The Flat Earth Society
The Flat Earth Society => Suggestions & Concerns => Topic started by: juner on July 20, 2014, 05:10:26 PM
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The topic of t-shirts has come up numerous times in the past few weeks. If this is something the community would like to pursue, I would like to help. I don't know if we want to wait to see what the outcome of any reunification talks may be, or if we should just move forward and do it.
Secret User and I could probably tackle the whole thing, however I'd like to get some help from people who may have experience in this. I don't mind fronting the capital to get a run of t-shirts done. I'd also like to price them such that folks can get them at a reasonable price. I don't mind losing a few dollars out of my own pocket to make that happen.
I'd like to get feedback from the community on this to see if it is something worth pursuing. Also, if you can help, let me know. Again, I am not asking for money, I can take care of that part. I also may need some help with logistics to make sure shirts get shipped where they need to.
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I'm in favor. I'm sure we still need to come up with designs first, right? At the very least we can take care of that while we discuss reunification.
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I suggest buying a pack of iron on transfers. It requires more effort but you aren't restricted by minimum counts.
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I'm in favor. I'm sure we still need to come up with designs first, right? At the very least we can take care of that while we discuss reunification.
I will definitely need help with the design. I'd prefer it be agreed on by the community.
I suggest buying a pack of iron on transfers. It requires more effort but you aren't restricted by minimum counts.
If someone would take on the responsibility for that, I wouldn't mind buying everything. I just won't have time to invest in doing that. My goal is to just throw some money at this and have everything work out, with some oversight of course.
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Lets just use a 3rd party vendor. Then we don't have to take money and we don't have to worry about sending them out all over the world. I think PP already knows a good company to do this. And screw reunification. Part of any reunification deal has got to have Daniel no longer in charge of T-shirts. Its embarrassing, taking money and not sending the stuff out. Any reunification (and I'm not sure there will be one) should take our method of merchandising. Not rely on useless Daniel.
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I would get a t-shirt and/or hoodie. I tried buying one off of Daniel about a year ago but he wasn't very helpful.
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Frankly, 'flat earth society' sounds like a clothing label already. I think this is something we can do well and use it to raise our own profile.
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Are you familiar with Litographs (http://www.litographs.com/)? They make t-shirt designs based on the text of classic novels. A similar shirt design based on ENaG would be interesting, if someone could figure out how to do it.
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Are you familiar with Litographs (http://www.litographs.com/)? They make t-shirt designs based on the text of classic novels. A similar shirt design based on ENaG would be interesting, if someone could figure out how to do it.
I had not seen them before, but I do like the idea. I do think that may be a bit cost prohibitive, at least for a first run. I want to make sure this actually gets done and doesn't sit untouched for months/years.
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I would buy a few shirts, if the design is decent. That being said, I am probably the least artistic person here, so I am not volunteering to make the design. But, I would be happy to criticize other people's hard work.
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I would buy a few shirts, if the design is decent. That being said, I am probably the least artistic person here, so I am not volunteering to make the design. But, I would be happy to criticize other people's hard work.
I am also not artistically-inclined. Hopefully we can get some volunteers.
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http://www.zazzle.co.uk/noblox
Something like this is acceptable with little effort from the creators. Especially if non-profit.
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Not sure if anyone still cares with the upcoming reunification and all, but I made this monochrome variant of our current logo and I thought it might look good on a t-shirt. Here's a few colour combinations to give an idea:
(http://i.imgur.com/Bi4EQB3.png)
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They look really nice. I stand by my OP, I'd be happy to help move this along.
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I'd buy a shirt with that on it. I especially like the colors on the last two.
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I'm in! Are we Cafe Pressing them, or something else?
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I'm a fan of CafePress, and I'm happy to set it up unless anyone has objections. Let's just do it. If anyone would like to set up alternatives to CafePress, feel free to - there's nothing stopping us from having them side-by-side.
Blanko, could you send me high-res copies of these and/or the PSD? I'm assuming that, since this is a derivative work of a CC BY-SA 4.0-licensed work, these are also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, but if possible, could you please state this explicitly just so we have all bases covered?
