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timsamoff 2009-09-29 03:44
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 335808)
We need to have badges without data anyway for those having lost their badge, media landing in the last minute, etc.

I'm not sure whether it is better to have the names printed directly or have them in separate labels. Any ideas?

Also I was not thinking on giving to you the extra responsibility of printing and bringing to Amsterdam everything. Do you want to do this or do you prefer finding a printer in Helsinki/Amsterdam?
Printing is better -- and shouldn't be too difficult. Just be sure to have a hundred blank ones printed as well.

Tim

hhedberg 2009-09-29 08:27
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 335794)
The primary project is for many as important or more than their job for their public identification. "University of where? Ah, so you are the developer of Mauku!" :)
Agreed. :)

Last time we had some empty space to fill in the most relevant information. There was a hand-written text "Mauku" in my badge last year.

Texrat 2009-09-29 21:23
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I do still like the idea of leaving white space for hand-written or drawn elements.

I'll work up something newer tonight and post it.

Texrat 2009-09-29 21:27
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 335808)
We need to have badges without data anyway for those having lost their badge, media landing in the last minute, etc.

I'm not sure whether it is better to have the names printed directly or have them in separate labels. Any ideas?

Also I was not thinking on giving to you the extra responsibility of printing and bringing to Amsterdam everything. Do you want to do this or do you prefer finding a printer in Helsinki/Amsterdam?
I'm going to go with what makes the most sense at this point:

1. Produce a generic design that allows room for name and other details to be provided via secondary printing with data merge.

2. Provide a master template indicating locations and types of data fields (thanks Tim).

Also, going this route means it's better for you to arrange printing. However, I wil try to run off generics and bring them with me as backups. I'm arriving a day early if you want to meet up sometime for handoff.

timsamoff 2009-09-29 22:02
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Why print blanks? Nokia should foot this expense.

Tim

Texrat 2009-09-29 22:06
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Just a handful, just to be helpful.

I'm a big contingency guy.

edgar2 2009-09-29 22:07
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 335794)
About the content of the fields, they can be edited at http://maemo.org/profile/edit/ . I'm planning to send an email to all registered participants asking them to fill the fields with the information they want to show in their badges as soon as we agree here which are those fields.
qgil, before you send out that email, there is one thing that might have to be fixed (or else i hope someone could explain to me how to perform the task correctly). i have already tried to update information at the above mentioned location, but the changes only last for a short while and then reverts back. more specifically, i have mutiple times tried to add my last name, but it always reverts back to the previous state.

qole 2009-09-29 23:12
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Texrat, what are you worried about? Nothing can go wrong!


....This ship is unsinkable! ;)

Texrat 2009-09-29 23:53
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HA!




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Texrat 2009-09-30 00:23
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Ok, I'm working on round 2, and have a dilemma-- no way is that schedule fitting on the paper as-is.

So I propose trimming the details down to just times and events, and leaving out names, roles, etc... just for badge purposes. Complaints?

timsamoff 2009-09-30 00:56
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
I think that's a perfect idea. If people want more info, they can go to the wiki (we are going to be wired after all -- and that's how we did it last year).

Tim

qgil 2009-09-30 02:56
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Texrat, I have just sent the graphics to you. Hoperully you get them in good shape as I'm only able to forward them to you right now.

If you have problems putting all the schedule in one page maybe we could sacrifice the half page with the map?

timsamoff 2009-09-30 03:09
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I'd rather have a quick look at the schedule rather than a map.

TIm

Texrat 2009-09-30 03:12
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Got the graphics, thanks. And I might be able to make the schedule work. If push comes to shove, I would rather scrap the 2-sided badge and not replace one side with the sticker graphic again but rather with whatever is more important.

I will have something to show by tomorrow evening my time.

qgil 2009-09-30 03:28
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by edgar2 (Post 336309)
qgil, before you send out that email, there is one thing that might have to be fixed (or else i hope someone could explain to me how to perform the task correctly). i have already tried to update information at the above mentioned location, but the changes only last for a short while and then reverts back. more specifically, i have mutiple times tried to add my last name, but it always reverts back to the previous state.
Maybe you have a cache problem? Or maybe you don't complete the second step for "Publish"?

I just edited the country field in my profile from Finland to Salmiakkiland and the change was immediately visible in my profile page and in the Summit registrations list.

