> Hello Onyeibo, thanks for your prompt response. > > I have enjoyed reading on the mail list about the design process for > the official CD cover artwork while comparing and contrasting the > design considerations and target audience of this project. Naturally, "Official" means priority. There is no need for a comparison. Both are essential and cover different scopes. I understand the DIY version should serve in the absence of the official version -- something cheap to keep the Fedora spirit flowing. > Please forgive me however I fail to grasp how glue and scissors are > inevitable. I was referring to our present solution. We can change that. > If a complex assembly and other supplies were required this would > greatly diminish the usefulness of this sleeve for end users. I hope > that a simple and effective DIY sleeve can be printed anywhere and > folded at a moment's notice. Standard paper is what most people have > in their printers and that's the target for a DIY sleeve. Two > examples are provided that require no glue and scissors and you have > provided alternative folding instructions for one of them which I > appreciate. > > As for background colors and large solid colored areas, these > generally take up quite a bit of ink which is a legitimate concern for > some people, especially users at home that resent the high cost of ink > jet refill cartridges. I like the text you have provided which covers > the support issues quite well, directing people to existing resources. Ok. I'll revisit the design and strip it of fills and gradients. I'd suggest a Grayscale (monochrome) version that can come off a Laserjet. That shouldn't raise dampening concerns and maintenance costs. > Thank you for the set of alternative folding instructions. I'll try > out this Fujimoto 5-part approximation trial and error method to see > if it works better for me. I know from experience that using the CD > itself as a guide is quite fast, easy and is exactly the right width. > I encourage you to try both of these methods sometime. Both of the > instructions we provided depend on a fold for the pocket that is not > intuitive the first time through but is very easy with a little > practice. I don't see the need to create new instructions when we > have two perfectly good sets of instructions already though something > customized would be nice if time allows. I meant embedding notes like "crease here" or fold dots within the design not as webpage full of grammar. I think we're saying the same thing in different ways ... correct me if I'm wrong. I am not insisting on status-quo ... I buy the origami concept and will adapt the design to it using the instructions on the other site I provided (i.e. for dotted fold marks). I was suggesting that we leave the present folding concept as an alternative for those who might prefer that, especially on glossy cardboard. Its ok to use the CD as a guide ... but remember we're providing a design that should appear somewhere after all folds are done. We need to establish dimensions for consistency. > I look forward to continuing to work on this. I appreciate the > feedback so far and I think the result will be an excellent > alternative for giving Fedora to others. One reason we all might make > use of this sleeve would be to give out Fedora before manufactured CDs > are available. That's what I thought. We have to agree on end user as graphic impressions have a way of selling the product. The origami site addressed personal concerns (those who want to carry their CDs with them). Ours appear to have a different target -- we're giving the product to a third party, on a temporary jacket (which should be compelling as well or we're communicating mediocrity without knowing it). I also considered the context of the Sleeve. It carries the Community Thing with it ... you know, "....this one comes to you from your local community". That informs the recipient that a group of Fedora Users came together to provide his/her copy. All these affect the psychology of the design. > I appreciate the work you have done so far as they are an excellent > basis for all derived designs. > > Regards, > > Grant Bowman > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors Counter Regards ...(hehehe), Onyeibo -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
