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Inspired by Brian's generosity and want to see if we can do more together.

Started by matmosphere, March 08, 2022, 10:43:35 AM

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What should we call this?

Decent Noise
0 (0%)
Svoboda Pedalworks
2 (12.5%)
Sovereign Stompboxes  or Sovereignty Stompworks.
1 (6.3%)
Pedals for People, or Pedal Aid
2 (12.5%)
Pedals For Ukraine
11 (68.8%)

Total Members Voted: 16

Voting closed: March 13, 2022, 10:44:06 AM

EBK

Since Decent Noise isn't getting any votes, I may reclaim it for a pedal name.   ;)
Not sure if I'll get something new done for the auction, but I'd like to try.
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culturejam

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matmosphere

Quote from: culturejam on March 12, 2022, 07:21:39 PM
How about:

RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO FUCK YOURSELF

Absolutely! But somebody already made a pedal with that on it.

madbean

I kind of like the third logo but any of them do the job!

Also, matmo - I think you should feel comfortable in making executive decisions about things. I'm sure we all have confidence in you making them (so we can move this along to the fun part, the pedals!)

One idea I thought of - domains and hosting are cheap so maybe there's someone who could throw up a simple WordPress site with a brief mission statement, logo, intended charities etc. Then that could become the picture showcase for the pedals. It might help enlist/recruit people outside this forum too. A separate but simple site could also become the public record of donations made and to whom. I'm talking kinda bare bones here.

jessenator

I like the simplicity of the second one.
Simply for contrast sake, maybe the text on blue should be white? it's probably an extra layer depending on the final application, but black on that blue is not high enough contrast ratio. But feel free to ignore the graphic dewhiner in me :P
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storyboardist

Quote from: madbean on March 12, 2022, 09:37:52 PM
Also, matmo - I think you should feel comfortable in making executive decisions about things. I'm sure we all have confidence in you making them (so we can move this along to the fun part, the pedals!)

100% agree with Brian. We wouldn't be talking about this if Matt didn't have the idea. Call the shots, bud.

Quote from: jessenator on March 12, 2022, 09:51:01 PM
I like the simplicity of the second one.
Simply for contrast sake, maybe the text on blue should be white? it's probably an extra layer depending on the final application, but black on that blue is not high enough contrast ratio. But feel free to ignore the graphic dewhiner in me :P

I agree, that looks better. But now it's my turn to be a graphic dewhiner and get rid of the pixel white text! gah! lol
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jessenator

Waaaah

M sorry, I'm still getting used to affinity photo because Adobe can eat it...
I'm much better with more than a minute, I promise.  :'(
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matmosphere

Quote from: madbean on March 12, 2022, 09:37:52 PM
I kind of like the third logo but any of them do the job!

Also, matmo - I think you should feel comfortable in making executive decisions about things. I'm sure we all have confidence in you making them (so we can move this along to the fun part, the pedals!)

One idea I thought of - domains and hosting are cheap so maybe there's someone who could throw up a simple WordPress site with a brief mission statement, logo, intended charities etc. Then that could become the picture showcase for the pedals. It might help enlist/recruit people outside this forum too. A separate but simple site could also become the public record of donations made and to whom. I'm talking kinda bare bones here.

Thank you Brian, I appreciate the words of confidence. I'm definitely going to try my best to make this as successful as possible.

I think it's a great idea to enlist the help of people from outside the forum. I know a few people that I will reach out to on instagram and other places once I get the page up, which should be tomorrow or Tuesday.

The Wordpress thing is a great idea, but a little outside my know how. I am sure I could figure it out if needed but if someone has experience with such things and could donate a little time to help make it happen it would be greatly appreciated.

Lastly, I'm sorry I have been slow to respond to emails and PM's over the past couple of days. I had a busy week with some family stuff (kid's b-day) but if I haven't said it enough, you guys are awesome. Thank you so much for offering to help out. I'm really hoping we can do some good here.

matmosphere

Okay, I got a couple calm minutes to set up email and instagram accounts.

Just search for pedalsforukraine on instagram and it will pop up. You can also email that name @gmail.com and it will get to me there. So far I just have the logo on there.

Will start posting the good stuff soon. From what I have been seeing in my email there is going to be some really cool stuff very soon!


Bio77

Is there going to be a logo associated with this project? The one above? If there is one, I'd like to put it some where on my pedal.

harryklippton

I'm not in a position to reliably commit to this but I think it's great. Thanks for getting this started Matt. I'd like to contribute when I can pull it off

jimilee

Quote from: Bio77 on March 14, 2022, 09:58:05 PM
Is there going to be a logo associated with this project? The one above? If there is one, I'd like to put it some where on my pedal.

I think that we all should just to differentiate it from pedals that are not part of it. Maybe the purchaser can show other musicians, kind of like those I voted stickers, except on a pedal.
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peccary

Quote from: jimilee on March 14, 2022, 11:01:28 PM
Quote from: Bio77 on March 14, 2022, 09:58:05 PM
Is there going to be a logo associated with this project? The one above? If there is one, I'd like to put it some where on my pedal.

I think that we all should just to differentiate it from pedals that are not part of it. Maybe the purchaser can show other musicians, kind of like those I voted stickers, except on a pedal.

I like the idea of putting them on the pedal as well if it works.

Here's a two color version if anyone wants to use it: https://imgur.com/a/8TRLCEH

matmosphere

Quote from: Bio77 on March 14, 2022, 09:58:05 PM
Is there going to be a logo associated with this project? The one above? If there is one, I'd like to put it some where on my pedal.

Yeah, I am going to use the second logo in storyboardist post as the primary logo and use the third one some places as well, so if anyone can work that into their artwork that would be great.

I am also not at all opposed to putting up pedals that don't have the logo, or cause related artwork at all. Every little bit will help.

I had a couple people ask if they could put there companies logo on as well, which I think is perfectly fine.

I really like the idea of stickers as well. They would be an easy fix for any builds people want to donate. Has anyone done stickers like that in the past and have an idea of what the timeline would be to have them made?

Bio77

To be clear, this one?



I think a little branding would add some value.  IMO, it should probably be just one logo and consistent, when/if it is used. 

I'd like to put this either on the bottom of the pedal or on the side panel below the stomp switch.  What do you think?