[URGENT] Chance to Promote the CBG!

[Ninja D!]

Crap, crap, crap. The first time I thought about posting this was over two month ago. I decided it was too early and then I spaced it off until just now.

This year I will once again be attending CONvergence. This is a convention that is called "the gathering of the tribes" by some. It isn't just a sci-fi con (though that seems to dominate), it isn't a comic book con, it isn't any anime con, it isn't really for any one thing; CONvergence is a place for all geeks to gather and be geeks (often while drinking heavily) for four days.

Posters / fliers / signs for all sorts of things are hung up on the walls all over the place. There are also tables designated for fliers. This would be a great chance to promote the CBG. If someone could make up a decent promo flier, I would make a bunch of copies and hang / place / distribute them like crazy at the con. Greyscale is preferred but if I see something really great in color, I'll spend the extra few bucks.

Alternatively, if you can come up with something good for a CBG advert to say, that could also be good. If no one makes a proper flier for me by the time I'm going to leave tomorrow morning, I will probably make up something simple with just a little blurb, the URL, and the logo. If you come up with something good, I'll put that on there.

I'm super excited.

[Nomadic]

I could whip you up something if I had more time but this is a bit too close for me. Feel free to make something simple yourself though (or if one of our other members wants to give it a try they can).

[Seraph]

I can try to come up with something.  I can't guarantee it would be epicness, as I'd only have maybe a couple hours, but I can see what I can do.

[SDragon]

Edit-- never mind, too late for that. I'd help with ads and such if there was more time, but...

[Seraph]

Well, here's what I've got.  You can print it in grayscale if you prefer (though IMO it doesn't look as good.)

It's almost 5 over here on the West Coast, and I'll be busy until around ten.  If you want anything changed I might be able to get to it then.

Have fun at CONvergence!

[Hibou]

That looks spectacular.

[Ninja D!]

That looks amazing. Looks like I'll be printing one at home and making some color copies.

[LD]

It looks fancy but:

1. Turtle/Cabbage in-jokes... I suppose that the crowd at the Con are interested in quirks, but in-jokes are baffling and it implies that we discuss turtles and cabbage which is sort of a WTF for people reading the thing. It would certainly turn me off a lot.

Leave off at "we specialize in creating settings" for the second sentence, and omit turtles and cabbage from the last sentence.

2. I'd recommend a slightly easier to read font. I can only read the big font parts of it without straining.

Other than that- good work- It looks very nice.

[Weave]

It looks great! But I agree with pretty much LD said - It could use an easier to read font and might work better without the inside jokes.

That said, good luck NinjaD! May the Ishma be with you.

[Seraph]

Removed the inside jokes (Except the Opal Council.  Should that go too?) and changed the font (Except the Opal Council and the URL, neither of which I think is actually hard to read).  Switched some stuff up a bit.  Hope this is better (and you can print these up at this point).

At any rate, this might be useful in the future.

[Lmns Crn]

That looks pretty fantastic! It's a marked improvement over the first draft.

I just have one minor quibble: looks like "CBGWiki" has that red squiggly "you misspelled this word" underline.

[Weave]

That looks great! Excellent work, S_H!

[Seraph]

That looks pretty fantastic! It's a marked improvement over the first draft.

I just have one minor quibble: looks like "CBGWiki" has that red squiggly "you misspelled this word" underline.

%@#$&! I thought I'd gotten rid of them all.  I guess with the rest of the red I just didn't see it.

[Hibou]

I thought the first one was good even with the inside jokes. I think if that's the one he ended up taking it might generate some curiosity regarding our sense of humour and maybe add to the appeal of such a website.

Turtles all the way down.

[LD]

Good work SH! :)

The opal council joke works, I think. It's not necessary to understand the flyer and it isn't as in your face as the others were.

:)

Really impressed with it.