Re: [Design] Snowdrift meeting in 2 hours, final pre-SCALE

[Diana Connolly]

Aaron, just an FYI, shirts will be ready late tomorrow or early Wed, the
20th. I'll send an invoice as soon as I get it.
Diana

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Aaron Wolf  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> We've been juggling a lot of things, won't go into details right now.
>
> In 2 hours, 20:00 UTC (12 noon pacific), we'll have the final weekly
> meeting before SCALE this weekend.
>
> Come join us at https://meet.jit.si/snowdrift
>
> Cheers,
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Re: [Design] Snowdrift meeting in 2 hours, final pre-SCALE

[Diana Connolly]

Aaron, would you mind if I had the printer reverse the image in the white
ink and remove that white patch? There is no reason for it and the
character will show up fine without that white patch. Robert was worried it
wouldn't show up well, but the printer assures me that it would. This would
reduce the weight and improve the feel of the shirt. They are working on
this NOW so can I just get a quick go ahead without making a whole email
chain about this? In my judgement this will improve the look of the shirt.
This only refers to dark tshirts.


On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Aaron, just an FYI, shirts will be ready late tomorrow or early Wed, the
> 20th. I'll send an invoice as soon as I get it.
> Diana
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We've been juggling a lot of things, won't go into details right now.
>>
>> In 2 hours, 20:00 UTC (12 noon pacific), we'll have the final weekly
>> meeting before SCALE this weekend.
>>
>> Come join us at https://meet.jit.si/snowdrift
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Aaron
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Re: [Design] Snowdrift meeting in 2 hours, final pre-SCALE

[Diana Connolly]

Great!

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:03 PM, mray <m...@mray.de> wrote:

> If you and the printer are confident I'm, too!
>
> On 18.01.2016 20:47, Diana Connolly wrote:
> > Aaron, would you mind if I had the printer reverse the image in the white
> > ink and remove that white patch? There is no reason for it and the
> > character will show up fine without that white patch. Robert was worried
> it
> > wouldn't show up well, but the printer assures me that it would. This
> would
> > reduce the weight and improve the feel of the shirt. They are working on
> > this NOW so can I just get a quick go ahead without making a whole email
> > chain about this? In my judgement this will improve the look of the
> shirt.
> > This only refers to dark tshirts.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Diana Connolly <
> diana.conno...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Aaron, just an FYI, shirts will be ready late tomorrow or early Wed, the
> >> 20th. I'll send an invoice as soon as I get it.
> >> Diana
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi everyone,
> >>>
> >>> We've been juggling a lot of things, won't go into details right now.
> >>>
> >>> In 2 hours, 20:00 UTC (12 noon pacific), we'll have the final weekly
> >>> meeting before SCALE this weekend.
> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>> Aaron
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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

I think that sounds great.

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:01 AM, Michel, Stephen J.  wrote:

> I don't think we need two light designs that are both cool, so I think we
> should NOT offer Heather Gray with blue ink (cool). Cool Blue looks really
> good and is our only non-grayscale option, so I think we should offer it.
> If necessary we can increase the price of Cool Blue for ladies, or slightly
> increase the price of all the shirts to cover the increased cost. I think
> we should offer a warm option, which makes Warm Gray the only option.
>
> Therefore, I propose we offer three options:
>
> 1. (Cool) White with blue ink
> 2. Cool Blue with white ink
> 3. Warm Gray with white ink
>
> Further, I propose we should NOT link to the other colors.
>
> Is everyone good with this decision and ready to move on?
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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

Jeez, I'm realizing I referred to a "light blue" a couple of emails back,
which should have been "cool blue". Sorry for the confusion.

