Logo request for vinyl banner

> Hi Folks:
>
> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
>
> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution? I see that
> there's an interesting design for a vertical banner. Is that design
> ready yet?
>
> Of course I'm under a deadline: I'd like to order the banner by close of
> business 10-Feb-2011
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Chimene
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User_talk:JChimene
>

> Hi Jeff, *
>
> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>> Hi Folks:
>>
>> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
>> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
>>
>> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution?
>
> Please have a look at the  branding wiki page:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources

> Hi Bernard, Drew:
>
> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I /really/
> appreciate your help! I've tried to answer your questions inline below.
> I still have a few of my own.
>
> On 02/06/2011 03:57 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
>> Hi Jeff, *
>>
>> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>>> Hi Folks:
>>>
>>> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
>>> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
>>>
>>> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution?
>>
>> Please have a look at the  branding wiki page:
>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources
>
> Got it. Thanks

>
>> Especially with posters and banners please remember to include the
>> necessary white space area around the logo in your design.
>
> Right (see below re: full bleed)
>
>>> I see that
>>> there's an interesting design for a vertical banner. Is that design
>>> ready yet?
>>
>> Which design do you talk about?
>> Can you link it here?
>
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Banner_Rough_Ideas_fromcornouws.png

>
> yield:
> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
> 71.53" x 30.00"
> 1817mm x 762mm
> 5365 x 2250 pixels
>
> I realize the DPI is not what I spoke to originally. This is actually
> fewer dpi (75) I was under the impression that VistaPrint could produce
> a high-res banner. Apparently that's not the case. I do have a printer
> in Tucson that can do hi res, but it will be about 3 or 4 times the
> VistaPrint cost.
>
> I'd like some feedback from you folks: do you want a 75 dpi banner, or
> should we go for higher resolution (but more $) Personally, I think the
> "LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png" (if that's
> the logo) will be OK at 75 dpi: graphic edges are straight, sans-serif
> font. At a distance (>  6 feet), I think we can get by for a trade show.

>
> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
> 35.50" x 20.00"
> 902mm x 508mm
> 2662 x 1500 pixels
>
> Again, 75 dpi, but up close (<  3 ft) it should be OK.
>
>> Cor used a enlarged version of the installer image for FOSDEM, but there
>> have been some other proposals in the past...
>
> Is that image available?

>
>>[...]
>> Do you already know if your printer can use a bitmap or a SVG vector
>> graphic and RGB colors?
>
> The acceptable formats are:
>
> Adobe Acrobat 9 Document (*.pdf) (recommended)
> Adobe Illustrator CS3 Artwork (*.ai) (recommended)
> Adobe Photoshop CS3 Image (*.psd) (recommended)

> Hi Jeff, *
>
> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>> Hi Bernard, Drew:
>>
>> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I /really/
>> appreciate your help! I've tried to answer your questions inline below.
>> I still have a few of my own.
>>
>> On 02/06/2011 03:57 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
>>> Hi Jeff, *
>>>
>>> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>>>> Hi Folks:
>>>>
>>>> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
>>>> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
>>>>
>>>> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution?
>>>
>>> Please have a look at the  branding wiki page:
>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources
>>
>> Got it. Thanks
>
> So you found the links there in the table? They are different from the
> link you give here
>>
>> Drew: I'm thinking this image:
>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
>>
>>
> This is *not* the official logo file, it just describes how the logo
> should be used.

>>> but you can use Inkscape with the source file linked
>>> there to export larger versions too.
>>
>> Hi Bernard:
>>
>> Is that the image here?
>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
>>
>>
>> If not, where do I find it?
> See above.
>
> I can scale it via Gimp.
>
> Please *never* upscale a bitmap to get a larger image (except you want
> to reach the pixelized view as a matter of artistic element).

