Il giorno 10/gen/2014, alle ore 19:42, Ralf Roletschek <[email protected]> ha scritto:
> I have here a poster: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poster-wikicon-luftbilder-q11.jpg > Do you think such a Thing? no. below are some examples to give you an idea. sorry for the long links in the text. iolanda * this one is a very common layout of a poster used in research http://mghacademy.org/uploads/Poster_2011_The_Returning_Veteran.pdf (just a random example). or this one which is more visual (but very rare in academia and not easy for the DIY) http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/ab/1c/84/ab1c84d4c5bebb95e7a3855d6a4cb038.jpg * this was a very simple way to make posters (for each chapter) used at the wikimedia conference in milan in 2013 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milán,_Chapters_Conference_2013,_profily_poboček.jpg it was cool to see people's faces and everybody enjoyed the short text (sic!) * this is a visual representation which can be used as a poster (but difficult to replicate) http://andrewshea.com/images/website_images/thesis/images/posters_visualizations/web/thesis_research.jpg * I have the impression that taking as a model the layout of a magazine index could work best format for our purpose (something like this but more simple http://static.designspiration.net/data/l/520660281923_Mcrz2qku_l.jpg or like this but horizontal http://static.designspiration.net/data/l/166539585350_WuBYNtlO_l.jpg). i would strongly suggest that we make horizontal posters, which can also be used as slides; to have not too much text (in academia the major of people just copy and paste their research project - but it is too long to read and Wikimedia can do it differently); and to make posters which can be printed in A3 (which is quite small but also much much inexpensive to reprint for future events/initiatives). > > Ralf > > > 2014/1/10 phoebe ayers <[email protected]> > Thanks Iolanda -- I think this is a great idea. We could have a standing > poster exhibit hall and, perhaps, a dedicated "poster session" like academic > conferences -- usually an hour or two where people with posters stand next to > them and answer questions, there is nothing else scheduled, and there are > refreshments. Plus, the posters could stay up throughout the conference, > which means people could use spare time throughout the weekend to look at > them and make connections. > > I think this would really help ease the number of presentations, would help > people who are nervous giving a presentation or think they don't have enough > to present, and would help share many more ideas. We could come up with > suggested guidelines, too: a set size, have a small envelope of business > cards or handouts for people who want to know more to take, etc. > > I think we talked about having poster sessions at past wikimanias but it > never really came together -- we've had a few, but never a good poster space. > This year though, I think the sheer number of projects that are going on, > plus the big exhibition space we have, could come together to really equal a > great poster session! > > Phoebe > > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Raul Veede <[email protected]> wrote: > Posters are also manageable for smaller groups/projects/organizations who > cannot man a booth. After all, even if you get someone to Wikimania, there > are up to eight parallel sessions and people to meet. At a booth or table, > you should rotate people, while your poster will happily stand on its own, > day and night, like a brave little tin soldier. > > Still, it would help usability if there was a given format for the posters > (size and structure). > > Raul > Wikimedia Eesti > > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Luis Villa <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, speaking as someone who would love to know more about what the > various movement organizations are doing, and who felt a little overwhelmed > at the # of booths in Hong Kong, I think this is a great idea... > > Luis (completely personal, no official WMF endorsement :) > > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:34 PM, Iolanda Pensa <[email protected]> wrote: > dear all, > Wikimedia initiatives/activities/experiences/tools/organizations are now > incredibly numerous, and panels at Wikimania are reaching an almost > unmanageable number (for attendees). why not creating posters? > > posters are a simple presentation tool largely used in academia. it is > literally a poster (A3 or larger), which presents an overview of a > project/activity/experience/thing in a short and comprehensive way. basically > they include an abstract, an image (photo, visual representation, graph...), > links to further documentation (it can also be a QRcode which links to a > video), credits, timeframe and contacts. > The can be made available online (also with an editable format which allows > translations), they can be used as slides, and they can be printed and used > for all sorts of exhibitions (in a school, during an event...). > > The possibility of submitting posters at Wikimania was already possible in > previous Wikimania editions, but it didn't generate an habit and probably it > didn't work very well (maybe it was not the right time). now there are > structured chapters and affiliates, people working consistently in education, > GLAMs and outreach, programs at WMF, and a desire to let other people know > what is going on. > we are thinking of include an exhibition of posters within our Wikimania > bid[1] (it allows to reduce the number of panels, to allow people to share > their experience even if they don't attend and to cross rapidly things you > don't know jet). I'm also working with Wikimedia CH and Wikimedia Italia to > prepare an event and exhibition in Lugano in Spring 2014[2] which includes an > expo of posters of successful experiences in GLAM partnerships; this event > could be a pilot to test the creation and use of posters. > > To collect the information we can make a form with limited number of words > and centralize the editing; or we can make a graphic template available; or > we can create a team of people who summarize already available information > from online documentation. i think visual consistency can be an asset. > > what do you think? do you think it is a relevant format? anyone willing to > help? anyone has an idea on who can set a graphic template for the posters? > on meta you find a draft page about posters[3] > > thank you > iolanda/iopensa > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2015_bids/Esino_Lario > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_exhibition_and_event_in_Lugano_2014 > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Poster_design > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > -- > Luis Villa > Deputy General Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 > > NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. 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