i really like the idea of shirts that tie us all together.
i also really like the idea of voting on a design from different submissions from around the world.
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 2:13 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op < mobobicyclecoop@gmail.com> wrote:
Another idea is to find a volunteer to design the shirt so we would only be paying the businesses to print the shirts. We could do a contest, reaching out to everyone in the network and then vote on submissions online. It would be a fun way to highlight the think tank to our members and collaborate. What do you think? MoBo
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:30 AM, Chris Janik chrisjanik@gmail.com wrote:
Someone from BICAS runs a screen printing shop, and was considering doing work similar to this, right? Maybe not POD.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Rigel Christian rigelc@gmail.comwrote:
just a nitpick, but it's my impression that the print-on-demand services are not screen printed but more ink-jet-like.
my suggestion would be to ask for a sample or two from each provider so that you see how the printing looks, before plunging ahead. POD services vary quite a bit in their quality.
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Jonathan Morrison < jonathan@slcbikecollective.org> wrote:
Well, I was hoping to get a little more feedback on the idea. But...
I think the next step is to talk to places that sell t-shirt designs and find out what their business model is, what the overhead costs are, etc.,... We need to make sure that what we do is sustainable, and that we know what we are getting into.
Can someone from each of these cities (below) go and have a sit down meeting to gather info? That is far more effective than email, not to mention you might know some employees there. There are plenty of companies our there, so if you can think of another, please figure out the address and add it:
Threadless T-Shirts (www.threadless.com) 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #106 Chicago, IL 60613
Busted Tees (www.bustedtees.com) 4901 Forbes Blvd Lanham, MD 20706 (877) 287-8333
The ideal in my mind is if we can find an ethical company that will do the work for us, we just supply them with the t-shirt images, allow each organization to pick the colors and the t-shirt manufacturers they are comfortable with. Then orders would be screen printed on demand. I am sure the company would take a cut, but that way after everything is set up, the only thing we would have to worry about is collecting the money and redistributing it to the appropriate shops.
If each shop wants to print their own shirts, I see potential issues with order delays and unhappy customers.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org
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On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE < urbanbikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:
Great idea!
Where do we start?
Brian
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington -a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop- 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19801
Hours: Thursday 6:30-9:00 Saturday 1:00-4:00
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Jonathan Morrison < jonathan@slcbikecollective.org> wrote:
What if the Bike Collective Network (BCN) sold/distributed t-shirts and other schwag from community bicycle organizations?
The website, www.bikecollectives.org, doesn't have much overhead, a little donated time and a little money for hosting and the domain name, which hopefully means there would be money left over for...
- Individual organizations, whereas the BCN only takes out the
minimal overhead charges and sends the rest to the organization who submitted that t-shirt design.
- Bike!Bike!, whereas all the organizations submit their t-shirt
designs, and they are printed as needed, proceeds cover the minimal overhead charges and the rest goes to bikebike related costs. If this were to happen we would need to establish an open and fair committee to review requests for funding, fund allocation, and follow-ups.
Where did they idea come from?
- Recently we have had other collectives come by SLC and check out
our shop and were excited to buy our shirts. Every time I go to another shop I buy their shirt -- so why not make this process easier?
- Thanks to an artist named Mike Haring, I think the Bike Collective
Network (BCN)'s Bonzai Bike Tree logo is pretty cool and belongs on a shirt. Not to mention people seem to dig our t-shirt design (attached to this email) by Mike Haring.
- Sopobikes.org has a great t-shirt that Fallen Arrows sells (
http://www.fallenarrows.com/gnp.html)
Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org
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