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[Bruno Bernardino <bruno.bernardino@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I personally prefer KolorGuild's fifth (
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntumanual_theclick_byKolorGuild.png
)
and Vish's second (
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Cover-lower.png
 )

Can't really choose between those two... they're equally good, simply
different approaches.

Bruno Bernardino

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 01:31, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi fellas,
>
> That's a good idea. Sorry, the title page hasn't exactly been high on my
> agenda recently considering that we're way behind in content for chapter 4
> and chapter 2. I originally planned for title page submissions not to take
> place until beta(!) which is halfway through March. Obviously after wolter
> kicked off the process, more people have jumped on the bandwagon and
> submitted stuff - which is fantastic as it means we get lots of ideas.
>
> I don't want to say to three of you "goodbye" and then just choose one
> person. Firstly, that's not up to me - I'm not a dictator, I don't make
> decisions like that solely - it's up to the team. Secondly, I would rather
> the four of you work together to produce one final image, instead of just
> one person. It's very mean declining you after the work you've all done and
> just selecting one person. You've all shown strengths in different areas, so
> I think if you could come together to create something that would be
> fantastic.
>
> Right now, I see the strongest proposal from Vish. I'm not the only one who
> thinks that, as all of the blogs etc that have been running stories have
> also chosen that one from the page because it looks the best. I personally
> think that it fits in with the manual nicely, although the colours and font
> could use some tweaking to align to the style present in the manual body.
>
> As for the Lynx, once again this is up to the whole team to decide. I
> personally think wolter's lynx looks fantastic and I love it on Vish's
> proposal. I highly doubt it will remind people of O'Reilly or Apple, and it
> definitely gives us our own identity - how many other Ubuntu publications
> use a watermark of the development animal?
>
> I don't think we will have many problems creating an illustration each
> release. Wolter's one looks great for this release, A friend of mine, Martin
> Owens, is an excellent artist, and once the manual gets bigger we will have
> lots of people who want to have a shot at getting their image on the cover.
>
> Feedback from the rest of the team, please?
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Benjamin
>>
>> I talked with Vish, Wolter and David. We all agree on that continuing
>> to add disjointed proposals for the cover page design is a waste of
>> effort. We think the project should select a single designer or small
>> team and not invite yet more proposals. This for higher efficiency and
>> to avoid frustration.
>>
>> I notice you spend some effort on your feedback, but the whole of it
>> doesn't permit us to see a single direction.
>>
>> The design of the title page should follow from the goals/strategy of
>> the project and especially what we want to communicate right there. It
>> will send a message, so we better make sure it is the desired one.
>>
>> We need to define:
>> - The audience. Who we need to talk to.
>> - Context of use. How and where people will come across the manual.
>> - Tone and message. Think "reassuring" or "upbeat", just as examples.
>> Part of the message will also be the light that we cast on the whole of
>> Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>> I see the following problems with a lynx on the cover:
>> - It's damn hard to create a really good illustration of a lynx.
>> - It will likely remind people of O'Reilley. Nice books, but we should
>> want to have our own identity.
>> - A cat and a 10 ... people are bound to think of Apple, see above.
>> - It _might_ end up being in conflict with the desired tone.
>>
>>
>> We would like to hear what you think of this first, but feel free to
>> move this to the list immediately.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thorsten Wilms
>>
>> thorwil's design for free software:
>> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Humphrey
>
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