See attached (gallery.png).
The idea is that we print these in large numbers, distrubite them with other
campaign materials to universities etc., and encourage people to label
restrictive products with them. This included blu-ray movies, flat screen tvs,
proprietary software, camcorders with proprietary codecs, etc., etc,.
Its important that they aren't too obvious, in my view, so that people can at
least manage to sticker plenty of products before being detected. Ideally the
stickers would be noticed by shoppers, but not by shop staff, and so remain on
display for many days.
Thoughts? Both files should be in the tdwyt git repo shortly.
Designers@: This relates to our They Dont Want You To campaign
(http://theydontwantyou.to). This is aimed at students and should be launched
later this year.
Best,
Sam.
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Hi there,
does anyone know the font that's used for the main FSFE logo? It isn't
hand-drawn, is it?
We (the local group Munich) are currently designing a banner for our new
pavilion and thus in desperate need of a vectorized "FSFE.ORG" logo
variant. I know it must be somewhere out there... :-/
Greetings from Bavaria
Johannes
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On 02/09/13 23:42, Chris Hayes wrote:
> Kinda important question left until the last minute, is there a particular
> resolution and/or aspect ratio that you want this post card to be?
Yes, A6. I just did some detective work, and the postcards in bars etc. that
were the original inspiration for this idea are all A6, as are most of the
other postcards I have to hand from foreign lands.
This is the print company we're planning to use:
https://www.wir-machen-druck.de/Postkarten-DIN-A6-Quer--148-cm-x-105-cm--mi…
- From that website:
Postcards A4 (21.0 cm x 29.7 cm) with hot foil stamping gold
260gsm chromo postcard (front: white, back: matt and writable)
4/4 (full color)
The hot foil stamping gold affects only the front / outside.
Finished format: 21.0 cm x 29.7 cm
*Data format: 21.6 cm x 30.3 cm*
I can get more detailed pre-printing info when necessary. Generally speaking,
I'd expect that the final version needs to be 300 DPI with CMYK colours and
3mm bleed margin on each side.
Best,
Sam.
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Hi all,
Since my travel last week, inducting a new intern today, and also due to being
away this Friday, I'm a go-slow at the moment and haven't replied to all mails.
For urgent things you can call me. Else I'll try and get back on top on Thursday
when I'm next working on FSFE.
Best,
Sam.
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On 26/08/13 01:27, Chris Hayes wrote:
> Which postcard designs are we most interested to use, and would anyone like
> any help designing / starting / finishing these?
Did my comments below make sense to you?
On 05/08/13 13:31, Sam Tuke wrote:
> On 08/07/13 20:06, Chris Hayes wrote:
>> Saying this, I am curious as to whether or not there's a semantic
>> connection between this postcard and the subject of repression
>
> I think the idea behind the "freedom springs" card was that it serves as a
> metaphor for lifestyle free of restrictions, and its something that you,
> the viewer can attain.
>
> "Freedom Springs - wish you were here!". The message would indicate a
> happy efficient life that you can achieve when you use only tech that is
> free of anti-features.
>
> Because the message is subtle and not obvious from the card itself it
> would encourage the viewer to pick it up and look at it to discover its
> real message, and on the back would be details of technical restrictions
> and alternatives.
>
> There could be an Ipod buried in the sand of the beach depicted in
> "Freedom springs". Because its a beach scene, it would make a nice postcard
> of itself, without the association. I think it would be a clever and
> attractive way of communicating our message that digital restrictions
> aren't necessary, and to invite the public to free themselves.
I still feel that the Freedom Springs idea is the best for the postcard that
we will print. The vintage postcards will work well digitally (and carry less
copyright-related risk that way).
Perhaps some items in the picture could be blurred with green binary, like a
skeleton hinting at the digital nature of the message, sort of appearing like
the beach was on a holodeck. Just a pleasant, attractively illustrated beach
scene with little or no tech at all, perhaps some people lounging on a beach,
would be enough to convey the message. This is a good place. You want to be
here. How relaxing it is to live without digital restrictions!
Apart from (hopefully surmountable) translation issues, I think that the
metaphor will be clear enough once they turn it over, and the picture itself
interesting / unusual enough to get their attention. There would be no overt
product advertising, like most of the other postcards on the stands we intend
to put these on. And if someone receives one of these cards in the post, just
the fact it's addressed to them would lead them to investigate what it motive is.
If I'm making sense and you like the idea, you could have a go at illustrating
the scene :)
Sam.
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