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Re: Fwd: If you had a card of "useful info"... what would you put
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew S Goldstein)
Fri Aug 7 10:52:14 2009
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:50:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matthew S Goldstein <austein@MIT.EDU>
To: Kelly Alioth Drinkwater <kdrinkwa@MIT.EDU>
cc: apo-discuss@MIT.EDU
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(moving to apo-discuss since this is turning into a discussion)
The small press can't handle paper-sized things, so 4x6 or maybe even 5x7=
=20
is our size limit. Not saying we should go that size, (it seems bigger=20
than a "ticket" - though I guess those were nearly candy-bar sized) that'=
=20
s just the upper limit
--Matt
On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Kelly Alioth Drinkwater wrote:
> David Leung brings up a good point -- we should think of the scope of
> the card. This is related to its size. How big of paper are we
> printing on? Is it an emergency-wallet thing, or a "use for two weeks
> and discard" index card, or a "keep tacked to your wall for a year"
> index card or larger thing?
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Leung <dcltdw@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: If you had a card of "useful info"... what would you put on =
it?
> To: Kelly Alioth Drinkwater <kdrinkwa@mit.edu>
>
>
> Hiya, Alioth. =C2=A0Hopefully you remember me; if not, I'm an AX alum (an=
d
> also married to Alyse, who you probably know as a Thetan alum). =C2=A0:)
>
> The question that immediately pops to mind is: what's the scope? =C2=A0Is
> this card for "useful info that you'll want in the next two weeks and
> eventually throw away", or "useful info that you'll want to tape onto
> your bedroom wall" or "emergency info you'll want to carry in your
> wallet" or or or... =C2=A0:)
>
> For instance, the LSC calendars they print are clearly intended for
> "put on your desk, or tack onto the wall of your dorm room", and
> knowing that first principle drives the design process.
>
> This is a cool project :) have fun with it!
>
> yilfs,
> dave
>
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