the booklet is a great format Ed: nice idea to use them broadly in London. it is also a very nice way to present transversally the program (maybe around themes or specific interests; i.e. research, GLAM, educational project, Africa, photography...).
my impression is that maybe we can start working on a series of posters until March in collaboration with some groups who have already mailing lists and who might be interested in contributing in their areas (i.e. education, GLAM, research and chapters). we can see what comes out from now to March and - if we get results - the program committee might consider using the posters in an exhibition area (and eventually selecting them), enlarge the call, or use the content of the posters differently (i think the content relevant for a poster - i.e. description, credits, links and contacts - is also the content relevant for a booklet). Surely the objective is not to overcharge the Wikimania team with something else. the booklet are surely a great tool already envisioned. and the work of selecting, collecting, translating and editing content related to projects is useful in general and beyond formats. iolanda/iopensa Il giorno 10/gen/2014, alle ore 23:01, Edward Saperia <[email protected]> ha scritto: > At Wikimania 2013 the Wikidata team produced these cute little A5 leaflets > that were really useful - they had a brief overview of the project, and then > a bunch of entrypoints and contact details. The best thing about them was > that you could slip them in your pocket, so when you were next at a computer > you'd remember you were interested and could find the relevant URL. > > This nicely also avoids the task of trying to fit the entire project onto one > piece of paper; it's just an introduction and a physical reminder. As we all > know, the real action happens online. I'm working on creating a template form > that any project, big or small, can fill in, which the Wikimania team will > then have designed up into booklets and print and present in the main foyer > at Wikimania. > > I think this is a nice alternative to posters. I'm going to great lengths to > make Wikimania 2014 a very laptop friendly event, and I think leaflets suit > this experience better. > > You can see the design of the wikidata booklet, and sign up to be notified of > when I've got the template ready to go, at > https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Booklets > > Ed Saperia > Co-ordinator in Chief > Wikimania London 2014 > > Creative Director Original Content London > email • facebook • twitter • 07796955572 > 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG > > > On 10 January 2014 20:11, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Wikimania-l mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimania-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... > (Federico Leva (Nemo)) > 2. Re: Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... (Iolanda Pensa) > 3. Re: Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... (Iolanda Pensa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:42:30 +0100 > From: "Federico Leva (Nemo)" <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Andrew Gray, 10/01/2014 20:05: > > There were a good number of posters in Gdansk, and I think it worked > > reasonably well - most were from "research projects", IIRC, but I > > think there's certainly scope for something more movement-oriented as > > well. > > I liked that posters in Gdansk, that's why I added several pro items to > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Sessions#Posters . > Especially if the conference is crowded, it's important that the author > leaves some hints how to be found for clarifications and discussion, my > notes still contain an unaddressed item which was – I think – a poster I > couldn't find the author of. :) > > Nemo > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:45:17 +0100 > From: Iolanda Pensa <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > here is also a page which maybe can be used to coordinate the work > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Poster_design > iolanda/iopensa > > Il giorno 10/gen/2014, alle ore 20:42, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" > <[email protected]> ha scritto: > > > Andrew Gray, 10/01/2014 20:05: > >> There were a good number of posters in Gdansk, and I think it worked > >> reasonably well - most were from "research projects", IIRC, but I > >> think there's certainly scope for something more movement-oriented as > >> well. > > > > I liked that posters in Gdansk, that's why I added several pro items to > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania/Sessions#Posters . > > Especially if the conference is crowded, it's important that the author > > leaves some hints how to be found for clarifications and discussion, my > > notes still contain an unaddressed item which was – I think – a poster I > > couldn't find the author of. :) > > > > Nemo > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:11:32 +0100 > From: Iolanda Pensa <[email protected]> > To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Poster to present Wikimedia > activities/projects/chapters/affiliates/tools... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > 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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