merchandise

[david]

I would humbly refer you to the following design.
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=17454
Created by our very own Volvoguy.
This is the design I put on a t-shirt, I used a grey t-shirt and it
looks a bit crap, the colours sort of died against the grey.
White t-shirts are ok but don't take long to look icky and unpleasant.
The advantage of silk screens is the quality is better for colours and
white can be put on black cloth and still be white.
I would suggest you not use any supplier with a question mark over the
quality. This is after all a high quality distribution and whilst I
don't suggest we go to Saville Row, a little quality in the merchandise
is essential. I would also suggest that the main focus of the design be
the logo and name Ubuntu and that you steer clear of naked people.
Just a few thoughts...

(I know of a company locally who do silk screen printing, the bottom
line is £25 per screen (1 screen per colour used) and approximately £5
per shirt bought and printed. Of course this is based on a run of xx/xxx
shirts. Comparisons show that all the silk screen companies have roughly
the same price list, though some expect to retain ownership of the
screens afterwards - obviously a no go in this case.)

Regards

David