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Posted by Davmon on 12/07/05 13:18
Onideus Mad Hatter arranged shapes to form:
> On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:06:27 +0000, Davémon <"davémon"@nospam.com>
> wrote:
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>>mark | r arranged shapes to form:
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>>>
>>> Hi there, hopefully Ive addressed everyones comments - id like a reappraisal
>>
>>Seeing what is what is much clearer now. Then again, I might have learned
>>it from last time. The 'sales pitch' upfront is better, and I've got a
>>handle on what its all about but I still need to be convinced the author is
>>an authority.
>>
>>The news still isn't really news and is overly repetitive.
>>
>>> and review of the flash preview book (flash 8 click the red Virtual Book
>>> slub on the left of the home page)
>>
>>Is that http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/ ? IMHO its gimmicky and is a
>>poor substitute for getting real books made (ie its /obviously/ cheap). On
>>a usability side, it has all the disadvantages of print with none of the
>>advantages of it or new media.
>>
>>Personally, I don't think the BG is appropriate, it's heavy, dark,
>>scratched, gouged, damaged. Similarly I find the leather-bound vellum book
>>to has a medaeval gimoire / C19th Romantic feeling (Gothic), its all a bit
>>materially rich and Satanic. It doesn't seem to match the mood of the
>>otherwise new-agey icon graphics.
>
> ...well aren't you making some pretty big assumptions here?
I don't think so, where?
> I mean,
> that thing just screams Flash 8 prefab wizard...if that's the case, he
> probably didn't have a whole lot of options as far as the look.
>
I don't see why if it's prefab or not matters, the /end result/ is that it
looks vaguely Satanic/materialistic, isn't very usable, and doesn't help
increase my feelings of authenticity about the product. A few photos of an
actual leather bound tome would convince me more (obviously it's a limited
edition of 100 at $300 each (unfortunately sold out - which is why I have
to get the ebook...).
BTW if it is http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/ then you've got as much
control over the look as you want, have a look at it, I think you'd like
it.
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Davémon
http://www.nightsoil.co.uk/
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