Hi, I’m making repair tags for our local makerspace. The idea is that they can be hung on things that are broken and need fixing.
I’d be happy to share the files if anybody is interested. Can I upload SVG files here?
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Thank for sharing Janna! They look cool!
You should be able to upload .svg files here, yep 
Nice! How about stickers ‘I was fixed by …‘ including a QR code to open the fixer’s website?
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One of our volunteers came up with the idea of making a Fixed sticker, which “certified” that the item was repaired in our repair café. The inspiration comes from the Japanese QC stickers. Therefore, our sticker is also in shiny gold 
We printed 200 for around 30$ incl. shipping on Aliexpress.
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Okay, I’ll grab the files and load them here!
I think this could also be a bigger discussion around making a sticker or label kit for repair cafes, hackerspaces, makerspaces, craft workshops, DIY garages, etc. It’s not easy to design a system to inform communities about repairing things.
So having a ready made and adaptable kit to order or download could help out with some of the pain points.
Perhaps something to also collab with iFixit?
I started to work on a generic English sign. Any suggestions? Also I can make them in several languages, if anybody wants to provide the text.
Also, if The Restart Project has a font preference, let me know.
Nice progress, thanks for sharing Janna! I love this idea for flagging broken items within makerspaces
As an extension, are you also planning on linking this to a broken item repair tracker for you makerspace?
I agree that this could be a bigger discussion about making repair more visible in the local community and celebrating sucessful repairs at repair cafés and so on.
Oh, and as Restart, the two main fonts we tend to use are:
- Asap: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/asap
- Permenant Marker: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/permanent-marker
(But no need to make it Restart branded )
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For the one at Tampere Hacklab, it links to the github repo where people can log issues, as well as links to info pages to join the chat.
And I agree it is part of a bigger discussion of community repair. You can also see such repair signs at gyms and supermarkets.
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Nice examples there - I didn’t realise Sainsbury’s did that!
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I think that’s Aldi. But nudging Sainsbury’s would be good too