>> The printer is named "VistaPrint"
>
> Know it - used it for my private business cards.
>>
>> It looks like the best resolution I can get with them is 75 dpi (see
>> below)
>
> So you want a logo in 5' width and 75 dpi resolution?
>
> The file would be 5 (foot) x 12 (inch to foot) x 75 (DPI) = 4500 px  in
> width and 1436 px in height.
>
> The resulting banner would be 5' x 1.596' (1,52m x 0,484m)
>
> I don't know if you want to print the "Basic" or "Contemporary" logo.

>>> Especially with posters and banners please remember to include the
>>> necessary white space area around the logo in your design.
>>
>> Right (see below re: full bleed)
>>
>>>> I see that
>>>> there's an interesting design for a vertical banner. Is that design
>>>> ready yet?
>>>
>>> Which design do you talk about?
>>> Can you link it here?
>>
>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Banner_Rough_Ideas_fromcornouws.png
>>
>
> There are different ideas on the file.
>
> Cor used no 3 on FOSDEM - see below.

>>
>> yield:
>> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
>> 71.53" x 30.00"
>> 1817mm x 762mm
>> 5365 x 2250 pixels
>>
>> I realize the DPI is not what I spoke to originally. This is actually
>> fewer dpi (75) I was under the impression that VistaPrint could produce
>> a high-res banner. Apparently that's not the case. I do have a printer
>> in Tucson that can do hi res, but it will be about 3 or 4 times the
>> VistaPrint cost.
>>
>> I'd like some feedback from you folks: do you want a 75 dpi banner, or
>> should we go for higher resolution (but more $) Personally, I think the
>> "LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png" (if that's
>> the logo) will be OK at 75 dpi: graphic edges are straight, sans-serif
>> font. At a distance (>  6 feet), I think we can get by for a trade show.
>
> I think 75 dpi per color should be enough, but I'm not that experienced
> in creating vinyl banners.

> Please avoid scaling from one to another size (and if you need to:
> downscaling to the smaller size is less problematic than upscaling).
>
> It would be best, if you would extract .png bitmap files from the source
> with Inkscape.
>>
>> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
>> 35.50" x 20.00"
>> 902mm x 508mm
>> 2662 x 1500 pixels
>>
>> Again, 75 dpi, but up close (<  3 ft) it should be OK.
>>
>>> Cor used a enlarged version of the installer image for FOSDEM, but there
>>> have been some other proposals in the past...
>>
>> Is that image available?
>
> Yes - it is contained in the Initial Artwork package linked from the wiki:
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Package.zip

>>> [...]
>>> Do you already know if your printer can use a bitmap or a SVG vector
>>> graphic and RGB colors?
>>
>> The acceptable formats are:
>>
>> Adobe Acrobat 9 Document (*.pdf) (recommended)
>> Adobe Illustrator CS3 Artwork (*.ai) (recommended)
>> Adobe Photoshop CS3 Image (*.psd) (recommended)
>
> If someone owns such an Adobe product, he could load the SVG source file
> and extract the final file, but ...
>
>> Bitmap Image (*.bmp)
>> CorelDRAW X4 Document (*.cdr,*.clk)
>> GIF Image (*.gif)
>> JPEG Image (*.jpg,*.jpeg)
>> Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Document (*.ppt,*.pptx)
>> Microsoft Publisher 2010 Document (*.pub)
>> Microsoft Word 2010 Document (*.doc,*.docx)
>> PCX Image (*.pcx)
>> PICT Image (*.pic,*.pict,*.pct)
>
> ...this is the file format Inkscape directly extracts to:
>
>> PNG Image (*.png)
>
> So the easiest way is to stay with this format.

