we honestly should do a calender with member's cars in it..... or something.

Care to take on the project?

I say the calendar should be the female members with 914s...



I think we talked about that before though.. don't remember why it got shit-canned

yeah i wasnt going to start that convo back up, but i do notice we have some pretty women around here

well okay, i suppose i would need 12 914 pictures and/or 12 member pics......

and then i could compile them into a calender.


it looks sweet...in my head.

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jul 5 2005, 02:33 PM)

I say the calendar should be the female members with 914s...

Shoot...I don't qualify. I'm just a lowly 914 groupie.

surely somebody has a 914 you could borrow....

QUOTE (Meredith @ Jul 5 2005, 02:52 PM)

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jul 5 2005, 02:33 PM) I say the calendar should be the female members with 914s...  :drooley: Shoot...I don't qualify. I'm just a lowly 914 groupie.

Your cute enough.....borrow a teener.

coldheartly agree..

Hah, got ya beat...I'm just a lecher!

QUOTE (SLITS @ Jul 5 2005, 01:55 PM)

QUOTE (Meredith @ Jul 5 2005, 02:52 PM) ...I'm just a lowly 914 groupie.   Your cute enough.....borrow a teener.

She should borrow her dad's. It's cute enough, too!!!

(That car makes me drool!! No, dearest attorney--it's just the car! Really!! )

--DD

what about us guys that want to pose with our cars???

a few more situps and I'm ready to

QUOTE (Mueller @ Jul 5 2005, 02:59 PM)

what about us guys that want to pose with our cars??? a few more situps and I'm ready to

Not unless you can buff up your pecks enough to wear a bra!

QUOTE (Meredith @ Jul 5 2005, 02:52 PM)

Shoot...I don't qualify. I'm just a lowly 914 groupie.

Fear not, Mer. I was a "lowly 914 groupie" for many many moons before I finally became an owner. I think I was actually dubbed the official rennlist 914 groupie.

Jen

QUOTE (tat2dphreak @ Jul 5 2005, 05:33 PM)

I think we talked about that before though.. don't remember why it got shit-canned

it didn't. it simply never achieved critical mass.

here's the choices: somebody gets to pony up a big chunk of change to get 12-14 high-quality color separations made and then pay a litho house something like $15 each to make a 1000-unit press run. and risk having a shitload of unsold $20 calendars. i don't see a lot of people able *and* willing to take on a $15k initial investment for that approach.

Approach Two: you find someone with a large-format high-quality printer, like a XeroX/TektroniX wax-deposition printer who's willing to do it on a "print-on-demand" basis. that equipment is expensive, as is the high-quality paper, and the "ink" will run you about $2/page. you might be able to find a repro shop like a Kinko's with a sufficiently large printer if you're in a big city, but i bet they'd still cost you $20 a piece to make. add $10 for shipping and you might break even.

great concept, and i'd be glad to contribute some art to the project, but i'm in no position to sponsor it, much less bankroll the whole thing.

if someone can present a financial and production model that doesn't involve someone losing a shitpile of money, speak up here. July is *not* too early to get the ball rolling...

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 5 2005, 01:38 PM)

well okay, i suppose i would need 12 914 pictures and/or 12 member pics...... and then i could compile them into a calender. it looks sweet...in my head.

You can make it really easy by using this company's service. (BTW- I'm not affiliated in anyway)

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/prod...lear=true&no=75

QUOTE (GTeener @ Jul 5 2005, 03:32 PM)

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 5 2005, 01:38 PM) well okay, i suppose i would need 12 914 pictures and/or 12 member pics...... and then i could compile them into a calender. it looks sweet...in my head. You can make it really easy by using this company's service. (BTW- I'm not affiliated in anyway) http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/prod...lear=true&no=75

pretty darn cool there Gwen...thanks

I can't guarantee that he'll do it, but my uncle does this sort of thing for a living.(and he is usually willing to help out a nephew in need!) His work is awesome. I will talk to him and see what it would involve and what the most cost effective way to do it would be. You can check out his work at:
www.metcalfdesigninc.com

QUOTE (Mueller @ Jul 5 2005, 02:39 PM)

QUOTE (GTeener @ Jul 5 2005, 03:32 PM) QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 5 2005, 01:38 PM) well okay, i suppose i would need 12 914 pictures and/or 12 member pics...... and then i could compile them into a calender. it looks sweet...in my head. You can make it really easy by using this company's service. (BTW- I'm not affiliated in anyway) http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/prod...lear=true&no=75 pretty darn cool there Gwen...thanks

Thanks Mike. I thought so too. I just ordered a gift type itme to sample their quality.

They take care of everything except the design work. My creative 914 juices get flowing every time I visit that site

I thought it a good idea before and I think it a good one now! Who was it a few months back that posted someINCREDIBLE pics of his red teener? I believe he was a professional photographer? Maybe he could take some pics at one of the get togethers. Here is one of his pics

If you use CafePress.com services you just need 12 pictures @ 200 dpi and I don't know what the dimensions are but I'm sure they specify that too.

QUOTE (GTeener @ Jul 5 2005, 08:20 PM)

If you use CafePress.com services you just need 12 pictures @ 200 dpi and I don't know what the dimensions are but I'm sure they specify that too.

200 dpi?

if they're bigger than postage stamps, watch out for pixelation...
300 dpi used to be my minimum for the newsletter, and those were small pictures...

QUOTE (ArtechnikA @ Jul 5 2005, 05:23 PM)

QUOTE (GTeener @ Jul 5 2005, 08:20 PM) If you use CafePress.com services you just need 12 pictures @ 200 dpi and I don't know what the dimensions are but I'm sure they specify that too. 200 dpi? if they're bigger than postage stamps, watch out for pixelation... 300 dpi used to be my minimum for the newsletter, and those were small pictures...

