OK... I will ask: What about 2012 6GC.NET calendar? Options

[malpaso]

I'm in this community for ages and as I remember there always been 6GC.NET calendar. I do not want to talk about what happened last year. I would like to talk about what will happen this year.

I really would like to see next year on my wall 6GC.NET calendar. Question is what needs to be done to make this happen.

- I know there is needed approval from the owner (to use 6GC.NET logo)
- I know there is needed to find the best 12pictures around (or 14... 12months, cover and bonus month for 2013.. whatever)
- I know there is needed someone who manage this
- I know there is needed deadline. Soon enough deadline to have calendar in December 2011 delivered.

and I also know it is not any hard to manage this. Last year I made one for Celica Czech Republic Club. We made deadline for pictures in October and a month ago I was sending finished calendars... see the topic http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76445 that's it. Nothing more needed.

My point is. If I'm able to manage 20 calendars for $17 internationally delivered each from CZ... anyone in US can do the same for similar price. So... how hard could it be to see 6GC.NET calendar 2012 on the wall?

This post has been edited by malpaso: Sep 26, 2011 - 12:17 AM

[manphibian]

Are you volunteering to make it Martin? Because year after year people fail epically. I reckon you would do a good job.

[malpaso]

Are you volunteering to make it Martin? Because year after year people fail epically. I reckon you would do a good job.

Luke... in case 3 facts below are no issue I will be glad to do it:

1. I'm not graphic designer so it may look more amateur than expected. Sure I will do my best. But still I'm only enthusiast amateur in terms of design.
2. I'm not sure if I can handle to remove CZ holidays from calendar sheet... I mean to add all US holidays (or any UK if wanted) can be done for sure. But do not know if they can change "the base line" (I believe it is called "print matrix" or something) of calendar days and remove for example "CZ national day - 28th October" from there. I would need to talk to printer company first.
3. Total price (announced $17 shipped) will work only with some minimum amount of calendar. I believe 20 or 30 (need re-check). If less amount price can raise up to $30 = price for one piece made shipped. That means amount of interested must be known in advance to know how much money to collect. Sure there can be more than one batch. But still final price depends on amount of printed calendars in one batch.

That is experience I have. Anyway I can share with more details later today or tomorrow about printer, possible layout, amounts, etc.

EDIT:
I have send mail to printer company about that "calendar sheet matrix" so we will see... if you do not get what I mean see example below:

calendar 210x210mm (8.3x8.3inch) - open on the wall has 8.3x16.6inch!
- design as below that means one picture used for upper part (can be fully designed as we wanted)
- lower part calendar sheet has CZ language and European style that means week starts with Monday + CZ holidays marked red the same way as Sundays (not seen in the picture below)





So I found as "plan B" an option in case calendar days are issue

calendar 297x210mm (11.7x8.3inch)
design as below that means one picture (again can be designed as we wanted) plus just numbers below as days of each month (yellow marked Sundays).



now prices for that 8.3x16.6inch one (final shipped price):
1piece = $30
from 3pieces = $25 each
from 10pieces = $19 each
from 30pieces = $17 each
from 50pieces = $15 each

note: that "plan B" one (11.7x8.3inch) is cheaper (again delivered prices)...
1piece = $21
from 3pieces = $16 each
from 10pieces = $13 each
from 50pieces = $11 each

This post has been edited by malpaso: Sep 27, 2011 - 2:01 AM