> On 02/07/2011 04:08 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> > Hi Jeff, *
> >
> > Jeff Chimene schrieb:
> >> Hi Bernard, Drew:
> >>
> >> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I /really/
> >> appreciate your help! I've tried to answer your questions inline below.
> >> I still have a few of my own.
> >>
> >> On 02/06/2011 03:57 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> >>> Hi Jeff, *
> >>>
> >>> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
> >>>> Hi Folks:
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
> >>>> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution?
> >>>
> >>> Please have a look at the  branding wiki page:
> >>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources
> >>
> >> Got it. Thanks
> >
> > So you found the links there in the table? They are different from the
> > link you give here
> >>
> >> Drew: I'm thinking this image:
> >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
> >>
> >>
> > This is *not* the official logo file, it just describes how the logo
> > should be used.
>
> It was simply a starting point, not the final banner contents. I spoke
> too informally for the list.
>
> > The links in the table at
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources contain
> > the logo in different versions. Like the one I mentioned here:
> >>>
> >>> The largest exported PNG version is 2000px width
> >
> > It's direct link in the contemporary version is:
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice_Initial-Artwork-Logo_ColorLogoContemporary_2000px.png
>
> Thanks. I've been looking at that image.
>
> >>> but you can use Inkscape with the source file linked
> >>> there to export larger versions too.
> >>
> >> Hi Bernard:
> >>
> >> Is that the image here?
> >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
> >>
> >>
> >> If not, where do I find it?
> > See above.
> >
> > I can scale it via Gimp.
> >
> > Please *never* upscale a bitmap to get a larger image (except you want
> > to reach the pixelized view as a matter of artistic element).
>
> Right. I was going upscale the vector version. My apologies for the
> confusion. I realize I have to use Inkscape (upscale vector, not bitmap).

>
> >> The printer is named "VistaPrint"
> >
> > Know it - used it for my private business cards.
> >>
> >> It looks like the best resolution I can get with them is 75 dpi (see
> >> below)
> >
> > So you want a logo in 5' width and 75 dpi resolution?
> >
> > The file would be 5 (foot) x 12 (inch to foot) x 75 (DPI) = 4500 px  in
> > width and 1436 px in height.
> >
> > The resulting banner would be 5' x 1.596' (1,52m x 0,484m)
> >
> > I don't know if you want to print the "Basic" or "Contemporary" logo.
>
> Contemporary. Is that what Cor used?

> >>
> >>>> I see that
> >>>> there's an interesting design for a vertical banner. Is that design
> >>>> ready yet?
> >>>
> >>> Which design do you talk about?
> >>> Can you link it here?
> >>
> >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Banner_Rough_Ideas_fromcornouws.png
> >>
> >
> > There are different ideas on the file.
> >
> > Cor used no 3 on FOSDEM - see below.
>
> >From Cor's response, I found the zip file and the logo. I don't know how
> folks downstream (i.e. subsequent U.S. shows) would react to a vertical
> logo, but I think it's cool.
>
> >>> What size do you need?
> >>
> >> Full Bleed Size (starting document size)
> >> 71.80" x 30.20"
> >> 1824mm x 767mm
> >> 5385 x 2265 pixels
> >
> > That's not the vertical banner - do you speak of the logo banner again?
>
> Yes. That's the size from VistaPrint's specifications. The vertical
> banner would be rotated to fit. As far as I can tell, VistaPrint
> recommends an image sized to the above dimensions, full bleed. Without
> scaling the current images, I agree, there will be too much whitespace
> around the logo.

> [...]
> >>
> >> I'd like some feedback from you folks: do you want a 75 dpi banner, or
> >> should we go for higher resolution (but more $) Personally, I think the
> >> "LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png" (if that's
> >> the logo) will be OK at 75 dpi: graphic edges are straight, sans-serif
> >> font. At a distance (>  6 feet), I think we can get by for a trade show.
> >
> > I think 75 dpi per color should be enough, but I'm not that experienced
> > in creating vinyl banners.
>
> How did the vertical banner look at that resolution? It seems like the
> shading at the upper left and lower right edges would benefit with
> higher resolution.

>
> >> If we buy by 10-Feb, we get a free banner which has the following
> >> dimensions:
> >>
> >> Full Bleed Size (starting document size)
> >> 35.70" x 20.20"
> >> 907mm x 513mm
> >> 2678 x 1515 pixels
> >
> > So you need this size too.
>
> If we can accomplish this by 10-Feb. After that, it's not free. I'd use
> the contemporary logo, in svg format and downscale it to the above
> dimensions. Again, the same export issues occur with the font.