If it's per inch why does the size of the picture matter?

OK, now you made me go look it up

Their Calendar template specifies 13 pictures (one for a cover I guess)

11.4"W x 9"H (trimmed to 11"x8.5") @ 200 DPI or PPI

2300 pixels W x 1800 pixels H

Certainly wouldn't hurt to have higher resolution pictures but they do have to be uploaded, so file size could be a factor.

"CafePress.com recommends shop owners create their images at 200 DPI to maximize CafePress.com product quality and image upload efficiency. We have run extensive end to end tests on all our products and have found that there is no discernable print quality difference gained by exceeding the 200 DPI recommendation."

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/imag...ges/help_images

OK, on your marks, get set, go!

I would just use pictures of the cars themselves, without girls and such, I've seen lots of calendar worthy pictures posted on various threads.

HIEDI

wow.

If they weren't too costly I'd proll'y take 25 - 50 to send as New Year perks to my warehouse distributor cust'rs
I thought of doing up my 914 as a calendar deal-but don't have the time.
MF

We have talked about a calendar every year.
Now is the time. Let's do it.

We need to decide if we want just cars or cars + models.
We can have people submit photos and then vote on the best.

yeah. we should do that. anybody have pics? Meredith, i know you will be able to borrow a car.

QUOTE (bondo @ Jul 5 2005, 08:28 PM)

If it's per inch why does the size of the picture matter?

because those "extensive end to end tests" that CafePress talks about typically depend on the "optimal viewing distance" being approximately equal to the diagonal size of the image. we tend to look at small images from farther away than that, and larger images rather closer. the closer you look at a lo-res image, the more pixelation and jaggies you will see.

but it's been a few years since i was a professional photographer, and months since i was a newsletter editor, so WTFDIK?

in the final analysis, someone will check out the samples and decide if the quality and value are acceptable. if so, we go, if not, we look for alternatives.

jaggies....is that a technical term?

Here is another Custom Calendar Printing Company that looks pretty good.

QUOTE (bd1308 @ Jul 6 2005, 08:45 AM)

jaggies....is that a technical term?

as a matter of fact ...

Best of luck guys.

The biggest issue I had when trying to do a calanger was the image sizes. I could only get a handfull of photo's that woul actually look good when printed close to 8x10.

I even tried to add a 1" border to make smaller photos work...Looked cheesy

I also tried to have 2-4 smaller photos for one month to keep the required photo size down...Took alot of work and I am better with a wrench then Graphics

There area lot of GREAT phot's out here but they are just too dam small.


BUT..............

If everyone that can takes some high res photo's over the next few months (until Oct) maybe it will be possible. I think I have 2 high res photos from the last (my) calender try.

Cheers

Mmmmmm? How about this

QUOTE (Mrs. K @ Jul 6 2005, 08:40 AM)

Mmmmmm? How about this

EXACTLY!


if it's all cars, that's fine too, or if we can get some volunteers for a few of the months, that would be nice too...

How about a calendar of the

I really just want to buy one no time to do any of the work.

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Jul 6 2005, 05:48 AM)

How about a calendar of the

Clay,

I like it! Sounds more like a concept for a monthly magazine or a television mini-series!

Dan

I was thinking more along the lines of T-Shirts with the toolwench logo on them for the females in our lives.

BTW.. the Original Toolwench already has one with this logo on it.

Since this would be a 914 club calender, I think it is important to accurately represent the true cross section of 914s owned by club members. In other words, roughly half of the photos should illustrate 914s holding down jackstands, or with rotten hell holes and longs, etc. In fact, I nominate my car, as in its current state it would perfectly illustrate one of the cold and dark winter months as it awaits rebirth in the spring. Heavy.

yeah rigth man. your car looks CLEAN! I wish you coudl do my car

QUOTE (Mrs. K @ Jul 6 2005, 05:40 AM)

Mmmmmm? How about this

that TAIL looks Hawt!!!

I'd share part of the costs if one month had a big ole honkin MassIVe Type IV as the pic...

Jake I'd rather see a big ole smoky burn out. or a blur of 914 scooting through AX cones with a ridiculously low time on the score board. Howabout you do the burn out and I'll post the low time. all with your 3.0L motor

Here are some suggestions if we don't limit the calendar to "pin-up" type.

Set a time period ~ 4-6 weeks of submissions, then the garage can all take a week to vote for 12 images. We could even "create" extra months since we need more time to work on our cars.

Any 914 in any state with or without people/person

Any 914 enthusiast

A 914 gathering

914 related humor

An artistic photo

914 art work

QUOTE (Neo914 @ Jul 6 2005, 10:10 AM)

Here are some suggestions if we don't limit the calendar to "pin-up" type. Set a time period ~ 4-6 weeks of submissions, then the garage can all take a week to vote for 12 images. We could even "create" extra months since we need more time to work on our cars. Any 914 in any state with or without people/person Any 914 enthusiast A 914 gathering 914 related humor An artistic photo 914 art work

Great idea Felix.

Should we all send our pictures to you?

Please specify file type & size requirements & picture dimensions...and the deadline

Keep it Simple Go to Shutterfly can create 12-18 month calanders and I believe u can start the year where ever you want to
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/index.jsp

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Jul 6 2005, 07:15 AM)

I was thinking more along the lines of T-Shirts with the toolwench logo on them for the females in our lives. BTW.. the Original Toolwench already has one with this logo on it.

How about a club wrench?

I could handle a sweet pic of the monster burnout- No sweat.... All i need for that is the 2316!

The 3.0 is in the beetle, don't think you guys want a bug on yer calendar do ya??LOL..