Re: [libreoffice-users] Template Changer

Dammit Tom,

That it is *too* good advice.

Ok, I'll slunk off and actually get back to work:) Nice take though.

Chance is good but this thesis is very much deterministic.
I guess it's from the endless books I've been neck-deep in for so long -
some of them are beautiful to look at - I'd like some of that please.

I guess then the answer is 'go and pay a pro then'.

Ok, thanks

Apologies for the noise,

Julian

On 11 October 2016 at 16:43, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi :)
> The official place for people to put templates they would like to share
> is;
> http://templates.libreoffice.org/
>
> As for fonts i am sure there are many crazy and fairly sane fonts out
> there.  Are you planning to have your thesis printed professionally?  If so
> it might be worth asking the printing company for their ideas.  If you want
> to go all out then it might be worth paying for a font or hunting around
> for an interesting free one but all that sounds like a distraction from the
> main task.  Libertine may seem boring to you, but that's probably because
> you have been using it for so long.  One positive with still using it is
> that it "brands" it as being yours, and from a specific time in your life.
> Other people will probably still see it as fresh and new and distinctly
> you.
>
> I tend to find flipping a coin helps me realise what i really want to do
> at such moments (or i can always go with what the coin landed on).  Are you
> just delaying completion or/and trying to be too perfectionist about it?
> It's a lot of work and taken a lot of time to get to this point - are you
> just doing what most of us would do and delaying moving on?  There is a
> mantra in Open Source, "Release early and release often" because the
> important thing is to get the work "out there" for people to see, use and
> draw from for their own work.  By finally letting go and getting it out
> there it enables people to give feedback and suggest 'improvements' (which
> may or may not be as carefully considered as they think) to help (which may
> or may not actually really help).
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11 October 2016 at 14:56, Julian Brooks <jbeezez@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > Hope this isn't seen as too cheeky...
> >
> > Does anyone have any templates they'd be willing to share as examples of
> > decent contemporary layout (for my particular usage, it's a thesis)?
> >
> > Mines just, well, boring tbh (not far off the LO standard layout, which,
> > though fine, is just that - somewhat dull and functional.
> >
> > I don't mean something crazy and snazzy, just a proper solid contemporary
> > layout by someone who's into graphic design, typography and such stuff,
> > with a keen eye.
> >
> > Or, does anyone have any links to, or pointers for, a good place to look
> > that not only provides examples but clear instructions on spacings,
> > heights, etc.?
> >
> > Font-wise, I've been making use of Linux Libertine for many years but even
> > that seems a bit staid these days (if ethically sound:).
> >
> > S'cuse the ennui,
> >
> > Julian
> >
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