I think in the long run we can do better than just putting the Inkscape logo on a bunch of stuff, but this is a good place to start. I think it may inspire more donated artwork to put on the merchandise. One thing that makes the site look a bit cheap is using the same graphic on everything, but we can certainly fix that. Thanks Martin, for taking the first steps. It's definitely cool to see some official Inkscape swag. :)
My 2p
-C
Thanks for the review Brynn,
The vast majority of your points are things I agree with, but we can't
control the vast, vast majority of it. We can look at tweaking it
though.
> Just some comments, from a potential consumer. There needs to be a
> better
> integration of the logo with the product. Because it looks like what
> it
> probably is, more or less, a sticker on a photo of a shirt. Isn't
> there
> some way to actually see these finished products, and get a picture
> of the
> actual shirt or hat or whatever with the logo applied? Or maybe the
> logo
> could somehow be filtered, and maybe slightly morphed, to look like
> it's
> actually applied to the shirt?
There is no way to do this. One of the reasons we ordered some stuff
was to test the output. But even then there's no way to change the
graphics as presented, we only get to pick the design.
> After you click on the product, at least the ones I've clicked on,
> it
> doesn't say how the logo is applied. Is it silkscreened, or sprayed
> on, or
> ironed on, stitched on? If the image can't give any kind of idea how
> it's
> going to look, at least there should be a description.
This is a good question for spreadshirt, but it's probably a different
process for each item.
> Instead of everything being called "Inkscape Mountain" or "Inkscape
> Circle",
> shouldn't that title describe the product, such as "T-Shirt",
> "Sweatshirt"
> (or "hoody" I guess), "Tote Bag", "Ball Cap", etc.? Maybe that's
> already in
> the plans?
I've looked really hard how to fix this, I can't find any help or
option to change it. Can anyone else?
> Do people really buy custom cell phone covers very much?
Yes, quite a few. Mostly kids. But enough to make them popular.
> Could we have other color choices for the logo, besides black? Or
> different
> color for the circle besides white? Could we use the 3d version of
> the
> logo, instead of the "flat" version? Or maybe have both at first,
> and use
> sales numbers to decide in the future?
Each design allows us to set the colours, but not different colours for
user options. It would just duplicate it in the shop menu.
> maybe we could have a contest for a header? Should there be a link
> back to
> the Inkscape homepage?
There should be.
> With those prices, we might get a few raised eyebrows over "Shop
> Freely". I
> get it, it's cute, and I do like it. But I don't feel like I'm
> shopping
> very freely with those prices. Oh! Maybe there should be a budget
> section,
> with low-priced items?
Freedom, not gratis.
> I don't know if I should volunteer to help with this or not. It
> seems like
> I've volunteered myself into nearly full time work, once all the
> website
> features are in place. But if there's some short term help I could
> give,
> let me know. We can't do anything with the forum, even if Courtney
> gives us
> the backup, until we have a server. So until that happens, I have a
> little
> time to spare.
There not many levers to manage, we're still learning what limited ways
we can control the store.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
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