+CYBret Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 I've been working on this for a while and it's finally as done as I want it to be. Here it is for your use in explaining to people what it is we do. (click the image....or here...I guess) It's your standard tri-fold brochure, ready to print and hand out to land managers, land owners, potential cachers and the occasional police officer that asks, "What exactly are you doing to that stump, sir?" I've tried to cover as much information as possible while keeping it as eye-appealing and user-friendly as possible. BIG THANKS to those who have helped me with layout, content and those great pictures...especially CurmudgeonlyGal, T-Storm, Brokenwing, and Geo-ferret! Bret Quote
+programmer64 Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) I just printed a couple of those out. Man do they look great. Thanks for the work you put into these! (Edit typo) Edited February 21, 2004 by programmer64 Quote
+Snoogans Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Very cool! I printed some too. Sn gans Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 I printed one but I screwed it up a bit when I was scoring it for creases... Quote
bug and snake Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Excellent job! BIG congrats..... Quote
+CYBret Posted February 21, 2004 Author Posted February 21, 2004 I printed one but I screwed it up a bit when I was scoring it for creases... I played around a lot with the creases and finally got it where they worked...usually. You might want to check your printer settings. Other than that, if there are consistant problems I'll try to correct them. Thanks for printing it and checking it out! Bret Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 I finally figured out what seemed reasonable... But it's not the best for creases... Quote
+Mastifflover Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 This is great thanks!! It will save me a lot of breath. Quote
+The Cheeseheads Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Very nice! I'm printing out a couple of copies to bring to the WGA event tomorrow morning! Quote
+Gazza&Girls Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Outstanding. This will be real handy. I'll get soem color copies lay them out at my orienteering meets. I usually have an information table with a cache next to it but can't always be there to explain it. My efforts at printed material have been pretty lacking. Quote
+cachew nut Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 What the heck is strategic availability? Quote
+CYBret Posted February 21, 2004 Author Posted February 21, 2004 What the heck is strategic availability? Oops.....and thanks...there...it's fixed. Bret Quote
+Jamie Z Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 You didn't mention the gallons of beer that flow during event caches... er.. at least the events I attend. No really, good job on the brochure, although frankly when I read it, it makes me a bit embarrassed to be a cacher, I mean the brochure looks all friendly and inviting and stuff. Too syrupy for a manly activity that I'd be associated with. I woulda liked if there were pictures of SCUBA and mountain climbing instead. Jamie Quote
+Klondike Mike Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) I think you did a great job!!! Thanks for providing us with a professional looking brochure. Edited February 21, 2004 by Geo-Explorer Quote
+CYBret Posted February 21, 2004 Author Posted February 21, 2004 Too syrupy for a manly activity that I'd be associated with. I'll assume you have something other than letting a bird frost your hair for you, as in your avatar.....right, Jamie? Bret Quote
+cache_us_if_you_can Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 This is great! I'll be printing a few for the cache event we're going to next week. Quote
+briansnat Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Okay, what am I doing wrong? I click on it and all I get is a blank browser window. Happens in IE and Netscape. Quote
+The Cheeseheads Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) Okay, what am I doing wrong? I click on it and all I get is a blank browser window. Happens in IE and Netscape. You need the Acrobat plugin installed. It's a .pdf file. Edit: Maybe do a right click and "Save link to disk" then open it from there. Edited February 21, 2004 by The Cheeseheads Quote
+briansnat Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 (edited) I have Acrobat. Could someone perhaps e-mail me the pdf? briansnat@att.net. Edited February 21, 2004 by briansnat Quote
magellan315 Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 WOW, this is great. I volunteer at a local park and teach a Geocahcing class this spring. This is even better than what I have and exactly what I need. VERY professional looking brochure. Quote
+V-box Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 This is perfect-- I'm printing out several copies ASAP. Whenever I've attempted to explain geocaching to people, I can never get the full concept out verbally before they start questioning the validity of the game and judging it. This PDF does an excellent job of highlighting the good aspects of geocaching while postively answering the common misconceptions. And telling people to goto geocaching.com for a better explanation just doesn't cut it-- they've already been introduced to the sport by seeing my wife and I on the trail. First impressions make all the difference. The more positive information we can impart on them (whether it be other people on the trail or the local police), the more postive an impact we can make. So thanks again! Team V-Box Quote
+bigredmed Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Looks great. For those who can't get the image link to work, try the text link. Worked great on my machine. Quote
+geospotter Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Very nice! FWIW, there are some more here. Check the bottom of the thread. Of course, they're from South Africa so a few things don't quite fit here, but they are also very nice. Quote
