Twitter Updates for 2007-11-08
- Adding a bunch of new designs to Lekker Politics that Jason made http://tinyurl.com/25m5hr #
Powered by Twitter Tools.
Lekker Blog
Tips, time savers, tricks & resources for Cafepress Premium ShopkeepersArchive for November, 2007
Vote for this film, please
My best friend in the whole wide world has entered a short film into some sort of contest on MySpace. I am completely confused, but it has something to do with getting a web series, the eyes of Fox execs… it’s all on the DL it seems, as I can’t find word one on the site. Granted, I really don’t visit MySpace often, and always get cranky when I go there, so that may be more my problem. Anyway, if you would be so kind to view the short and rate it good or bad (we hope good), we’ll send good thoughts back to you.
Thanks 
New Yard Signs at CafePress
CafePress added a new product to the mix - one we’ve been waiting on close to 4 years - Yard Signs. I got one shortly after they came out and finally got around to taking some pictures to share with everyone.
Here’s a view of the sign assembled and in the ground, with our dal Dot checking the poles for her nemesis - any lizard:
You can see a full size image here.
The sign as seen in our shop:
Robot Religion Fish Yard Sign
I chose this design for a few reasons, one being that it has some pretty detailed effects like bevels, drop shadows and textures. Here’s a close up of the printing, which doesn’t do the sign the justice it deserves:
A slightly larger version of this image here.
Here’s the same area in the original file:
Again, a slightly larger view is here.
Overall, I am very impressed. The sign is shipped separately from other items in your order. It comes in a cardboard tube, roughly 3 feet long. There is some assembly required, but instructions are included. I do wish we had the ability to print a different image on each side, and that’s about the only drawback I can see now. This sign has already got a pretty good beating as Dot seems to think it’s a croquet wicket and she’s a ball barreling through (chasing a lizard, of course). I do wonder how it would hold up in windy weather, as it’s a flexible mylar material, slipped over the frame like a pillowcase. I figured that if it starts to blow off, you could easily get some foam tape to hold it on the frame. I love the fact that you can store it so easily - just roll it up and put it in the tube for next year.
