Re: [Inkscape-devel] Fwd: promoting SVG

Actually, while t-shirts are really cool and I'd want to offer them as a prize, I really like the idea of a coffee mug / beer stein as well, so I'm definitely going to offer that. It would last longer, too, if one is careful. There are some other cool things I can do (mousepads, coasters, posters, magnets, etc). Maybe anyone who participates could get something like a magnet or sticker. (BTW, this would not garner me any profit, in case anyone's suspicious - it's an opportunity to do something I've been wanting to for a while anyway.)

SVG does have a logo, though I don't much like it: http://www.root2art.co.uk/svg_logo_download/index.php

However, disregarding my personal opinions, maybe it would be decent to offer that as the main design element, since it's a contest about SVG rather than Inkscape. Though we could still offer an Inkscape something.

JF

Felipe Sanches wrote:

That's great! Inkscape T-Shirts will be cool! Does SVG has a logo? I'm not sure. Maybe Mozilla could offer some Firefox Tshirts, but they still didnt give me any feedback.

I also have thought about books. I think that "The Beautiful Code" (the same book I got from Google as a SoC gift) could be a good prize. I am not confortable with the idea of offering money prizes. I want to give things that will be present in the winners' lives, so that they will always remember "that SVG contest I won".

Any other book title you would suggest? Something SVG related, maybe?

So, at the moment we have Joshua's cafepress items, Patricks $50 and also some money (didnt decide exactly how much) that I will put in it.

I will ellaborate a set of rules now and email you again.

JucaBlues

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Joshua Facemyer <jfacemyer@...400... mailto:jfacemyer@...400...> wrote:

Hey, I'd be happy to help.  I'll sponsor a couple of items I can
make on my cafepress store (mug, t-shirt, etc), maybe with an
Inkscape logo or SVG logo or something.  What do you think?

JF

Felipe Sanches wrote:

    Nice! I plan to put a bit of money on it too. Maybe I invest
    on it a tiny portion of my SoC money (what comes with geek
    stuff should go back to geek stuff). And maybe I get some
    funds from mozilla community support, they still didn't
    contact me.

    I would like to ask here what prizes would you suggest. I need
    to figure out what would be cool to give as prizes.

    Juca

    On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Patrick
    <optomatic@...584... <mailto:optomatic@...584...>
    <mailto:optomatic@...584... <mailto:optomatic@...584...>>>
    wrote:

       Hey Felipe

       This is the most awesome thing I have seen in a very long
    time!!!

       I would like to help with your project in any way I can. I
    am a bit
       short of cash right now but I can pledge $50 for a prize.

       If there is any way you could post a tutorial on this I
    would love to
       see it!

       Unlike you, English is my first language. However I still feel
       like I am
       still studying it, so I guess this makes me EFL, instead of
    ESL!

       Having said this, I think the message should read:
       "game will be ready to play once this messages DisappearS,
    disappears
       with an "S".

       Es muy Bueno!!

       Good job!

       -Patrick

       Felipe Sanches wrote:
       >
       >
       > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
       > From: *Felipe Sanches* <felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>
       <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>>
       > <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>>>>
       > Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:14 AM
       > Subject: promoting SVG
       > To: Asa Dotzler <asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>
    <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>>
       <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>
    <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>>>>,
       > stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>
    <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>>
    <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>
       <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>>>
       >
       >
       > hello,
       >
       > My name is Felipe Sanches. I am an Inkscape developer
    (also known as
       > JucaBlues at the Inkscape community) and I am putting
    efforts in the
       > spread SVG usage for web content. I am very excited about the
       > possibilities that this technology brings and also about the
       openness
       > of it (mainly compared to proprietary Flash technology).
       >
       > I have recently developed a little game using SVG and
       javascript. You
       > can see it here:
       >
    http://bighead.poli.usp.br/~juca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg
    <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>

