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[Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kris,

Awesome stuff, welcome aboard.

Titlepage: I'm afraid the title page blueprint has already been assigned to
wolter. He's already made some mockups:
http://imagebin.ca/view/bcGCJuDD.html

If you'd like to join us in #ubuntu-manual on irc.freenode.net he's looking
for some feedback. Or you can post it in the whiteboard on the titlepage
blueprint.

The chapters: The first idea you have is good, although the chapter headers
are already set up. An image for each chapter would be fantastic and that's
what I've wanted from day one. This is mainly what the "artwork" blueprint
is all about. The second idea you had, about backgrounds for the pages i'm
not so fond on. My view on backgrounds is that they look a bit tacky when it
comes to a published book. Not to mention if this ever goes to print, it
would raise the cost.

The team logo is already made up for Launchpad - it's available in the
branch under the folder "Team Images" - it's pretty rough, all I did was
google search "book" - get an image, and then photoshop the ubuntu logo in.
You are welcome to have a go at creating a better logo.

And just one last thing, email your ideas to the mailing list instead of me
personally - that way everyone else can have their say :)

Cheers
Benjamin
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On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Kris <kristopher.klunder@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Hello again,
> I've assigned myself to the Artwork blueprint, hope you don't mind. I'm
> checking in to run a few ideas by you concerning the artwork layout of the
> Manual.
>
> First, the Title Page:
> I'm thinking that it should be a simple, clean look much like Ubuntu.
> Possibly a modified version of the Ubuntu logo on a combination
> orange/mostly white background (which is subject to change depending on what
> Lucid will have). Possibly list the versions covered by the manual
> currently, and let that be the end of the text.
>
> Second, the Chapters:
> I have two operating ideas for this, which could potentially be combined:
> --We can have an "Introduction Page" at the beginning of each chapter that,
> basically, will have the name of the chapter along with some graphic or
> drawing that will be consistent on each of these Introduction Page's, small
> but sharp. This is a common trait found in many off-the-shelf help manuals
> that makes the book appear more organized and clean.
> --My second idea may not be possible, I am just now familiarizing myself
> with the layout of the pages. The idea is this: to create a "background
> image" for each page, such as a Lucid-theme-color border that covers only
> the left and top spaces of the page. It would break up the endless
> text/white/text/white that's present right now, and as long as it's a light
> color it shouldn't interfere with the reading experience much (but will make
> the manual feel 'prettier').
>
> Also, should we make an icon/symbol/logo for the Manual Team to either be
> used in the guide or in forums/etc.?
>
> Let me know if there's a specific format you had in mind for this all to
> work, none of these ideas should significantly change what's there right
> now.
> Thanks,
> -Kris (admiralspark)
>
>


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