[VisCom] T-shirts

[Michael P. Gerlek]

It wasn't clear to me from IRC this morning if Arnulf had the $1000
yourself, or he was speaking ex cathedra for the board...  Arnulf, can
you please clarify?

If someone can be designated fashionista, I'll coordinate the thing on
this end.  I have the fashion sense of the average engineer, so I'll not
want to pick shirt styles, etc.

-mpg
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Holmes [mailto:cholmes at openplans.org] 
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 2:18 PM
> To: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [VisCom] T-shirts
> 
> 
> 
> Peter Moran wrote:
> > I looked into T-shirts on my end but we don't have the resources to
> > support this right now (i.e., a key person is on vacation, budget
> > questions).  All I learned is that swanky polos run about $30, and
> > regular T's run about $15.  
> They shouldn't cost that much, unless you're only getting a 
> handful.  We 
> ordered 250, very nice american apparel ones, for about $8 
> each.  $10 a 
> piece for a rush order.
> 
> I personally don't like polo shirts with branding logos on 
> them, I much 
> prefer a nice fitting t-shirt that prominently features the logo, not 
> super big but more than just the size of some polo horse.  
> But that may 
> just be me...
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> > 
> > So I'll defer T-shirt making and distribution 
> responsibilities to mpg
> > and Tyler, who seem to have the mojo going there.  I was 
> headed in the
> > same design direction - black t-shirt, logo on front, and maybe the
> > back, depending on cost.
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at lizardtech.com] 
> > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:32 PM
> > To: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
> > Subject: RE: [VisCom] T-shirts
> > 
> > Did Tyler just call my bluff..?  Hmmm.  If I had a mandate 
> to do so, I
> > would hypothetically make some points something like the following:
> > 
> > * All the OSGeo folk attending Where 2.0 will want one.
> > 
> > * Short time line, so let's make the aesthetics issue easy --
> >   I suggest we all look like Peter's ad: solid black shirt,
> >   subtle green logo on pocket in "OSGeo green".  Solid black
> >   might be hard, though, so we might need a 2nd choice dark
> >   color.
> > 
> > * We want "nice" shirts (like a "polo" or something, not your
> >   basic T-shirts).  Out in-house shirt-person uses a local company
> >   that doesn't have a website (grrr...), so I'd be looking at
> >   something like good old Lands' End:
> > 
> >     http://ocs.landsend.com/corpsales
> > 
> >   or specifically this
> > 
> >  
> > 
> http://ocs.landsend.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrf
> nbr=697610
> > 1&prmenbr=118823&store_name=corpsales
> > 
> >   At Lands End there is some flexibility of allowing people to
> >   choose different styles, as per this link:
> > 
> > 	
> > 
> http://ocs.landsend.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/corpsales
> /CSM_HTML_
> > DISCOUNTS.d2w/report?store_name=corpsales#six_unit
> > 
> > * We will ask the Board to pay, but I will get per-each costs in
> >   case they don't come through and we choose to pay for our own.
> > 
> > * If we do wind up paying for these "privately", me and my buddy
> >   Guido here will take on the financial risk.
> > 
> > * The "logo setup" cost is the hard part (~$100 range).
> > 
> > * If this is a funded marketing activity, might we want to get
> >   some extras as give-aways to VIPs we want to impress?
> > 
> > Comments?  I would need someone with Fashion Sense to 
> choose the color
> > and appropriate style(s) of shirts.
> > 
> > -mpg
> >  
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tylermitchell at shaw.ca] 
> >>Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:24 PM
> >>To: dev at visibilitycommittee.osgeo.org
> >>Subject: [VisCom] T-shirts
> >>
> >>I'd gladly buy one to wear too.  I don't think there would be 
> >>much risk in just getting some done at a reasonable price.  
> >>That is, if someone doesn't mind risk managing it ;)  If you 
> >>get an idea of cost, let us know Michael.
> >>
> >>Tyler
> > 
> > 
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