Re: Dvorak business cards

Oops, sorry, the first link is wrong... should be

PDF: http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorakcardpreprint.pdf
Original design:
http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorak-card.odt
http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorak-card.doc

--- In [email protected], "sobjornstad" <sobjornstad@...> wrote:
>
> Well, some two weeks later, I have found the time to work a bit. It's not terribly fancy (I didn't want to do color), but I think it covers the facts, and links to the DVzine and mwbrooks sites.
> 
> The PDF is 10 copies of the card, two pages (front and back). You can print page one, then flip the paper over in whatever magical orientation your printer uses to print the back. I couldn't get MS Publisher to run under WINE and didn't feel like loading Windows (in retrospect, that would have been much less annoying), so (don't laugh) I composed the pages in OpenOffice, saved it to a PDF, took screenshots of the pages, pasted them into a new ODT file, and then exported to PDF again. Surprisingly, it actually worked.
> 
> PDF: http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorakcardpreprint.odt
> Original design: 
> http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorak-card.odt
> http://thetechnicalgeekery.com/dvorak/dvorak-card.doc
> 
> I would appreciate any further suggestions or improved versions. Now I just need to find some cardstock so I can actually print them...
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], Felipe Barros Corrêa de Oliveira <felipeahura@> wrote:
> >
> > I believe in a more intense propaganda, like in the front some
> > sensacionalism with facts
> > 
> > Dvorak (pronounce xxx)
> > "it can improve your tiping speed/accuracy by aprox. x%"
> > "it can free you from repetitive strain..."
> > it... bla bla
> > 
> > and on the back of the card a sensationalist image of the dvorak keyboard
> > layout with colors by most typed keys, that something like resemble a ball
> > of light coming out of the centre, this layouts are widely spread on the
> > internet, and with some photoshop you could make a beautiful version, that
> > inspires people towards it.
> > 
> > Direct propaganda isn't the best way to go when you want to make someone
> > take a step like this, you should make them desire it, like its futuristic,
> > technological... imagine getting a card like this yourself, facts first,
> > super image showing it like some kind of ball of light growing in the center
> > of your keyboard...
> > 
> > Well, thats juts my opinion and sorry for the horrible english today since i
> > just woke up..
> > 
> > I believe you dont need to put more information because everyone can easily
> > go to the internet and search for it, and the fact that this person actually
> > did some research on her own is a WIN for us, she gets curious and go there
> > and search, being now "inspired" by the card, and "amazed" by the
> > information she finds... great chance we win another colleague :D
> > 
> > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Nicole <nkmcalli@> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > What a GREAT idea!
> > >
> > > I recommend to include:
> > > because of the famous composer, a line about pronounciation (like
> > > "pronounced duh-vor-ack")
> > > a link to http://dvorak.mwbrooks.com/ - I really think that is the best
> > > portal
> > >
> > > If you do it - please upload a file so we can share!
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected] <altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "sobjornstad" <sobjornstad@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking about making a business card explaining about the Dvorak
> > > keyboard to give to people who are curious. What sorts of stuff do you guys
> > > think I should put on it? (Obviously, space is rather limited.)
> > > >
> > >
> > >  
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> > 
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