[Ubuntu-be] own t-shirts, follow up and design ideas
jean7491
jean7491 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 9 10:31:53 BST 2010
Hi to all,
Design suggestions (I already sent in the mailing list) are now in the
wiki :
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/PromotionMaterial
I added a possibility to mention Ubuntu-be (or a sponsor) at the bottom
of the t-shirt.
New suggestions posted in the mailing list will be added (preference in
.png, 332px × 344px) at the same place for future comparaison.
jean7491
Ubuntu Belgium Events Team
Le 01/07/10 00:16, Ward De Ridder a écrit :
> Hello All,
>
> First of all sorry I was not at the irc meeting, I had to work
> (student job) very long. About everything I could tell about the
> t-shirts is in the mail I sent early today, I will also read the logs
> if they are online to check if there were any questions / ideas about
> the t-shirt.
> Second of all, thanks for your contribution and the idea, Grégory, but
> I don't really like it due to the high costs (as others have already
> mentioned). I can make a php website to sell the t-shirts if needed,
> that means we also don't need that part of the shop. Maybe selling
> them on ebay is a possible as well, but we can talk about that later.
> One more thing is that fotl and that kind of branches let their
> employers work and live in very poor conditions, it's not ethically
> responsible to buy from them (I already said something about that in
> my first mail).
> Don't let these negative reactions discourage you to make another post
> to this list, it's always good to have another point of view as well.
> Another solution to solve the money problem is to do an advance sale
> (I don't know if you are interested, but I will buy a couple of
> t-shirts anyway).
>
> Ward
>
>
> 2010/6/30 Grégory Dizier <gdizier op trigidia.com
> <mailto:gdizier op trigidia.com>>
>
> Hello
>
> I do not often on this list but I read carefully discussed.
>
> I can speak on this proposal to create t-shirt because I had to do
> the same thing for friends who have a band.
>
> The easiest way to avoid having to move the agent is to create an
> online shop with http://www.comboutique.com/ example. You define
> the product you want to sell (t-shirts, sweat shirts, hats ,...)
> with the drawing like.
>
> The system gives you the gross price of the item and you must
> specify the margin you want to take over. It is very simple and
> customizable.
>
> Here's shop created (images header and footer does not appear this
> is normal) http://www.comboutique.com/shop/homeboutique-5029.html
>
> With this system, no need to move a single cent and no need to
> manage the logistics.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *Grégory Dizier*
> IT Administrator
> Keneos
>
> mobile: +32 (0497) 53.52.60
> email:gregory.dizier op keneos.com <mailto:gregory.dizier op keneos.com>
> web:http://www.keneos.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Le 30/06/10 01:15, Ward De Ridder a écrit :
>> Hello ubuntu-be
>>
>> A couple weeks ago I’ve sent an e-mail with the idea that we can
>> print our own t-shirts. They will be cheaper than the t-shirts
>> ordered from the canonical (ubuntu) shop, and we’ll be able to
>> choose the print ourselves.
>>
>> Everyone I’ve told about this, on the IRC-meeting and in the
>> mailing list, was very positive about the idea. We also agreed
>> that the t-shirts should be both eco-friendly and fair-trade.
>> JanC and I have done some research about that, and we found out
>> that Earth Positive t-shirts are probably the best choice. Those
>> t-shirts are a little more expensive compared to other branches
>> like Fruit of the Loom, but we will still be able to sell them
>> for €10 / t-shirt (we sell the t-shirts from the ubuntu store for
>> about €13 - €20).
>>
>> There are a couple more things to be done before the t-shirts can
>> be ordered. First of all we need a good design to print on the
>> t-shirts, that’s why we need your help. You can send your ideas
>> and your designs to the mailinglist, later we'll open a wiki page
>> to show al the designs, and to choose one.
>>
>> Here are some important things to keep in mind when designing:
>>
>> * You can choose the background color from this list:
>> http://www.cotton-shirts.eu/typo3temp/pics/EP02_complete_1_f0ee92a4ef.jpg
>> , for men’s t-shirts there are some more choices:
>> http://www.cotton-shirts.eu/typo3temp/pics/EP01_complete_622f2a8927.jpg
>> , but it’s best to have to same color for all the t-shirts.
>>
>> * The less colors you use, the lower the price (max 5
>> different colors), the better. If you want to use light
>> colors on a dark background, you should count one more color.
>>
>> * If you know how to use inkscape, or another vector graphics
>> editor, please use it! If you don’t know how to use it I,
>> or someone else, can convert it to a vectorial image if
>> your design is the best. If you’ve got a lot of creativity,
>> but don’t know how to work with any image-editing software
>> you can always share your ideas, and maybe someone else can
>> do something with it.
>>
>> * You can use the ubuntu-be logo in the design, but if we
>> also want to sell the t-shirts at fosdem to foreign
>> visitors, maybe it’s better not to do so. This way we can
>> also ask neighbour countries if they are interested to
>> participate. The more t-shirts we buy, the cheaper the
>> price / t-shirt.
>>
>> It’s not 100% sure yet the t-shirts will be printed, but a good
>> design will help to make it easier to decide. The biggest
>> question we’ve got is where to get the money to buy the t-shirts.
>> It will cost us about €600 to buy 100, and that’s a lot of money.
>> We are quite sure t-shirts at a good price with a good design
>> will sell, definitely if we promote them a bit, but we have to
>> pay them first.
>>
>> If you’ve got some ideas let us know!
>>
>> Ward De Ridder
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