[Deptheads] Convention Booklet

[Eric Burgess]

I'd hold off on spending any cash for a professional designer on the
conbook.  I mean, we all want changes but this isn't a serious issue worth
throwing cash at, methinks. Let us give it a stab first. I'll put some time
aside next month to try and reorganize it and send it out for comments.
Web sites: Kublcon's site is the best I've seen. I think spending some on
that would be more worthwhile than spending anything on the conbook.

-- 
...ERB

Boardgame Babylon - 2007 Board Game Internet Award winner for Best
Podcast/Videocast

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM, DB <noldor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will agree with you.  Gen Con's site isn't too good I think.  No "live"
> 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?
>
>
>
> - R
>
>
> *DB <noldor at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> Rob — is there a site from another convention that you've 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:
>
>
>
> 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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