This is, like a lot of things, a little lib, but there’s a lot of good parts to it. I like:

  • The physical formatting - there’s a lot to be said for a single page, black and white flyer that doesn’t require a paper cutter.

  • The visual layout - I’m a fan of the photos with text overlayed, though I wonder if it would have issues on a bad printer.

  • The attempt to really explain a single issue (fuck cops) in a few pages, and then leave resources at the end people can dig into for more information. It’s not ideologically cluttered, but leaves breadcrumbs for curious people.

I think this is worth it for the page on folding instructions alone! :)

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    2 years ago

    I do like that it is a single page that is simple to fold (per the instructions). I think that the text laid over the photos might be a problem as you said. It would look alright off a good printer, but if they’re planning to photocopy these, I think much more stark and plain image and text distinctions are necessary. And white text on top of a black and white image without even a semi-transparent text box like they did for the URLs is a bit hard to look at for me.

    I think it was good that they kept it to a single issue and I think it could have been simplified slightly more so that the text could be slightly larger, but I wouldn’t want it to become too oversimplified. I agree it was a good idea to add the “More Resources” section for people who want to get further into the issue.

    Anyway, I think these would be great for fairly simple concepts that need to be explained quickly and widely on short notice.