Everybody loves swag, and WordCamps always have them! Let’s look back at the delightful official swag we had at WordCamp Manila 2018.
Stickers and pins
This year we had local sticker sheets featuring the #WCMNL2018 jeepney, cityscape, and our three wapuus: Jeepney, Salakot, and Sorbetero. Also, it’s weather-proof, so it won’t fade as quickly as your regular stickers!
And as in most WordPress events, there are lots of WordPress logo pins and stickers as well, in different colors and sizes.
Super safe lanyards
The lanyards for all WordCamps starting 2018 are not only super nice with the WordPress logo and the ubiquitous “Code is Poetry”; they are also breakaway lanyards, which means that the back separates under pressure and/or physical stress. Essentially, the lanyard pulls apart when caught in a machine, a door, or other object that the badge and lanyard would get caught in. Safety first!
ID badge and Event Guide
Some folks thought that the badge was printed wrongly, but that was totally intentional! From one side you have the ID, and from the other side is the event guide, which is “upside down” so you can read it from your lanyards easily
Also, did you know that no trees were harmed in the making of your event guide and badge? That’s right folks, we used paper made of stone!
Stone paper is soooooo eco-friendly that it also saves tons of water and significantly reduces our carbon footprint. Aside from that, no harmful chemicals, like bleach, acids, and alkali, were used in the manufacturing process.
The result is paper that’s safe (non-toxic), tear-resistant, waterproof, recyclable, and degrable. And no papercuts too, try it! (we owe you a Band-aid™ if you get cut, but you won’t! 🙂 )
One small step we took to help save the environment!
A #WCMNL2018 tee to add to your collection
Our t-shirts are complementary, because attendees and volunteers are both important parts of a WordCamp! Volunteers are in blue to be more noticeable.
Speaker swag
Our speakers came and shared their time and knowledge with us as volunteers– they weren’t paid for their efforts. As a small token of appreciation, we shared with them a couple of items that follow our jeepney motif: a custom WordCamp Manila jeepney signboard (made by an actual jeepney signboard maker), a notebook with the full-color logo, a special leather keychain, and their own blue #WCMNL2018 shirt.
We hope that you liked this year’s swag! See you next time!