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["Denise N. Wood" <denise.n.wood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On the wiki page that Thorston linked has a bit about consistency:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork#Consistency

It mentions changing it every 3 releases -- but three seems like such
an arbitrary number.

Why not change the cover to coincide it with each LTS and have the
in-between releases be variations on the preceding LTS? That would be
6 editions with a similar cover, though, which might be a bit many.

Alternatively, use the same design for the two releases in a year?

Denise



On 31 August 2010 15:23, Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Aha! Understood!
> Regards,
>
> Sayantan Das
>
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> On 31 August 2010 12:47, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Sayantan,
>> We don't want to use references to the code names anywhere in the manual,
>> as they're just development names and the user isn't meant to see them.
>> I know Ubuntu versions are often referred to by their development name,
>> and unfortunately even end users seem to have picked this up too - but
>> Canonical don't mention the development name anywhere when the final release
>> is out and neither should we to be consistent.
>> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Sayantan Das <sayantan13@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Can we add a picture of the meerkat on the cover? . It wont be a picture
>>> per say, but more like a watermark. It can be done for every new release
>>> symbolising the release codename.
>>> Just a thought!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sayantan Das
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> http://computergyan.wordpress.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 31 August 2010 10:46, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2010-08-31 at 20:40 +1200, Benjamin Humphrey wrote:
>>>> > We need to figure out whether we want to design a new cover page for
>>>> > each cycle, or just update the same one each time. My personal opinion
>>>> > and original vision was to have a new cover each time, to
>>>> > differentiate the separate books, keep the style updated as the Ubuntu
>>>> > theme and branding develops and it also gives us something fresh to
>>>> > show off each time.
>>>>
>>>> Aside of the addition of "Second Edition" and thinner Circle of Friends
>>>> and wave pattern, this is what we have:
>>>>
>>>> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/getting-started-with-ubuntu-10-04-title-page-design/
>>>>
>>>> Using the same or similar design will signify consistency, stamina,
>>>> intentness, build trust and reduce the workload.
>>>>
>>>> This should still apply to all design considerations:
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork
>>>>
>>>> I think the current Ubuntu presentation values precision and confidence
>>>> over friendliness. The orange is on the aggressive side and has to be
>>>> used with care.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > When people see a new cover, they associate it with something new, a
>>>> > new book. If we just update the old one and keep using it, we'll lose
>>>> > that excitement - people won't know whether it's the same old book, a
>>>> > new book, or a new edition.
>>>>
>>>> There's a middle ground. Also, as the content won't be all new, we
>>>> should not pretend it is. It's about maturing, not starting from scratch
>>>> each time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Bearing in mind that aubergine is for commercial and orange is for
>>>> > community, I feel we should have something bolder and more prominent -
>>>> > like
>>>> > this:
>>>> > http://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Book-Benjamin-Mako/dp/0137081308/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283243654&sr=8-4
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > While that uses aubergine, we can use Ubuntu orange as the most
>>>> > prominent colour.
>>>>
>>>> Don't forget that we empower others and the cover should be in line with
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> As long as the cover should be printing-friendly, we can't have edge to
>>>> edge fills and large fills with a white margin can appear clumsy,
>>>> easily.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thorsten Wilms
>>>>
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>>>> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/
>>>>
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