Re: 20th Birthday Tshirts & Design

I've asked our supplier whether he can produce the t-shirts in time for
GUADEC. If we go ahead, we'll need a PDF of the design (without any kind of
t-shirt in the background).

Allan

On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 10:59 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote:

> And in case you need it, here's the design, attached.
>  [image: Inline image 1]
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 8:32 AM, Nuritzi Sanchez <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> As per a conversation with Allan and the Engagement Team on Friday, here
>> is the suggested amount of shirts to order from the local vendor you guys
>> are using (this is also in your spreadsheet, Allan):
>>
>>
>> BTC Activewear Orders
>> <https://www.btcactivewear.co.uk/store/index.pl?submit=View_ITEM&sfn_spc=64000&sfn_colour_code=170>
>>
>> Navy
>> <https://www.btcactivewear.co.uk/store/index.pl?submit=View_ITEM&sfn_spc=64000&sfn_colour_code=32>
>> S 5
>> M 8
>> L 8
>> XL 4
>>
>>
>> If you all think Navy is too dark, we might also go with Royal Heather
>> <https://www.btcactivewear.co.uk/store/index.pl?submit=View_ITEM&sfn_spc=64000&sfn_colour_code=218>,
>> but I think a dark, classic color is best.
>>
>> *@Allan *- next steps are sending this to the vendor to see if we can
>> order in time.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Best,
>> Nuritzi
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 2:34 AM, Allan Day <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Nuritzi Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Attached is the t-shirt design for GNOME's 20th Birthday. It's white so
>>>> that you can put it on a color shirt.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The monochrome design looks really good! However, I'm a little uncertain
>>> about the GNOME foot. It could be a bit much, visually speaking.
>>>
>>>
>>>> IIRC, the GUADEC team did not want to order more designs through the
>>>> local vendor. However, we wanted to have a few people wear them around
>>>> GUADEC so we could then point people out to buying them online or printing
>>>> them out locally for any 20th Birthday Parties for the actual day (August
>>>> 18th).
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm happy to ask our local vendor about producting these shirts. My
>>> initial reservation was in relation to selling them alongside the other
>>> shirts we have this year. Reasons for this:
>>>
>>>  * We already have quite a lot of shirts ordered, in four different
>>> designs. The more varieties of shirts we add, the fewer GUADEC shirts we
>>> will sell.
>>>  * 20th anniversary shirts are time-sensitive - if we order a lot of
>>> them and don't sell them, they become old stock very quickly.
>>>  * It's tricky ordering small numbers of shirts to sell, since you need
>>> a certain volume to adequately cover the range of sizes.
>>>
>>> However, I am also doubtful about doing a small run of shirts that
>>> wouldn't be for sale. It's unclear what the point would be. The reasons
>>> that have been given so far are:
>>>
>>>  * To give shirts to volunteers for the party
>>>  * To give as gifts
>>>  * To use as samples so we can sell the shirts online
>>>
>>> I find it hard to believe that we need volunteer shirts just for the
>>> party and I don't think we should be spending $175 on freebies. Likewise, I
>>> don't think we need physical shirts to drive online sales - we can use
>>> social media for that.
>>>
>>> Maybe we should revisit the idea of selling the anniversary shirts
>>> rather than giving them away.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> *@Allan* - do you have contact info for Zazzle so we can update the GNOME
>>>> store <https://www.zazzle.com/gnome> with these designs?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Historically, it was always Andreas Nilsson who managed the Zazzle
>>> store. We should probably make sure that the account is registered to an @
>>> gnome.org email alias and listed on https://wiki.gnome.org/Enga
>>> gement/Channels .
>>>
>>>
>>> *If we go with my vendor*
>>>> I have a vendor that I can order 25 shirts through for ~ $175 USD.
>>>> Please see the shirts that are ready to go here: CustomInk
>>>> <https://www.customink.com/lab?cid=ekc0-00b2-w3c2&YI=true&pc=HL-142344&utm_campaign=hotlink_201601&utm_source=hotlink&utm_medium=email&utm_content=viewinlab>.
>>>> Also previewed here:
>>>>
>>>
>>> We're currently paying about £5.30 per t-shirt, which would translate to
>>> £132 for 25 shirts. However, the cost somewhat depends on the size range
>>> and the quantities.
>>>
>>> Allan
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nuritzi Sanchez
>> GNOME Foundation <https://www.gnome.org/foundation/>
>> President, Board of Directors
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Nuritzi Sanchez
> GNOME Foundation <https://www.gnome.org/foundation/>
> President, Board of Directors
>

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