Something to decide on today or in a few days (posting this here just for archive). FYI: I'm fine to give it a go together with Italo without going all the way up to the BoD.
Thanks, Charles. -------- Message transféré -------- > De: Kracked_P_P---webmaster <[email protected]> > À: [email protected] > Sujet: Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: need "branding" approval[?] for > the flier/brochure > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:49:50 -0400 > > On 03/26/2013 01:49 PM, Marc Paré wrote: > > Le 14/03/13 12:41 PM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster a écrit : > >> > >> It was suggested that I ask the Design Team for a look at the current > >> working brochure for a possible branding issue and maybe approval for > >> use of the full LO logo. > >> > >> I was informed that it was summited to the BoD for possible wording > >> changes, etc., but it has been worked on enough for need to get the > >> "branding issues" taken care of. Some spacing/table format modification > >> will be worked on, along with and text modification that may be needed. > >> But, the essentials are there. > >> > >> The "logo" image I used was a modified version of what is now seen on > >> the opening page. I had to piece it together from the parts. > >> > >> The Letter and A4 paper size versions are here. > >> > >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Gallery_Flyers > >> > >> 1] > >> LibreOffice 4.0 brochure using the half-circle logo design, Tri-fold, > >> letter size paper, uses "inch" and "cm" measurments for the max. page > >> size in Draw. User:Krackedpress, ODT format - Version 8 - left justified > >> > >> 2] > >> LibreOffice 4.0 brochure using the half-circle logo design, Tri-fold, A4 > >> size paper, uses "inch" and "cm" measurments for the max. page size in > >> Draw. User:Krackedpress, ODT format - Version 4 - left justified > >> > >> > > > > While its great that there is now a discussion about re-updating the > > website, it does not address Tim's request to look at the pamphlet. > > > > We have gone beyond the point of deciding whether the half-circle of > > OK or not. The docs team has adopted it into their published > > LibreOffice4 user guides designs[1]. IMO, we should try to follow suit > > with comparable pamphlets which will also help promote our printed > > guides. > > > > I actually like the half-circle design, it is distinct and easily > > identifies our newest version of LibreOffice4. Prior to this we were > > using our distinct "motif". > > > > I would like to see some kind of branding element that ties all of > > these together rather than having all disjointed materials that make > > us look like we are not cooperating at all between groups. > > > > So, as sad as I think that consultation could have been better all > > round, IMO, the half-circle design should stay for LibreOffice v.4.0 > > and we could all start working towards a more concerted effort of > > branding the next LibreOffice v.5.0 banner. > > > > Could we take another look at the pamphlet with the idea of keeping > > the half-circle design and comment on it? Once we have tweaked the > > design, the marketing team can get going on creating other pamphlets > > with more specific content for different uses (i.e. community growth, > > conference pamphlets, educational pamphlets etc.). We are in dire need > > of more marketing materials and the marketing team is eager to get > > going on this. > > > > BTW ... the German team is also using the half-circle design for their > > version of their Base handbook[2]. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Marc > > > > [1] > > http://www.lulu.com/shop/libreoffice-documentation-team/libreoffice-40-getting-started-guide/paperback/product-20725693.html > > > > [2] > > http://www.lulu.com/shop/libreoffice-documentation-team/base-handbuch/paperback/product-20840097.html > > > > I would like to have Board Input on the wording of the brochure as well. > > It would be nice to have the "branding" approval for the LO/TDF logo and > text combination for the brochure with the half circle. I have a half > circle logo that does not have the "branding text" in it. The "branded" > half circle brochure has a letter paper version and an A4 paper version. > > I also created a green rectangle version that has the "TDF" text in the > logo and a version of it without that text. Right now, this green logo > is only in letter paper versions. The green logo is matching, somewhat, > the new splash screen of 4.0.1. > > So it would be nice to get "branding" approval for the half circle > brochure versions [letter and A4] and then it could go to our marketing > people and the translation people to use in their regional areas. I was > told that one of the versions has been translated to Greek, or something > like that, already. > > We really could use a "approved and branded" brochure so it could be > used as part of the "marketing kit" idea. "We" created one for the > 3.3/3.4 version since there was none available. Now it has been > modified and updated for the 4.0.x version, since there was none I found > available. > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Charles-H. Schulz Co-Founder & Director, The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany Rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint
