[SLUG] Re: [Scarborough] Poster3, input requested

[Carles Pina i Estany]

Hi,

I have read your message, john, and Al Giring message... I comment in
only one message.

On Nov/18/2005, john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> Hi ppl

Hi ppl and penguins :-)

> OK, here's poster 3, taking into account the various comments
> <http://www.johnallsopp.co.uk/slug/poster3.jpg>.
> 
> Again, it's a rough thing.

just for curiosity (I have not checked meta data file)... Are you doing it
using Inkscape or some vectorial software? Else, like Al comments, you
will have a big problem when you will try to print in big size,...

This one is very dark. I like, and it seems Catux web page (which page
needs a re-design, but this is other topic day). Maybe is too dark for
some people?

I think that yellow letters should be in bold. At least for
accessability topic, for people who has some problem in eyes. 

> The key area I think is what to put in the small text. I just wrote
> that off the top of my head and I'm not sure what I'd really write in
> the finished version. Input please .. what would you like to see
> included there. I don't think it would be bad if it's a really long
> list, so let's hear it.

well, some interesting features for people:
-no virus, no firewalls
-easy to use
-funny to use
-efficiency
-free as beer and free as speech

Maybe I would not write "old computers". Then people expects to use
super-fashion-distribution with last KDE in Pentium 150 MHz. This will
frustate some people.

> It's possible, of course, that the print shop will go "I see sir
> you've chosen a black background for your poster, was it total
> ignorance or wild abandon that inspired you?".

Anybody knows it? I don't know... but it seems difficult...

> Personally, I think the problem I was trying to avoid has happened. I
> wanted something that looked people in the eyes and challenged them.
> What we have now is something that looks nice and the headline
> challenge is completely ignorable. Maybe it'll work better by being
> attractive. Maybe it's not my/our place to challenge people while
> they're trying to borrow a book. The challenge is more my style tho
> :-) I'm still proud of it and I'm willing to go with it, so let's see
> what your thoughts are.

Well, I don't know if I prefer poster1, poster2 or poster3. 

I like lot of text of poster1, and it is very fresh. But I miss tux as I
said, for some "links in brain" reasons. I don't know if people will
like poster3 because is very dark...

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