[libreoffice-marketing] Re: A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-14 08:55, Christoph Noack a écrit : Hi all! Currently we all work on different topics, and I perceived the need for some better overview what is currently going on. Not only for those who already contribute, but also for those who are new to the LibO project (e.g. those guys that got

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Marketing suggestion: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-14 16:51, Alan C. Baird a écrit : Are you the organizer in charge of LO Marketing? I'd like to have a private discussion with whoever is running the show, someone with a LO or DF email address. My email address is at the top of this page: http://scr.9TimeZones.com My thought is t

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-14 17:09, Lucas Filho a écrit : Hello Community, After reading some email and see the logo on the wiki LibreOffice, dropped out of the idea of the paper airplane and prepared over a logo option. I kept the source but I changed the colors. This new project, we included the splash scre

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Graham Lauder
On Monday 15 Nov 2010 11:09:44 Lucas Filho wrote: > Hello Community, Hi Lucas, > > After reading some email and see the logo on the wiki LibreOffice, dropped > out of the idea of the paper airplane and prepared over a logo option. > > I kept the source but I changed the colors. This new project

[libreoffice-marketing] [LibreOffice Drink] Suggestions (branding colour palette)

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
I know we are all busy with getting the bumps ironed out of the LibO suite, but here is a little recreation exercise. == FIRST OF ALL. We should all discuss the merits of doing this exercise and discuss if we are comfortable with having an alcoholic drink named after the LibO suit

[libreoffice-marketing] Re: LibreOffice 3.3 Release Party wiki page

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2010-11-14 14:55, Christoph Noack a écrit : Wow, I see many ideas and thoughts that go into great detail ... however, I'm a bit unsure whether all people will be able (to want to) fulfill the "must haves". To me, it seems that the "entry barrier" should be as low as possible - for the "releas

[libreoffice-marketing] [Publicity] LibO communiqué appears on Li nuxer.org and comments

2010-11-14 Thread Marc Paré
I left a copy of this on the discuss mailist, but if you are note lurking there, here is a copy of the post. -- Marc = There is an article on Linuxer that summarizes our communiqué of Nov. 10 and commentaries from readers (in French). You may want to read some of these. You ca

Res: [libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Lucas Filho
Hello, I provide the original file created in Inkscape for those who want to collaborate with this logo. Some items like the logo in 3D are not edited. Were created in Draw (BrOffice) and then inserted such as PNG. O link: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7LkUozC8PbgNTlmNzJjODAtMmVjMC00ZTY1

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Lucas! Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 14:09 -0800 schrieb Lucas Filho: > Hello Community, > > After reading some email and see the logo on the wiki LibreOffice, dropped > out > of the idea of the paper airplane and prepared over a logo option. Great stuff! I like the slight rotation of the log

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi Lucas, :-) On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 06:09, Lucas Filho wrote: > Link: > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1edssHp4gS39yD05za08SA?feat=directlink > > P.S: someone could put on the wiki? I tried but was giving error creating my > account. I uploaded your graphics but, IMHO, you should mail me

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Ismaël Grammenidis
Lucas, I really like your concept and what you did with the letters "L" and "O" without changing to much to the initial logo. I had a lot of doubt about the font used in the current logo. But this is a good example how a basic font can be used with a strong image to create an entire logo. The LO-i

[libreoffice-marketing] Fleeing the paper airplane : )

2010-11-14 Thread Lucas Filho
Hello Community, After reading some email and see the logo on the wiki LibreOffice, dropped out of the idea of the paper airplane and prepared over a logo option. I kept the source but I changed the colors. This new project, we included the splash screen. In my opinion the color black should be

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing suggestion: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Alan C. Baird
>>2010-11-13 21:17, Alan C. Baird a écrit: >Proposal for significantly enlarging LibreOffice's user base with >Screenwright(R) [...] >>13 Nov 2010 23:38:06 Marc Paré wrote: >Have you installed the template on the latest LibO version? No. I think we're all hoping LO will be compatible with OOo. I

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Michael! Thanks for the feedback ... Am Montag, den 15.11.2010, 05:39 +0930 schrieb Michael Wheatland: > Christoph, > Thanks for creating the list, but shouldn't this be located inside the > marketing area rather than in your personal workspace on the wiki. > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread Michael Wheatland
Christoph, Thanks for creating the list, but shouldn't this be located inside the marketing area rather than in your personal workspace on the wiki. http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Work_Items The management of the Drupal website project has been hugely successful through the wiki. See

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 3.3 Release Party wiki page

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Marc! Thanks for the great start concerning the release party wiki page! Just some comments ... Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 10:59 +0100 schrieb Florian Effenberger: > Hi Marc, > > Marc Paré wrote on 2010-11-13 11.19: > > As discussed at the most recent Confcall, I have put together a party >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Mageia to support LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Sophie, great news! Thanks for sharing :-))) Cheers, Christoph Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 18:49 +0100 schrieb Sophie Gautier: > Hi all, > > For information, see the blog from Anne today :) > > http://blog.mageia.org/?p=190 > > Kind regards > Sophie > -- > Founding member of The Document

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Yes that was right. That kids work is now famous on the internet :-) This was partly what inspired the INGOTs. We have another competition running from the front page of the web site. Kids like competitions. On 14 November 2010 13:10, Gianluca Turconi wrote: > Il 14/11/2010 13.54, Ian Lynch ha sc

