I'm perfectly fine not having the logo on it... makes the design cleaner. If it does end up going on it should be discreet
(on the other hand I'm absolutely in favour of the case having something in Latvian on it! Baltic languages are awesome)
Well, if there is any logo (I'm starting to consider it) then the only thing that'll stay from the founders run are the TMO50 on the left side
You may consider a nice sticker to be applied on the right bottom corner, ala happy-board.
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By right bottom you mean on the right blocker of the board?
Yeah. A sticker for the right blocker is optional. People may get it and decide if apply it or not. They can even apply it and remove it if they do not like it. I share the feeling that having it carved from the factory may alter the minimalistic nature of the TMO50's design.
From my understanding (sorry to start a sentence like that lol) the idea was to keep the logo/placement that's on the FE but only keep the TMO logo that's on the back side of the top part of the board (so FE style minus the FE text).
That would mean that the TMO has a logo on the back, similar to the diamond that is on the back of the Pearl.
Happy to discuss further
Logos are a curse or a blessing depending on each observer. The interested parties may split between those that want it, the neutrals and those that do not want one. Thus, make it an option that buyers may opt in or out. That would be the best solution.
Oooff that's one that makes sense for the buyers but a nightmare for the GB runner.
If the factory machining the parts outsources the anodization to another shop, then you have to trust that the factory also makes sure that the anodization shop colors the right tops, which adds another row of risk calculation in the hyperthetical excel sheet.
From a GB runners point of view you're doubling the request to the factory. You'd now have 2 different model files for the top (1 with logo and 1 without) and you would then have to specify for each of the 5 colors 2 different options.
If the anodization shop doesn't respect the list, then we
could end up with something like 7 anodized blue tops with logos and 3 anodized blue tops without logos, but maybe 5 people ordered anodized blue with logo and 5 anodized blue without.
For that reason, I would always prefer to minimize any chances that the factory or anodizers make a mistake, and go for one option for the whole GB: either logo yes or logo no!