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This is another one that I’m not familiar with. Matt would tell me to look it up but that sounds like a lot of effort. Cyclops with a bow in her hair? Bellybutton on an hourglass figure? Target lock on Ant-Man?
It’s an emoticon that Wikipedia claims means “Skeptical, annoyed, undecided, uneasy, hesitant”
I always have to do all the work.
I can contribute my Fire Brigade if you need it. I also have the VW bus and could build my Mini Cooper and use them like a museum (we did that at Ligonier). Hannah, I don’t want to step on your toes, though.
I’ll be there at 5pm on Fri and noon to 5pm on Sat. Susie expects to come with both times.
Susie expects to come with ME both times. Come with? Are we five? But despite your bad grammar, I’ll be there.
Just a reminder that you need to RSVP ASAP if you’re coming to LHOWD on Tuesday.
RESPECT for driving that hour to get to my house, Susie!
I wish I could be a martyr and take credit for it, but Ben did the driving and I just looked for signs. And while it’s a haul from his place, I don’t think it’s nearly as grueling as it would be from mine. (The South Hills feel like the hinterland to me.)
Pete found this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Household-Essentials-Christmas-Tree-Bag-with-Green-Trim-6032/203169587?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1_rr-_-NA-_-203169587-_-N
not sure if it’s strong enough or not…those dimensions in the specifications are whack.
I had that Christmas tree bag and it’s not all that strong. Plus it’s really really ungainly and hard to maneuver. Two smaller bags might be better. Even if you want to go on the cheap, Glad makes ForceFlex trash bags and you could fit a ton in the lawn and leaf/large trash can size. (See here.)
I do like the idea of securing/storing the legs in the tables, though, like you’d mentioned. That way, if someone is doing a display like Tim is this weekend and only needs a few tables, he can grab what he needs without rooting through the legs.
I have those Creator sets I bought in Virginia — the family house, tree house and beach house. Should I try to build one or two? Will we need them?
thanks!
Susie (who is covered in spackling)OK, it struck me that I saw something within the last week indicating that CotD needed to know how much space we’d need pretty darn quick. I assume we’re going to do a little road scene with buildings and Ben’s park and then Ben will have his GBC on the end of the table. Ben–you’re going to have to jump in here. What MOCs do we need to borrow from others? Can we use Tim’s roads? What are Micah and Rich bringing?
With all those questions, though, I think it’s safe to say that we can tell CotD that we need probably one table. Am I underestimating? If that’s fair, I think Josh can go ahead and let him know.
I won’t be at Cranberry next week, but that’ll be a good place to exchange MOCs if you can. (If this means I have to come so we have my car, I can do that.) I’d like to have an inventory of what we’re borrowing and going to display by that time. Josh, we’ll also need a sign and some additional business cards.
thanks!
SusieI’ve held off commenting on this thread because I do this for a living, and I can be pretty annoyingly critical. That being said, I have some feedback 🙂
Logo
- I’m worried about a three-dimensional logo, because I just learned in a meeting about rebranding one of my clients at CMU that 3D logos don’t transfer well to any kind of fabric. So there might be future trouble should we decide to use it on tshirts or something similar. If we don’t have fabric plans and we’re only going to use it on print and electronic materials, it’s not an issue. But I see tshirts in our future, so this gives me pause.
- I’m also concerned with the prominent “SCLUG” as Josh pointed out. It kind of looks like you’d want to pronounce it Sclug, and without the “Steel City LEGO Users Group” with it, an audience unfamiliar with us would be confused. This makes me lean more toward the horizontal banner-style ones where the graphic is a smaller component.
- I felt like the graphic was also very Gothamy and didn’t scream “Pittsburgh” like I hoped it would. Our skyline is great, but as someone else pointed out here, we’re more widely known for three rivers and bridges. Also, can’t we get a brick in there somehow? Are we prohibited from showing them at all?
- Finally, a good logo should be unique, memorable, distinctive and timeless. While what they’ve presented is unique and possibly memorable, I think it’s sort of trendy (with the 3D) and I don’t know if it represents what we’re about.
I think this is a good start, but I’d love to see them do something with a richer gold, play with the idea of rivers or bridges and get away from the Gotham city thing. And maybe incorporate a generic building brick that resembles a LEGO brick. (It’s possible the image was supposed to look like a brick, with buildings being the studs. Ben pointed that out, but it flew over my head and I’m pretty hip to this jive.) I do, however, realize that I am just one person so hey — if you all are cool with this, I’m not going to get my undies in a bunch. Plus I realize this is free. Free is good.
Website
I can’t access the forums page, but I think the web is a step in the right direction, too. I think maybe we can explore a color scheme that matches whatever logo we settle on, which would make the appearance more striking. (Also, it’ll make us look like we have our stuff together, which is an added bonus. I love hobbyist groups that look professional and I think we should aspire to that.) I wonder about the ordering of the top nav — like, should “About” be bumped up before “Forum,” since one attracts newbies and people looking for info, and the other is reserved for people with accounts? Since we read from left to right, we want to make sure the audience sees what they need as quickly as possible. It does still feel a little WordPressy, though, and I’d like to see it have a more unique Steel City LUG identity. I think that can happen once we decide on a logo. At CMU, we’re working with an outside design firm (Wall to Wall — they did Burgatory’s brand!) and when they do logo+web, they do it in that order, because the former will inevitably influence the latter. So that’s something to consider too.
I think I just noticed that the background is LEGO plates, which is a nice touch!
Sooooo….that was a lot longer than maybe it should have been, but I do feel like this is really the one thing where I can contribute. I’m a writer/web content manager by trade and I’m more than willing to help out in this effort any way I can. Even if it’s by being too commenty.
Oh man! If I didn’t have an office mate, I’d totally be squealing out loud! I love Pgh Dad! And how awesome would it be for us to have our creations in the intro??????
Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Laura, Ben, Evan – 1 creditMy fire brigade and palace cinema were there, even though I wasn’t. Does that still count?
Just pinging the board to send this topic to the top of the list. Do we have enough volunteers? People bringing stuff? Etc etc etc.
We’ll have to wait and hear from Susie, but Ben predicts a) she will come Sunday but not Friday and 2) I can bring along her Fire Brigade and Palace Cinema if they’re needed.
Alas, you know me too well. I can’t do Friday, but will help Sunday, and my Fire Brigade and Cinema are available. I can send those with Ben.
I heard I was being maligned. Watch it, or you’ll need to find someone else who excels at telling kids not to touch stuff. 😉
Hi there!
I know it’s PBF time and everyone is busy, but wanted to check in and see if we can start discussing details for next weekend. Ben and I can help setup on Friday and staff on Saturday. (As reflected in the Doodle.) But what’s up with the layout? Who is bringing what?
I’m really only asking this to get the conversation going again. I don’t contribute much in original build, but I think it would be nice if we knew exactly how much space the LUG has, what the setup plan is and who is bringing what.
Thanks!
Susie (who is really good at telling kids not to touch things)