So much for a *final* email. Heh.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> some clarification: by "not available" I mean not in stock in Portland,
> but can be ordered from manufacturer, which incurs a small fee, and I've
> got an email out to find out exactly what that fee is.
>
> Also for clarification, "cool blue" is what you guys simply call "dark" on
> the merch page.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Here is my final recommendation:
>>
>> Have 4 colors available:
>>
>> Light: White and Heather grey with blue ink
>> Dark: Cool Blue and Warm Grey with white ink
>>
>> - You already have 4 shirts showing on the website, keep that number the
>> same, but add the new colors and make it clear all options are available
>> for both men and women.
>>
>> - Remove the option for additional color choices for simplification. You
>> can always add it later.
>>
>> Final note: the light blue is the only one not available for women, but
>> it can be ordered for a small additional charge; I don't think it will add
>> much or change the time requirement. I wish Light Grey were available, but
>> it is not for women. If you look at all the options, they are different for
>> men and women.
>>
>> Diana
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, Mock up the warm grey.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 01/05/2016 11:26 AM, Bryan Richter wrote:
>>>> > There seems to have been a major foulup in communication about shirt
>>>> > colors.
>>>> >
>>>> > Diana chose shirt colors and got consensus on those colors. Some of
>>>> > the colors she chose are on backorder for ladies's sizes, but they're
>>>> > still available. Then, those colors were scrapped entirely and
>>>> > different ones were added to the newly-created /merchandise page. That
>>>> > page also unhelpfully links to the entire available palette, which is
>>>> > also contrary to the original plan (paradox of choice, dilution of
>>>> > brand).
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> You're somewhat mistaken. Only the cool blue women's is back-ordered.
>>>>
>>>> Diana's light-color (Light Gray) does not EXIST in women's.
>>>> The both-sex light colors are white and *maybe* heather-gray if that
>>>> works enough, but we need to print and see if it turns out light enough.
>>>>
>>>> Diana said she thought that Cool Blue was GOOD and we should use it
>>>> because it's nice *and* matches the site.
>>>>
>>>> The whole summary is: there are TWO good dark shirts Diana suggested;
>>>> but the light shirt situation is tough (reasons… …), and yet that's the
>>>> more conservative basic design :P
>>>>
>>>> So, Robert made his mockup with that situation, and we asked about
>>>> whether Warm Gray should be added to the mockup, but nobody replied on
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> I don't like the "more choices" per se, and that's why it was asked
>>>> about on the list, and I asked Diana also, but she didn't object or
>>>> directly address that (but did tell me that *she* would like Warm Gray).
>>>>
>>>> > There were a few emails in this thread that were, unfortunately, too
>>>> > long and unfocused for me to have time to read. Was it one of those
>>>> > that discussed these changes?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Okay, sorry about the length.
>>>>
>>>> > Are we all satisfied with the current state of affairs?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Well, Diana told me she doesn't mind the situation, but I don't know if
>>>> she would think that showing Warm Gray would be better or worse. I'd
>>>> like that answered potentially.
>>>>
>>>> > I basically didn't want to think about this anymore, except now I'm
>>>> > choosing a shirt c

Re: [Design] T-Shirts and colors

[Diana Connolly]

Warm grey is available in women's.


On 12/23/2015 04:17 AM, mray wrote:
> Aaron and I came to the conclusion that there are just too many factors
> that play into how we present colors on our shirts.
>
> The angles in question are:
> * what ink/shirt combination work at all?
> * what combinations match the official snowdrift.coop style?
> * what combinations look great?
> * what combinations do we want to offer?
> * what combinations are available for which sex?
> * in how far do we let people make own choices
>
> Our conclusion is to just go for a combination of snowdrift.coop colors
> now – and link to all respective avilable shirt colors. Once we have
> actual prints of alternate combinations, and we are convinced that they
> work great, we can put them next to the current shirts on the homepage
> with actual photos.
>
> For now this is a trade-off in favor of our promotion goals and at the
> expense of the fashion aware approach and effort from everybody,
> especially Diana. I think this is just a save answer on how to proceed
> now, and I'm honestly looking forward to see what other combinations
> will get your approval.
>
> This is how the page would look like now: https://imgur.com/a/PhOl1
>
> What are your opinions?
>
>
> Greetings,
> Robert
>
>

I'm looking forward to hearing other people's thoughts, but my view:

I like the light gray (warmer looking), but it's men's only, same with
Warm Gray (dark, warm color). Maybe some women will prefer that and want
to order a men's shirt to get that color? Confusing though.
Unfortunately, most people getting shirts at this time are men, but we
don't want to reinforce that trend.

The one other shirt that is available for both is Heather Gray. There's
a real risk that the ink colors against Heather Gray will be unacceptable.

So, for the initial order, I plan to *definitely* order at least one
each of Light Gray, Warm Gray, and Heather Gray so that we at least see
how they turn out in reality. If Heather Gray is good, we have another
possible option that isn't different for men's and women's. If the other
men's ones are good, we can take photos of them and show that by the
options link with label, although it's still quite unfortunate that
there's no women's cut of those colors.

