Re: Stall Posters

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 10:30:26 PM Andreas Cord-Landwehr wrote:
> (please answer only to kde-promo)
> 
> Hey, due to several reasons, it took me much longer to finally come up with
> a first draft. Sorry for that :/
> 
> Here [1] you can find a first alpha-version for a possible KDE Frameworks 5
> poster. (This is also why the frameworks list is in CC.)

What did you use to make this? Is it possible to get the source document to 
make it easier to edit?

My first impression is that it has too much detail. However the white on grey 
headings make it easier to get the general messages. Still, simplifying would 
be good.

suggestions:
remove "... for". Make the headings short with no extra information for people 
who only give it a glance.

Need a logo from the VDG.

CMake - usefull should be useful

QtWidget UIs - challening should be challenging.

I'd reword some of the points. It would be preferable to have editable text.

Keep in mind the environment of an exhibit. Generally people don't give much 
attention to the booth stuff. In fact, I've noticed that they avoid eye 
contact, don't want to be sold or something. So it might be good to have a 
table-top piece that lets people get the goods at a glance. Then they can move 
in if they are interested. They are usually at least a meter or more away from 
the exhibit.

Have more of the details in a handout or in conversation. Business card size 
brochures work really well. And we've used QR codes to give more detailed 
information. See attached examples.

Please send source document; I'll return edited version.

Carl

> 
> POSTER DRAFT:
> [1] https://homepages.uni-paderborn.de/phoenixx/kdepromo/kf5_poster_v1.pdf
> 
> There are a few points to be said to this draft:
> * some of the content comes from the KF5 flyer that was done last year
> * the layout is just hand-made by me and I will reach out for the VDG in a
> different mail to let them tell me how to do it better :) specifically,
> there are numerous micro-optimizations that I will do once the content is
> fixed * what I am currently need is some proof reading of the content:
>   - is everything correct?
>   - is something important missing?
>   - what about grammar/spelling?
> 
> My plan is to get this poster in a printable state until next Sunday (= 7
> days from now on) to have it printed in time for Qt World Summit. I will
> try to send a draft for a poster about KDE Development tools tomorrow
> evening.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andreas
> 
> PS: for completeness, especially for the KF5 list, please see my initial
> mail attached, which explains who the target audience for the poster is
> On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:10:50 PM CEST Andreas Cord-Landwehr wrote:
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > I would like to start a small initiative to update/create some stall
> > posters that can be used at KDE stalls. My main incentive is the upcoming
> > Qt World Congress in about two months. (An excellent opportunity to
> > increase KDE's visibility in the industry.)
> > 
> > The following proposal hence focuses on that use case: posters for a stall
> > at the Qt World congress. Specifically, the audience are developers, most
> > of them know open source software, yet a lot work on commercial software.
> > After several chats during Akademy, I have three posters in mind:
> > 
> > 1. KDE Frameworks
> > * what is KF5?
> > * what does they provide
> > 
> >   - additional features
> >   - quality (unit tested, only reviewed commits, structured development)
> >   - LGPL2.1+ licensing
> > 
> > * how are they structured (tiers)
> > * important frameworks (mostly tier1 frameworks)
> > * about 2 example frameworks in details (e.g. KArchive)
> > (reasoning: conference audience is actual target audience for frameworks)
> > 
> > 2. KDE Tooling
> > * KDevelop
> > * Massiv Visualizer
> > * Okteta (?)
> > * ...?
> > (reasoning: most important applications for developers)
> > 
> > 3. Plasma 5
> > * focus on architecture and technologies (e.g. Wayland integration)
> > * focus on different form factors (desktop <-> mobile)
> > * present the cool fresh look of Plasma 5
> > (reasoning: Plasma desktop alone is mostly interesting for developers
> > already using it; hence focus on technologies, which can get more
> > developers attracted)
> > 
> > What do you think? What am I missing? What should not be included?
> > Or do you see a much better approach?
> > 
> > Depending on how much feedback I get, I will reach out (sooner er later)
> > to
> > the frameworks list to get some detailed input about the specific
> > contents,
> > before making some first drafts for the next discussion round.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Andreas
> > 
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