We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads. Does anyone have any great ideas? Feel free to post here or email me separately. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Stickers! On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like
and
buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Smaller for Laptops/Computers Stickers are popular for laptops now. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs like: https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish. This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh. Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style. (This is an odd thing to try to explain!) I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this. -- Jameel On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs like: https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
OK. Suggestions for color, logo, etc. ?
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will
like and
buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Official VCF logo, so it can be used anywhere and any time. I would say ~2" diameter round. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:38 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs
like:
https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
OK. Suggestions for color, logo, etc. ?
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will
like and
buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Vinyl, YES! Paper, don't waste my time. LOL What makes you say the VCF logo isn't OK as-is? Just curious. I am not graphic designer so I have no constructive criticism to offer, I guess I am just used to it, and kind of fond of it and its designer. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs like: https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will
like and
buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
Perhaps an idea for next year, we can develop a "Cards Against Humanity" type game with a vintage computer theme to sell. There are custom card printing services out there that could produce them. We could call it "Caps Reject Circuitry" or "Bits Shifting Endlessly" or whatever. An example card set could be... "The smoke coming out of my Apple II was caused by _______" - A RIFA - Too many slots filled - Someone saying Commodore was better. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:03 AM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Vinyl, YES! Paper, don't waste my time. LOL
What makes you say the VCF logo isn't OK as-is? Just curious. I am not graphic designer so I have no constructive criticism to offer, I guess I am just used to it, and kind of fond of it and its designer.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs
like:
https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com>
wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will
like and
buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
Ok I like this idea. I would play a game like this. I think the name should be called "Popping Caps" On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 11:40 AM Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Perhaps an idea for next year, we can develop a "Cards Against Humanity" type game with a vintage computer theme to sell. There are custom card printing services out there that could produce them.
We could call it "Caps Reject Circuitry" or "Bits Shifting Endlessly" or whatever.
An example card set could be...
"The smoke coming out of my Apple II was caused by _______"
- A RIFA - Too many slots filled - Someone saying Commodore was better.
What do people think about smallish zippered pouches, for like storing small items so they don't get lost in your laptop bag? I have received several of this type of bag/pouch at events like Maker Faire. I don't know how popular they are, but I know I use two of them in my backpack every day. Thoughts? Not exactly what I was thinking but close: https://www.4imprint.com/product/141256-67/Chroma-Zip-Tweedle-Dee-Cotton-Pou... Also, maybe something like this, cheap enough to give away with paid admission: https://www.4imprint.com/product/141867/Prism-Tote And this type is handy, maybe for an inexpensive sale item: https://www.4imprint.com/product/6188-1814/Drawstring-Sportpack-18-x-14 Also, flash drives with our logo? My wife suggested pens but I think those are overdone, but maybe I am wrong. Pens? While searching I came across this which isn't necessarily a good idea but I like it: https://www.4imprint.com/product/153127/Mobile-Office-Commuter-Sleeve Chris On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 11:40 AM <jsalzman@gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps an idea for next year, we can develop a "Cards Against Humanity" type game with a vintage computer theme to sell. There are custom card printing services out there that could produce them.
We could call it "Caps Reject Circuitry" or "Bits Shifting Endlessly" or whatever.
An example card set could be...
"The smoke coming out of my Apple II was caused by _______"
- A RIFA - Too many slots filled - Someone saying Commodore was better.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:03 AM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Vinyl, YES! Paper, don't waste my time. LOL
What makes you say the VCF logo isn't OK as-is? Just curious. I am not graphic designer so I have no constructive criticism to offer, I guess I am just used to it, and kind of fond of it and its designer.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs
like:
https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com
wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will
like and
> buy at VCF East. > We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. > Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads. > > Does anyone have any great ideas? > > Feel free to post here or email me separately.
I haven’t researched anything to back this up, but how about a floppy disk case? I would most certainly buy VCF-branded 5 1/4 floppy storage.
On 2020-01-15 10:02, Chris Fala wrote:
Vinyl, YES! Paper, don't waste my time. LOL
What makes you say the VCF logo isn't OK as-is? Just curious. I am not graphic designer so I have no constructive criticism to offer, I guess I am just used to it, and kind of fond of it and its designer.
The logo itself is good, it's just the black background as seen on the website. That doesn't look right as a contemporary laptop sticker. Maybe circuit-board light green. Play up the circuit-trace laurel. That's the only tweak I'd make for a sticker. I said invert previously, but on second thought a white background isn't right either. 2" is perfect sized if you have to pick just one. The great thing about StickerMule and its competitors is that you don't need to commit to huge production quantities in standard shapes - you could get them in 2/4/6" sizes in whatever quantities. I'm not sure on what other swag to make but I'll think on it. These days at conferences and vendor visits I personally tend to only take stickers unless they have something really funny (my squishy Zenoss zebra makes me laugh) or genuinely useful (I had a fantastic NetApp bottle opener). *thinks about a squishy foam miniature ADM-3A...* -- Jameel
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Laptop stickers are generally high-quality, full-color, die-cut jobs like: https://www.stickermule.com/uses/laptop-stickers
These are thick vinyl with a tough matte finish.
This is what has become, for lack of a better term, industry standard in laptop stickers. Cheap paper or single-color screenprint is meh.
Sizing can vary but fitting somewhere around a 2x2" square is a popular size, or ~1x4" banner style.
(This is an odd thing to try to explain!)
I feel like the official VCF round logo isn't perfect as-is - it needs to be inverted or something, the black background isn't right for this.
-- Jameel
On Wed, 15 Jan 2020, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:26 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo@gmail.com> wrote:
Stickers!
That's a good one! What size? Bumper sticker? Or round (3 inch or so). Or smaller.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:29 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
Yes. Hexagonal stickers 1-3/4" across (1" sides). Those are common in the Open Source world for tiling on laptop lids.
Oooo, hexagon tiling! I like it! Just wish everyone thought of it before I ruined my laptop! On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:49 AM Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:29 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
Yes. Hexagonal stickers 1-3/4" across (1" sides). Those are common in the Open Source world for tiling on laptop lids.
My dad has been bringing temporary tattoos to shows and they've been fairly popular. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 11:05 AM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Oooo, hexagon tiling! I like it! Just wish everyone thought of it before I ruined my laptop!
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:49 AM Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:29 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
Yes. Hexagonal stickers 1-3/4" across (1" sides). Those are common in the Open Source world for tiling on laptop lids.
For dark laptops the outside of the VCF logo might get lost. Solve that by have an 1/8” white border around it. Much easier than redesigning the logo. Tony Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 15, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Drew Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
My dad has been bringing temporary tattoos to shows and they've been fairly popular.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 11:05 AM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Oooo, hexagon tiling! I like it! Just wish everyone thought of it before I ruined my laptop!
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:49 AM Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 12:29 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Smaller for Laptops/Computers
Stickers are popular for laptops now.
Yes. Hexagonal stickers 1-3/4" across (1" sides). Those are common in the Open Source world for tiling on laptop lids.
Yes, stickers, more and more stickers, so people can put them on their MACs! Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Jan 14, 2020, at 11:44 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Stickers!
On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:30 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
What do you guys think about buttons à la old tech conferences: “Your zip file is open”, “Get off your ASCII”. On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:29 PM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyonehave any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
-- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org
Pocket protectors a.k.a. "Nerd Pouches" On 1/14/2020 11:29 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads.
Does anyone have any great ideas?
Feel free to post here or email me separately.
-- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp
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