[libreoffice-marketing] Mageia to support LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Sophie Gautier
Hi all, For information, see the blog from Anne today :) http://blog.mageia.org/?p=190 Kind regards Sophie -- Founding member of The Document Foundation -- E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing suggestion: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Andy Brown
On Sun Nov 14 2010 09:34:10 GMT-0800 (PST) Frank Esposito wrote: I want to applaud you for the work spent on ScreenWriter(R) and other templates for OOo and by extension LibreOffice but I personally do not feel that adding another extension to the, already bloated download, is going to help any

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing suggestion: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Frank Esposito
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Dave Johnson wrote: > i am all fir it. > > Dave Johnson > > On Nov 13, 2010 10:45 PM, "Andy Brown" wrote: > > On Sat Nov 13 2010 18:17:41 GMT-0800 (PST) Alan C. Baird wrote: > > > > Proposal for significantly enla... > Alan, > > I want to applaud you for the wor

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Marketing suggestion: enable screenplay formatting with LibreOffice

2010-11-14 Thread Dave Johnson
i am all fir it. Dave Johnson On Nov 13, 2010 10:45 PM, "Andy Brown" wrote: On Sat Nov 13 2010 18:17:41 GMT-0800 (PST) Alan C. Baird wrote: > > Proposal for significantly enla... Alan, I want to applaud you for the work spent on ScreenWriter(R) and other templates for OOo and by extension Lib

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread John Baer
Joey, Contest work well with artistic content. What is important is to communicate the desired outcome and the process for participating. A wiki page will often do. This adds value in two ways. 1) A little planning never hurts and having a well defined criteria for selecting the successful candi

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi David! Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 22:09 +0800 schrieb David Nelson: > Hi, :-) > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 21:55, Christoph Noack wrote: > > Please have a look at it and comment on: > > * Is it helpful at all? Might this become something "official" to > >coordinate our Marketing

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 21:55, Christoph Noack wrote: > Please have a look at it and comment on: >      * Is it helpful at all? Might this become something "official" to >        coordinate our Marketing / Design Team work? >      * Is there something missing? +1 for adoption... It's a m

[libreoffice-marketing] A home for all ... topics :-)

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi all! Currently we all work on different topics, and I perceived the need for some better overview what is currently going on. Not only for those who already contribute, but also for those who are new to the LibO project (e.g. those guys that got contacted by David). Thus, I complied a list (dr

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 20:54, Ian Lynch wrote: > Otto the seagull was the work of a 16 year old and was originated by a > competition for school children organised by myself and Daniel Carrera. > Perhaps a bit different in context but that seemed to work quite well for > the schools proj

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Gianluca Turconi
Il 14/11/2010 13.54, Ian Lynch ha scritto: Otto the seagull was the work of a 16 year old and was originated by a competition for school children organised by myself and Daniel Carrera. Perhaps a bit different in context but that seemed to work quite well for the schools project at the time. Gain

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Otto the seagull was the work of a 16 year old and was originated by a competition for school children organised by myself and Daniel Carrera. Perhaps a bit different in context but that seemed to work quite well for the schools project at the time. Gained quite a lot of publicity - try putting Ott

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi Graham, I'll just add this parting thought: Actually, I enjoy a good debate but, IMHO, long OT posts in threads pollute and dilute the useful information the threads sometimes contain. When one has ideas that need lengthy explanation, and that aren't central to the original subject, maybe a bet

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi Graham, :-) On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 19:43, Graham Lauder wrote: > I take it then, given that you haven't rebutted any of my points that you now > agree with them, or are you simply of the school that ignores any opposing > view to your own No, it means I don't have the time to get into pointl

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Logo Enhancements

2010-11-14 Thread Graham Lauder
On Sunday 14 Nov 2010 16:19:34 David Nelson wrote: > Hi Graham, :-) > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 06:24, Graham Lauder wrote: > > I'm sorry I'm having difficulty debating this in real time, my right arm > > is still in plaster so it's a little hard to keep up, plaster off on > > wednesday hopefully

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Thoughts and drafts for logo-type

2010-11-14 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Sun, 2010-11-14 at 00:46 +0100, Johannes Bausch wrote: > Maybe you should post your thoughts there. You can also add your drafts to > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas I will eventually, once I have something I'm really happy with. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for fr

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice 3.3 Release Party wiki page

2010-11-14 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Marc, Marc Paré wrote on 2010-11-13 11.19: As discussed at the most recent Confcall, I have put together a party organiser page for the forthcoming LibreOffice release. Could you please take a look at the page and add any other points that would be considered necessary to hold a successful re

[libreoffice-marketing] [Libreoffice] logos..?

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi, :-) [1] Wiki page: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Ideas [2] LibreOffice beta 2: http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/ [3] Branding info: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding David Nelson -- E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org for instructions on how

[libreoffice-marketing] [Libreoffice] logos..?

2010-11-14 Thread David Nelson
Hi Sebastien, :-) On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 16:45, Sebastien Delvaux wrote: > So, i heard you needed some logos (program, wiki?), i am not sure if i well > understood but anyways... i would need a few snapshots of the app, i also > think i heard you need a linux style penguin, i'll see what i can d