Thread by @leftiststickers, DIY stickers designed for Avery labels.Open link, save, use a laser printer.If [...]

DIY stickers designed for Avery labels.

Open link, save, use a laser printer.

If you dont have a laser printer you can use most self serve printing stations via USB stick or dropbox.

Recommended:
5523 (poly/weatherproof)

Will work:
5263 (paper)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dbqb42cnhhd7dyx/AAAokEIhErd9Ga2iY_7gGJHha?dl=0

5523 and 5263 are product numbers for Avery’s 4x2 labels but other 4x2 labels would likely work too.

As mentioned in the first post the 5523 labels are made of polyester and are weatherproof. They make great outdoor stickers.

The paper ones do work but don’t last as long.

Labels are cheap on eBay.

A pack of 500 weatherproof labels can cost $27-$30.

Office stores don’t care if you bring in your own to print at the self serve machines, people do it all the time.

Prints typically come out face down so no one can see what you are printing.

One of the advantages to using labels is the ability to just whip up designs on the fly and make them available as stickers quickly.

You also don’t need software to design them. You can use the template makers on Avery’s website to make some pretty impressive things.

A cool thing about being able to whip these up in a hurry is that it’s easy to make one time batchs to target a specific events or local issues.

It’s possible to design, create and blanket a neighborhood in a single day for a rapid response.

A good use for paper labels.

These 4x2 labels are only one of tons of label types you can get. I personally like using these for a lot of designs because they are some of the most commonly available,but if you wanted to do something circular, square or whatever for aesthetic reasons, there are options.

I feel like such a shill for office supply companies when I make posts like this but there is no ethical consumption under capitalism. I started this project because I saw a lot of people wanting to engage in this sort of neighborhood activism but struggling to find materials.

I also think that putting this kind of thing up in neighborhoods is a really important form of activism. It normalizes leftist talking points and symbols while also letting people in the neighborhood know what’s up.

A lot of people will feel better seeing this stuff around.

Putting up stickers and other material will also let bad actors know that people know who they are and that we are watching them.

Putting up material is also a great way to keep an eye on your community. While your putting your stuff up, you can be looking for things that need to come down. There are lots of guides to identifying fascist symbols that should be removed: https://www.adl.org/hatesymbolsdatabase

When taking down fascist material, always be on the look out for traps such as razor blades & other dangers. Sometimes it’s safer to cover rather than remove.

A good kit to carry is:
Scraper/knife
Paint marker
Stickers

It’s also recommendable to go with a comrade or two.

So that does it for now.
These are all the new designs that I have so far. I added this account‘s @ name to everything so people that find these stickers in the wild can make more & made a few of them harder to vandalize plus other minor things.

Stay safe comrades.
Fight fash.