One of the best (and often funny) things about working at Spreadshirt is seeing what people put on a t-shirts. I also get to learn about really cool things when people blog about their t-shirts.

I cam across this blog post on Rotacoo.com about their logo on t-shirts in the logo designer’s Spreadshirt shop.

Cool Thing #1:

Their logo is refered to as “Heelan Coo” - following the link to wikipedia I learn that is another term for highland cattle.

Cool Thing #2:

Rotacoo is the blog for the website GoogleSightseeing.com which is an awesome website and book about cool things seen via Google maps.

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the freely downloadable Google Earth, or Google Maps directly in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex introduce new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by the reader community.

Google Sightseeing even has a post about Pittsburgh’s very own Cathedral of Learning.

ShinyStyle highlights Spreadshirt as one of three websites to check out for DIY fashion.

When tailoring the latest designer ensemble is taking its toll on your wardrobe budget, DIY fashion could be a wiser option. Finding the perfect pair of jeans, tailored dresses, or fashion-forward t-shirts with your own label is easier than ever with the growth of online custom-made apparel shops and websites that let us create our own trend following. Sites such as UJeans, Spreadshirt.com, and Rebecca & Drew allow us to find exactly the right fit with high quality and the latest trends in mind.

We are happy to be called fashionable and affordable.  We think t-shirts are very fashionable and that custom, personal t-shirts are super fashionable.

…to order your Halloween costume or custom t-shirt from Spreadshirt.

Here are the important dates to know:

• 4 day Shipping - Order by 10/23
• 2nd Day Air - Order by 10/25
• Express Shipping - Order by 10/28

We have tons of Halloween themed designs in the Spreadshirt Marketplace.  I think this costumer idea is pretty clever - a magic 8 ball.  Plus it is funny enough that you could wear it all year.

Front of Shirt:

Back of shirt:

I know, you haven’t had your fill of Halloween candy yet. I was just snooping around customer service yesterday looking for some Halloween candy.

But we wanted to give everyone a heads up on the Pre-Holiday Partner Contest.

What is it?
A contest set-up for shop partners with 3 separate categories and 3 separate prizes. This contest will give all levels of partners and shops from experienced to beginner and high sales to low sales a chance to win a prize and gain some super recognition. We decided to run this contest during the busy pre-holiday season so that all of your hard work equals out to sales for YOU!When is it? (Contest Dates:) November 1st – 26th

What are the levels and what can I win?
The 3 categories and corresponding prizes are as follows:

1. Highest sales in a registered shop wins 15% of sales (minus commission) for that shop during the contest.

2. Biggest sales increase in a registered shop wins a Google AdWords campaign, managed by Spreadshirt. Sales increase will be compared to sales October 1-26. Only shops existing during this period in October are eligible. Value of AdWords campaign will be based on shop sales during the contest.

3. Most sold single design by a registered partner wins double commission on that design for the period of the contest. Don’t forget to submit your designs to the Marketplace for additional sales opportunities.

There is still time to take advantage of the October promotions…

Halloween Sale = free shipping

Support Your Cause = new products, new designs, $2 off women’s category

Well, fall is finally here. There is a chill in the air and Halloween candy everywhere (yeah!). So I thought I would repost this from last Halloween season because it is such a great picture that captures the fall 2.o spirit.

Pumpkin 2.0 - Does that squash have a hard drive?

Pumpkin 2.0 - this is taking th Jack-O-Lantern to a whole new level. Check out this blog post from the kids at Make Zine. (I just love the cool stuff they come up with). They have the info you need to make your very own computerized squash.

Are you on Facebook?  If you are join the Spreadshirt Facebook Group.

Thats right, the end is almost here. The OLP ends on Saturday. OLP=Open Logo Project, we are having a design contest to find a new logo for Spreadshirt. You can win, even if you aren’t a designer. You don’t even have to submit a design to win a prize, there are prizes for those who comment on the designs too. One of the the prizes is a whole year of shirts from LaFraise.

There are some awesome designs that have been submitted to the OLP. Here are some of the logos that Adam was showing off at the World Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization.

Check out some more of the logos and some pictures of Adam and Ami’s trip to the US here at the OLP blog. Don’t forget to leave comments on your favorites.

We just finished our company wide meeting and we have a few guests from Spreadshirt Germany who are here visiting the US.  Who helped with the presentation.  One of the things we were talking about was complaints and lob.  Yes, lobs.  When I hear the word “lob” I think tennis.   From wikipedia…

A lob in tennis is hitting the ball high and deep into the opponent’s court. It can be used as an offensive or defensive weapon depending on the situation.

But, there is actually no tennis taking place in customer service.  It turns out that lob is the German word for “praise”.

So the German lesson for today:

German - Lob = English - Praise