Obviously, anyone here who wants to choose a different color is welcome
to do so. Incidentally, we need to decide something about the extent of
offering shirts to volunteers who didn't donate financially at the shirt
level but who may like shirts and are putting in good volunteer time,
and whether we want to mention a shirt-for-volunteering option in some
public statement.

Cheers,
Aaron

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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

They suggest adobe illustrator files, and illustrator can handle SVG, so
yes.​

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Aaron Wolf  wrote:

> So, should we go with Heather Gray for women's shirts and Light Gray for
> men's or both as Heather Gray?
>
> Having heard the general judgments about darkness and such, I'm actually
> heavily inclined toward including the Cool Blue with white ink. I think
> there's a chance that could be a great fit with the website colors, and
> I'd like it as a shirt myself.
>
> We could do an initial order that includes some Cool Blue (maybe just
> one for me if nobody else wants one specifically) just to see how it
> turns out…
>
> Other than finalizing this and getting selections from people expecting
> shirts, the only other outstanding question would seem to be how big the
> printed stuff should be. I suppose they can use our mockups as a guide
> and make their best judgements, right?
>
> Finally, I assume sending them SVG files for the designs should be
> adequate, right?
>
> Oh, and for getting choices, we'll need to put up the final design
> options on the website (we can put them at the /donate page), so that
> way I can go to the people expecting shirts who aren't on this design
> list and get their choices.
>
> Glad this is all coming together!
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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

I think you could open up the option for both heather and light grey for
men.  Keep in mind (if you care) that heather grey (gray) is slightly
"cooler" than light grey.

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> They suggest adobe illustrator files, and illustrator can handle SVG, so
> yes.​
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:23 AM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:
>
>> So, should we go with Heather Gray for women's shirts and Light Gray for
>> men's or both as Heather Gray?
>>
>> Having heard the general judgments about darkness and such, I'm actually
>> heavily inclined toward including the Cool Blue with white ink. I think
>> there's a chance that could be a great fit with the website colors, and
>> I'd like it as a shirt myself.
>>
>> We could do an initial order that includes some Cool Blue (maybe just
>> one for me if nobody else wants one specifically) just to see how it
>> turns out…
>>
>> Other than finalizing this and getting selections from people expecting
>> shirts, the only other outstanding question would seem to be how big the
>> printed stuff should be. I suppose they can use our mockups as a guide
>> and make their best judgements, right?
>>
>> Finally, I assume sending them SVG files for the designs should be
>> adequate, right?
>>
>> Oh, and for getting choices, we'll need to put up the final design
>> options on the website (we can put them at the /donate page), so that
>> way I can go to the people expecting shirts who aren't on this design
>> list and get their choices.
>>
>> Glad this is all coming together!
>>
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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

Just talked to April, she's emailing me some final prices, based on a
minimum of 24 shirts. With that minimum, you get a free color change.

About the color that shows up when you click on the site for men's colors:

http://www.brandbookonline.com/cgi-bin/brand/site.w?location=olc/cobrand-product.w===3600=no=main=04=47012

She says the first image IS heather gray, but on her screen, the actual
color is more like the swatch.
I wanted to point out that the "cool blue" in the top row is a lot like the
Snowdrift "deep blue" but she says is is slightly darker than the swatch.
Again, this is on her screen, so your results may vary... That might be a
good color if you want to add a blue. The "light gray" is a light silver
color, slightly warmer in tone to the "heather gray".

There's no extra charge for underlay with white ink, she just does a couple
of layers of white.

As far as the "feel" of the ink, white ink is denser due to the need for
opacity, but she said our logo and cartoons are small enough that she
doesn't think there would be a comfort issue.

She's not gonna charge up front, and prefers cash. :) If we don't get
around to ordering till I get back from CA (leaving tomorrow - the 29th)
she said we'd still have plenty of time to get the order in before Jan
21st.


