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Interview with Cartoon Movement

What inspired or motivated you to open a shop and how long have you run the shop?

The Cartoon Movement is a community of international editorial cartoonists and fans of political satire. The Cartoon Movement is part of The Video Journalism Movement (VJ Movement), an organization dedicated to the promotion of video journalism and press freedom. Our motivation to open a shop is twofold. First, we’re always looking for new and creative ways to show how cool editorial cartoons are, and printing them on T-shirts is definitely an exciting new way to share them with the world. Second, part of our mission to contribute to the future of editorial cartooning. All the cartoonists in our network are professionals, making a living (or trying to) by drawing great cartoons. We feel this profession deserves support, and that’s why we pay our cartoonists for every cartoon they publish at Cartoon Movement. To continue doing that, we of course need to generate some funds as well. Having a shop where people can buy our cartoons on a t-shirt helps us to continue what we’re doing, and it gives our audience a chance to literally show their support for editorial cartoons.

We launched our shop on May 3rd of this year, so we’ve only been running the shop for a short time. The reactions we’ve received since we opened the shop have been very encouraging, and people seem to like our designs a lot.

How did you learn about Spreadshirt? Read more

2 Days Left to Get 5 for 4 or 10 for 8 – a.k.a Free Shirt(s)!

Get your 4 best mates together and share on the savings. Clothe your entire family with a few clicks of the mouse. Get a t-shirt for each workday. Oh, the possibilities are numerous! But time is short!

Only until 31 May at the stroke of midnight will you be able to get 5 shirts for the price of 4. It’s been a while since my algebra class, but my pocket calculator tells me that’s a FREE t-shirt!

Simply enter the voucher code MAY2001 when going through checkout with at least 5 shirts in your basket and we’ll give you the lowest priced shirt for free. Feeling a bit lavish and penny-wise at the same time? Then the voucher 10SHIRTS is just for you – that’s 10 shirts for the price of 8!

And we’re not done yet! Well, actually we are. Shop Partners, don’t forget to give your customers one last reminder before it’s too late (too late would be 1 June)!

Meet a Spreader: Jürgen – Global Production Manager

Meet a Spreader is back for another round of questions and answers – this time with our Global Production Manager Jürgen Gauger. Phil suggested we get to know him a little better in his Meet a Spreader video interview back in February. We took Phil up on his idea.
 
So, let me introduce you to Jürgen. Best to let him tell you what a Global Production Manager actually does and what such a long title actually means. You’ll also find out where Jürgen has found his own little paradise and how he can still show up to work early morning despite long hours, late-night emergency calls and little sleep.
 
How long have you been working here at Spreadshirt and what exactly do you do?
 
I’ve been at Spreadshirt for about one and a half years now as the Global Production Manager. What exactly that is – very good question. I am responsible for the entire operation of our three production locations: Leipzig, Legnica and Greensburg. Everything that has to do with production, its employees and the equipment falls under my responsibility.
 
Production in the US is relatively independent due to its distance and I am mostly involved in the administrative tasks behind the scenes: personnel planning and development, helping find replacement parts and developing the location’s technology and equipment to match the continuing growth in production volume. If there are some small repairs to make, I might jump in on a video conference to try and help figure out the problem as quickly as possible and help solve it.
 
In general, I make sure that we have the smoothest production process possible, that we have enough employees available during the seasonal peaks and that the quality remains high. Spreadshirt’s production is seasonal, which means we need a lot more people during the pre-Christmas rush than in the spring. That’s something you have to plan ahead for so we have enough time to find the right people and train them before things really take off.

My office is here in Leipzig, but I travel often to Poland and make the trip to the US about three times a year to have a look for myself. I think it’s really important to visit the production sites as much as possible to see how they are developing. Problems in production can either be solved through experiences at the other sites or making sure that that an issue at one site simply doesn’t show up at the others.

So, a typical day of yours is pretty packed with meetings if you are responsible for production in three countries. What’s the first thing you do when you get to your office in the morning? Read more

Spreadshirt Needs You … to Pull a Prank

International T-Shirt Day is coming soon and we want you to promote it. We’re planning some guerrilla action in the big cities of Germany, France and the UK. If you want to support us on June 19th for a couple of hours, we’ll give you a voucher for £50 (or €50) or a free six month premium membership.

Here’s what we have in mind – the idea is “Take a shirt, leave a shirt“. We’ll send you a bunch shirts and all you have to do is set up a clothes line with them in a public spot in your city. Then step back, see what happens and send us the results. Since you know the hot spots of your city best, you can choose the location yourself. If this kind of thing is up your alley and you’re interested in supporting us in your city, send an email to tshirtday (at) spreadshirt dot net.

EILEEN & ROBERT: Two New (Shirts) at Spreadshirt

I am very happy to introduce EILEEN and ROBERT, two hot new products in our Fashion Brands Collection from the Berlin streetwear label FRISURclothing. These custom new additions will give you the perfect shape for the warm summer days to come.

Let’s get down to their special and unique details. ROBERT has playful seams on the chest that are quite an eye-catcher, and the slender neck cuff stretches to the left sleeve. It also features double-stitched seams, silky smooth fabrics and a classic tee cut that sits just right.

EILEEN sports a feminine close-to-the-body fit within an A shape. It has a slender neck cuff and a broader cuff at its lower seem too. On the front you’ll find two decorative and practical patch pockets and a playful collar seam that stretches to the left sleeve.

The real highlights for these shirts: these colour-style combinations are only available at Spreadshirt as FRISURclothing have designed it especially for you and us! Added bonus: you can personalise the shirts with all print types, including digital direct!

Hold your horses, we’re not done yet. We still have one fashionable item for you to get excited about! We asked our Facebook buddies which Timbuk2 bag they would rather have. We agreed with their request: you can now get your hands on a customised Classic Messenger Bag by Timbuk2 in 3 colours.
 
The distinctive 3-stripe designed bag comes with a few new features: 4 small zipper pockets on its front, of which one is a key pocket with a spring clip. The spacious interior offers enough room to hold 2 heavy ring binders (the bag is labeled size M by the manufacturer) as well as smaller compartments for your mobile, pens, money, or whatever it is you like to carry around. The strap comes with a detachable shoulder pad and can be extended with a fastener making putting on and taking off child’s play. If you ask me, it’s fashionalbe, practical, perfect! I love it!
 
I hope you have fun creating, selling and wearing these new items. Stay tuned, our next new additions are almost ready to go. All I’ll say: it’s going to get sporty!