[French Traveller] Cover concepts ; opinions wanted

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by mickazoid:
[QB] Philippe -I'm pretty familiar with Classic Traveller print layout and typography - and if I can help with the production, please let me know.

With your authorization, I would like to use your mapping tools.
I stille have to understand and implement them ... for the moment my maps are "hand-made"; which looks cool but it will be tedious doing maps for whole sectors ...

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by mickazoid:
[QB] Philippe -I'm pretty familiar with Classic Traveller print layout and typography - and if I can help with the production, please let me know.

With your authorization, I would like to use your mapping tools.
I stille have to understand and implement them ... for the moment my maps are "hand-made"; which looks cool but it will be tedious doing maps for whole sectors ...

 

[Mickazoid]

I'll be glad to help in any way I can.

I'll be happy to output some pages, if you'd like to send me the sector files... or if you've got a Mac or Unix machine, I'll help you to install the software locally (it's very easy).

In addition, you can re-use and edit pdf's using Illustrator, so you could take what I generate and integrate it into your existing books.

A question - what page layout software are you using to publish the books themselves? Indesign? Quark? Thanks!

 

[Mickazoid]

I'll be glad to help in any way I can.

I'll be happy to output some pages, if you'd like to send me the sector files... or if you've got a Mac or Unix machine, I'll help you to install the software locally (it's very easy).

In addition, you can re-use and edit pdf's using Illustrator, so you could take what I generate and integrate it into your existing books.

A question - what page layout software are you using to publish the books themselves? Indesign? Quark? Thanks!

 

[philippe tromeur]

A question - what page layout software are you using to publish the books themselves? Indesign? Quark? Thanks!

For the moment, I'm using OpenOffice, and I don't think I'll invest into another software (except a free one, but I've tried Scribus and don't like it very much).

 

[philippe tromeur]

A question - what page layout software are you using to publish the books themselves? Indesign? Quark? Thanks!

For the moment, I'm using OpenOffice, and I don't think I'll invest into another software (except a free one, but I've tried Scribus and don't like it very much).

 

[Mickazoid]

Ah ok. Then you're best off handling the maps as separate images to attach in OpenOffice.

The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

 

[Mickazoid]

Ah ok. Then you're best off handling the maps as separate images to attach in OpenOffice.

The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

 

[DaveShayne]

In general I like. The one for Machines though I think is somewhat out of place. Perhaps a picture of a happy fun ball type mercenary cruiser might be a bit more Travellery while maintaining the spherical theme. Anyway good luck.

 

[DaveShayne]

In general I like. The one for Machines though I think is somewhat out of place. Perhaps a picture of a happy fun ball type mercenary cruiser might be a bit more Travellery while maintaining the spherical theme. Anyway good luck.

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by DaveShayne:
In general I like. The one for Machines though I think is somewhat out of place. Perhaps a picture of a happy fun ball type mercenary cruiser might be a bit more Travellery while maintaining the spherical theme. Anyway good luck.

That's a brilliant idea, and so simple... thank you !!

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by DaveShayne:
In general I like. The one for Machines though I think is somewhat out of place. Perhaps a picture of a happy fun ball type mercenary cruiser might be a bit more Travellery while maintaining the spherical theme. Anyway good luck.

That's a brilliant idea, and so simple... thank you !!

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by mickazoid:
The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

Some sectors' and worlds' names are translated into French, so i'll have to do some work anyway...

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by mickazoid:
The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

Some sectors' and worlds' names are translated into French, so i'll have to do some work anyway...

 

[Pickles]

Is it just me, or does anyone else get the feeling that Traveller is undergoing some sort of fan-based renaissance? There are some very exciting things happening here ...

 

[Pickles]

Is it just me, or does anyone else get the feeling that Traveller is undergoing some sort of fan-based renaissance? There are some very exciting things happening here ...

 

[Mickazoid]

Originally posted by philippe tromeur:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mickazoid:
The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

Some sectors' and worlds' names are translated into French, so i'll have to do some work anyway... </font>[/QUOTE]Feel free to send me a 'sec' file, a list of the polities in French, and a file with any custom routes you'd like, and I'd be happy to pump out a custom version immediately for ya.

 

[Mickazoid]

Originally posted by philippe tromeur:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mickazoid:
The fast track - You can use the existing 'Spinward Marches' pdf I created, and import the maps into OpenOffice as images.

Some sectors' and worlds' names are translated into French, so i'll have to do some work anyway... </font>[/QUOTE]Feel free to send me a 'sec' file, a list of the polities in French, and a file with any custom routes you'd like, and I'd be happy to pump out a custom version immediately for ya.

 

[kafka47]

You know your audience better than we do...but I would include a few Starships in the cover.

Contacts need people, as the rendering is too abstract. Something even like the BITS cover for 101 Star Crews (which IMHO is a very good cover).

Machines, I would include robots and people interacting. Or at the very least, a space city or something to convey the Far Future.

Worlds, apply a different tint, if the world is Earth but better yet design a separate world that might look like Earth but be not Earth.

 

[kafka47]

You know your audience better than we do...but I would include a few Starships in the cover.

Contacts need people, as the rendering is too abstract. Something even like the BITS cover for 101 Star Crews (which IMHO is a very good cover).

Machines, I would include robots and people interacting. Or at the very least, a space city or something to convey the Far Future.

Worlds, apply a different tint, if the world is Earth but better yet design a separate world that might look like Earth but be not Earth.