Re: Re: Dvorak business cards

Nice work. It covers the essentials and directs to more information. I  
don't think I could have done it any better.

On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:26:53 -0500, sobjornstad <[email protected]>  
wrote:

> 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.)
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>> >
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