Can other users without admin permissions try again? Just to make sure that this is not an odd permissions problem. Thanks!

Texrat 2009-09-30 03:57
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
I recently updated mine and had no issues. That was before any Council-based rights.

Oh, and I can make the entire schedule fit on back using 7 point text.

edgar2 2009-09-30 18:45
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 336481)
Maybe you have a cache problem? Or maybe you don't complete the second step for "Publish"?

I just edited the country field in my profile from Finland to Salmiakkiland and the change was immediately visible in my profile page and in the Summit registrations list.

Can other users without admin permissions try again? Just to make sure that this is not an odd permissions problem. Thanks!
i tried performing the task in firefox 3.5 private mode and the effects were the same: i edit the name, as well as completing the second step ('publish') and the name changes accordingly (even at the summit participation list), as it has done previously. but after awhile it reverts back, as it has now.

if this issue is more appropriate to discuss elsewhere, i'd be happy to receive a pointer.

qgil 2009-09-30 18:47
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Interesting. http://bugs.maemo.org please.

edgar2 2009-09-30 18:50
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 336944)
Interesting. http://bugs.maemo.org please.
edit: done.

Texrat 2009-10-01 03:25
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Alright, I have something to show for the front. Quim requested the badge be "flippable" so I've swapped the decal graphic for another badge image. However, there are slight differences between the two so I'm looking for preference: top, bottom or neither.

Note that the member name, real name and join date would not be on the graphic I would actually be producing.

All fonts not specific to logos or event site text are Nokia family fonts (Nokia large, Nokia Sans and Nokia Sans Wide).

http://www.cynicalsigns.com/images/Badge1-master2.png

I am still working on the back schedule.

qgil 2009-10-01 03:30
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Thanks! Quick feedback.

As said the plastic pockets are portrait and your proposal is landscape!

maemo.org logo without org is a no-go. Why not sticking to the Summit logo being used in shirts and all the event signaling? I will post samples once I get to the office.

- Margins should be better white since it's difficult to guarantee perfect folding.

qgil 2009-10-01 03:40
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It's also time to decide the fields.

I like the current deisgn of nickname and real name.

I think employer andprimary project should go there as well. If someone doesn't want to specify they can simply leave the field empty in their profile.

About the "Member since..." sounds quite elitist in such context. The Summit is a great opportunity to make newcomers feel like first class contributors! Also, the Summit is not only a maemo.org membership gathering.

timsamoff 2009-10-01 03:48
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I like the one with the WesterGasFabriek logo. Possibly think of something like this:

Code:
maemo.org        X X X

 USERNAME
 Real Name
 Company/Project

  WesterGasFabriek
"X X X" indicates the Maemo Summit/Amsterdam logo.

Of course, I don't mean to direct your work. It's looking good so far. Just a suggestion.

Thank!
Tim

Texrat 2009-10-01 03:56
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
No problem, Tim, and thanks. Sorry Quim for overlooking the portrait requirement! Easily fixed though.

Also the margins are white so...??? EDIT: do you mean the middle of the map? If need be I can break it in half and have a thin white space between the halves.

Anyway, here's the back:

http://www.cynicalsigns.com/images/Badge2-master2.png

I'll get to work on the requests...

qgil 2009-10-01 04:17
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Yes, now I see the margins are indeed white. Sorry!

Correction to the password: maemo2009 (all with low case letters)

The merchandising and other graphics can be found at http://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo_Summit_2...g_and_printing

See http://wiki.maemo.org/Image:MaemoLoc...0x180cmAll.pdf for the signalling

I have also uploaded the maps we have from WesterGasFabriek:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Image:WGkaart.300dpi.jpg my prefer since it's a bit clearer and includes bus stops plus some other little details e.g. more icons for restaurants.

http://wiki.maemo.org/Image:Wgfplgr_schema.jpg - not as nice as the blue ones but very clear concentrating on the area where the Summit happens.

Texrat 2009-10-01 04:24
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Thanks Quim. I got all those maps from your email; I'll switch to the one you prefer (I like it too).

As for the password, I changed the case, but it looks like Publisher put it back to capital M and I missed it. I have convinced Publisher I know what I'm doing :D

I can't seem to find the "X X X" logo by itself. I also don't know if the one on the tee shirt will be readable on the badge...

