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[Douglas Stanley <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat
<skellat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:20:05 -0400, "Douglas Stanley"
> <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>> So now that the official logo/artwork contest for the LoCo has been
>> decided, anyone want to take a crack at designing a banner?
>>
>
> What dimensions are we working with?
>

I'm guessing, the same dimension as the table, atleast length wise.
Width wise, I'd say the height of the table from the ground?

>> I also brought up the possibility of instead of a banner, getting one
>> of those table cloths with the logo printed on the part that hangs in
>> front of the table.
>>
>
> What will the shelf life/reusable nature of it be?  Any more re-branding
> exercises coming down the pipeline?
>

Depending on what we go with, the shelf life could be forever. The one printer
they have uses UV inks, so instead of fading, the bonds in the ink
grows stronger
over time (especially in direct sunlight). They've also got a solvent
based printer
too. So if we want a banner/table cloth that will last years, I can get us one.

>> One more thing, if any of you are familiar with "poster conferences",
>> would anyone want to design up a poster to be displayed near our
>> table? Perhaps describing the LoCo/ReLoCo's?
>>
>
> I only just got home from work.  There are templates for this out there.
>  I have to go dig up a couple at some point.
>

Cool. Pass them along if you find them. I think it'd be neat to have some
posters up behind the table. Something other than just a bunch of people
standing handing out CD's. I know when going to a booth with people I
don't know, if there's something I can "pretend" to read while I think about
what I'm going to say to them, it helps ease me in. Plus, it could be a good
ice breaker.

>> I can get pretty much anything printed up on just about any kind of
>> material at cost. Lets get the ball rolling on a design or ideas
>> though of what we want. I will need a week or two of lead time in case
>> the printers are busy.
>
> We're going to need quotes on this.  The LoCo's informal treasury stands
> at $66.23.
>

Don't worry so much about cost. I'm prepared to pay for the whole thing.
Besides, I'm getting it done at cost of material, which most is relatively
cheap for something small like this. For example, I got a 2'x3' HD photo
printed (well I think it was only in 540i) on thin PVC material, and it was
only $20 maybe. And I think I told them to charge me normal rates, not
cost only.

So seriously, don't worry about the cost. I'd rather see people working on
designing a banner or a poster. I'll have to check on the feasibility of the
table cloth design. It might be simpler to find a table cloth, and then just
have them print on it. I'll get back on that.

In the mean time, anyone have any design ideas? What about the business
card design Jacob proposed in IRC?

Thanks,
Doug

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