On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Just touching base... Haven't heard back from April yet, but I just called
> again and also emailed. I'll let you know when I get the rest of the
> details.
>
> Diana
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Prices were based on minimum quantity of 24. I'll clarify when I talk to
>> April.
>> On Dec 15, 2015 9:50 AM, "Aaron Wolf" <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/15/2015 09:27 AM, Diana Connolly wrote:
>>> > Hi Everyone, sorry for the delay, I've been dealing with a hideous
>>> cold.
>>> >
>>> > 1. The set up fees for shirt layouts are $25 each. We need three, one
>>> > for the logo and two for the different cartoons, so that's 75 bucks.
>>> >
>>> > 2. Shirt prices (each):
>>> > */Style 3600 (men's)/*
>>> > S-XL = $7.65
>>> > 2XL = $8.65
>>> >
>>> > */Style 3900 (ladies)/*
>>> > S-XL = $7.45
>>> > 2XL = $8.45
>>> >
>>> > 3. If we an underlay is needed for a white ink on a darker color shirt,
>>> > it's an additional ~70 cents per shirt. I'm waiting to hear back from
>>> > April at BlueMill to see if we need that for the warm grey.
>>> >
>>> > 4. There is extra charge for ink changes buy we get two free, so it
>>> > doesn't affect us.
>>> >
>>> > 4. The email chain is quite long and I haven't read it all. If there
>>> was
>>> > someone wanting a darker(or medium) blue t-shirt with white ink, there
>>> > would be no additional charge, because simply changing shirt color
>>> > doesn't affect price, unless it needs an underlay. But I believe she
>>> > told me that if the underlay is white and the ink is white, there is no
>>> > underlay charge. Again, I'm waiting to hear back from April.
>>> >
>>> > 5. Unfortunately, there is no light grey for women! There is heather
>>> > grey. And about that color that everyone seems to like that is the
>>> > default showing on the men's page? It is heather grey. So maybe we run
>>> > with heather grey and warm grey? And possibly a darker blue with white
>>> ink?
>>> >
>>> > 6. We can't really see sample shirts because in order to make a sample
>>> > shirt, the shop incurs all of the setup costs plus has to order the
>>> > shirts. They can do a digital mockup and then we gotta commit and run
>>> > with it.
>>> >
>>> > 7. They normally have a two week turn-around on orders, with 50% down.
>>> > We need to know all details (shirt sizes, colors, designs, quantities)
>>> > before we start.
>>> >
>>> > 8. For future reorders, there is a $10 re-setup fee, and then the costs
>>> > of the shirts.
>>> >
>>> > That's all I can think of. Hope that clarifies everything you guys need
>>> > to know. I'll send out another email when I hear from April about the
>>> > underlay for white ink. I can facilitate ordering, but I'll be out of
>>> > town from Dec. 18th - 29th. So I can do it either before or af

Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

Hi Everyone, sorry for the delay, I've been dealing with a hideous cold.

1. The set up fees for shirt layouts are $25 each. We need three, one for
the logo and two for the different cartoons, so that's 75 bucks.

2. Shirt prices (each):
*Style 3600 (men's)*
S-XL = $7.65
2XL = $8.65

*Style 3900 (ladies)*
S-XL = $7.45
2XL = $8.45

3. If we an underlay is needed for a white ink on a darker color shirt,
it's an additional ~70 cents per shirt. I'm waiting to hear back from April
at BlueMill to see if we need that for the warm grey.

4. There is extra charge for ink changes buy we get two free, so it doesn't
affect us.

4. The email chain is quite long and I haven't read it all. If there was
someone wanting a darker(or medium) blue t-shirt with white ink, there
would be no additional charge, because simply changing shirt color doesn't
affect price, unless it needs an underlay. But I believe she told me that
if the underlay is white and the ink is white, there is no underlay charge.
Again, I'm waiting to hear back from April.

5. Unfortunately, there is no light grey for women! There is heather grey.
And about that color that everyone seems to like that is the default
showing on the men's page? It is heather grey. So maybe we run with heather
grey and warm grey? And possibly a darker blue with white ink?

6. We can't really see sample shirts because in order to make a sample
shirt, the shop incurs all of the setup costs plus has to order the shirts.
They can do a digital mockup and then we gotta commit and run with it.

7. They normally have a two week turn-around on orders, with 50% down. We
need to know all details (shirt sizes, colors, designs, quantities) before
we start.