Texrat 2009-10-01 04:36
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Updated:

http://www.cynicalsigns.com/images/Badge1-master2.png

I had to move the WLAN notes to the back, but there was plenty of room there.

Any comments on the back image as well?

qgil 2009-10-01 04:37
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
http://www.cynicalsigns.com/images/Badge2-master2.png

Cool! You made everything fit.

- Is the background intentional? I think simply white is better for readability.

- Why all these underlined words? Better remove them to have the page cleaner.

- The Time column can be formatted putting only the starting time and saving precious horizontal width for the rest of columns. There are many words hyphenated currently and perhaps this helps.

- At least on Friday and Sunday hyphenated words could be avoided just by making them jump to a new line. There is enough vertical space for that.

Friday:

- "Expert streams" line can be deleted.

- Track chairs can be deleted.

- "Mikko Levonmaa, Ixonos" can be deleted.

- "Maemo Party" is the only item in bold, perhaps not necessary.

- "coordinated by Jussi Makinen" can be deleted.


Saturday: the lightning talsk better without bullets, just like on Sunday.

qole 2009-10-01 04:37
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
The fact that the badges are portrait is another little irony here.

(I guess it would be too snarky to have landscape badges in the portrait pouches? ;) )

Texrat, could you make sure that "qole" is lower case? Probably will be upper case everywhere else, but hey, if I can fix it here...

qgil 2009-10-01 04:38
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 337243)
Updated:

http://www.cynicalsigns.com/images/Badge1-master2.png

I had to move the WLAN notes to the back, but there was plenty of room there.

Any comments on the back image as well?
Mmm... looks the same as your previous one?

Texrat 2009-10-01 04:42
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quim, thanks for the detailed feedback.

-the background is a watermark of the event site and logo. As a designer I like watermarks because they add depth and interest, but I'm not religious about this one. ;)

-I am cleaning up text issues like underlines. I think those may have been hyperlinks. I just wanted to get that up for review; thanks for catching those though.

-I will incorporate your other suggestions. I will do what I can with hyphenation but no guarantee they can all be eliminated.

Qole: I have no control over capitalization of metadata, sorry. Items will appear as they do in your profile.

Texrat 2009-10-01 04:43
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by qgil (Post 337247)
Mmm... looks the same as your previous one?
lol... only because I used the same file name so the old one got updated.

The new image has portrait badges and your preferred map.

timsamoff 2009-10-01 04:53
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
I added the "XXX" design (alone) here:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo_Summit_2...ork_.26_Design

Tim

timsamoff 2009-10-01 04:55
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Oh, also... If you need to make the "XXX" black in order to go on the gray background without being in a black box, that should be fine... At least, it's fine by me. ;)

Let me know if you need me to do it for you.

Tim

Texrat 2009-10-01 05:01
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Yeah, I was planning on doing that-- white didn't cut it for this.

And if I can't recolor a graphic, then I'm in baaad shape. :D

timsamoff 2009-10-01 05:08
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 337258)
And if I can't recolor a graphic, then I'm in baaad shape. :D
You'd be surprised... :p

Tim

Texrat 2009-10-01 05:15
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by timsamoff (Post 337259)
You'd be surprised... :p

Tim
I'd also be returning a lot of books, software and brain cells. :D

qole 2009-10-01 06:26
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
texrat, I meant my name on the schedule, not on the face of the badge.

They're looking good!

qgil 2009-10-01 07:33
Re: Maemo Summit 2009 badge ideas
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 337214)
Instead of Track 1 etc it would be better to have the names of the rooms:

Track 1 = N900
Track 2 = N810
Track 3 = N800
BoF = 770

It would be great to add these references in the map. For instance, have a "N900" label on the map with an arrow pointing to the Transformatorhuis building. The same "N900" label could be pasted in the "Locaties voor..." table next to the "Transformatorhuis" text string.
  • "N900" should point to 2 - Transformatorhuis
  • "N810" should point to 6 - Machinegebouw
  • "N800" should also point to 6 - Machinegebouw
  • "770" should point to 7 - Oostelijk Meterhuis
  • "Community" should point to... Zuiveringshal Oost, which is not signaled in the map. ;) You can point to the building in front of 770 & N800. The map mentions "Zuiveringshal West" but the Community room is in the East side of the building.

lardman 2009-10-01 08:40
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Now that is a very useful use of the back of a badge. Very cool :)


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