[Deptheads] Convention Booklet

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

To that effect, we've turned on the hard limit in the game description field.

Eric

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 07:03:26PM -0500, thatericn at aol.com wrote:
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> People reading the con book are already there.?? Not to sound lazy or complacent, but the book need not be too fancy.
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> My suggestions, already communicated to Eric A., are to reduce type size, and further limit the on-droneing event descriptions.?? If it can't be explained in a few sentences, there is a problem with the event.
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> Eric
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> From: Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com>
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 2:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Convention Booklet
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:22 PM, DB <noldor at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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. 
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> On 2/25/08 2:20 PM, "Robert Lionheart" <spinachcat at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Not really unfortunately. 
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> 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. 
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> I have not visited many con sites from Back East - anyone know of a good convention website worth emulating? 
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> DB <noldor at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Rob ??? is there a site from another convention that you've seen and liked? ??Just curious if we can emulate.
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> On 2/25/08 2:05 PM, "Robert Lionheart" <spinachcat at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 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. ????
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> 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.
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> "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 ;-)
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> Eric
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> 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
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> > 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.
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> > Boardgame Babylon - 2007 Board Game Internet Award winner for Best
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> > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Eric M. Aldrich I <
> > ealdrich at penguinlust.org> wrote:
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> > > Yes, this can be done.
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> > > Eric
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> > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 06:37:16AM -0800, Tim wrote:
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > Tim
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