Fan Merch is great to promote the band

[leith]

Looking for ways to promote The Breakfast?

Fan made merch is a great way to promote a band and to show the creativity of a band\'s fan community.

Sorry for this but it is a great example. Over on the TLG board threads pop up all the time with fans that have made a new sticker or shirt having to do w/ the band.

Most of them use Cafe Press and some have their own sites selling items.

There are a few fan made Breakfast items which is great, having a few different stickers would be cool though huh?

There are some great lyrics that can be worked with by these guys and I know there is more than one artist on this board.

Just a thought on how to get the word out about this band stuck in CT.

[davepeck]

i\'ve actually been kicking around the idea of doing another run or two of shirts...

[derickw]

i\'ve actually been kicking around the idea of doing another run or two of shirts...

i\'ll take two of whatever your selling Dave.

Leith it isn\'t the lack of ideas it\'s the lack of funds and start up capital. i mean look at all the logos and stuff that came out last year we had so many we had to have a bracketing voting system to try and narrow them down. Zappa, you where looking for something to do with your extra money.....

[leith]

i\'ve actually been kicking around the idea of doing another run or two of shirts...

i\'ll take two of whatever your selling Dave.

Leith it isn\'t the lack of ideas it\'s the lack of funds and start up capital. i mean look at all the logos and stuff that came out last year we had so many we had to have a bracketing voting system to try and narrow them down. Zappa, you where looking for something to do with your extra money.....

That\'s just it. It does not have to be a single item up for vote by .info.

It can be whatever you feel like making. Make just a few of an item if the interest is there make more.

There is no possible way at this point that there can be a problem with a flood of Bfast related fan merch.

Take that thread of logos pick one make a few stickers. Sell them, give them away, whatever.
Just saying it can be done and does not need to cost alot of money or need detailed planning by the .info community.

I would make a sticker or 2 but who the fuck would want something I made, I don\'t even like the band right?

[Gfunk]

I would make a sticker or 2 but who the fuck would want something I made, I don\'t even like the band right?

I would. I like stickers.

[antbach]

cafe press says you can\'t do anything that relates to a band, i\'ve thought about opening shop there about 8 months ago but didn\'t go through with because of that. i guess they don\'t check up on it too much then? :hscratch:

anyway, the Space City Affair shirts that were discussed months ago will be available for purchase within the next few weeks (I need to get enough cash to do the run, then I am gonna sell them on .info to recoupe my costs, the leftovers after I get my money back will be on the merch table; it was discussed to do longsleeves or hoodies, they will most likely just be t-shirts).

[leith]

cafe press says you can\'t do anything that relates to a band, i\'ve thought about opening shop there about 8 months ago but didn\'t go through with because of that. i guess they don\'t check up on it too much then? :hscratch:

anyway, the Space City Affair shirts that were discussed months ago will be available for purchase within the next few weeks (I need to get enough cash to do the run, then I am gonna sell them on .info to recoupe my costs, the leftovers after I get my money back will be on the merch table; it was discussed to do longsleeves or hoodies, they will most likely just be t-shirts).

Yeah you probably cannot do anything that infringes on copyrights. That is where the creativity comes in and why I mentioned using lyrics. Song titles too.
Good example is this one:


= Incandescent Devil (TLG song)

btw that is not my design, it\'s a fellow Leafer\'s.

[freddiewaht]

my boy prints shirts for a living and i know i can hook up with a ser deal..

[leith]

cafe press says you can\'t do anything that relates to a band, i\'ve thought about opening shop there about 8 months ago but didn\'t go through with because of that. i guess they don\'t check up on it too much then? :hscratch:

anyway, the Space City Affair shirts that were discussed months ago will be available for purchase within the next few weeks (I need to get enough cash to do the run, then I am gonna sell them on .info to recoupe my costs, the leftovers after I get my money back will be on the merch table; it was discussed to do longsleeves or hoodies, they will most likely just be t-shirts).

my boy prints shirts for a living and i know i can hook up with a ser deal..

You 2 know each other right? Hook it up Wah.

Anyway even a few stickers like this would be cool I think. (Non cafepress of course)

[Todd]

I like that.

[antbach]

<--- knows nothing about what would infringe a copywright. ie: my avatar, would not necessarily infringe on any breakfast copyright, but would it infringe the discovery channels?

[boombox]

i\'ve actually been kicking around the idea of doing another run or two of shirts...

Sign me up for an XXL

[leith]

<--- knows nothing about what would infringe a copywright. ie: my avatar, would not necessarily infringe on any breakfast copyright, but would it infringe the discovery channels?

Good question. Depends on just what the copyright covers.

I like that.

If some more people like it I can order some and ship them to ya. If I order 50 or more the band can sell them and just keep any money made.

If I order less it will just be a BFAM/.info gift for those you deem worthy. :lol:

[skalnbyc]

I suppose we can always dig up the Breakfast logo parody contest for additional ideas and inspirations.

I\'m ready for new merchandise!!

[FreeSpirit]

If I order less it will just be a BFAM/.info gift for those you deem worthy. :lol:

:wave: