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Re: 2002 NELUG wall calendar
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:04:15 GMT
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> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > Here's a project I always wanted to do.. an AFOL-themed calendar.
I think this is a fantastic idea! I'd love to see this come about!
> > This could be done in the spirit of a previous discussion, suggesting NELUG
> > hold a group-wide theme build. Conversely, it could highlight the diversity
> > of our interests by profiling 12 members. Or it could tell a story
> > page-by-page, or maybe include the club's prior activities (train shows, BW
> > games, home show, etc). Most likely, I'd expect it to act as a simple
> > gallery.
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> Of your ideas I like the "diversity" idea and the "prior activities" ideas
> best. Although it would be hard to get high quality/profesional photography
> done for our "prior activities".
I think we have enough of everything under our collaborative belts to be able
to include quite a bit - more on this in a minute, but I think we might be able
to have some of everything: some Mindfest, some window displays, some
MasterCard, and lots of various and sundry projects that the members have done.
> > I think NELUG could benefit from such a project in a number of ways..
> >
> > As a club activity.
> > This could be done as a group building project. It could help our LUG to
> > stand out and be recognized. Members could submit LEGO creations, such as
> > scenes, sculptures, or electronic files specially made for the purpose. Each
> > month's spread could include a small picture of the featured builder/member
> > with a bio, bringing a human face to our hobby.
The prospect of seeing my mug on a wall hanging for a month straight should be
enough to convince anybody that concentrating on the creations, not the
builders, is the way to go in this endeavor. IMHO.
> > Just a few of the issues requiring consideration:
> > - The art elimination process, as there are only 12 months available.
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> Actually don't a lot of these calanders occasionally have 14 pages (one for
> the previous December and one with 12 mini calandars for the following year)?
> Just something to consider if we want more space.
I checked out our SPCA Greyhound Calendar this morning. It's got an
alternative layout that we might want to consider emulating. Each month has
the main picture page, the big full-size picture opposite the calendar. That's
the same .... it's the calendar page that is different. The calendar itself is
only about 75-80% full size, and located in the upper-right corner of the page
opposite the main picture. This means there is room for 3 or 4 smaller (2"x3"
or 4"x3" ??) photos along the bottom, and some room to the left of the calendar
itself as well for another picture or some text. Each of these photos all have
captions as well. One of the guys here at work has a calendar like this with
his kids on it, I think.
In addition, the calendar itself is printed on a very faded, muted, washed-out
photograph that's done in sepia/white. It's light enough to be visually
unobtrusive, but dark enough to offset the actual calendar part from the white
background of the rest of the page. And, if you take the time to notice, you
can see the photo behind the days quite easily. The days are still large
enough and distinct enough to write in, too. I'll try and scan a month to show
in the next couple of days.
In any case, this lets you put a number of photos and text on a single month.
This broadens up the scope of what can be showcased: imagine a month for each
of the following: Mindfest, MasterCard, Train Shows, Window Displays,
Brikwars, Robotics, Models, Town, Space, Castle, etc ... Or, from an
artsy perspective: Realistic mocs, abstract mocs, huge mocs, tiny mocs, etc.
As an in-between offerring, I'm checking out the Frog calendar on my wall here
at work. There's the main picture, and then the calendar on the page opposite
only take up the bottom 3/4 of the page. The top 1/4 has a single phot and
some text about the month's species of frog.
Granted, these options may entail a somewhat larger investment, but I'm
guessing that the difference won't be immense, and that it would be worth it to
increase our presentation from just 12-14 photos up to 30-50. It seems that
the range we have could be anywhere from 12 (1 per month, 12 months) to 80 (5
per month, 14 months)!!
> > - Photographing the works. for consistency, professional quality, design.
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> This is probably going to be the toughest part (and most expensive). Do we
> have anyone in the group that dabbles in photography? My skills and equipment
> definitely arn't up to the task.
I "dabble" in photography, but admittedly most of my experience is in 35mm
manual and SLR, not digital. And, as we know, standard photography of LEGO is
plagued with difficulties, and I've taken to borrowing my brother-in-law's
digital camera for LEGO shoots. However, I'd be more than happy to lend my
services/equipment, and I like to think that my digital photos come out
relatively crisp and clear :)
> > - costs, pricing and sales
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> This is probably the easiest part to nail down I would guess.
I say take the hammer and get whacking, then.
> > I'm prepared to volunteer my time in getting such a thing designed and
> > produced. This would mean a great deal to me. We'd need another club
> > member(s) to handle the gathering of entries and the selection process. And
> > probably another to manage sales and target distribution.
I'd love to get involved in the gathering of entries, selections, and layout
aspects. Hear that, Eric? That sounds like decision-making work to my ears,
and I'm volunteering for it ...
Anyway, it would be worhtwhile if people thought about what they might be able
to contribute, including:
(1) Clear photos/files from previous events
(2) Clear photos/files of already-photographed MOCs
(3) MOCs that haven't been photographed well, but might be deserving of
calendar inclusion
(4) MOCs to build in the next month to sneak in under whatever deadlines come
up
For now, a mental list might suffice. Or, if people don't have any objection
to my being involved, an e-mail to 'sullis3@mediaone.net' with a list of what
you might be able to contribute would be great as well. Being as specific as
possible (event name and date, MOC name, genre, theme, style, size,
description, etc.) would be helpful, as we haven't even chosen page concepts
yet.
Anyway, sign me up!
Shaun
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| (...) wow. I think Shaun's excited.. I just want to mention a couple of production things. * don't do anything yet. :-) * I thought about the multi-pic layout also, but I kinda hope to keep the whole thing to 24 images or less. Otherwise it gets a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| I do think this should get rolling ASAP if we want to do it. But I'd like to hear a few more people chime in with interest to help before considering this a reality.. I'll be away until Monday. Meanwhile, if interest is here, folks could think about (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| Suz, Great idea, if nothing else I think this would be a lot of fun to put together. (...) Of your ideas I like the "diversity" idea and the "prior activities" ideas best. Although it would be hard to get high quality/profesional photography done (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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