Comments on: Baltimore punk band files suit against Old Navy http://noturnonred.org/2006/08/10/baltimore-punk-band-files-suit-against-old-navy/ Blogging the retail industry, social media, branding, and how to connect with your customer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tom http://noturnonred.org/2006/08/10/baltimore-punk-band-files-suit-against-old-navy/#comment-123 tom Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:56:32 +0000 http://www.noturnonred.org/index.php/2006/08/10/baltimore-punk-band-files-suit-against-old-navy/#comment-123 I don't know much about the production process for the graphic t-shirts they have, but Old Navy, more than most retailers in the marketplace, seems to really be all over the place with their graphic t's, design wise. Abercrombe & Fitch and American Eagle seem to have pretty strict design standards for their t-shirts, and they all seem to fall in the same design aesthetic. But when it comes to Old Navy, their stuff is so wildly all over the place, with some of it being really good but some of it being really bad. Maybe this is just another symptom of the greater problem with Old Navy - lack of quality control. I don’t know much about the production process for the graphic t-shirts they have, but Old Navy, more than most retailers in the marketplace, seems to really be all over the place with their graphic t’s, design wise. Abercrombe & Fitch and American Eagle seem to have pretty strict design standards for their t-shirts, and they all seem to fall in the same design aesthetic. But when it comes to Old Navy, their stuff is so wildly all over the place, with some of it being really good but some of it being really bad.

Maybe this is just another symptom of the greater problem with Old Navy - lack of quality control.

]]> By: finn mckenty http://noturnonred.org/2006/08/10/baltimore-punk-band-files-suit-against-old-navy/#comment-122 finn mckenty Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:40:27 +0000 http://www.noturnonred.org/index.php/2006/08/10/baltimore-punk-band-files-suit-against-old-navy/#comment-122 I really dont understand why Old Navy did this. It's not like it would have been hard to come up with a fake band name/flier/whatever that would have been just as successful from a design standpoint, while not exposing themselves to legal action or negative press. Also, the design is horrible- I want to know who the art director is that greenlighted this, it's awful. The whole thing just doesn't make any sense to me. I really dont understand why Old Navy did this. It’s not like it would have been hard to come up with a fake band name/flier/whatever that would have been just as successful from a design standpoint, while not exposing themselves to legal action or negative press. Also, the design is horrible- I want to know who the art director is that greenlighted this, it’s awful. The whole thing just doesn’t make any sense to me.

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