OK... I will ask: What about 2012 6GC.NET calendar? Options

[malpaso]

I'm in this community for ages and as I remember there always been 6GC.NET calendar. I do not want to talk about what happened last year. I would like to talk about what will happen this year.

I really would like to see next year on my wall 6GC.NET calendar. Question is what needs to be done to make this happen.

- I know there is needed approval from the owner (to use 6GC.NET logo)
- I know there is needed to find the best 12pictures around (or 14... 12months, cover and bonus month for 2013.. whatever)
- I know there is needed someone who manage this
- I know there is needed deadline. Soon enough deadline to have calendar in December 2011 delivered.

and I also know it is not any hard to manage this. Last year I made one for Celica Czech Republic Club. We made deadline for pictures in October and a month ago I was sending finished calendars... see the topic http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76445 that's it. Nothing more needed.

My point is. If I'm able to manage 20 calendars for $17 internationally delivered each from CZ... anyone in US can do the same for similar price. So... how hard could it be to see 6GC.NET calendar 2012 on the wall?

This post has been edited by malpaso: Sep 26, 2011 - 12:17 AM

[manphibian]

My vote would be for the 2nd option.

As Ferdi says, the A4 landscape layout is better for cars, the simpler layout is less work for you as you don't have to worry about language and holidays... Plus the lower price means you'll get more customers

[malpaso]

My vote would be for the 2nd option.

As Ferdi says, the A4 landscape layout is better for cars, the simpler layout is less work for you as you don't have to worry about language and holidays... Plus the lower price means you'll get more customers

Agree. Personally I like that 2nd more nut in therms of variability is better that 1st option . I show you why... People usually makes pictures in 3 formats:

4:3
3:2
16:9

The most common is 3:2 (because is used as default in SLR cameras). But you can find in selection of COTMs also pure 4:3 or 16:9 ones.

Now... that first option of calendar is technically square working area when we can place anything we want:

For 4:3 format = untouched (no cropping)




Two options for 16:9 format (sorry for using again this picture as example but he is good example of 16:9 there) = must be modified. first added black stripes, second cropped like shown below.






that second option of calendar is just 16:9 working area (rest is used for calendar):

For 4:3 format = must be cropped (not sure how would work using black stripes on sides there in the end. maybe yes, maybe no. see below)



result is here



For 16:9 format = untouched (no cropping)



Note: that 3:2 format must be cropped in both options (in first to make it more square and in second make it more wide) but since it is "in the middle" there is no problem to use calendar option A or B. So no issues with 3:2 pictures at all.

And in terms of customers... 6gc.net people are not "customers". Only who has profit is printer company. Not me. I just use their price-list and provide photos (prepared by my self so zero costs for graphic designer). Nothing else. That means technically "I do not care" how many people will buy calendar. The same effort for me (ordering one or fifty calendar) and same "profit" (zero or zero ).

Only what I want is: if I spend time and effort on this I want you like the result.

This post has been edited by malpaso: Sep 29, 2011 - 5:39 AM