firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Okay everyone, I am wanting to get your opinions. I am considering selling custom, hand made bookmarks. You would be able to chose a short phrase, and I would write it in Alethi and send it to you. (And you could know for sure it was the right since I have actually been taught by Isaac how to write in the women's script. )You would be able to choose both the color of the bookmark and the writing (one color for each of the ten Surges, based on the gemstones). There would also be a choice of a few "fonts" to chose from. The bookmarks would be 2 in x 6.5 in. The bookmark would be made of cardstock, and would be covered by some heavy duty lamination. I would ship them between two pieces of cardboard to make sure it doesn't get bent.I am currently thinking the cost would be $10 for a bookmark with Alethi written on only one side, and $13 for Alethi on both sides, plus shipping (so the most expensive one would be about $19 total).My question is this: How many of you would not only be interested in buying one, but would be imediately able to do so? I'm thinking right now I can get the supplies and get things started if I can pre-sell at least ten of them, and I was checking to see if there's enough of a demand for it.If you would be able to, please just reply and let me know. Also, if you have a question feel free to ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callumke he/him Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Well, I would love one, perhaps double-sided with the first ideal of the Radiants on one side and the second ideal of the Windrunners on the other. HOWEVER, I do live in the UK, and so shipping would be different. If you can ship to the UK, then great. If not, I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I am totally willing to ship to the UK. Since I'm getting started, and using the sell of the bookmarks to fund the project, and I am charging shipping above the price of the bookmark. So, if you're willing to pay for it to get shipped I'm willing to make and send! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krelian Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'd be very interested, any chance we could see a rough idea of how they'll come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Kind of. It would be on regular paper, and it would also not be laminated (though, I could show you something else that I've got that is laminated) and not on the cardstock, but I could show you a mock up of what the bookmark would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callumke he/him Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Well count me in! Payment over PayPal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I'm still looking at a couple of payment options, but I will let you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairJ he/him Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I would also be up for a bookmark! Let me know the details when you have them finalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yay! Thank you! I absolutely will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I would love to buy one, but just regular paper sounds... fragile. I've been using my epic bookmark for about an year now, and it's peeling off around the corners and some edges. I am afraid that anything of lesser quality wouldn't last even this long. I'd hate to sound skeptical (which I am not, I just like information), but have you considered other mediums? Also, what exactly were you planning to do with the background - solid color, or something a tiny bit fancier (e.g. solid color with shades/gradient)? And finally, were you planning on doing everything entirely by hand, or are digital technologies on the table as well (for things such as the "fancier" background I mentioned above)? Hope I am not being too picky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I would love to buy one, but just regular paper sounds... fragile. I've been using my epic bookmark for about an year now, and it's peeling off around the corners and some edges. I am afraid that anything of lesser quality wouldn't last even this long.I think Mi'ch's comment about "regular paper" only referred to Krelian's request of wanting to see what one would look like. After all, she said:The bookmark would be made of cardstock, and would be covered by some heavy duty lamination. I would ship them between two pieces of cardboard to make sure it doesn't get bent. Is that better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yea, thanks. I was reading and posting during a meeting, and as a result I remember nothing of both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krelian Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yeah, a quick mock-up would be nice to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yea, thanks. I was reading and posting during a meeting, and as a result I remember nothing of both...No worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I will try to get a quick mock up made up tomorrow and post it then. I'm still debating on bookmark sizes, which is why you haven't seen something yet. Also, for now everything would be hand written. For the backgrounds I don't plan on doing anything too fancy, simply because if I were to print something it would be with a normal printer, and that would just look kind of cheap. Also, I have a few "font" choices you could chose from as well, so that could help spice things up. Edit: So, here's a super quick mock up of a bookmark. The size is going to be 2 inches by 6.5 inches. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanist Lupus he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 What's that one say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Life before death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 For some reason I feel like the script shouldn't cover so much of the height of the bookmark... But that's probably because I am used to seeing Western (and Cyrillic) writing, and in the density of ink on the line (for the lack of a better phrase) is higher closer to the bottom of the line; Alethi script is more symmetric, which is why I am probably thrown off. On a side note, didn't we have an idea a while back about creating a (computer) front to mimic the Alethi writing? I imagine having something like that would allow for a lot more customization with much less effort. Though there is definitely an argument to be made about the... individuality of manual labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairJ he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 That is truly epic, firstRainbowRose!! I am even more excited now!! Let me no when you are ready to take my monies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Will do! I hope I'll be able to get them started soon. For some reason I feel like the script shouldn't cover so much of the height of the bookmark... But that's probably because I am used to seeing Western (and Cyrillic) writing, and in the density of ink on the line (for the lack of a better phrase) is higher closer to the bottom of the line; Alethi script is more symmetric, which is why I am probably thrown off.On a side note, didn't we have an idea a while back about creating a (computer) front to mimic the Alethi writing? I imagine having something like that would allow for a lot more customization with much less effort. Though there is definitely an argument to be made about the... individuality of manual labor. The size would vary with each bookmark. A longer phrase (I help those who cannot help themselves) I'll have to break onto two or three lines in order to fit. So, they may not all be perfectly centered.As for the font, currently all of the fonts I've seen have errors in them. Plus, again, I would be using my home printer which would print at a lower quality than I'm wanting. Maybe later in I'll see if I can do something that is printed. Edited March 26, 2013 by Rubix Combining double post <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hey is it possible you could teach us how to write it as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Probably not. I was sworn to secretcy on all of the things I learned that day... But eventually you might benefit from the less painful spiking style. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadakeem he/him Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would buy one immediately. Already thinking of phrases I would like to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy he/him Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would be interested in buying some. Ideally, I would like "Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination." on one side, and "First Ideal" on the other side. I'm thinking that a set of ten would be awesome, one for each color/surge/gemstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would buy one immediately. Already thinking of phrases I would like to have. Sweet! I will pm you soon with details. I would be interested in buying some. Ideally, I would like "Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination." on one side, and "First Ideal" on the other side. I'm thinking that a set of ten would be awesome, one for each color/surge/gemstone. I have to say, I'm willing to do the quotes, but they might be a bit hard to all fit in the space. However, if I can fit it, I'm totally willing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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