING: Fans of "NFL Week in Pictures"

[flere-imsaho]

Hi folks,

So, I finally put together a bit of an archive website. It's still a work in progress and right now (9/21) I only have this week's cartoons up, but you can kind of see how it's going to go.

Anyway, it's located here: Football Week in Pictures (http://www.football-week-in-pictures.com)

Obviously I'm not terribly skilled at web design, but hopefully this is functional enough. Comments are always welcome. :)

As a note, yes I've put some Google ads on the site, mostly because it seems foolish not to at least try. Let me know if they're too intrusive.

Other updates:

* I'm working on some shirts, hopefully in a week or two. These will likely be through CafePress unless someone has a better idea.

* I'll aim for a calendar closer to Christmas.

* I continue to work on the archive book. It'll probably be printed/ordered through lulu.com, unless, again, someone has a better idea. This is turning out to be a lot of work as I'd like to do it right and make it look somewhat decent.

Anyway, thanks again to everyone who enjoys this and has encouraged me to continue. :D


Edit 11/15/07: I now have an RSS 2.0 Feed: Pro Football, in Pictures (http://www.football-week-in-pictures.com/feed.rss)

Edit 11/28/07: A mug and a t-shirt are now available in the store (see below for images, or just go to the store): Pro Football, in Pictures: Home: Zazzle.com Gallery (http://www.zazzle.com/kamilewicz*)

Edit 11/29/07: New, dedicated URL: Football Week in Pictures (www.nfl-wip.com) . nflwip.com also works.

Edit 12/4/07: Went with a different, dedicated URL: Football Week in Pictures (http://www.football-week-in-pictures.com) All other URLs now forward to this one.

Edit 10/6/08: New (and hopefully final) website (see below for details): http://profootballcartoons.com/

[Lorena]

Hi folks,

So, I finally put together a bit of an archive website. It's still a work in progress and right now (9/21) I only have this week's cartoons up, but you can kind of see how it's going to go.

Anyway, it's located here: http://kamilewicz.org/pfip/

Obviously I'm not terribly skilled at web design, but hopefully this is functional enough. Comments are always welcome. :)

As a note, yes I've put some Google ads on the site, mostly because it seems foolish not to at least try. Let me know if they're too intrusive.

Other updates:

* I'm working on some shirts, hopefully in a week or two. These will likely be through CafePress unless someone has a better idea.

* I'll aim for a calendar closer to Christmas.

* I continue to work on the archive book. It'll probably be printed/ordered through lulu.com, unless, again, someone has a better idea. This is turning out to be a lot of work as I'd like to do it right and make it look somewhat decent.

Anyway, thanks again to everyone who enjoys this and has encouraged me to continue. :D

I am very, VERY stoked to hear this! If there's anything I can do to help, give me a holla :)

[Lorena]

dola,

I had started an index a while back but never finished. If you'd like I can finish it and hopefully it helps in some way.

[flere-imsaho]

If I remember correctly, the index you started was a group of pointers to all the cartoons. If that's it then no, I'm OK because I'll actually be re-hosting every image to a new location, and I've also renamed all the image files to something more reasonable.

I should be OK. Now that the structure's there it's a question of generating all the archive pages. This isn't as hard as it looks as I've broken the site into four separate pages for banner, content, rightnav and footer, so I'll just generate a nav per year and then all the content pages.

The good thing is that this will finally put all the images in one place so people won't have to look up each thread on the board.

:D

[Passacaglia]

Very cool. It looks like you're missing some captions, though.

I've been wanting to forward this on to some people for a while, but I haven't really known what to send them. This makes that easier!

[Antmeister]

About damn time you do the T-shirts.

By the way, CafePress is great in regards to selection, but not so good on profit. Go with something like Zazzle.com or Spreadshirt.com since they do T-shirts as well and you get more of a return. Plus the quality is way better.

[flere-imsaho]

Very cool. It looks like you're missing some captions, though.

What do you mean by "captions"?

I've been wanting to forward this on to some people for a while, but I haven't really known what to send them. This makes that easier!

That's part of the idea! :D The full archive should fill out over the next couple of weeks. All weeks going forward will be hosted on the site as well as posted here.

By the way, CafePress is great in regards to selection, but not so good on profit. Go with something like Zazzle.com or Spreadshirt.com since they do T-shirts as well and you get more of a return. Plus the quality is way better.

Thanks again for the advice, Ant. I owe you about 2.354 trillion beers by now. :)

[Lorena]

What do you mean by "captions"?



That's part of the idea! :D The full archive should fill out over the next couple of weeks. All weeks going forward will be hosted on the site as well as posted here.



