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Apple Education Community vinyl sticker (2024)

This vinyl sticker is custom-die cut in the shape of a cartoon-syle “thought bubble” printed with the words Apple Education Community. The text is printed in three colors (orange, blue, and violet). The sticker is on a white background with a primary accent and outline color of blue. The font used is a bold version of San Francisco, Apple’s corporate font since 2015.

The design also includes hand-drawn stylized versions of various icons used on the Apple Education site and a QR code. When scanned, the QR code leads to the URL education.apple.com.

These stickers were available at educational technology conferences and distributed in person by Apple Education Leadership Executives.

The custom die-cut sticker measures approximately 4.5 x 3 inches.

Sources: Apple, Wikipedia

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Apple ♥️s Educators vinyl sticker (2024)

This vinyl sticker is printed with the words Apple ♥️s Educators. The text is printed in a multi-color-gradient color spectrum (purple, dark pink, orange, gold, green, teal) and the ♥️ symbol is red with a white QR code. The font used is a bold version of San Francisco, Apple’s corporate font since 2015.

When scanned, the QR code leads to the URL education.apple.com.

These stickers were available at educational technology conferences and distributed in person by Apple Education Leadership Executives.

The custom die-cut sticker measures approximately 5 x 1.25 inches.

Sources: Apple, Wikipedia

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AppleTeacher magnet (2023)

This magnet features the #AppleTeacher logotype (in a Medium weight of Apple’s San Francisco corporate font) printed on a custom shape metal background. The text is white and printed on a black background.

According to Apple’s website:

“Apple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning. As an educator you can build skills on iPad and Mac that directly apply to activities with your students, earn recognition for the new things you learn, and be rewarded for the great work you do every day.”

A strong bar magnet is attached to the back of the printed metal, and a rectangular piece of steel allows the magnet to securely fasten to fabric or other materials.

The magnet is 55 mm wide x 8 mm tall and 2 mm thick. The magnet adds another 2 mm to the overall thickness of the item. The metal backing measures 12 mm x 38 mm.

Source: Apple Education

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Hydro Flask (spearmint, white logo, c. 2019)

This Hydro Flask insulated water bottle features the distinctive (and now discontinued) spearmint color (a shade of green) and features a white Apple logo. The bottom of the bottle specifies it is a 20-ounce model.

The Hydro Flask website (as of 2024) refers to this particular model as a “20 oz Wide Mouth,” named for its capacity, and it includes an “insulated cap for wide mouth bottles.” This bottle has a cap, “Flex Cap Strap,” and “Boot” (rubberized bottom)—all color-matched in the spearmint color.

Source: Hydro Flask

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Luggage Tag (transparent acrylic with blue metal accent, 2011)

This luggage tag is made from transparent acrylic and is wrapped with an anodized metal blue accent. One side of the blue accent features a white Apple logo, and the other side includes a cutout for the user’s name and is printed with the words “2011 Education Sales Club.” The words are printed in white in the Apple Myriad font, Apple’s corporate font used approximately between 2003–2017.

The slide-out card with personal information inside the luggage tag is secured by a translucent silicone loop.

The luggage tag has elegantly rounded corners and thickly curved edges. It measures 2 3/8 inches wide, 3 1/2 inches long, and is 1/4 inch thick.

Source: Wikipedia (Typography of Apple)

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Luggage Tag (transparent acrylic gray with siver metal accent, 2007)

This luggage tag is made from a gray-brown transparent acrylic and is wrapped with an anodized metal silver accent. One side of the anodized silver accent features a black Apple logo and a cutout for the user’s name, and the other side is printed with the words “2007 Education Sales Club.” The words are printed in the Apple Myriad font, Apple’s corporate font used approximately between 2003–2017.

The slide-out card with printed information inside the luggage tag is secured by a translucent silicone loop.

The luggage tag has elegantly rounded corners and thickly curved edges. It measures 2 3/8 inches wide, 3 1/2 inches long, and is 1/4 inch thick.

Source: Wikipedia (Typography of Apple)

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Luggage Identification Card (brushed stainless steel, 2009)

This Luggage Identification Card is metal with a silver brushed stainless steel finish. The metal edges of the card are folded in to secure a clear plastic front, a white card that reads “YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE,” and a matching stainless steel back plate. The metal back plate and card housing have holes that match positions so when threaded, the Luggage Identification Card remains secure.

The stainless steel back plate on this Luggage Identification Card is printed in white with the words “2009 Education Sales Club” in the Apple Myriad font. Apple Myriad was Apple’s corporate font used approximately between 2003–2017.

Source: Wikipedia (Typography of Apple)

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Luggage Lock (c. 2009)

This Apple-branded Luggage Lock may have been available at the Apple Company Store at the Infinite Loop Campus in Cupertino, California. It is packaged in a black gift box with an Apple logo, a UPC code, and the part number T5132LL/A.

This unique item is made from metal and is 1.5 inches square and 0.25 inches thick. The Luggage Lock has a three-number combination lock along the bottom with a combination that can be set by the user. Once set, a 6-inch braided metal cable allows the user to lock their luggage with this device.

The Luggage Lock has a smooth finish that is champagne colored, and the braided cable is silver. The front of the lock is printed with a white Apple logo, and a patent number is engraved in the back.

The Luggage Lock includes a 2-page instruction manual that teachers the user how to set the combination and thread a metal luggage identification card through the cable. Although the metal luggage identification card is not included in the gift box, my collection includes a metal luggage tag that may have been sold along side this lock.