Hi, Andres! On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:51:13 +0200 Andreas Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all! > Here is the ad we're going to print in Linux Magazine. > http://andreasn.se/diverse/temp/guadec2007-lm-poster.pdf > Feedback is welcome! [...] This is a rather flat design when compared to what you do usually. Is there going to be some more changes? Very cool nevertheless. Some points maybe worth mentioning: First, the headline is a good start. However, it generates no real value: Nobody is is going to travel large distances *just* to find out about GNOME's future. An brief artiticle in a magazine does the job, too, and bears no travel expenses. Additionally, if nobody's going to listen to your opinion, would you *really* bother? Second, the text misses an opportunity to make some advertising for GNOME. Additionally, it excludes potential visitors, namely those who wouldn't consider themselves "GNOME community members" yet. Also, it adds nothing new. Readers are usually not *that* clueless. They don't need an explanation that the answer to a rhetorical question is the advertised conference. In fact, they are not that interested at all. Third, as a page in the Linux magazine, the text will be read by a rather broad audience I guess. Thus, only a minority of their readers will recognize the names of the keynote speakers. And names present no benefit. Thus -- unless there's space to include the topics of the keynotes --, I suggest to drop the names completely. Forth, I'd center the date and place to give it more prominence. Fifth, you didn't forget the action item. Good. Unfortunately, due to the color people will probably place it close to the upper paragraph and miss them. Insert black text in between or use a different color. Sixth, what about a conference fee? If it's free to attend, we should say so. I remember some problems about this in the past. If not, we should say so, too. Seventh, if there's some deadline to watch out for, we should include that, too. Say: "Sign up until June, the 31th, and receive a teddy bear FOR FREE!" Stuff like that. I uploaded an attachment to my live.gnome.org page so you can have a look. It's a "hack" but maybe easier than long explanations. Regards, Claus _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
