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Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:48:36 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Todd Lehman & Suzanne Rich writes:
> Brad Justus of LEGO Direct approached us last week with a bold new idea:
> He would like to allow the community to design its own collection of LEGO
> branded items, to be sold online by The LEGO Company through a third party
> such as CafePress.com, with the proceeds being donated to to LUGNET.
> 
> Thus, subject to approval by TLC, shirt designs could use certain LEGO
> trademarks -- for example, the prominent display of a mini-figure or,
> perhaps, a Wolfpack or Blacktron logo.  As the idea stands right now,
> it's pretty open-ended.
> 
> If this sounds good to you (it does to us!), there will obviously be many
> logistical details to work out, but it's not too early to start thinking
> about designs.
> 
> Details to work out include:  how submissions would be presented to TLC
> for approval, how much involvement or feedback there would be from TLC
> designers, where and how the items would be promoted, price points, etc.
> This post is mainly to make the announcement and gauge interest.
> 
> --Todd & Suz
> 
> p.s.  Brad also said that if things went well with T-shirts, other
> special items such as coffee mugs and/or mousepads may be a possibility.



Just a bit short of 3 months since this announcement.  Anything going on
here at Lugnet or Lego Direct regarding it?

sheree



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  Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
 
(...) I've been wondering that too. I'm not sure what LD's schedule is for the project. Brad Justus said that he'd like to do it and I offered to post about it for him after we met with him in November. It's LD's project and not something Suzanne or (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
  Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
 
(...) I've been wondering about this for a month now. LD's idea was such a kind gesture, it's really not my place to push it. I can say, I am personally saddened to see LD drop interest in their idea. They had sounded so excited about it when we met (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)  
  Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
 
(...) Sheree (et. al), We haven't forgotten about the idea at all. It is actually taking some time to come up with a solution that: 1. Yields the high level of quality you expect from LEGO and we expect from ourselves 2. Meets a reasonable price (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
 
Brad Justus of LEGO Direct approached us last week with a bold new idea: He would like to allow the community to design its own collection of LEGO branded items, to be sold online by The LEGO Company through a third party such as CafePress.com, with (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.general) !! 

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