Hi Christoph,

Thanks for the feedback! 

I've created a new version which can be downloaded from the same link on the 
same page (a "1" has been appended to the filename itself): 

http://www.solidoffice.com/2010/12/libreoffice-paper-plane/

On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Christoph Noack wrote:
> Am Dienstag, den 21.12.2010, 14:46 -0500 schrieb Benjamin Horst:
> [...]
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I've created a draft paper airplane design and posted the ODG to my
>> site: http://www.solidoffice.com/2010/12/libreoffice-paper-plane/
>> 
>> Please print, test and send me your feedback.
> 
> Concerning printing, given the fact that some printers do have
> limitations with regard to page margins ... is there any way to consider
> this? For example, adding some margin (e.g. 10 mm) to not run into
> problems?

I placed important elements far enough from the edges of the paper so they will 
not be cut off. The folding lines do run right to the edge, but if they are not 
completely printed due to the physical limitations of the printer, it won't 
affect the output very much. I tested with a fairly standard home inkjet, which 
was able to print to within about 1/8 inch (about 1/2 cm) of the paper edges, 
and it works fine.

If a printer can print right to the paper edge, this design will take advantage 
of that.

> Is it planned to provide a "duplex" design, so that we can use both
> pages for advertising/instructions/... ?

Possibly. I was thinking of creating a second page that would contain folding 
instructions (with illustrations of some key steps). My thought was that users 
would print some of the instructions pages for conferences, along with many of 
the template pages to give away. Recipients could fold their page at the booth 
while reading the instructions and speaking with our booth staff. (This would 
save paper and give them something easy to talk about.)

It would also be easy to modify the design to create a large space on the 
bottom of the folded plane for additional advertising. (The space on the top of 
the plane is fairly large already.)

> And some minor (nitpicking) stuff: The logo uses a white background -
> this conflicts somehow with the slight gradient behind. In my opinion,
> it would look better to use a transparent version. Here are some:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources

Thanks--the logo I was using was just to show the potential placement, but I've 
updated it with the transparent background version, which is a nice improvement.

>> This is a relatively unique design I found online that glides
>> extremely well, and leaves a nice space on which we can place the LibO
>> logo or other custom messaging for events. 
> 
> That's cool, especially if there is some advertisement being visible
> once it is folded ;-)

It is very visible!

The unique design is like LibO itself--not the ordinary standard people 
everywhere use (yet), but actually something better in many ways that just 
takes a little getting used to for newbies.

-Ben

Benjamin Horst
bho...@mac.com
646-464-2314 (Eastern)
www.solidoffice.com


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