+TruckerGeorge Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Great JOB!!! this will help me out with several new areas where I am planning on placing caches. This will save alot of breath and such when trying to explain everything to the Park Rangers. Quote
+dhenninger Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Very Nice!!! Thanks! dave (dhennin25) Quote
+Capt. Jack & 1st Mate Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 This is very nice! I did see one grammar error: Page 2, pargraph 1 "In May of 2000...." the line that reads: [As it has grown in the years since it still maintaining...] Perhaps should read: [As it has grown in the years since, it IS still maintaining...] Good work!!! Quote
+CYBret Posted February 21, 2004 Author Posted February 21, 2004 This is very nice! I did see one grammar error:Page 2, pargraph 1 "In May of 2000...." the line that reads: [As it has grown in the years since it still maintaining...] Perhaps should read: [As it has grown in the years since, it IS still maintaining...] Good work!!! Fixed it...sorta....I made it make more sense anyway. Please let me know if you find any of those kind of mistakes, I'm eager to get this thing "right." Thanks! Bret Quote
+Amazingracer Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 I like em! Good job. My only proble was folding them so they looked all nice and pretty. The CITO section kinda overlaps on the back fold. Maybe if i do some trimming it will work. Quote
+robert Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 A few things: 1) Great job! We've been working on a brochure for the MGS and have it pretty much ready, but with your permission, I would like to use some of the info you put into it. 2) For those of you who are having a problem with folding, check out your local office supply store for Avery inkjet brochure paper. Makes things easier. Quote
+Capt. Jack & 1st Mate Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 Maybe a mention in the "Getting Started" section that registering on GC.com is free. Or did I miss it somewhere? Quote
+The Northwood Goonies Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Very nice. I will have to print a copy off to hand out to people that are intereseted. Quote
+Gaddiel Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 This is an excellent resource!!! Great job! I can tell that you've spent a lot of time on the design and presentation. I'll add it to the geocaching materials that we have. I think we'll be using this a lot (friends, landowners, potential converts, etc.) I, too, am having a problem with the folds. In order to make the back of the brochure even, the left column seems to come out quite a bit smaller than the right and middle columns. Anybody else having this problem? Quote
+dhenninger Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Great Job, i am having a little problem with the folds. Any special settings to make it print better? Dave (dhenning25) Quote
+CYBret Posted February 23, 2004 Author Posted February 23, 2004 I, too, am having a problem with the folds. In order to make the back of the brochure even, the left column seems to come out quite a bit smaller than the right and middle columns. Anybody else having this problem? I've been battling this and trying to make it work for some time. I suspect that different printers are going to handle this document in different ways. Yesterday afternoon I uploaded a new version that seems to fold a little bit better for me, so please check it out if you get a chance. My best results have come when I lay the brochure out with the front side down and make my first fold from the right (folding the "How Does Geocaching Work?" section in half). Then I fold the left side in. It's still not exactly even, but the fold seems a little cleaner that way. If anyone has any more experience working with pdf's and getting them to fold right please email me and we can see if it's possible to get better results. Thanks again! Bret Quote
+SamLowrey Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Under variations, why is there nothing about virtuals? Quote
+CYBret Posted February 23, 2004 Author Posted February 23, 2004 Under variations, why is there nothing about virtuals? 1. This is why I used the words "Some are:" I didn't feel it was necessary to cover every aspect of the game. 2. My initial thought was that this would be used as a tool to help land managers understand what we're wanting to hide on the property. Since virtuals aren't actual objects hidden on the property I didn't want to use space for them (maybe they're virtually there! Bret Quote
+woodsters Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Great job Cybret....can I place it on my website for people to download? Quote
+CYBret Posted February 23, 2004 Author Posted February 23, 2004 Great job Cybret....can I place it on my website for people to download? I'd prefer you just link to the file. That way you will stay up-to-date with any revisions I make. Thanks! Bret Quote
+woodsters Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 That's what I meant...sorry...lol Thanks! Quote
+mornin'glory Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 quite a fabulous job you did!! thanks a million!!! i've printed some off & i'll take them to my next event this sunday to show them off. thanks again! Quote
+dhenninger Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 I trimmed a 1/4 inch off the one end once the copies were made and it folded nicely. Thanks one more time dave (dhenning25) Quote
+4agers Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 Printing one out now! This really is a very good job. I will probably put several in my next cache, desk drawer and the glove compartment of the car. Quote
+2Wheel'in Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 Thank you very much...what a great resource. Regards, Bill Quote
+astrojr1&GGGal Posted February 28, 2004 Posted February 28, 2004 We have an upcoming cache date with some city officials. These will be perfect to hand out. Thanks! Quote
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