Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: how it this brochure printed?

Here is a letter size brochure - work in progress - with text and 
graphics included so you can see what it could look like.

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Brochure-lo-4---letter-paper-size--half-circle--inksaver---text-filled-in.odt


On 04/02/2013 04:46 PM, Marc Paré wrote:
> Le 02/04/13 05:52 AM, Issa Alkurtass a écrit :
> > Hello Tim,
> >
> > Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote on April 01, 2013 11:58 PM:
> > > I need a brochure that I can print out 20 or 30 copies whenever I run
> > > out or need more.  This one does not work for my home office.
> > >
> > > Sorry, I am not a fan if you cannot print it out so it looks good
> > > without an expensive paste ink press system.
>
> Tim: Thank you for your very good valuable points. Your arguments do 
> give us reason to have an official template version (for offset 
> printing) and perhaps a community version that is both optimized for 
> the home printing and costs.
>
> Issa suggested this latest iteration for us and I think that it looks 
> great for our official version.
>
>
> > I absolutely didn't take this into account, as I said before I was 
> > just trying to match the website design. The dark title page was me 
> > making sure the title page didn't stand out less than the inside pages.
>
> If we can all agree to it, that template could be used as the official 
> TDF/LibreOffice v.4.0.x template. It will not be our community version 
> for the reasons that Tim has explained.
>
> > I've made another version which only uses black and regular green 
> > (rather than olive) which can also works in black and white:
> > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Brochure-lo-4---A4-paper-size--v4--websitelike--inksaver.odt 
> >
> >
> > I know it isn't the same as the website anymore, but it keeps the 
> > half circle design while using a lot less ink. Also only the title 
> > page colors are changed, the rest is the same.
> >
> > > The "gray" background leaves white edges.
> >
> > I think these should be cut/not printed for the brochure to work, 
> > because the half circle isn't meant to have white space above it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Issa Alkurtass
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> I have printed out a copy and I have to say, that it does not seem to 
> be too attractive in B/W.
>
> Here are a couple of other examples that I have also made[1][2]. Have 
> a look and see. I have used our official logo svg and changed the 
> colours to match the website "olive green" as well as matched the 
> black background.
>
> I now have read that Tim is concerned with bleed-through or shadowing 
> for the black half-circle headers and logo. It would have to be tested 
> to make sure that these work.
>
> These two examples mimic the website theme we have for LibreOffice 
> v.4.0.4
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marc
>
>
> [1] 
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOfficeVersion4BrochureA4WebsitelikeCommunityNoSublineAllHalfCircle.odt
> [2] 
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOfficeVersion4BrochureA4WebsitelikeCommunityNoSublineAllHalfCirclePanel1LOLogo.odt


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