On Wednesday 08 December 2010 09:09:56 Matthias Kirschner wrote:
> we need donor graphics for 2011 at latest at January 1st, but better
> before (I was already asked for it).
>
> http://www.fsfe.org/about/graphics/sponsoring/sponsoring.en.html
> If someone creates the pictures, it might be a good idea to create the
> versions for 2012, 2013 as well.
I can create the graphics, if you'd like me to.
> Can someone already create the xhtml version of the pages, so we can
> upload that on January 1st?
Which pages; don't they already exist?
Thanks,
Sam.
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hello desigeres,
for start: please cc me in replies, since i'm not subscribed on the
designers(a)fsfeurope.org list
the idea of having a service for fellows, that produces print-ready
business cards in a fellowship design as a pdf.
after wanting to do someething in that direction for some time,
i now found some time to produce a working prototype of the generation
code and reinhard mueller already has an idea on how to integrate with the
fellowship database if i interpret my mail correspondece with him correctly.
asside from some minor code cleanup issues, there are some issues
i still need help, and with some of them, people on this list might be able
to help me:
*) my code uses svg templates, and my current templates are, let's say,
suboptimal since i'm more of a coder than a designer (see attachment).
the requierements are pretty basic since my code is relativly flexible:
* the template should be for a single card
* the text parts that should be replaced are referenced via the 'id'
attribute, so speaking names there would make the config file more readable
* my current implementation does no like multi-lined text elements, therefor
for multi line fields like address, there have to be seperate text elements
for each line
* my current plan woud be to include the data represented on the card
in machine readable form (qr code) on the backside, so if suitable from the
design point of view, would it be possible to include a square with a
edge length of 2.5 to 3 centimeters there?
(it may mark me as a techno freak, but i have seen people, escpecially
secreteries waste a lot of time copieng the data by hand and smartphones
and webcams with correspondig software are quite common nowadays, so
it struck me as usefull)
*) for the placement on the pages i also use svg templates with rect elements
as placeholders (currently i have them with 1 card centered for sending
to printing shops, an n-uped to a4 and a3 for home/office printers.
however i have a small problem: when n-upping 8 cards onto a a4 page,
the standard inksacpe feature produces marks that are to big (overlap
into the neighboring card), does anybody now of a way to produce
good crop/bleed marks in the needed size without drawing them by hand?
*) to produce pdf's usable for pre-press, i currently pdf's with version
1.3 and cmyk colors in the final step that should, theoretically
be in conformance with the pdf/x3 standard, does anybody by coinsitance
now a free (as in freedom) tool to verify if that is really true?
thx
yours,
albert
ps: i hope my design aux pas is not to offending for somebody tho actually
has knowledge reagrding design
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First draft attached.
Our local Fellowship group decided it would be good to have a flyer outlining
the 'landscape' of local Free Software groups, in addition to our FSFE specific
general purpose flyer.
The flyering scene here in Manchester is competitive, so a highly visual design
was favoured, contrasting to the very wordy design of the other flyer that
we're using.
I also have to be very careful about not presenting particular groups as being
more prominent than others.
Comments welcome.
Thanks,
Sam.
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Sam Tuke
British Team Coordinator
Free Software Foundation Europe
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