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Okay, I'm just going to jump right into this... I'll go back and add basic details for the street team along the way.

I know that we are fortunate enough to have some very talented members here, and I was wondering if a few of you might be willing to lend a hand. Specifically, I'm looking for some help in the graphic design area. Here's what I'm thinking:

If anyone is willing to throw out a few ideas for some Margot posters, and the band approves the idea, I will pay to have them printed up and I will mail them out to you all that would be willing to hang them up at some of your local venues, especially on the east coast. This isn't going to be a huge mailing, but it'll be a good start. I will especially want to get these in the hands of people that will be in attendance at the shows listed on the posters. Any photos that you might be able to snap showing the posters hanging up in random places would be awesome. I'll explain more about that later though.

I've played around with some designs for posters myself, but I'm no artist! I've seen some of the work that you guys have done, and I think it'll be perfect!

We're a little bit short on time here, because I'd like to get the word out about the upcoming Margot shows on the East coast mostly, and those are in just a few weeks. I have a few days that I can focus on these sorts of things though if anyone is willing to help out. Here are some very loose parameters:

--Poster needs to clearly display "Margot & the Nuclear So and So's"
--Can be of any size, but preferably a normal print size to keep it cheaper though, like 8" x 10" or 11" x 17". Postcard size would even be fine.
--You can put in the dates for the shows in December or I can add them in, whatever is easier.
--If we end up with more than one poster design, we will certainly consider using them in the future (like for the rumored spring tour!).
--Feel free to add in other things like quotes from reviews (I'd recommend picking shorter ones though), comments about live shows, etc. from reputable sources.

If you decide to add the tour dates yourself, here they are:

12.07.07 - The Dame - Lexington, KY
12.08.07 - Mad Hatter - Covington, KY
12.09.07 - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH
12.10.07 - The Black Cat - Washington, DC
12.11.07 - First Unitarian - Philadelphia, PA
12.12.07 - Middle East Upstairs - Cambridge, MA
12.13.07 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
12.30.07 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
12.31.07 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL

So we'll start there. I'll explain the mailing out process (which I will take care of) once we get a design. Feel free to post your ideas here, or email them to me (christies.attic@gmail.com), or whatever you'd like. Ideally I'd like to have the finally product in Photoshop format, but it's not critical. I think urileye had a pretty cool design idea for the online margotzine website background, it was posted over in that thread if I remember correctly. It was based off a homemade poster from a show last year. Anyways...

Thanks everyone, and feel free to share your ideas and thoughts for the street team here if you'd like.