Make us a T-Shirt, board friends!

[TFlyAmy]

Hi Guys! Oh, how I've missed you all. I hope your Merriweather season was nice.

Wanted to let you know that we're looking for a new shirt design. And we'll give you cash if you win!

I'd love if some of our beloved boardies could enter...

http://www.ticketfly.com/design-the-ticketfly-t-shirt-get-cash-tickets-critical-acclaim/

Let me know if you have questions!

-Amy

[James Ford]

How much would a design firm charge for this work? More or less than the value of the prize?




And there are sweet prizes involved!
- $200 Cash + the licensing fee
- Up to $200 in concert tickets (Subject to show availability)
- A T-shirt featuring your winning design
- Your art representing the fastest-growing independent ticketing and social marketing platform out there!

[sweetcell]

for those who are interested, specs are here (took me a minute to find this page... not well linked)

http://www.creativeallies.com/design-contest/161-First-Ever-Ticketfly-T-Shirt-Design-Contest-

[James Ford]

>Although, Ticketfly's boss *really* does love the band Heart. A lot.

Don't we all?

for those who are interested, specs are here (took me a minute to find this page... not well linked)

http://www.creativeallies.com/design-contest/161-First-Ever-Ticketfly-T-Shirt-Design-Contest-

[vansmack]

Vegas puts an even money line on El Jefe as the boardie to beat.

Sadly, I was 1000-1.

[James Ford]

Wouldn't he just copy the Ticketmaster t-shirt I see everyone wearing around town?

Vegas puts an even money line on El Jefe as the boardie to beat.

Sadly, I was 1000-1.

[walkonby]

wow . . . and here i have been waiting for a demeaning comment about ticketfly as a company wrapped all up nice into some sort of killer idea for a t-shirt idea.  and then some rock star could wear it and change the way some people think.  cool.  but i didn't get that in this thread.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

wow . . . and here i have been waiting for a demeaning comment about ticketfly as a company wrapped all up nice into some sort of killer idea for a t-shirt idea.  and then some rock star could wear it and change the way some people think.  cool.  but i didn't get that in this thread.

I feel the same sense of disappointment

[eltee]

Well...I refrained from saying 3 out of 4 ain't bad. (I expected someone else to say something too!)

("And there are sweet prizes involved!
- $200 Cash + the licensing fee
- Up to $200 in concert tickets (Subject to show availability)
- A T-shirt featuring your winning design
- Your art representing the fastest-growing independent ticketing and social marketing platform out there!")

[killsaly]

I am working on something for this.

[Relaxer]

You can go ahead and PM me for where to send my prizes. Thanks to all the other great entries!

[chaz]

Thank you very much.  That was freaking awesome.

[sweetcell]

beyond brilliant.  boardee of the decade?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Vegas puts an even money line on El Jefe as the boardie to beat.

Sadly, I was 1000-1.

Doesn't El Jefe do this kind of work professionally?  Giving away free work for the small chance of receiving a nominal prize doesn't seem like a good business model.

Businesses turning to crowdsourcing for services they should pay for is demeaning.

http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/10/07/new-gap-logo-hated-by-many-company-turns-to-crowdsourcing-tactics/

[sweetcell]

i disagree with james and hoya.  no one is making your participate.  it might be a break for someone who otherwise has no way of breaking in to that market and gain exposure. 

there are a lot of advantages for the company involved (i.e. marketing), no reason why they can't save money in the process.  if they wanted to pay a professional's rate... they would have hired a professional.