Release party feedback / collecting ideas

[Vinzenz Vietzke]

Dear Ambassadors,

most of the Lovelock release parties are over. Now I'd like to collect
some feedback on materials you used, especially the ones the Fedora
Design Team produced. It would be great if some of you which held an
event could answer the following questions:

* Which material did you use?
(Posters, leaflets, business cards, CDs...)

* Did you create some of that things yourself? If so - why?

* Were there any things you wanted to use, but people at the event
didn't like it?

* Did you miss anything? What in detail?

* Any ideas for material which you didn't miss, but think it might
useful for your next event?

With your feed back I'm planning to work on the fedora design ticket [1]
for a release party kit for the next version of Fedora.

Thanks in advance for your help!
vinz

[1] https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/11
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[Zoltan Hoppar]

HI Vinz,

We have use at our release party a lot of swags, but mostly the people
are looking for such material that helps, and brings Fedora closer to
them. People loving one page sheets, including the release notes -
because these pages can be used in multiple places/ways. (I could give
and pin out too...) We have used a LOT, and also from the tri-fold
flyers too (but a little bit that outdated now). But there was an
problem, according to the sizes (lots of flyers design are in US
metrics, not EU standard), this is why we have to create all the times
(or pay extra at print shop for editing). That makes bit harder to
print them quickly and cheaper.


I think, we need different "action" posters, where we could put out
activities, and example icon from our suggestions. With this, we could
fetch the correct material, not just the 4F slogan in parts. I mean we
have show in big size that Fedora is much more versatile, and it has
real features that the others don't. For graphics target part we
already have awesome printable stuff, but I think we need similar for
developing, and such more - to grab attention.

PS: Can we have at least an new ninja contest for new flyers, printed
material designs?



2011/6/29 Vinzenz Vietzke <vinz(a)fedoraproject.org&gt;:
>  Dear Ambassadors,
>
>  most of the Lovelock release parties are over. Now I'd like to collect
>  some feedback on materials you used, especially the ones the Fedora
>  Design Team produced. It would be great if some of you which held an
>  event could answer the following questions:
>
>  * Which material did you use?
>  (Posters, leaflets, business cards, CDs...)
>
>  * Did you create some of that things yourself? If so - why?
>
>  * Were there any things you wanted to use, but people at the event
>  didn't like it?
>
>  * Did you miss anything? What in detail?
>
>  * Any ideas for material which you didn't miss, but think it might
>  useful for your next event?
>
>  With your feed back I'm planning to work on the fedora design ticket [1]
>  for a release party kit for the next version of Fedora.
>
>  Thanks in advance for your help!
>  vinz
>
>  [1] https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/11
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>  Fedora Ambassador
>  Coordination German L10N Team
>  m:  vinz(a)fedoraproject.org
>  wk: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Vinz
>  mb: https://identi.ca/vinzv
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[Neville A. Cross]

On Wed, 2011-06-29 at 00:07 +0200, Vinzenz Vietzke wrote:
>  Dear Ambassadors,
>  
>  most of the Lovelock release parties are over. Now I'd like to collect
>  some feedback on materials you used, especially the ones the Fedora
>  Design Team produced. It would be great if some of you which held an
>  event could answer the following questions:
>  
>  * Which material did you use?
>  (Posters, leaflets, business cards, CDs...)
>   
I used F15 Release Poster with a lot of success
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2011-June/017649.html

People loved fedora baloons, I want to get more of those!!

There was also fedora bubble stickers.

I have some shinny case badjes, those are really cool. People fight over
them ;-)

>  * Did you create some of that things yourself? If so - why?
>   
I made two things:
One slide show with: 1) what is fedora? 2) What's new on Fedora15? 3)
some resources. Because those things are borring as a talk, having them
on a slide show in the entrance of the event helps.
One video about gnome-shell with tips and trics. Because I can make many
mistakes during the creation of the video and not show them to public.
Heres is a link. (It is in spanish)
http://blip.tv/yn1v/trucos-y-atajos-de-gnome-shell-en-fedora-15-5297797

>  * Were there any things you wanted to use, but people at the event
>  didn't like it?
>  
>  * Did you miss anything? What in detail?
>   
I miss having a leaflet. I created one but turn old and some links were
outdated. I did not had time to create a new one. I have to admit that
this has local information.  If there is a general leaflet, with a blank
space for just a couple of links and emails for local contact, can be
nice. 

>  * Any ideas for material which you didn't miss, but think it
> might
>  useful for your next event?
>   
A poster for Live USB creator stations.

>  With your feed back I'm planning to work on the fedora design
> ticket [1]
>  for a release party kit for the next version of Fedora.
>  
>  Thanks in advance for your help!
>  vinz
>  
>  [1] https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/11

[Vinzenz Vietzke]

Guys,

thanks for givin me feedback!
I gathered your points and added them to the events ninjas task list:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Design/Events_Ninjas#Tasks

So if I forgot anything or ideas come up to your mind, don't hesitate on 
emailing me or putting it directly to the list. I'll pass all of it 
towards the design team during one of the next meetings.

Regards, vinz.
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Vinzenz Vietzke
Fedora Ambassador / Coordination German L10N Team
m:  vinz(a)fedoraproject.org
wk: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Vinz
mb: https://identi.ca/vinzv

[Jiri Eischmann]

I'm answering a bit late, but you know... holidays.

Vinzenz Vietzke píše v St 29. 06. 2011 v 00:07 +0200:
>  Dear Ambassadors,
>  
>  most of the Lovelock release parties are over. Now I'd like to collect
>  some feedback on materials you used, especially the ones the Fedora
>  Design Team produced. It would be great if some of you which held an
>  event could answer the following questions:
>  
>  * Which material did you use?
>  (Posters, leaflets, business cards, CDs...) 
We used pins, media (unfortunately F14 :/ ), posters, stickers.

>  * Did you create some of that things yourself? If so - why? 
Yes, we printed posters and hade some of stickers done.

>  * Were there any things you wanted to use, but people at the event
>  didn't like it? 
Not really.

>  * Did you miss anything? What in detail? 
We really missed source files for release party posters. Our party took
place on the same day Fedora 15 was released and posters had not been
done by that time, so we didn't have any party posters, just general
Fedora posters.

Jiri

[hagr182]

I gave away DVDs 10 or so cause launch parties seem to not work on my state
to friends along with creating a live USB to them(supplied by them) so if
they liked it they could pass it on, this time no material was used since no
actual party was made

On Monday, July 25, 2011, Jiri Eischmann <eischmann(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  I'm answering a bit late, but you know... holidays.
>
>  Vinzenz Vietzke píše v St 29. 06. 2011 v 00:07 +0200:
> > Dear Ambassadors,
> >
> > most of the Lovelock release parties are over. Now I'd like to collect
> > some feedback on materials you used, especially the ones the Fedora
> > Design Team produced. It would be great if some of you which held an
> > event could answer the following questions:
> >
> > * Which material did you use?
> > (Posters, leaflets, business cards, CDs...)
>
>  We used pins, media (unfortunately F14 :/ ), posters, stickers.
>
> > * Did you create some of that things yourself? If so - why?
>
>  Yes, we printed posters and hade some of stickers done.
>
> > * Were there any things you wanted to use, but people at the event
> > didn't like it?
>
>  Not really.
>
> > * Did you miss anything? What in detail?
>
>  We really missed source files for release party posters. Our party took
>  place on the same day Fedora 15 was released and posters had not been
>  done by that time, so we didn't have any party posters, just general
>  Fedora posters.
>
>  Jiri
>
>
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