Hi Athena

Thanks for your email concerning the proposed front cover. I
couldn't originally access the re-designed cover on the Yahoo FOAM
website because the file size was too large.

However, I have taken the file you sent me and published it in
Acrobat, which compresses and reduces the file size. Therefore I
have now uploaded this onto the Yahoo website for other people to
look at.

It is located at: Files / Alternative_FrontCover_201005.pdf

A couple of notes:

1. The photo is of children who awaiting the arrival of the
Duchess of Sutherland at the Charter Street Ragged School, which is
adjacent to Angel Meadow. The wall in the background is perimeter
wall at Aspin Lane and the plaque embedded in the wall, can still be
seen to this day. (i.e. they are not waiting for a train).
2. The booklet is aimed at children between 12 – 18 and adults.
The content is quite detailed containing graphic descriptions of the
poverty of which the area was re-known for during the late 1800s/
early 1900s. (Primary/ kinder garden children are not really the
target audience).

The colour scheme of Red borders was chosen at the FOAM meeting on
the 22/09.

I hope this helps clarify the design decision for the booklet,

Regards
Mike




--- In angelmeadow@..., yun chau <yun_chau@y...> wrote:
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> I am new to this group but as I read from the email, I guess this
maybe a front cover to attract children to read. And I have some
comments over the cover design.
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> I think that the photo with children lining up and waiting for
train is very powerful. And I would suggest to use a less strong and
bright colour, which is red now as the background colour. Since I
think this will distract the power of the photograph.
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> I would suggest to use a dark background and use colourful
alphabets to attract children attention. As I have done a web site
for a kindergarten and research that kids like colour like colouful
alphabets and this is what they feel attractive and beautyl it.
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> I think the cover with dark red background and black word is not
elegant enough for adult, nor not ¡¥kid¡¦ enough for children.
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> I have attached an amended version to express my comment above.
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> Hope my comment would be useful.
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> PS. i have attached the file as well as upload the file as i dotn
knwo which way i should do (file name :FrontCover_201005.jpg)
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> Thanks,
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> Athena
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> ljagota1982 <laura.jagota@g...> »¡¡G
> Dear All,
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> At the meeting on the 22nd September, options for a picture for
the
> booklet's front cover were discussed. It was suggested that the
one
> Countryscape had originally chosen, showing the gas works, with
the
> burial ground at the front, was too boring a cover and wouldn't
> encourage children to read the book. I have therefore put another
> option into the files section for you to have a look at. Please
let me
> know what you think.
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> Countryscape hope to get the book printed next week and the CD
> sometime after that. I will therefore put the pages on to the
website
> once they are finalised.
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> Laura
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