On Saturday 19 Dec 2009 11:00:07 designers-request(a)fsfeurope.org wrote:
> I see one problem with this leaflet is, that it is
> not maintainable in the long run
Yes that is a very good point. This comes down to design generally though I think - I had to spend a lot of time making the sentences exactly fit the space to make the leaflet look good, and similar work is going to be needed in order to change the language and still have the space filled and the document look professional over all. The wording and language are not separate from the design - they are very much part of it, so whoever changes the wording will also need to give thought to changing the design (in terms of paragraph layout etc.).
I would recommend that the sources (svg) are posted internally at least (perhaps in a fellows resources area or similar) so that I am not the only one who can make modifications - that way people are able to make changes if they want to.
For the foreseeable future I will be able to make changes of language, but relying on the creator of each flyer to maintain and extend it is not ideal as you say.
I'm open to suggestions for better methods in future - If there is system which could solve this situation then I'd like to know about it so that I can incorporate it into any future documents that I create for FSFE.
Sam.