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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 12:02:11 2009
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:00:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Matthew S Goldstein <austein@MIT.EDU>
To: "Leonard H Tower Jr." <tower@alum.MIT.EDU>
cc: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@MIT.EDU>, Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>,
apo-discuss@MIT.EDU, apo-printshop@MIT.EDU
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> * i assume most of the cards will be printed a few days in advance?
> so the ink can dry?
Right, the info side of the card will be printed in advance, the outer=20
"Ticket" side done there as an activity
--Matt
>
> yiLFS -len
>
> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 22:23:55 +0700
> From: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@MIT.EDU>
> To: Lori Tsuruda <lori@pmd.org>
> Cc: apo-discuss@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Fwd: If you had a card of "useful info"... what would you =
put on
> it?
>
> eureka! foldover business cards, 1500 for $30:
> http://www.bulkinkjetcarts.com/597067-white-250.html
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Lori Tsuruda<lori@pmd.org> wrote:
> > fyi: the press shop has had double-size jersey cardstock in the past =
(it's
> > twice as "tall"
> > so this should help you find it), but these do not really fit into st=
andard
> > wallets.
> > Business cards or cardstock cut to be credit card sized and "scored" =
to fold
> > would be
> > more universal for fitting into wallets....
> >
> > Yilfs,
> > Lori
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Matthew S Goldstein <austein@mit.edu=
>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm pretty sure such cardstock exists or at the very least we could =
have
> >> them do the folding themselves along some line. =A0That said, sturdy=
cards are
> >> thick and folded makes them even thicker - we'll need something supe=
r-useful
> >> for all term/all years as the info
> >>
> >> On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Kelly Alioth Drinkwater wrote:
> >>
> >>> Would it be possible to get pre-creased cardstock that comes flat b=
ut
> >>> then folds into a wallet-sized deal? I feel like wallet-size is a g=
ood
> >>> size for people to slip into their pockets, but folding allows us t=
o
> >>> put more stuff.
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Matthew S Goldstein<austein@mit.ed=
u>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> (moving to apo-discuss since this is turning into a discussion)
> >>>> The small press can't handle paper-sized things, so 4x6 or maybe e=
ven
> >>>> 5x7 is
> >>>> our size limit. =A0Not saying we should go that size, (it seems bi=
gger
> >>>> than a
> >>>> "ticket" - though I guess those were nearly candy-bar sized) that'=
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 scop=
e 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 w=
eeks
> >>>>> and discard" index card, or a "keep tacked to your wall for a yea=
r"
> >>>>> 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. =A0Hopefully you remember me; if not, I'm an AX alu=
m (and
> >>>>> also married to Alyse, who you probably know as a Thetan alum). =
=A0:)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The question that immediately pops to mind is: what's the scope? =
=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 you=
r
> >>>>> wallet" or or or... =A0:)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For instance, the LSC calendars they print are clearly intended f=
or
> >>>>> "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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