>
> > Please avoid scaling from one to another size (and if you need to:
> > downscaling to the smaller size is less problematic than upscaling).
> >
> > It would be best, if you would extract .png bitmap files from the source
> > with Inkscape.
> >>
> >> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
> >> 35.50" x 20.00"
> >> 902mm x 508mm
> >> 2662 x 1500 pixels
> >>
> >> Again, 75 dpi, but up close (<  3 ft) it should be OK.
> >>
> >>> Cor used a enlarged version of the installer image for FOSDEM, but there
> >>> have been some other proposals in the past...
> >>
> >> Is that image available?
> >
> > Yes - it is contained in the Initial Artwork package linked from the wiki:
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Package.zip
>
> Right. Got it.
>
> > I extracted the file for Cor to a size of 6170 x 11811 px (for a banner
> > of 1 m height and 52 cm width in 300 dpi) - would be 4 m in 75 dpi ;-)
> >
> > Can you tell me the size you want it?
>
> Well, that size is interesting. According to VistaPrint's
> specifications, their full-bleed dimensions are 5385 x 2265 pixels. So,
> Cor's image would be too tall, and too narrow.
>
> I should think that downscaling to 5385 pixels would be OK. Whitespace
> for the vertical orientation wouldn't be so visually distracting as the
> whitespace of the horizontal orientation.

