I'm all for helping @cryptopie and supporting @fivefiveeleven's idea! I think throwing a contest could really help to raise a lot of money. I'm a graphic designer as well and a few days ago I designed a t-shirt for the community. I'm more than happy to share the design to help him!

Here's the link to download the design files ready to send for printing
http://bit.ly/steemitdsgn

Hope it helps!!