Self publishing
The refresh of this site is mostly complete. All I need now is the final version of Movable Type 4 to incorporate more dynamic features in a fresh new design. At the rate updates are going on the MT4 website, it will be probably sometimes in the Fall.
In the meantime, I recreated my gallery pages using JAlbum and Simpleviewer. I will look into using more of that great little flash viewer across the site when the updates are complete.
I took that occasion to update my personal photostream, organise pictures into (flickr) sets and even place some photographs on a photo map. Updating the gallery made me rediscover my flickr account and the capabilities for self publishing I completely ignored since I signed up two years ago.
Since Siggraph 2007 is fast approaching, I tested some of these services :
MOO | MiniCards – for sleek, colorful contact cards. They look cute but the company is based in the UK and the service not particularly quick (5 to 10 business days to receive an order).
QOOP business cards – to compare the speed and print quality with a company based in the US. They had more choices of templates and customization available but their format is more traditional.
Zazzle – to print out joint flyers with Crealab (follow the link for a web version of the flyers). They will be printed on the inside of notecards and folded to show both sides at the same time. I am curious to see the result of that project .. especially since they pride themselves with their superior speed (only two business days ?!). They also have a marketplace and a selection of products similar to Cafepress.
Blurb – with their nice desktop tool to compose books, their large selection of templates and their marketplace, they look like an interesting alternative to Photoworks for producing books. I stared working on a first book to test the print quality. It will take a few weeks to finish the content, so there is no rush on that one.
The orders are in… I will update my comments when I receive the final products.
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