[FM Discuss] Book cover design by the RDC

[adam]

hey Rebecca,

Very nice to hear from you.

I think if Oceana can use an fm template and put the design within it
then that would be great and I think it would work well. I will email
you a svg that can be used as a template...sound ok?

As for bugs...if you would like to report them and/or help squash them
that would be great! We are ignoring fm bugs because soon we move to
Booki but here is the booki trac if you see anything in booki that needs
filing:
http://booki-dev.flossmanuals.net

Many thanks for the high praise for the fm projects :)

adam




On Thu, 2010-07-22 at 08:31 -0700, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud wrote:
> 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,
> >
> > 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 :)
> >
> > 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
> >
> > :)
> >
> > adam
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 19:25 -0500, James Simmons wrote:
> >   
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> http://ruraldesigncollective.org/mosh/nother_coverrr.pdf
> >>
> >> James Simmons
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >>     
> >
> >
> >
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