Once I've received those, I'll set up a store at no profit. If no profit is not a possibility, I'll come back here and discuss options.
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Yes, it's CC BY-SA 4.0.
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I would love a t-shirt with one of these logos. Looks great.
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That looks fantastic. I would also buy a shirt with that design.
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We're nearly ready - the store is already up and functional, but we're working on some final touches before posting it here.
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And we're live.
http://www.cafepress.com/theflatearthsociety
Note: This store is managed almost entirely by CafePress. I uploaded the designs, but ultimately, I have no control over the quality of the print and t-shirts. I've had some past experiences with them and they were pretty good, but I cannot take any responsibility etc. etc.
I set all markups to $0, so the prices are exactly what CafePress demands. I get nothing out of this.
I've ordered one of the t-shirts myself to get a general idea of how they turn out. I'll write a short review when I've received it (January 12th-13th, according to the order summary). If you're on the fence or would like some reassurance from a real human rather than a machine, you may want to wait for that.
CafePress has a 30-day return policy. I've placed a link to customer support prominently on the page. I won't be able to provide any support for the purchases made through CafePress, so please contact them directly.
For the time being, I am not announcing this store on Facebook or elsewhere. I'd like to see my t-shirt before I do so, just to be on the safe side. That said, like I said, I've used a bunch of CafePress stores before and I never had any qualms about the quality of their products.
Credit goes to Blanko for virtually everything artistic: the designs of the shirts, the logo, the design of the page. You know the drill.
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>womens' shirts cost £1 more
>shirts gradually increase in price by colour
Ridiculous »:[[
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Great job PP.
:-)
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Nice PP, will you know how many items are sold through them?
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Would I be able to get the logo PMed to me? I know a shop in my city that can press a shirt for less than the cost of having one pressed by cafe press. If there is reticence to share the file, I understand.
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>womens' shirts cost £1 more
>shirts gradually increase in price by colour
It's the patriarchy all over again.
Nice PP, will you know how many items are sold through them?
Yeah, I'll be able to see the order history.
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Also, I forgot that our Facebook and Twitter are linked, and Thork announced the t-shirts 3 hours ago, so I guess we've announced them on Facebook now.
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If anyone has ideas for other shirts, then I'd gladly help out in designing them.
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I have ideas. Black. A picture of Hitler in the center. In bold white Comic Sans just below, the words he is.
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I have ideas. Black. A picture of Hitler in the center. In bold white Comic Sans just below, the words he is.
That sounds amazing.
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Let's limit this to just FES-related ideas aight
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Okay, one of those holographic shirts. When viewed from the front it's just a normal picture of Thork. But, when viewed from the side, it's Sokarul.biz, animation and all.
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On a more plausible note, maybe one with just a smaller version of the logo near the heart.
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Okay, one of those holographic shirts. When viewed from the front it's just a normal picture of Thork. But, when viewed from the side, it's Sokarul.biz, animation and all.
Yes, moving gif shirts. Make it happen.
I would also like one with Tom Bishop's avatar on the front, really big, with the words "VITAMIN C" below it.
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Let's keep this thread remotely serious, please.
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Would I be able to get the logo PMed to me? I know a shop in my city that can press a shirt for less than the cost of having one pressed by cafe press. If there is reticence to share the file, I understand.
Dunno if pizaa PM'd it yet, but might as well share it with everyone. Original size, transparent background:
http://i.imgur.com/ZxZrJrf.png
Just the logo: http://i.imgur.com/Q7wn9LR.png
Anyone can do with it as they please.
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Many thanks. Will use these to good effect.
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Should the link to our T-shirt shop not be included in the menu of the site? There is no way for new members to see all the non-profit cool merch we have.
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Should the link to our T-shirt shop not be included in the menu of the site? There is no way for new members to see all the non-profit cool merch we have.
I am new to this forum and I don't know where I can buy your non-profit cool merch that you have available.
Is there a way I could have the link to said store?
And...Does that answer your question? 8)
I found it on the Home page. But I was looking on the Forum Home Page for it. My mistake. But it was an easy one to make as well.