Thanks again for the advice, Ant. I owe you about 2.354 trillion beers by now. :)

He doesn't drink, but I'll take 'em :)

[Antmeister]

Thanks again for the advice, Ant. I owe you about 2.354 trillion beers by now. :)

Make that 2.354 trillion smoothies or sparkling apple ciders since I don't drink. ;)

[Antmeister]

He doesn't drink, but I'll take 'em :)

Post hussie! You stole my thunder.

[Passacaglia]

What do you mean by "captions"?





I was looking at frames 2 and 3 -- I thought there was supposed to be text at the top of them, but maybe I was wrong.

[flere-imsaho]

Oh, and you Old School coders will be happy to note that about 1/2 the work on the site so far has been done with Wordpad and basic windows ftp via the command-line. Represent! :D

[flere-imsaho]

I was looking at frames 2 and 3 -- I thought there was supposed to be text at the top of them, but maybe I was wrong.

No, those are the original images, which didn't have explanatory text. Thanks for checking, though!

[MrDNA]

I know people toss LOL around lightly, but the Browns stuff seriously did have me laughing out loud. "You saw what we did to Charlie." and Derek Anderson's plan. As a Cleveland fan, I'm hoping he sticks with the same plan this week :D

[sterlingice]

Post hussie! You stole my thunder.

I would just like to proclaim my like of the term "post hussie". It's more upscale than the generic "post slut"

SI

[SunDevil]

I would just like to proclaim my like of the term "post hussie". It's more upscale than the generic "post slut"

SI

It is a little more upscale, but I just assumed Ant was using her bedroom name. :D

[SunDevil]

dola,

Since we changed Pump's Title to bounty hunter, is it possible to rename Dodgerchick's title to Post Hussie?

[oliegirl]

He doesn't drink, but I'll take 'em :)

And then she'll road trip to Atlanta and share with me!!!!

:D

[Antmeister]

dola,

Since we changed Pump's Title to bounty hunter, is it possible to rename Dodgerchick's title to Post Hussie?

LOL....she'll never let me live it down, but somebody do it.

[SackAttack]

Snag a good domain for it. Make it easy for people to find and refer to others!

[Lorena]

So uh.... who changed my title?

[sterlingice]

Hahahahah-- I mean, I hope you find the real killer or culprit or whatever ;)

SI

[SackAttack]

So uh.... who changed my title?

Jane, you ignorant post hussie.

[Lorena]

Jane, you ignorant post hussie.

I am NOT A POST HUSSIE!! :mad: :p ;)

[sterlingice]

I think your title says otherwise ;)

SI

[SunDevil]

my work here is done. :p

[flere-imsaho]

So, I'm not sure I've done this right, but I think I've created my first piece of merchandise. It's a T-Shirt, specifically for long-suffering Miami Dolphins fans. You should be able to see/purchase it at this link. (http://www.zazzle.com/kamilewicz*)

You should be able to use the cartoon on any type of shirt, not just a plain T-Shirt. I can't vouch for the quality, but if people want to report back, please let me know.

It's based on this panel:
http://kamilewicz.org/pfip/images/2007/Week6/10.gif


If people have favorite panels they'd like to see on stuff, by the way, please let me know. Thanks! :D

[WVUFAN]

So, I'm not sure I've done this right, but I think I've created my first piece of merchandise. It's a T-Shirt, specifically for long-suffering Miami Dolphins fans. You should be able to see/purchase it at this link. (http://www.zazzle.com/kamilewicz*)

You should be able to use the cartoon on any type of shirt, not just a plain T-Shirt. I can't vouch for the quality, but if people want to report back, please let me know.

It's based on this panel:
http://kamilewicz.org/pfip/images/2007/Week6/10.gif


If people have favorite panels they'd like to see on stuff, by the way, please let me know. Thanks! :D

How do you order it? I don't see a shopping cart link or even a price. I must be missing something.

EDIT: Flere, for what it's worth, www.nflweekinpictures.com is available, and so is www.nflwip.com/net/org, if you're interested in nabbing a domain name.

[flere-imsaho]

How do you order it? I don't see a shopping cart link or even a price. I must be missing something.

It looks like you click on the shirt, and then on the next page you can pick the type & size of shirt you want and there's an "Add to Cart" button.

EDIT: Flere, for what it's worth, www.nflweekinpictures.com is available, and so is www.nflwip.com/net/org, if you're interested in nabbing a domain name.

I've considered it, but I think I'll wait for a bit. Thanks for the info, though!

[flere-imsaho]

So, I ordered the first shirt myself, and it came today. It's actually a lot nicer than I thought it would be. The T-Shirt itself is pretty sturdy, and the printing is smooth - part of the fabric, as opposed to having that quality of feeling like it's a sticker on the shirt. The lines and lettering all came out pretty sharp.

