[FM Discuss] Book cover design by the RDC

[Rebecca Hargrave Malamud]

Hi, Adam!

As James mentioned, the cover is rough - ultimately, the cover art will 
look similar to the illustration shown here:

http://sixes.net/rdcHQ/rdc-ui-lab/workspace/

(that mockup was essentially an exercise on learning how to use Inkscape.)

I do understand that the FLOSS Manuals books have a particular look to 
them. I am encouraging Oceana to adopt some of the design elements of 
the cover, such as the font which often looks like Futura. I did notice 
this cover in particular has a somewhat different feel than the others:

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/civicrm/11059759

Would you be open to using it as an FM cover if we incorporate more of 
your style elements (such as the font), but maintain Oceana's visual 
style (which is better represented by the link to our workspace above)?

Best regards,

Rebecca Malamud

PS. I keep meaning to jump in on the mailing list but I have been 
focused on keeping things moving in a forward fashion with my summer 
mentoring program. In general, I want to lavish high praise for your 
projects! I have also encountered a few bugs working with FLOSS Manuals 
that I should probably file somewhere (but I kind of wondered if it will 
ultimately be replaced by Booki) ...


adam wrote:
> hey James,
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> i am glad you like the cover. Im not particularly keen on it but it
> doesnt matter. You should use it if you like it and put it on lulu :)
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> if you want it in the fm book shop i would generate another cover and
> pass it by you - either we can do two releases (which is also ok) or you
> just do one. whichever works for you
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> :)
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> adam
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> On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 19:25 -0500, James Simmons wrote:
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>> The Rural Design Collective has some talented people working on my
>> book, "Reading And Leading With Sugar".  This is a cover design by the
>> artist Oceana.  I absolutely love it.  It isn't a finished product,
>> but you can see the potential for a book cover that is totally
>> non-geeky.
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>> http://ruraldesigncollective.org/mosh/nother_coverrr.pdf
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>> James Simmons
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