     <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>
       >
    <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>
       >
       > I would like to promote something together with Mozilla.
    I was
       > thinking about a game coding contest. The rules would require
       the game
       > to use SVG technology and to run properly in Firefox 3 (and,
       > optionaly, on any SVG compliant browser). I would like to
       promote this
       > contest myself, but I do not have enough resources to
    provide cool
       > prizes and also I do not have the same visibility as you guys
       have in
       > order to reach the greatest possible number of contest
    submissions
       > from the webdevelopment community. Even harder when you think
       about an
       > specific technology we are trying to promote.
       >
       > Since Firefox is an SVG capable browser, and Mozilla is
    clearely in
       > favour of open standards for the web, I supose that you
    would be
       > interested in making this contest become a reality.
       >
       > I can write a tutorial explaining which techniques &
    tools I used to
       > develop this example SVG+javascript game, so this could also
       > eventually help promoting Inkscape, which is the
    opensource SVG
       editor
       > project to which I often contribute.
       >
       > I am waiting to hear your opinions on the subject,
       > best wishes,
       > Felipe Sanches
       >
       > PS:
       > these are the instructions for the example game:
       > Enter key - Starts the game
       > Right and left arrow keys - moves Tux
       > SpaceBar - tux tries to hit the MSN butterfly
       >
       > also, if you need, you can zoom the graphics with ctrl +
    (plus)
       > SVG is vector graphics, so you wont loose quality when
    zooming SVG
       > content
       >
       >

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       Felipe Sanches wrote:
       >
       >
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       > From: *Felipe Sanches* <felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>
       <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>>
       > <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...
    <mailto:felipe.sanches@...400...>>>>
       > Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:14 AM
       > Subject: promoting SVG
       > To: Asa Dotzler <asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>
    <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>>
       <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>
    <mailto:asa@...2025... <mailto:asa@...2025...>>>>,
       > stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>
    <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>>
    <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>
       <mailto:stb@...2026... <mailto:stb@...2026...>>>
       >
       >
       > hello,
       >
       > My name is Felipe Sanches. I am an Inkscape developer
    (also known as
       > JucaBlues at the Inkscape community) and I am putting
    efforts in the
       > spread SVG usage for web content. I am very excited about the
       > possibilities that this technology brings and also about the
       openness
       > of it (mainly compared to proprietary Flash technology).
       >
       > I have recently developed a little game using SVG and
       javascript. You
       > can see it here:
       >
    http://bighead.poli.usp.br/~juca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg
    <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>

     <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>
       >
    <http://bighead.poli.usp.br/%7Ejuca/code/svg/minigame/minigame.svg>
       >
       > I would like to promote something together with Mozilla.
    I was
       > thinking about a game coding contest. The rules would require
       the game
       > to use SVG technology and to run properly in Firefox 3 (and,
       > optionaly, on any SVG compliant browser). I would like to
       promote this
       > contest myself, but I do not have enough resources to
    provide cool
       > prizes and also I do not have the same visibility as you guys
       have in
       > order to reach the greatest possible number of contest
    submissions
       > from the webdevelopment community. Even harder when you think
       about an
       > specific technology we are trying to promote.
       >
       > Since Firefox is an SVG capable browser, and Mozilla is
    clearely in
       > favour of open standards for the web, I supose that you
    would be
       > interested in making this contest become a reality.
       >
       > I can write a tutorial explaining which techniques &
    tools I used to
       > develop this example SVG+javascript game, so this could also
       > eventually help promoting Inkscape, which is the
    opensource SVG
       editor
       > project to which I often contribute.
       >
       > I am waiting to hear your opinions on the subject,
       > best wishes,
       > Felipe Sanches
       >
       > PS:
       > these are the instructions for the example game:
       > Enter key - Starts the game
       > Right and left arrow keys - moves Tux
       > SpaceBar - tux tries to hit the MSN butterfly
       >
       > also, if you need, you can zoom the graphics with ctrl +
    (plus)
       > SVG is vector graphics, so you wont loose quality when
    zooming
       SVG content
       >
       >

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