Custom Kanji T-shirt; print front only or front and back?

[agrazela]

So my college Junior son intends to live a "minimalist" lifestyle, owning little more than the clothes on his back, a cup to drink from, and his computer.

Turns out there is a movement in Japan called "danshari" that is all about this:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...nal/ditching-materialism-for-the-simple-life/

Coincidentally, with the help of a roommate, my son taught himself to read, write and speak Japanese, and is getting pretty good with the kanji.

So in an act of supreme irony, my wife and I want to make him a custom kanji T-shirt for Christmas celebrating his desire to not own anything.
(Truth is, the one and only T-shirt he's worn every day for the last four years is getting a bit ripe, so he is due)

We got the kanji for "danshari" online, and I'm doing up a shirt on another site. My question to you; print on the front only, or on front and back ?

EDIT: Color scheme (white on black) is pretty well fixed, but other recommendations welcome; for example, since this is about "minimalism," maybe the front printing should be much smaller, like about the size and location of a shirt pocket? Or no front printing at all? Or should the front print be ironically super-large?

 

[slym2none]

I tend to like a small logo on the front, large on the back. If it's a pocket-tee, then the design should fit on the pocket.

 

[agrazela]

I tend to like a small logo on the front, large on the back. If it's a pocket-tee, then the design should fit on the pocket.

Like this, then. Hey I like that, it's classy!

 

[slym2none]

That is my preference, yes!

 

[hunter_le five]

college Junior

Ah, that explains a lot.

 

[Grannyknot]

To enhance the irony, definitely put a pocket on the front.

 

[m00ps]

LOL at the ridiculous amount of irony thinking you can own a computer and live a "minimalist" lifestyle...

Like my "vegan" cousin that still uses all sorts of consumer goods made with animal byproducts and also for some reason thinks eating chicken is allowed

also, where is he getting the coffee from?

 

[BrewSavage]

Can a vegan eat food that was produced by labor of non vegans? I mean the people working in the bean fields might have had some beef stew or something to give them the energy to harvest the beans. Same with the truck drivers, store clerks, etc.


Do the characters read: I have a minimalist education?

 

[agrazela]

So I did decide to go with the pocket-sized small-print front and large print back. Got the wifely seal of approval.

Oddly enough my son did decide he was a vegetarian at age 5 (though not a vegan, he was well aware of the ridiculosity of veganism even then). But he gave up that nonsense recently, thank Buddha. He doesn't drink though, so he likely won't be seeing this thread. I'm kinda proud of his abstinence actually, he's seen enough alcohol-fueled misery and death on his Irish mother's side of the family.

You could definitely say he's minimalist compared to most Western people, even with the computer. I like to think my wife and I had some influence on that, we were never into having fancy new cars and lots of toys and mountains of debt and such. (I like to believe that was by choice )

Besides, the computer is his livelihood, and he definitely knows that the world does NOT owe him a living. So I guess the computer fits the "does this possession enhance your life" question. And his education and skills are anything but minimalist, when he works he makes a heckuva lot more per hour than I do! The only thing he really spends money on is tuition. I am absolutely sure he has more money saved up than I did coming out of college, he probably has more ready cash right now than I do.

Now if I could just get my youngest daughter to be a little LESS into money, possessions, and crappy pop culture before releasing her onto the world...