On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Sam Tuke <samtuke@fsfe.org> wrote:
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On 15/07/13 19:33, Chris Hayes wrote:
> Hi Sam,I notice that there's money allocated for 'design' and
> 'illustration' costs.Do we not have designers and illustrators who are both
> competent and willing to work for free, or have I misunderstood these
> figures?

Good question. Basically the answer is "no", judging by recent experience. We
have a few good volunteer designers, but over the last years its typically not
been possible to get designs done in a timely manner.

I see. I can appreciate that this would be a problem, what with everyone very kindly volunteering their time in the face of the various commitments (such as work, caring for family, studies, etc.) that we all have. Time is a very precious asset to have!

Please let me know if there are any opportunities for help you save on costs with design work, I'm very interested in doing what I can to support this cause.

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Chris
 

It's difficult getting high quality work for a specific project in a
reasonable time. That's why I budgeted in design money, so we can pay someone
who works professionally and reasonably request tweaks and improvements after
the initial drafts.

I also have done design work in the past and people have generally been happy
with the results, but I don't have much time left after the other FSFE work I do.

Best,

Sam.

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