[dfs3] Posters, logos and things

[Barry Titterton]

Would it therefore make sense to have several versions of the poster on
display at an event stall, each with a different heading, but all working
on the same theme? That way we maximise the chances of each member of the
general public understanding the point of the project. Or would that cause
more confusion than benefit?

Barry T


On 20 June 2014 22:31, David Walland <davidwalland at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Barry and the list,
>
> I entirely agree that the poster is not adequate.  However tinkering with
> the title line won't change this.  The big problem which you have
> discovered is that people only read some of the title line and nothing
> more.  They read into this part of the title line their own "take" on what
> it means.  Only a very small percentage of the people who look at it will
> read any more.  What we needed was something which encompassed the entire
> project in that one line - which isn't possible.
>
> Realise that the vast majority of people faced with *anything* you write
> will not see what you expect, only what they want to make out of that title
> line.
>
> There's no easy way out!
>
> Regards
>
> David Walland
>
> PS there are even more rules than this - the 1970s poster of a naked young
> woman with the banner title "Oh but I always wear my eye protection" (the
> only thing she *was* wearing) certainly took the interest of the male half
> of the population, but very few ever were able to tell what it was about.
> Seriously, less than 10% could quote it after they had turned the corner of
> the corridor where it was hung for an experiment - there's a scientific
> paper on it.
>
>
> On 20 June 2014 16:26, Barry Titterton <titterton.barry at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have had stall at the recent EcoFest event at Neville's Cross.
>> Visitors who saw our stall said that the title of our current advertising
>> poster (Do You Need A New Computer?) made it sound like we were trying to
>> raffle off the laptops that were on display. I therefore propose a new
>> poster title to be used to decorate future stalls at similar events:-
>>
>> "A New Life For Your Old Computer"
>>
>> The content of the poster would be similar to the current one. I haven't
>> had chance to mock one up yet. This poster would exist along side our
>> current poster as an alternative. We could also look into having a banner
>> made, all of the other organisations seemed to have one, but that would
>> cost money.
>> Our stall at the EcoFest was rather bare so I have also been thinking
>> about other ways of decorating our 'space' with informative posters. One
>> suggestion is to have a comparison of Linux vs Windows. A simple poster
>> with a flyer on the table that gives more detailed information. Here is my
>> first try:-
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/4d7cf200umq3gxc/Comparison%20Poster.odt
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5pjpommp0uvaxgl/Comparison%20Text.odt
>>
>> We could also have a selection of flyers on other FOSS subjects such as
>> Comparing ODF with MS Office File Formats, with special attention to the
>> subject of vendor lock-in by design.
>> I have also thought that we should have a group logo for our literature,
>> so I have put together a selection to inspire comment or creativity:-
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u3mwi0ts3q10abw/DFS3%20Logo%20possible.pdf
>>
>> I have no artistic or graphical design abilities so feel free to have a
>> go yourselves.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Barry T
>>
>> PS. Please let me know if the above links work as I am very new to
>> Dropbox.
>>
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