When social experience designer Roz Duffy first organized Barcamp Philly--the local version of Silicon Valley's most ad-hoc tech conference, coming to the University of the Arts November 13th--she knew that she had to be flexible. After all, Barcamp is known for a come-as-you-are message, cheap admission (tickets are just $5) and speakers who sign up minutes before they are asked to take the podium. But there was one point on which Duffy would not be moved: the t-shirt would not be lame. Not on her watch. Today, Barcamp has some of the most recognizable t-shirts in the Philly tech world. This is no cheap throw-away. These shirts get worn.
"We don't half-ass the t-shirt, getting some white t-shirt and iron on the logo," says Duffy, a freelance web developer and event planner. "As a woman, I have to say, it is a real drag to go to a conference and see a bunch of men's extra-larges with just the name of the conference on it. We try to think about everyone who is experiencing the event and see it through their eyes. And the t-shirts are really cool!"
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Author: John Steele
