Hi folks,
Stickermule kindly sponsored Open Source Design Summit with 750 USD sticker credits! This is enough to cover some great swag until FOSDEM next year! It would be great if we can gather sticker ideas and files here which we can order afterwards.
e.g: @dmichl suggested to create Hexagon stickers which I think is a great idea.
Keep in mind that we can also create magnets, buttons, bags and similar things, have a look yourself to see if there is something we can use:
Iād be totally fine spending all the money on just those normal stickers. A few hexagon stickers are fine as well, but since weāre still relatively new, ideally it has the logo with text on it.
Regarding magnets, buttons, envelopes, bags and such, personally I really donāt think we need it or should produce it. Design is also about sustainability, and stickers are already bad enough but at least are widely utilized and great for long-term promotion.
Please specify what you mean with sustainability as stickermule stickers and mailers are biodegradable and recycable:
In any case, Iād generally agree with that notion, especially since we printed in our last batch at Ura some āvintageā OSD stickers, magnets and buttons and can throw them in.
Iād suggest that:
45% go for normal stickers (black on white)
45% go for inverted stickers (white on black)
5-10% go for hexagon stickers (with text)
For FOSDEM, we used roughly 1500ā2000 stickers
Holy cow, I didnāt know that.
What do you think about this for hexagon stickers?
(sorry for triple post)
This is the total amount we can order with the credits which is higher than expected:
So 3250 each for both normal and inverted horizontal sticker
and 410 hexagon stickers.
Stickers are made of PVC, which is made of petroleum, a fossil fuel. (The referenced videos are about the boxes and the tape, not the stickers. And Iām not saying that we shouldnāt do stickers at all, just be a bit mindful of which kinds and amount of swag we produce. 
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Yep ā itās a pretty ridiculously high number, which is why I mentioned it. People seem to like us. 
Not sure about the inverted stickers, looks a bit off and normally the āborderedā stickers have a white border. We can try them out but Iād go for a lesser amount?
The hexagon sticker amount seems good. Design is also good, but maybe the icon should be a bit bigger ā it does get lost in the black a bit? (Yes yes, āmake the logo biggerā ;D)
So considering the amount we need for FOSDEM, and that the normal sticker is our standard logo, Iād go for more an 80-10-10 distribution. What do you think?
Also @dmichl check out @elioqoshiās design for the hexagon sticker since you want some hexagon stickers. ;D
Just because white borders are usually used doesnāt mean itās the ideal solution necessary! People preferred our inverted stickers at Ura and Open Labs mostly because they disliked the white borders. So Iād consider them on par honestly. Also, printing 50-100 OSD Summit Stickers for attendees might be a good idea . Iād think more of a 60-30-7-3 at least.
That would still put us at roughly:
Or alternatively we can also do a test run for the inverted stickers and see how they perform. 70-20-7-3 maybe?
Sounds good to me 
Thanks! Iām also fine with the 60-30-7-3
What do others think? @core-group and everyone else?
It would be good to print some OSD Summit 2018 stickers. Iām not sure of the number so Iāll go with whatever you all decide.
I agree with @jan - make the hexa OSD logo bigger, it does get lost in the black. And also can you make it pop? All logos need pop 
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In terms of the split between the numbers, either 70-20-7-3 or 60-30-7-3 is good.
Sorry was āoff the gridā last week. Love the Hexagon stickers, but agree the symbol should sit bigger within the hex space.
Now, I just need to figure out how to get my hands on them 
Also the EFF asked for a batch to hand out at their EFA events etcā¦ so at some point Iād like to ask if someone can ship some for myself to have in NY and then I can forward some to EFF as well.