7.8 Earthquake strikes Nepal, over 10,000 feared dead. Support NikeTalk's relief drive to receive a

I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
 
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Rest in peace to your co worker's
Son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin.

My condolences for his losts.
 
Methodical Management said:
NikeTalker23 said:
We going to have a donations drive?
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We should be able to set up a group fundraiser with Mercy Corps for this.  

Ideally, we'd get some help creating the necessary donation badges.  (Traditionally, we've had one for a $10 tier, $25 tier, and $100 tier.)  @lobo2mybeats
 was kind enough to design the badges for our Room to Read drive this fall, and our Typhoon Haiyan relief badges were designed by @Fongstarr
 @Nawzlew
 and @spicedham


If anyone else knows of a talented artist who can help us out, please direct them to this thread or have them send me a PM.  


I'm also hoping to check in with Room to Read on Monday to see if there's any possibility that the library we sponsored in Nepal has been damaged, in case we need to raise some money to help cover repairs.  
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Methodical Management Methodical Management , I'd be more than happy to take a crack at the badges if you proceed to set up a fundraiser.


Law3001 said:
I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
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Jesus :smh:
 
Law3001 said:
I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
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Wow
 
Bruh is sitting here just a shell of a man right now, thank god his wife and daughter were outside the buliding when it happened.
 
Law3001 said:
I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
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Geez man.

Damn yo, how do you just pick up and rebuild after such devastation? I'm sure some people were building homes/buisnesses etc for years... just to see them crumble in a matter of minutes. Not to mention the lives that were lost.

RIP
 
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Alright guys, we're in business:

https://www.mercycorps.org/people/niketalk/NepalEarthquake

The initial goal is $3,000.  Who will be the first to contribute? 

To those interested in creating graphics for us, we need three different badge designs:  one for those who contribute between $10-24, one for those who contribute between $25-99, and one for those who contribute over $100.

These were the winning designs for our Typhoon Haiyan fundraiser:

$10 - 24  Basic Supporter Badge

$25 - 99  Special Contributor Badge

$100+  Elite Fundraiser Badge

To work on our current system, the graphics MUST fit into the same space as the above badges - no exceptions.  

We're looking for clean, graphic, stylish designs that build upon each other.  

Another great example is @lobotomybeats  book design used in last fall's Room to Read fundraiser:

Since this is for the people of Nepal, using the Nepalese flag would be one appropriate direction, and would fit in with our badges for Japan, Somalia, and the Philippines.  

If you contribute to our campaign before the badges are ready, you WILL still receive one as soon as they're done.  You can also upgrade your contribution to receive a higher badge tier, and you can always select the badge associated with a lower tier if you prefer - so there's no downside whatsoever to contributing now.  
[h1]To receive your badge, be CERTAIN that you leave your NikeTalk account name in the comments section!!![/h1]
Purple Face said:
RIP my childhood friend and a Mt. Everest base camp doctor, Eve Girawong.

My heart goes out to her and all of the victims.
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Please accept my condolences concerning the loss of your friend.  

We'll do our best as a community to come together in honor of her, and all those who have suffered due to this terrible tragedy.  
 
Law3001 said:
I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
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I don't think there is anything you can say at that point. Wow that is crazy
 
It's late but thought I'd come up with something anyway.

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Anyway, did a quick outline of Everest.

I don't really like how the left side of the mountain just cuts off. I'll probably have it cut straight into the corner.

If anyone is designing a badge, here's the hex code for the crimson red on the flag: #DC143C
 
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Law3001 said:
I'm here in Dubai and we have a sizable Nepali population. I worker of mine just came in and requested one month off. Poor bastard lost his son, sister, brother, father in law, mother in law and cousin :smh: :smh: :smh:

I don't even know what to say to him. We gave him the time off but we wish we could do more, dude looks like a ghost
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:frown:

RIP to his fam.


Edit: Just donated.

Hopefully we can raise more than $3000 dollars.
 
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Very sad and unfortunate for those who lost their homes, families and loved ones.
"design like you give a damn" and architdcts without borders need more funding to help rebuild cities in situation such as this. Disaster relief architecture is a niche so to speak that isn't really focused on unfortunately. Many chapters have closed due to lack of funding. Such a shame.
 
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Heres a quick attempt

Tryna do something with a Himalayan Prayer flag theme

Maybe a little too rainbow-ish, and maybe too busy without being obviously Nepal
 
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