On Thursday 09 June 2011 17:10:12 Karl Cheney wrote: > James: > > My understanding is that A4 is the "required" alternative and requested > size. The closest equivalent to US Legal (8.5" x 14") is B4 (10.12" x > 14.33"). Even if we could use US Legal in Europe, copy would still need be > deleted because the width is a half inch shorter and the length is almost > 2 inches shorter than what the existing layout calls for. The reason for > the current size is to fit all the content.
Please note that I mostly asked for A4 based on my (possible mis-)conception
that in the EU and much of the rest of the world, US Letter paper might be
harder to come by or print on. I simply do not know for sure if this is true
or not. I checked a few online printshops in NL, they all only offered A4. I
suspect that IF letter is possible, it'll be more expensive.
If we shorten the text a bit, maybe an A4 version with the links added to one
of the two text panels (or both) could be used. This means we remove the panel
with the links (Get Connected) instead of the text ones. Ideas?
For now, I'd say let's start with having a Brochure in Letter format. I will
try and shorten the texts so we can have it translated in the future but the
text for the english one is fine as it is.
If the other marketeers agree, let's consider this thing final so we can print
it in the USA!
> - Karl
>
> >>> James Mason <bear...@opensuse.org> 6/9/2011 08:42 AM >>>
>
> Seeing the PDF preview, it would make much more sense to have
> avialable in a US Legal format (8.5" x 14") than US Letter (8.5"x11").
> No need to remove anything!
>
> - James Mason 'bear454'
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvl...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 June 2011 01:14:03 Karl Cheney wrote:
> >> All:
> >>
> >> When flat, the current brochure layout (see attached) is 15.88" x 9" (or
> >> 40.3cm x 22.9cm) and includes 4 panels. To convert this to an A4 size
> >> the dimensions drop to 11.69" x 8.27" (or 29.7cm x 21cm). A huge
> >> difference & would require a re-design to accommodate only 3 panels. An
> >> entire section would need to be removed.
> >>
> >> When I say "entire section" I'm specifically referring to one of the
> >> intro
> >>
> >> panels ("Something for Everyone" or "Welcome to openSUSE"). If one of
> >> these could be removed, then the inside ("What's Cool About openSUSE")
> >> could remain fairly intact--although, some editing would have to happen.
> >>
> >> Regarding the black & white version, we can do that. I don't think it'll
> >> look great, but it's doable & we'll make it look as good as b/w can
> >> look. Would this mean no pictures, no background color, nothing? Or
> >> would we have to make the pictures b/w & turn the background to a
> >> grayscale?
> >>
> >> Also, as has been said before, when localizing, the copy will have to be
> >> edited as most languages take up more space than English does. I'm
> >> attaching a document with the text as it currently is so you can see
> >> what we're dealing with. Until I know exactly how you want to proceed
> >> it's hard for me to tell you how many words to cut for localization.
> >> But, what I can tell you for certain is that one of the two intro
> >> panels will have to go to fit on an A4 sheet.
> >>
> >> If you'd like to discuss this on the phone, let me know & I'll set up a
> >> call.
> >
> > Let me ask the marketing team for opinions. What panel could we remove?
> > Or is it realistic to expect to be able to print on Letter format in
> > Europe and everywhere else? Because if that's not a huge deal, we don't
> > have to cut anything...
> >
> > When it comes to the text, I'll try and shorten it a bit in the coming
> > days.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jos
> >
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> - Karl
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