Shameless arrogant self promotion or a genuine heartfelt appeal?
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@mrghost:
i think the sooner the better, actually. calls to action now are more likely to engender a charitable response than doing it a month later. i feel like any profit gained from this (in the form of another portfolio piece, say) is only a side-effect of having gotten people to donate via selling posters. yeah, it would be shameful if you sold a bunch of posters and only donated a fraction of your profits, but if you are donating 100% of your profits? i'd give you a pat on the back and say good on ya.
i don't think it's shameful or embarassing to be making stuff on the subject. it's already on everyone's minds. not sure i'd wear a shirt with a bandaid and a big red spot on it, myself, but selling such an item i think is all right.
@uan:
yeah, a lot of those designs are weak sauce ):
- i agree that people need info on what has happened. but do these designs provide that?mrghost
- they seem mostly to be shallow references in order to gain publicity via proximity to the eventmrghost
- the opposite of info... even the video footage that shows the chaos is more helpful than these shirts and printsmrghost
- hm, i don't think their primary function is information dissemination.2
- i think that their primary function = enticement to buy them and thereby donate a little.2
- its a pity that people need a reward even for such a minimal effort.mrghost