8. For future reorders, there is a $10 re-setup fee, and then the costs of
the shirts.

That's all I can think of. Hope that clarifies everything you guys need to
know. I'll send out another email when I hear from April about the underlay
for white ink. I can facilitate ordering, but I'll be out of town from Dec.
18th - 29th. So I can do it either before or after that. :)

Diana

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> I liked the left hand side of each of those drafts with a preference
> toward shirts-diana.
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Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

Ok, I just talked to April at mill and I'm sending her more information via
email so she can put together an idea of cost.
As far as colors go, the shirt color doesn't matter at all. We could have
one of every color and it wouldn't change the cost.
There is a set up fee of $25 for one color, and you get one color change
free.
So we could do two shirt colors with different inks with no additional cost.

Things that affect the costs are screens, ink changes, ink underlays if
needed and shirts. Currently we have three designs to screen - logo and two
cartoons. I'll let you know when I get more information.

The next question is mostly for Robert - Do you envision any multi-color
design at all?

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:

>
>
> On 12/10/2015 02:43 PM, Diana Connolly wrote:
> > Hi guys, I've called the company and am waiting to hear back from them.
> > I really think the shirt you mentioned looks great, it's a nice light
> > weight 100% cotton and it comes in styles for both men and women. They
> > don't have an oatmeal, but they have a heathered grey. There is also a
> > completely awesome "heavy metal" color. And of course, white.
> > When they call me back, I'll check to see about the cost of multiple
> > shirt colors. One thing that would be nice to know, however, is what
> > sizes? I realize that's a tough one, perhaps they can give some advice
> > on that.
> >
> > Here's a link for anyone who would like to see the colors of the shirts:
> >
> >
> http://www.brandbookonline.com/cgi-bin/brand/site.w?location=olc/cobrand-product.w=3==3600=no=main=04=52092
> >
> > Diana
> >
>
> Well, for sizes, we can do some estimates for extras, but my plan has
> been to reach out to people expecting shirts and find out what sizes
> they want along with the design options depending on which we end up
> offering.
>
> As I said, I have the shirt that Eric mentioned from the conference he
> ran, and it stands out as actually the best t-shirt I own at all.
>
> Anyway, for colors, based on that site, I agree we shouldn't do plain
> white. I could see the current dark-blue ink designs on: Warm Gray,
> Sand, Light Gray, Heather Gray, Cream… I think my preference would be
> Heather Gray.
>
> I would like to avoid the work of making a dark-shirt design, but I
> could see Indigo or Midnight Navy.
>
> I'll await thoughts from other folks, and, Diana, happy to get your
> thoughts. If it were up to me to just do something immediately, I think
> I'd just go with the current designs with the dark blue images over
> Heather Gray.
>
> Robert? Thoughts? Other folks?
>
>
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop
> > <mailto:aa...@snowdrift.coop>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Diana,
> >
> > Thanks for the quick response!
> >
> > If we lived in a world where everyone's favorite shirt color was
> white,
> > then I think the designs we already have with a single print color of
> > the dark blue would be just fine.
> >
> > The main issue is the fact that many people would *not* prefer a pure
> > white shirt color.
> >
> > Now, some text and logo can work inverted, but the Mimi and Eunice
> > characters do not look good as light color on dark background (but
> that
> > may depend on the degree of contrast and exact colors). Probably, we
> > either need an acceptable non-white shirt that is still light colored
> > enough that the dark print color works and/or we change the design
> for a
> > dark colored shirt.
> >
> > So, maybe we'll offer two shirt colors, a light shirt (maybe still
> pure
> > white?) and the current design and a different design for a
> dark-colored
> > shirt. Or we pick just one of those. Perhaps we can use a second or
> > third print color to adjust the design to make it acceptable on a
> dark
> > shirt.
> >
> > The basic issue right now is to select acceptable shirt options from
> > real available shirts and then get an image to Robert (who I'm
> copying
> > on this email) so that he can weigh in on how he feels about the
> design
> > for the actual real shirts. My sense from Robert is that he basically
> > feels nothing can go forward well right now until he knows what
> actual
> > shirt colors we have to choose from.
> >
> > Abstractly, I like the white shirts and one-color-printing designs we
> > already have… except for the concern about white shirts.
> >
> > Thanks again for the hel

Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

at Bluemill, not mill. Heh

On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Diana Connolly <diana.conno...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ok, I just talked to April at mill and I'm sending her more information
> via email so she can put together an idea of cost.
> As far as colors go, the shirt color doesn't matter at all. We could have
> one of every color and it wouldn't change the cost.
> There is a set up fee of $25 for one color, and you get one color change
> free.
> So we could do two shirt colors with different inks with no additional
> cost.
>
> Things that affect the costs are screens, ink changes, ink underlays if
> needed and shirts. Currently we have three designs to screen - logo and two
> cartoons. I'll let you know when I get more information.
>
> The next question is mostly for Robert - Do you envision any multi-color
> design at all?
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2015 02:43 PM, Diana Connolly wrote:
>> > Hi guys, I've called the company and am waiting to hear back from them.
>> > I really think the shirt you mentioned looks great, it's a nice light
>> > weight 100% cotton and it comes in styles for both men and women. They
>> > don't have an oatmeal, but they have a heathered grey. There is also a
>> > completely awesome "heavy metal" color. And of course, white.
>> > When they call me back, I'll check to see about the cost of multiple
>> > shirt colors. One thing that would be nice to know, however, is what
>> > sizes? I realize that's a tough one, perhaps they can give some advice
>> > on that.
>> >
>> > Here's a link for anyone who would like to see the colors of the shirts:
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.brandbookonline.com/cgi-bin/brand/site.w?location=olc/cobrand-product.w=3==3600=no=main=04=52092
>> >
>> > Diana
>> >
>>
>> Well, for sizes, we can do some estimates for extras, but my plan has
>> been to reach out to people expecting shirts and find out what sizes
>> they want along with the design options depending on which we end up
>> offering.
>>
>> As I said, I have the shirt that Eric mentioned from the conference he
>> ran, and it stands out as actually the best t-shirt I own at all.
>>
>> Anyway, for colors, based on that site, I agree we shouldn't do plain
>> white. I could see the current dark-blue ink designs on: Warm Gray,
>> Sand, Light Gray, Heather Gray, Cream… I think my preference would be
>> Heather Gray.
>>
>> I would like to avoid the work of making a dark-shirt design, but I
>> could see Indigo or Midnight Navy.
>>
>> I'll await thoughts from other folks, and, Diana, happy to get your
>> thoughts. If it were up to me to just do something immediately, I think
>> I'd just go with the current designs with the dark blue images over
>> Heather Gray.
>>
>> Robert? Thoughts? Other folks?
>>
>>
>> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Aaron Wolf <aa...@snowdrift.coop
>> > <mailto:aa...@snowdrift.coop>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Diana,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the quick response!
>> >
>> > If we lived in a world where everyone's favorite shirt color was
>> white,
>> > then I think the designs we already have with a single print color
>> of
>> > the dark blue would be just fine.
>> >
>> > The main issue is the fact that many people would *not* prefer a
>> pure
>> > white shirt color.
>> >
>> > Now, some text and logo can work inverted, but the Mimi and Eunice
>> > characters do not look good as light color on dark background (but
>> that
>> > may depend on the degree of contrast and exact colors). Probably, we
>> > either need an acceptable non-white shirt that is still light
>> colored
>> > enough that the dark print color works and/or we change the design
>> for a
>> > dark colored shirt.
>> >
>> > So, maybe we'll offer two shirt colors, a light shirt (maybe still
>> pure
>> > white?) and the current design and a different design for a
>> dark-colored
>> > shirt. Or we pick just one of those. Perhaps we can use a second or
>> > third print color to adjust the design to make it acceptable on a
>> dark
>> > shirt.
>> >
>> > The basic issue right now is to select acceptable shirt options from
>> > real available shirts and then get an image to Rob

Re: [Design] shirt colors

[Diana Connolly]

As I replied to Aaron, I was thinking about colors today, and will talk to
shirt company tomorrow.

One question - do you want to go with just a one color print? In that case,
I think your preview using the deep blue is good for a white background.
See below for links to color schemes.

The first in each series is shirt color, second primary ink color, third
accent, plus a couple optional accents.
A lot of these are straight out of your design guide.

I'll check on prices tomorrow, are we finalized on a graphic?

White background:
https://coolors.co/app/ff-13628e-44a76b-f9ff68-7d7d7d

Charcoal background:
https://coolors.co/app/696969-ffa700-13628e-b2-47cfec

Cheers,
Diana
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