Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Cover designs for printed copies of LibreOffice user guides

On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 16:35 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> Hi Jean, all
>
> Jean Hollis Weber schrieb:
> > [...]
>
> > I would certainly appreciate some guidance on this. Would also be nice
> > for some graphic artist to design a book cover for the user guides. My
> > own efforts are typically a bit... amateurish. Although I'm sure people
> > don't buy the books for their cover, a more professional look certainly
> > wouldn't hurt.
>
> I like the cover of the opensourcepress DVD box quite a lot:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Cover_LibreOffice_3D_rgb_400px.png
>
> It combines the motif with an idea of the main application icon without 
> being too tightly related to the logo.
>
> With the different colored additional triangles it provides an idea of 
> the different sub-applications - an idea for different covers depending 
> on the content of the user guides (just color one of the enlarged 
> triangles).
>
> If you want me to try out a similar design for the user guides, just 
> tell me. We are allowed to use their design under any license we want.


Bernhard, yes please, I would like you to try out a similar design for
the user guides. Thank you!

--Jean



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