> Hi Jeff, all,
>
> Jeff Chimene wrote:
>> On 02/07/2011 04:08 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
>>> Hi Jeff, *
>>>
>>> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>>>> Hi Bernard, Drew:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I /really/
>>>> appreciate your help! I've tried to answer your questions inline below.
>>>> I still have a few of my own.
>>>>
>>>> On 02/06/2011 03:57 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
>>>>> Hi Jeff, *
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeff Chimene schrieb:
>>>>>> Hi Folks:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm hoping someone can help w/ this request. I'd like to get a 5' wide
>>>>>> banner for the SCALE event in California at the end of this month.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there an official logo that's at least 600dpi resolution?
>>>>>
>>>>> Please have a look at the  branding wiki page:
>>>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources
>>>>
>>>> Got it. Thanks
>>>
>>> So you found the links there in the table? They are different from the
>>> link you give here
>>>>
>>>> Drew: I'm thinking this image:
>>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is *not* the official logo file, it just describes how the logo
>>> should be used.
>>
>> It was simply a starting point, not the final banner contents. I spoke
>> too informally for the list.
>>
>>> The links in the table at
>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Branding#Resources contain
>>> the logo in different versions. Like the one I mentioned here:
>>>>>
>>>>> The largest exported PNG version is 2000px width
>>>
>>> It's direct link in the contemporary version is:
>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice_Initial-Artwork-Logo_ColorLogoContemporary_2000px.png
>>
>> Thanks. I've been looking at that image.
>>
>>>>> but you can use Inkscape with the source file linked
>>>>> there to export larger versions too.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Bernard:
>>>>
>>>> Is that the image here?
>>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If not, where do I find it?
>>> See above.
>>>
>>> I can scale it via Gimp.
>>>
>>> Please *never* upscale a bitmap to get a larger image (except you want
>>> to reach the pixelized view as a matter of artistic element).
>>
>> Right. I was going upscale the vector version. My apologies for the
>> confusion. I realize I have to use Inkscape (upscale vector, not bitmap).
>
> +1
>>
>>> If you can't use the vector source from the table, I'll create a bitmap
>>> in the right dimensions for you.
>>
>> Well, I know far less about Inkscape than Gimp. However, I really don't
>> want to make additional work for you.
>
> It's not really hard to do so.
>>
>>>> The printer is named "VistaPrint"
>>>
>>> Know it - used it for my private business cards.
>>>>
>>>> It looks like the best resolution I can get with them is 75 dpi (see
>>>> below)
>>>
>>> So you want a logo in 5' width and 75 dpi resolution?
>>>
>>> The file would be 5 (foot) x 12 (inch to foot) x 75 (DPI) = 4500 px  in
>>> width and 1436 px in height.
>>>
>>> The resulting banner would be 5' x 1.596' (1,52m x 0,484m)
>>>
>>> I don't know if you want to print the "Basic" or "Contemporary" logo.
>>
>> Contemporary. Is that what Cor used?
>
> Cor's vertical banner used the installer graphic containg the contemporary
> logo.
>
> The other banner (ordered by a developer - Kendy IIRC) uses the basic
> design.
>>
>>> While the basic version consists of only two colors (Green and Black),
>>> the contemporary uses different gradients in the green tone and grey.
>>>
>>> I don't know if there will be a difference in the price - the gradient
>>> between two different green tones will lead to a multitude of colors, so
>>> it might be more expensive...
>>
>> The VistaPrint pricing does not seem to be color sensitive.
>
> So I would prefer the contemporary version, looking more friendly and
> modern by providing gradients and replacing black by grey.
>>
>>>>> Especially with posters and banners please remember to include the
>>>>> necessary white space area around the logo in your design.
>>>>
>>>> Right (see below re: full bleed)
>
> Not only for bleed - the final result should contain the white space.
>
> Therefore you have to add the bleed borders to the file - the only action
> that really needs a bit of time.
>>>>
>>>>>> I see that
>>>>>> there's an interesting design for a vertical banner. Is that design
>>>>>> ready yet?
>>>>>
>>>>> Which design do you talk about?
>>>>> Can you link it here?
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Banner_Rough_Ideas_fromcornouws.png
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are different ideas on the file.
>>>
>>> Cor used no 3 on FOSDEM - see below.
>>
>> >From Cor's response, I found the zip file and the logo. I don't know how
>> folks downstream (i.e. subsequent U.S. shows) would react to a vertical
>> logo, but I think it's cool.
>>
>>>>> What size do you need?
>>>>
>>>> Full Bleed Size (starting document size)
>>>> 71.80" x 30.20"
>>>> 1824mm x 767mm
>>>> 5385 x 2265 pixels
>>>
>>> That's not the vertical banner - do you speak of the logo banner again?
>>
>> Yes. That's the size from VistaPrint's specifications. The vertical
>> banner would be rotated to fit. As far as I can tell, VistaPrint
>> recommends an image sized to the above dimensions, full bleed. Without
>> scaling the current images, I agree, there will be too much whitespace
>> around the logo.
>
> Not too much whitespace is my concern - too less is problematic.
>>
