Re: T-shirt update & slogans

[Louis Bertrand <louis@signalpath.on.ca>]

Group,

I'm not sure T-shirts are still cool. In fact, maybe it's my age but the
only time I wear a T-shirt is on weekends, usually under a sweater or a
shirt. Most workplaces that have a "business casual" dress code frown on
them, and "professionals" don't wear them much. 

However, golf shirts are quite acceptable attire and would be different
than the usual T-shirt. Even the FreeBSD "world tour" rock shirts (long
sleeves, black) were a refreshing change. 

I suggest keeping the colour choices small and go for bulk pricing.  Let's
say dark forest green and navy blue with the daemon in red embroidery (or
the stylised one - sphere and halo), with OpenBSD and a short slogan
(Secure, stable, multi-platform) on two lines. No slogan on the back. 

My opinions, for what it's worth.

Ciao!
 --Louis

Louis Bertrand, Bowmanville, ON, Canada
<louis@signalpath.on.ca>


On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Matthew Patton wrote:

> Ok, the shirts are going!!
> 
> A lot of people are ordering L's in green. And I think I'm out. In general
> L's are getting low (except for blue). I have lots of XXL and XXXL and a
> sizeable quantity of XL's.
> 
> I may get something going with the Computer Store in Canada but we're still
> working on the details.
> 
> It's too early to really think about the next run but I'm throwing ideas
> out anyway. We've got a nice new daemon logo. It would be great either as a
> big graphic on the back or as a small one over the chest. Also little
> slogans (like my .sigs) would be cool on the back. Send your submissions my
> way but keep them short and sweet. I just thought of "Sticking it to the
> competition..." (look at the new daemon graphic and you'll see)
> 
> I'm also entertaining options of getting tie-dyed shirts for some of the
> next batch. How many other geeks run around with multi-colored shirts? I
> haven't seen too many. One sided shirts are ok, but having stuff on both
> sides is even better. I know a couple people here whose sole livelyhood is
> selling shirts and trinkets to DC tourists. He knows a few good printers.
> 
> Back when I did some shirts for my unit, we did a spoof of the Absolut
> Vodka commercial. We could tailor it along the lines of "computer security
> will drive you to drink." and then on the other side go into the narrative.
> It's a simple yet eye catching way of getting our message across. If you
> want to see the one I did, mail me and I'll probably post it. We thought it
> was cool, anyway.
> 
> If you guys manage to deplete this round of shirts (it's my money riding on
> them and I kinda want it back) I might be tempted to do the next round
> shortly after the next release happens.
> 
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