I'll be doing more.

[Antmeister]

So, I ordered the first shirt myself, and it came today. It's actually a lot nicer than I thought it would be. The T-Shirt itself is pretty sturdy, and the printing is smooth - part of the fabric, as opposed to having that quality of feeling like it's a sticker on the shirt. The lines and lettering all came out pretty sharp.

I'll be doing more.

So when do you think you will be selling?

[flere-imsaho]

So when do you think you will be selling?

Well, you can buy the first shirt now, like I did. Just click on the link above, and then click on the shirt (there's only one shirt so far), choose your options, and there you go.

[flere-imsaho]

I now have an RSS 2.0 Feed: http://www.kamilewicz.org/pfip/feed.rss

[flere-imsaho]

I made a mug, that uses the following image (just for Packers fans):

http://kamilewicz.org/pfip/images/merch/2007_Packers.gif

[flere-imsaho]

New, dedicated URL: www.nfl-wip.com . nflwip.com also works.

[SackAttack]

I've considered it, but I think I'll wait for a bit. Thanks for the info, though!

Where you may run into trouble is the nfl trademark.

If you're selling stuff, rather than providing a free service, you may need to stick with 'weekinpictures.com' or something of that nature, lest the lawyers track you down.

[flere-imsaho]

OK, I've gone now with a less "trademarkey" URL: http://www.football-week-in-pictures.com . All other URLs now point to this one, and I think I'll stick with this one, so please update your links/bookmarks. :D Thanks!

[Antmeister]

OK, I've gone now with a less "trademarkey" URL: http://www.football-week-in-pictures.com . All other URLs now point to this one, and I think I'll stick with this one, so please update your links/bookmarks. :D Thanks!

Hey, did you just pose for your T-shirt and you now have facial hair? How many of my freaking years did I spend on this forum? Or am I seeing things and that is some generic model wearing the T-shirt?

[flere-imsaho]

That's a generic model wearing the T-Shirt. Sorry to freak you out there, Ant. ;)

[Lorena]

That's a generic model wearing the T-Shirt. Sorry to freak you out there, Ant. ;)

I'd love to see a picture of you wearing one of those T-shirts :)

[flere-imsaho]

I've moved to a new (and hopefully final) website: Pro Football, in Cartoons! (http://profootballcartoons.com/)

The advantages are:

1. It's got the Wordpress engine, which will make updating a lot easier.

2. Automatic RSS feeds (RSS 2 & Atom)

3. People can now comment on the website.

4. With this done, I can start loading some of the archives.

Enjoy!

[Young Drachma]

Awesome. I loved the presidential debate stuff last week. Can't wait to see Sage Rosenfels immortalized.

[flere-imsaho]

Well, I finally did it. I made a calendar (http://www.zazzle.com/kamilewicz*), for 2009. I have no idea how this is going to turn out, so I'm ordering one for myself tonight and I'll report back once I get it.

I used selected stuff from the 2008 season (nothing new - sorry).

The various images are here:

January (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Jan.png)

February (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Feb.png)

March (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Mar.png)

April (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Apr.png)

May (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/May.png)

June (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Jun.png)

July (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Jul.png)

August (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Aug.png)

September (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Sep.png)

October (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Oct.png)

November (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Nov.png)

December (http://profootballcartoons.com/images/2009calendar/Dec.png)

[flere-imsaho]

So, today I received a copy of the calendar I ordered.

It's a bit disappointing, to be honest.

The main issue is that in print the cartoons are very small. It's deceiving, because online they're (obviously) big enough and whatnot, but in reality they're 600 pixels by 300 pixels at a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. That means each strip is 2 inches wide by 1 inch high (smaller than they appear on the screen).

So, while the cartoons for each page of the calendar are still certainly legible, they're kinda small.

I guess, in retrospect, I should have converted them to at least 150 pixels per inch, making them a bit bigger. Something I'll try next year.

Anyway, the calendar is still amusing and we'll still enjoy it, which was the main point, but you certainly won't be able to read each page from distance.

Sorry about all that.

This obviously has ramifications for making a book, as well, but I'll be honest - with the baby and all I barely have time to keep up with creating strips each week as it is (along with all my other responsibilities), so I'm sure no one is holding their breath.

On the other hand, I think the website is finally now in pretty good shape. :D And the T-shirts have generally come out good.

[Suburban Rhythm]

The best part of pre-season football...is we are only weeks from more FWIP.

[tucker rocky]

The best part of pre-season football...is we are only weeks from more FWIP.

Lots of preseason plots:

Coaching changes, QB's on new teams, Tom Brady returns, T.O. and
Michael Vick's return to football.