[Deptheads] Convention Booklet

[DB]

I will agree with you.  Gen Con¹s site isn¹t too good I think.  No ³live²
event listings...they post via excel spreadsheet you have to download.
AWFUL design and not very friendly.


On 2/25/08 2:20 PM, "Robert Lionheart" <spinachcat at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Not really unfortunately.
>   
>  
>   
> GenCon's site should be much better and far more friendly.  The Origins site
> is better, but feels a bit hokey.  DunDraCon's site might as well be a BBS
> board from 1988.  PolyCon has a nice clean site, but not notable.   KublaCon
> is a good site - especially their game search engine.
>   
>  
>   
> I have not visited many con sites from Back East - anyone know of a good
> convention website worth emulating?
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>  
>   
> - R
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> 
> DB <noldor at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Rob ‹ is there a site from another convention that you¹ve seen and liked?
>> Just curious if we can emulate.
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/25/08 2:05 PM, "Robert Lionheart" <spinachcat at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> We need to hire a professional designer and pay them money to create a
>>> template of a convention book we can use for future conventions.
>>> Preferably, we should hires someone who has designed con books for other
>>> types of shows.
>>>   
>>>  
>>>   
>>> I also think we need a GUI/graphics designer to work on the look of the
>>> website.   We have good solid functions, but it is not interesting to look
>>> at.   This will probably involve buying some art or getting some nice
>>> clipart.
>>>   
>>>  
>>>   
>>> - Robert
>>>   
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "Eric M. Aldrich I" <ealdrich at penguinlust.org> wrote:
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>>>   
>>>> I agree wholeheatedly. Now is the time to plan this. As I've now got direct
>>>> control of producing this, I'd say we decide what we want to do. Chris,
>>>> your digest just got longer ;-)
>>>> 
>>>> Eric
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:32:25AM -0800, Eric Burgess wrote:
>>>>> > Why that and not the Seminar page (also just one) which we've asked to
>>>>> move
>>>>> > up multiple times?
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > Honestly, the booklet just needs the serious overhaul we've been talking
>>>>> > about. There are way too many "needs to be in there but is not read by
>>>>> even
>>>>> > one attendee" pages up front while events are pushed to the back.
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > -- 
>>>>> > ...ERB
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > Boardgame Babylon - 2007 Board Game Internet Award winner for Best
>>>>> > Podcast/Videocast
>>>>> > 
>>>>> > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Eric M. Aldrich I <
>>>>> > ealdrich at penguinlust.org> wrote:
>>>>> > 
>>>>>> > > Yes, this can be done.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Eric
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 06:37:16AM -0800, Tim wrote:
>>>>>>> > > > Eric,
>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>> > > > Would it be possible to put the page about the computer room moved
>>>>>>> > > > towards the front of the booklet? It is only one page so it won't
>>>>>>> > > > eclipse any other department listings and it would make it easier
to
>>>>>> > > locate.
>>>>>>> > > >
>>>>>>> > > > Tim
>>>>>>> > > >
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