VOL 907 Designs says "Hello, Interwebz!"

I FIRST NOTICED VELCRO PATCHES on U.S. Army Uniforms when I worked on jobs as a General Contractor on an Army Base.  At first, it seemed a sort of chintzy way to attach rank, unit badges, name and service nametapes on a uniform (having grown up during the Cold War, I had previously only seen sewn-on patches on military uniforms).  So, I didn't give it much thought.

Several years later, during the rise of the Tea Party movement, I was looking for a place to buy some "Don't Tread on Me" gear and found a treasure trove over at Gadsden and Culpeper.  Some of their offerings involved a wide array of velcro patches and a few articles of clothing to put them on.

I immediately thought it was a cool idea.  Previously, I had bought hats and shirts with logos embroidered or printed on them showing my personal association with certain things (Christianity, Firearms, Beer, Languages).  But this allowed for some "modular customization" that didn't require getting a brand new article of clothing.

And so, for the next two years, I'd stop by G&C and other shops (like Mil-Spec Monkey) to see what they had to offer that day that might tickle my fancy.  "2nd Amendment?  All right!"  "Infidel?  Yep, sounds like me!" "Pork-Eating Crusader?  *snert*"

Now, finding anything related to my Alma Mater, The University of Tennessee, was (and still is) hard to come by.  To date, there is only one patch that I have found, and a small one at that, which is a little frustrating.  I know there are Warrior Vols out there who would not mind showing a little pride in that "Hallowed Hill" while deployed abroad, or tacticool types closer to home who wouldn't mind festooning their gear with a little Vol Pride.

And this brings up other times I thought something would make a good idea for a patch, and have found no one who offers it.

So, a light went off in my head:  "If they don't offer it, Jeremy, why don't you?  You have graphic design experience.  You've marketed and sold hand-designed shirts for one cause or another before computers became as powerful and accessible as they are today.  Why not see if others like your ideas, too?"

And so, Vol 907 Designs was born.

What makes me different from G&C?  Or Mil-Spec Monkey?  Well, first of all, it's me who's doing this.  These are designs that reflect my answer to some issues going on in the world.  To a certain degree, G&C does this, and MSM as well, but whereas the former emphasizes patriotism and the latter just plain warrior attitude, I emphasize resistance to those things that I think need to be resisted, which often involve things that encroach on our God-given rights.

Hence the company motto:  "No Surrender."

As I release designs, you'll see what I mean.