Hi again, @CheddarQueso. Hope you’ve had a great week. Responses to your follow-up questions are below:
All of the information you are requesting is subject to the proposal passing. Think about it like this - imagine someone who is unemployed with no savings reaching out to an establishment to book an event with no money, no set date of when funds will be available to put down a deposit or of the event as they are awaiting a decision from a potential employer, or any other relevant financial details. The place will say “call back when you have that figured out”. That’s where we are at. Given this is a Sponsorship proposal, the IRL event is necessary to even qualify for this category so we definitely will be holding this event.
The wonderful thing about this platform is that grantees must meet with the Grant Support Squad (GSS) on a monthly basis show proof that the team has been tracking towards their roadmap. If we are unable to deliver, then there are ramifications. The GSS and community will also receive updates on the proposal monthly and can ask questions within the Discord. There are so many avenues to ensure performance.
The shirts will be given away and are the phygital assets as they are a physical item tied with a NFC tag that links to the DCL website. The wearables are going to be sold on the marketplace and are digital products. The shirts are the physical product tied to a digital marketing effort via the NFC tag.
If you believe I am contradicting myself, then my apologies for the misunderstanding as that is not my intention. To clarify, the event will be open to developers and designers worldwide regardless of their experience in DCL.
As for the IRL event, I’ve responded above so will not revisit the question here, however, please advise of any further questions.
Respectfully, we do not agree that the approach shared by Peanutbutta as it isn’t taking into account all the facets and goals of our projects. If all we wanted was a t-shirt with a DCL logo, perhaps one can take his proposed route. We, however, are not simply looking to distribute shirts. The shirts are the result of the efforts, the tangible item people can walk away with.
Open sourcing a design, as recommended by Peanutbutta, places the onus on the individual. Not only would they have to invest their own time and money to produce the t-shirt, but many might be deterred by the inconvenience or costs, resulting in significantly fewer brand ambassadors. Our approach is both practical and effective, ensuring that DCL’s presence is seen and cohesively represented worldwide.
While the simplicity of open sourcing a design for local print shops may seem appealing, it fundamentally lacks the cohesive branding, quality assurance, and ethical standards that our project ensures. Local print shops vary significantly in terms of quality, ethical sourcing, and adherence to brand guidelines which leads to inconsistent representations of the DCL brand.
Our project ensures that ever t-shirt looks and feels premium and is also produced under ethical conditions.
Ultimately, the DCL community deserves more than an inconsistent representation of its brand. Our proposal is about creating a unified, high-quality, and ethically produced brand representation that both the DCL community and the artists involved can be proud of. We’ve created an engaging contest coupled with a global recruiting and onboarding effort and IRL event where the platform and product will be showcased and shared with the attendees, respectively.