Articles by Andrew Matranga

Articles by Andrew Matranga

• April 4, 2017

  How Startup Weekend Stickers Bring Ideas to Life

  Startup Weekend organizers use custom stickers to energize teams, build event identity, and celebrate big ideas in just 54 hours. This blog highlights how StickerGiant partners with Techstars Startup Weekend events—featuring standout designs from Louisville and Breckenridge—and explains why high-quality custom shapes, durable materials, and clear branding make stickers an essential part of the entrepreneurial experience.

  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: Techstars Startup Weeks & Weekends

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• March 30, 2017

  WordCamp Torino 2017 Sticker Sheet

  With WordCamp sticker sheets, we often get to print creative and locally themed artwork. The organizing teams for these events really have fun with the sticker real estate on a sticker sheet by throwing in a couple Wapuu peels and original WordPress logos for their event goers. We really love the spires of the Turin Cathedral (or Duomo to locals) that adorn two of the stickers. With a total...
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  Posted in: WordCamp

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• March 30, 2017

  Techstars Events All Over!

  Five total Techstars events with Startup Weekends in Oklahoma, South Dakota, on the Canadian island of Newfoundland, in Athens, Greece, and in Mexico. Lots of Startup Weekend logos on die cuts and one really sweet sticker sheet. Startup Weekend Western NL Let's start in Newfoundland, the most easterly province of Canada, where Viking explorers first landed. Grenfell Campus, part of the Me...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: Techstars Startup Weeks & Weekends

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• March 28, 2017

  The Makers Sessions April 2017

  This weekend's sponsorship is all about creative craft business ideas and the maker movement. In the case of this event's stickers, the team went with custom die cut that captures the spirit of the culture and this gathering. It's a circle, but with a small bump out on the bottom of the sticker to hold the tagline from the event: "Crafting your creative business." It's a mix of grey and ...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: StickerGiant Sponsorships

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• March 24, 2017

  ctrl + she 2017

  On Saturday, ctrl + she has a die cut sticker that uses typography in a very unique way. Their design team leans heavily on the curly bracket—or what's often called the "brace" by typography aficionados—to form the custom shape of the sticker. This use of a matched pair of brackets is often called an "opening and closing" of a phrase, and is typically used in technical writing or computer c...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: StickerGiant Sponsorships

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• March 22, 2017

  Startup Weekend Oxford, Cluny & Mexico City 2017

  We have three Techstars startup events in progress for the weekend ahead, with a returning favorite and a few new installments to highlight. All events take place in other countries, with Mexico, France and England on deck for a weekend of business, building and networking. Die cut stickers were the order of the weekend, and we'll discuss all of the custom shapes and designs below. Let's...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: Techstars Startup Weeks & Weekends

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• March 21, 2017

  WordCamp Miami and San Diego 2017

  We're on two southern coasts in America this weekend sponsoring custom sticker sheets at WordCamps, one of our favorite events to provide in-kind stickers for attendees and organizing teams. Both of these sheets highlight what we love about the WordPress community: great design and creative approaches to problem solving. With only a little bit of space, sticker sheets offer a lot of options...
  by Andrew Matranga

  Posted in: WordCamp

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• March 16, 2017

  Stickers Sheets for WordCamp Atlanta and St. Louis 2017

  We have a stellar doubleheader WordCamp weekend with customized sticker sheets heading to WordCamp St. Louis and WordCamp Atlanta. We are always amped to talk about WordPress stickers, and these sheets have local flavor, seasonal flair and everyone's favorite mascot, Wapuu. WordCamp St. Louis St. Louis WordCamp has the Gateway Arch as the dominant theme for this sticker sheet, which keeps...
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  Posted in: WordCamp

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• March 15, 2017

  Lehman College CodeJam 2017

  We are excited to announce our sponsorship of the first-ever CodeJam at Lehman College in New York. CodeJam was started by the chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) at this Bronx-based senior college that's part of The City University of New York system. Their goal is to celebrate Lehman College students’ diverse s...
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  Posted in: Hackathons

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