[sudo-discuss] Sudo Shirts: 2nd Edition

[Marina Kukso]

i really like the slight modification of the current logo!

- marina


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:47 PM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm down.
>
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> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hahah, where did those people come from??
>>
>> I like the idea of printing shirts sooner rather than later with the
>> original logo before we change to a new one. Will be a great memento<http://t.qkme.me/47sh.jpg>.
>>
>>
>> Very excited!
>>
>> // Matt
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Daniel Finlay <somniac at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sudoers,
>>>
>>> I've received some inquiries about when we could do a second batch of
>>> sudo shirts.  Herein I will lay the groundwork for such shirts to happen.
>>>
>>> First of all, today I was struck with a very simple sudo shirt design,
>>> which combines a few ideals that I've developed from my time screen
>>> printing:  Using a colored shirt, minimizing ink use through tactful shirt
>>> color choice, creating focus from the graphical elements instead of the
>>> text.  Also since this design would be a one-screen design, it would be
>>> ideal for doing an in-house screen printing workshop using water based inks
>>> (another environmentally superior decision), not to mention the possibility
>>> of keeping the screen on location for impromptu sudo prints.
>>>
>>> This design is not actually the original sudo-button .svg that goes
>>> around.  I modified this one (attached) to enhance the lines, fix a couple
>>> corner-jag issues, and to tweak some of the sides to be more parallel.
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure the edges are not all "perfectly parallel" here, and if
>>> we have any illustrator gurus on the list, that might be a cool thing to
>>> do.  That said, this is a more precise sudo logo than we've had before, let
>>> me know if the subtle imperfections were cherished and I can revert this
>>> design.  (Btw- What's the constellation depicted?  Any?)
>>>
>>> I and other sudo members have volunteered to donate the labor involved
>>> in producing these shirts, which would bring the price down to "cost",
>>> which will be $4.55 per shirt (American Apparel runs more expensive, but
>>> has some good-labor practices, so unless there's another preferred
>>> manufacturer, it seems the morally superior choice for now).
>>>
>>> I donated the previous batch of shirts, but I'm currently donating what
>>> I can per month in dollars, so I'd like the Sudo Room's help to buy the
>>> blank shirts.  If resold at $20 each, there would be a 339% profit on each
>>> shirt sold, which is probably a good thing to ask, since it doesn't require
>>> change, and it's a fundraising shirt anyway.
>>>
>>> So:  How's support for this design, and at $4.55/shirt, how many would
>>> we like Sudo Room to stock up on?
>>>
>>> When the time to print comes around, I'll organize the volunteer effort,
>>> thanks for all the offers I've received!
>>>
>>> -Dan Finlay
>>>
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