[IRP] Launching the principles on THURSDAY 31st

Tue Mar 29 18:00:25 EEST 2011

Hi All

Way to go! I see how the 'poppy'. retro graphics work. As contemporary is a 
very volatile notion - today's hip graphics is tomorrow's redundant 
wanna-be 'killer-app'!

Assuming that these graphics are a rendition of the computer keyboard - one 
I'm using now and which still dominates the mediascapes of everyday ICT 
usage.... I second Dixie's point.. let's get this show on the road,.,..;-)0

Will send this flyer around those I am in contact with (ripples go outwards 
I hope).

One tiny practical request - could we have a graphic that can be printed 
out as one side of an A4? Good for lo-tech repro. scenarios...

Other reservations are points well taken - for later tweaking?

cheers
MF

--On 29 March 2011 15:54 +0100 Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk> 
wrote:

> +1 I agree with Robert - I think they (and the design) are both
> launch-ready and that we shouldn't stall!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of
> Bodle, Robert Sent: 29 March 2011 15:41
> To: michael gurstein; Lee W McKnight
> Cc: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> Subject: Re: [IRP] Launching the principles on THURSDAY 31st
>
> I'd also like to express gratitude, kudos, and props for all the hard
> work Brett, Lisa, and others have done on this.
>
> I personally think the flyer has pop appeal, and fits IRP color
> scheme/branding nicely, with diagonal movement guiding our eyes to the
> text. (The desktop computer bank graphic might be pop/retro, but pop
> nevertheless).
>
> Tweaks take time and any last minute suggestions seem inopportune at this
> point, but it's all good.
>
> Bring on the launch!
>
> best,
> Robert
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> [irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of michael
> gurstein [gurstein at gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:18 AM
> To: Lee W McKnight
> Cc: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> Subject: Re: [IRP] Launching the principles on THURSDAY 31st
>
> I agree with Lee on this...
>
> Also, the principles themselves are outstanding but (perhaps too late) I
> have a problem with the intro to the principles notably ``To help realise
> this vision of an rights-based Internet the 10 Rights and Principles
> are:`` to my mind this is a bit stark and perhaps a bit presumptuous on
> our part... something like ``and Principles could (or should) be`` rings
> a wee bit more comfortably to my (admittedly middle road-ish) Canadian
> sensibility...
>
> M
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Lee W McKnight
> <lmcknigh at syr.edu<mailto:lmcknigh at syr.edu>> wrote: Lisa, Brett,
>
> And bravo to everyone!
>
>  I agree holding off launch for more translations makes sense.
>
> A nitpicking note: Brett's/Access' design...doesn't quite do it fo r me.
>
> The monitors look 1980s; like the principles could have been drawn up at
> dawn of modern era.
>
> If intentional retro look, ok.
>
> If not, can we please mix some smartphones and tablets amongst the
> screens? Or something to look more contemporary?  And resend to all of us?
>
> Personally, I'd show 1/3rd of each...but that's just me.
>
> A slight tweak I am sure Brett and his super-staff could mock up
> in....next hour or two? : )
>
> And of course, if noone agrees with me, never mind.
>
> Lee
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> To:
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> andprinciples.org> Subject: [IRP] Launching the principles on THURSDAY
> 31st
>
> Hi all
>
> Please find attached our snazzy flyer for the 10 Internet Rights and
> Principles.  I think it looks great - a huge thanks to Brett and his team
> at Access for the design.  Brett can send you the files if you'd like to
> get it printed in your own country...would be great if we can all
> distribute as much as possible at any events and opportunities we have.
>
> Robert and his amazing partner are just finishing off our new
> irpcharter.org<http://irpcharter.org> website.  The main purpose of the
> site is a digress.it<http://digress.it> plug in so we can gather comments
> on the charter.  But we'll also have the principles up there in all of
> our different languages.
>
> Thanks so much to everyone who has offered to translate - it's fantastic.
> We have the Spanish from Miguel and the Portuguese from Andreia so far.
> If anyone else has managed to get it done yet, please do send them
> through.  it would be fantastic to have them by tomorrow if at all
> possible.
>
> To give ourselves an extra day to get everything ready, I think it'll be
> better if we shift our launch date to Thursday... there'll also be chance
> we'll get some good quotes for our press release, which Dixie has kindly
> drafted for us.  I hope that's ok with everyone.  we'll send the press
> release to the list tomorrow, so we can all send far and wide on Thursday.
>
> Exciting!
>
> All the best,
>
> Lisa
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