Pre Project Blog (Goals and Motivations)

Motivations

For my genius project I decided to work with Mohammed to pursue the idea of creating a t-shirt brand. We thought that this would be a good idea because we both have a big interest in creating our own shirts and getting our visions out there. I’ve actually been thinking about doing something like this since 7^th grade so I’m excited to finally pursue it. I know that it will not be easy but that is one of the reasons why I want to do it. I want to be challenged and still do something that peaks my interest and in the end I’m going to learn about a lot of different things. 

Things we'll learn

At the end of this genius project we’ll have to overcome many different obstacles, some that we can anticipate and some that we can’t. But with each obstacle we will learn something different. For example, we’ll have to learn about finding a manufacturing and how to transfer our ideas perfectly to them; we might also have to learn how to use computer software to create high quality computer images of my designs. All of these bumps in the road will teach us lessons about how to approach obstacles later on in our lives after school.

Timeline 

We have laid out a plan with steps and timeline so that we can see where are going and what we have to do next. In the initial weeks we want to have established contact with a manufacturer and also have a logo made. After that we’d like to have a design (or a few) finalized on the computer and ready to be sent to the manufacturer. While we are finalizing designs we will find someone who can help us out and create a website for us where the goods can be sold. After we receive the shirts in the mail from the manufacturer we’ll begin selling them both in person and online. After we get off the ground with a few designs, we’ll begin to create better quality goods and improve each aspect of the business.

Goals

We hope to sell out of the quantity that we have ordered and are determined to do that in any way possible. We also want to have received the shirts before the end of the genius project so that we have something tangible to show as result of all our hard work and perseverance.