[ubuntu-art] Wanted: artists input on papercdcase.

[Kenneth Wimer]

Hi,

On Sunday 18 March 2007 15:13:02 Daniel Buch wrote:
> Hi Nik,
>
> Although it isn't exactly the same approach, our LoCo Team has started
> work on a project to package (and repackage) Ubuntu CDs for
> distribution to libraries:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OhioTeam/CDdistribution
>
> Our plan was to have a decently completed product before widely
> announcing it to other LoCo Teams and the whole Ubuntu community.
> Progress has been a bit slow so far (my fault,) so we'd be thrilled to
> have some additional input.
>
> If anybody on the Artwork Team who knows where we can get hi-res
> source files for the official Ubuntu 6.06 wallets, please let us know!
>

I'll look into this and get back to you.

Ken


> Cheers,
> ~Dan (meatballhat)
>
> > For a while now I have been wondering how we can create good quality CD
> >   cases without the inherent ( potential waste ) of creating the current
> > Cardboard flyer/folders and with a mechanism to allow us to create new
> > content for the cover ( including such wonderful things as local
> > Ubuntu/Lug contacts ).
> > I am taking a leaf from such classics as
> > PaperCDcase ( http://www.papercdcase.com/ ) and the example video from
> > the Digg article (
> > http://digg.com/videos/educational/Coolest_Cheapest_and_Practical_CD_Case
> >s_you_ll_even_own_How_to_make_one
> >
> > ). I am not a designer of graphics and art but I can see a opportunity
> > here to create a suitable product which can be printed on two sides of
> > good quality A4 paper and then folded to create the case .  Since the
> > artwork can be printed in small scale ( inket / colourlaser ) or large
> > scale ( PDC Copyprint ? ) and then folded as required it seems a better
> > fit to answering the on going presentation requirements. So is there
> > anyone here who can help ?
> >
> > Now yes I understand that  this will require work to create the case,
> > but not all things quick and cheap come are easy . I will open a page on
> > the the wiki and post some thoughts on this as a project idea but I
> > wanted to get this a ball rolling.
> >
> > My second thought since posting this was to have very stiff cardboard A4
> >    pages created onto which a small foam dot can be placed to hold the
> > CD. I am fairly sure I have seen this before as an example of mailing
> > and advertising a product but im to old to remember where and when .
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Nik Butler
> > Ubuntu-UK
>
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