[Community] Press Cards

Mon Sep 14 14:29:37 CDT 2009

hi all.

yeah, i've got a template for the press passes.  i forget if it's a microsoft publisher or adobe indesign format.  i'll have to check.  i just bought the plastic cases for the passes at staples (prompting theater has an account there, so it's a bit cheaper).

i can forward the template to you (i thought that i had done that already...i'll have to dig through my records to see who i sent it to....jason, i think).  or i don't mind making them when needed.  just need a digital photo image of the person with name.  doing them inhouse makes sense, but you definitely want them to be in color, else they don't quite look right.

keep me posted.

brian

--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Community] Press Cards
To: dellarte69 at yahoo.com, "Brian Dolinar" <briandolinar at gmail.com>
Cc: "Elizabeth Simpson" <elizacorps at yahoo.com>, "Christopher Evans" <caevans2 at hotmail.com>, community at lists.chambana.net, imcbooks at gmail.com
Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 12:37 PM

Sorry - not sure if it was clear, but I've cc'd Brian Hagy here since he is the expert!

Nicole

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com> wrote:

Brian - 
A group of us are talking about how to make IMC press passes in house, but we're not entirely sure how. I think you made one for me last fall - thank you!  

What would you suggest we do to make them here?  Should we look into a laminating machine, or should we look for plastic card-holders at an office supply store?  We do have a color printer, but it's not the most reliable machine.  Also, if you have a template that works, would you be willing to share that with us?    Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks again,

Nicole

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com> wrote:

Somebody recently pressed up some press badges - Chris Evans would know.
But Brian Hagy did mine a couple years ago, he might have sample design.
The only expense I think it takes is the card holder - may could buy em in bulk?
One idea is to pass them out at a fundraiser.

BD

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi all, 

I just wrote a really thorough email to you about this, and yahoo decided to throw it away instead of sending it! So, the short version is:

We've talked about press cards/member IDs a bunch. I think we should make this a reality. I'm bringing this proposal to the attention of Finance, with the understanding that Finance is a hub for fundraising coordinating, and that press cards are a valuable part of outreach/fundraising.

I've just spend an hour looking into laminating machines and supplies, but want to test the support temperature before I do anymore work on this. 

We can get a machine that does only cards for about $50. We can get one that does page-size signs too for $100. This would be great for signs, instructions, etc. Laminating pouches are $8/ $22 for 100, card size/page size respectively. 

We'd also need to:
-design the ID
-decide if we're printing the cards in- or out- of house (depends a lot on whether we have a color printer)
-decide if we'd use 'hard' photos or digital ones (again, a question of having a color printer). 

Is this effort something you think finance would support?

elizaBeth

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