Re: Carbusters - Journal of the Carfree Movement?

Hi,

Something added text is good but 'Journal of the Carfree Movement' is 
kind of long (more words means smaller words and harder to see, 
especially relative to the main title). Also, it is clear that the 
magazine is a journal (or publication) so getting rid of that word would 
create larger font possibilities. If the main text stays, I suggest 
adding an "a" at the beginning to be more modest, and leave space for 
other existing and future carfree-themed publications. I realise that 
some non-native English speakers might see this difference differently, 
so, for example, if it was "THE Journal..." it would mean it was the 
only and/or the best one. So "Journal" without "a" kind of implies what 
the "the" declares. Modesty is good policy, let's let the contents speak 
for themselves.

Another idea is to still keep "Carbusters" large and vivid, but have 
something like "The Carbusters of the Carfree Movement", which I admit 
sounds more radical. Also, we could just have "Carfree Movement" under 
the title (i.e. moving towards carfree, or moving without cars), or just 
the title followed by "Towards Carfree Cities" which more clearly links 
the magazine and the conference series.

Last one: In any online edition all of this is easier to play with.

Have fun,
T


Jean Pierre Wilmotte wrote:
> At 15:04 +0200 8/07/08, Theo Haris wrote:
>   
>> Even though the AGM decided to keep the name 
>> Carbusters for now, we were thinking here in 
>> Prague to add below the name the words 'Journal 
>> of the Carfree Movement'. We would like to 
>> initiate a discussion in the list to hear all 
>> possible viewpoints and decide collectively if 
>> that's a good idea or not.
>>
>> We are thinking that adding this we would give 
>> to the magazine a more serious undertone, while 
>> retaining the old name, with all the positive 
>> things that stem from it, such as its 
>> recognizability and the fact that a name change 
>> would cost serious money currently.
>>     
>
> I agree 100% !
>   


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