>> Here's my dilemma:
>>
>> 1. You've already done the work to upscale the vertical image. I'd like
>> to reuse that work. But, I don't know how other people would react to a
>> vertical orientation.
>
> If you want to go with one banner, I'd leave the vertical one out, as the logo
> is in relative small scale on it.
>
> With two banners, the smaller one could have the vertical orientation.
>>
>> 2. The contemporary logo would have to be upscaled to get to 5385 x 2265
>> pixels.
>
> This doesn't mean more than a few seconds of work in Inkscape.
>
>>> I don't know how the banner will be used at future tradeshows,
>>> so I don't want to pre-position the image to handle the whitespace.
>
> There is no sense in cutting and sewing the banner in order to modify the
> whitespace for different fairs and tradeshows.
>
> I'd recomment to position it in the middle, because I think this would be
> reasonable fo rmost use-cases.
>>
>> I guess the best answer is to scale the contemporary logo in svg format
>> to VistaPrint's full-bleed measurements at a resolution that keeps the
>> total file size under 12 Mb. If that can be done via PICT, that's fine.
>> It may be that due to embedded font considerations, it's easier to send
>> as a BMP.
>
> I don't know what PICT means, but I'd recommend using PNG, as every
> printer does know about their restrictions.
>>
>> I don't know what's involved to get Inkscape to export a PDF that's
>> useable by VistaPrint (there's bound to be an issue w/ fonts).
>
> My main concern is that Inkscape exports RGB colors while most printers
> use CMYK colors in PDFs.
>
> Fonts are not a problem, as the logo characters have already been
> converted to paths in the source.
>
> There are PDF/EPS conversion problems with transparency in Inkscape
> (sometimes with gradients too), so it is necessary to have a close look at
> the export results.
>
> In principle PDF export produces higher quality results, because the file
> stays in vector format (especially if the result needs to become rescaled a bit).
>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> I'd like some feedback from you folks: do you want a 75 dpi banner, or
>>>> should we go for higher resolution (but more $) Personally, I think the
>>>> "LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Colors_Guidelines_Valid1.png" (if that's
>>>> the logo) will be OK at 75 dpi: graphic edges are straight, sans-serif
>>>> font. At a distance (>  6 feet), I think we can get by for a trade show.
>>>
>>> I think 75 dpi per color should be enough, but I'm not that experienced
>>> in creating vinyl banners.
>>
>> How did the vertical banner look at that resolution? It seems like the
>> shading at the upper left and lower right edges would benefit with
>> higher resolution.
>
> I don't think so: even gradients and shadings are not very detailed..
>>
>>>> If we buy by 10-Feb, we get a free banner which has the following
>>>> dimensions:
>>>>
>>>> Full Bleed Size (starting document size)
>>>> 35.70" x 20.20"
>>>> 907mm x 513mm
>>>> 2678 x 1515 pixels
>>>
>>> So you need this size too.
>>
>> If we can accomplish this by 10-Feb. After that, it's not free. I'd use
>> the contemporary logo, in svg format and downscale it to the above
>> dimensions. Again, the same export issues occur with the font.
>
> Perhaps you could use this size for the vertical banner?
>
> With some modifications in the source the broader width might be
> possible, i you want to avoid a white stripe at the side of the banner
> (I don't know if you can cut the Vinyl banner without problems).
>>
>>> Please avoid scaling from one to another size (and if you need to:
>>> downscaling to the smaller size is less problematic than upscaling).
>>>
>>> It would be best, if you would extract .png bitmap files from the source
>>> with Inkscape.
>>>>
>>>> Document Trim Size (final size after being cut)
>>>> 35.50" x 20.00"
>>>> 902mm x 508mm
>>>> 2662 x 1500 pixels
>>>>
>>>> Again, 75 dpi, but up close (<  3 ft) it should be OK.
>>>>
>>>>> Cor used a enlarged version of the installer image for FOSDEM, but there
>>>>> have been some other proposals in the past...
>>>>
>>>> Is that image available?
>>>
>>> Yes - it is contained in the Initial Artwork package linked from the wiki:
>>> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice-Initial-Artwork-Package.zip
>>
>> Right. Got it.
>>
>>> I extracted the file for Cor to a size of 6170 x 11811 px (for a banner
>>> of 1 m height and 52 cm width in 300 dpi) - would be 4 m in 75 dpi ;-)
>>>
>>> Can you tell me the size you want it?
>>
>> Well, that size is interesting. According to VistaPrint's
>> specifications, their full-bleed dimensions are 5385 x 2265 pixels. So,
>> Cor's image would be too tall, and too narrow.
>>
>> I should think that downscaling to 5385 pixels would be OK. Whitespace
>> for the vertical orientation wouldn't be so visually distracting as the
>> whitespace of the horizontal orientation.
>
> I think it's the other way round:
>
> The horizontal logo only banner will not
> experience any problem in adding some more white space to the already
> existing white area.
>
> Adding white areas to the vertical banner might be less attractive, as the
> image itself contains a border. showing cleary, that the design has been
> re-used from another resource...
>
>> I think it would look good,
>> but I don't want to force that decision on future tradeshow people.
>
> Just discuss it here (and perhaps on the marketing list). If the group can
> agree on a design and scale, we should use this one as "official resouce".
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