New look Sprint
Discussion
quote:The plan is to encourage more adverts without sacrificing the space for stories/reports etc. If the magazine can become self-financing then the membership sub can be applied elsewhere to the benefit of members at large. Do you have any special areas of interest that the committee could look at? Martin
very nice, do you think membership will be more next year now
quote:Will a committee member do as well? It good to know that all the hard work is appreciated. Remember most of us are amatures and have 9 - 5 jobs as well.
Upper echelons of the TVRCC I meant...Rich
quote:We are attempting to keep advertising content down to between 25% and 30% of the total pages in the new-look magazine (which means each page of advertising means 3 pages of editorial to fill!). The 'old' Sprint had about the same - although the 'new' adverts are bigger, brighter and have more impact. Its a difficult juggling act of costs vs. content vs. income vs. what our members want. The editorial team is striving to balance this. It is still early days.....
the extra ads do stand out quite a bit though, as long as it doesn't turn into a magazine I'm happy
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Speaking of which, do they have to be printed, or can electronic (JPG's etc.) be accepted, provided they're of a decent enough resolution?
quote:We would prefer actual photos for publication. Some electronic submissions will look very jagged when blown for publication and the printer can scan at a much higher rate than most desk-top scanners. Details and suggestions are given in Sprint. And remember you could win a £25 regalia voucher for 'Photo of the month'. Keep the ideas/photos/articles coming. They are all taken into account. It is *your* magazine. Thanks for your support. Edited by hooligan on Wednesday 8th August 08:41
I assume you can take jpegs as the printer can convert to tiff or eps for printing. 300dpi should be a good enough quality for colour reproduction so get the digital cameras out.
quote:Interesting observations - I agree (in part) about Pistonheads; Dave does a cracking job. BUT wait - once the new magazine format settles down and there is a reasonable amount of momentum generated in presenting articles, reports etc., you will then see that the TVRCC.com web site will change too. It will reflect the more up to date stuff and complement the magazine.
Yep, the new format looks excellent; whether it encourages more members to submit articles remains to be seen. As many of you may know, I did a couple of stints as Editor from 1983 to 1986 and from 1989 to 1991. In those days, there were no Desk Top Publishing systems and nearly all copy was sent in hand-writtenOne of the problems that Sprint has to face these days, regardless of the format, is the fact that most club members will have read the news and gossip here on Pistonheads some weeks before Sprint is published, so less topical articles need to be found. Maybe I'll get round to doing that article on where the interior window winders on the Grantura Mk2a come from
Superb!! This is a great improvement and it can only get better. Ralph Dodds must be gutted he quit, I bet he would have loved to edit the new look mag. All we need now is a few blue chip advertisers to boost the coffers and some good articles (instead of David Faulder ones!) I will be contributing in the near future. Well done!!
Rich...
I think the new format is excellent.
Hope not too many people have the 'old size' binders in stock!
The content is always enjoyable, but some of the postings about'dirty finger nail' articles might raise the 'old/new' debate. The club is successful as so many new cars are still sold, and as a result the majority of members? have the 'servicing' etc done professionally.
Yet it is many 'classic' TVR owners at the heart of the club.
As more and more of the early Griffs and Chimeras end up with 'diy' types I am sure the need for 'diy' articles will grow by natural demand. This has happened to the other club I am in (RSSOC Scimitar). TVRCC member 9042
Edited by sabre on Wednesday 8th August 17:48
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We would prefer actual photos for publication. Some electronic submissions will look very jagged when blown for publication and the printer can scan at a much higher rate than most desk-top scanners.....
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I was referring to piccies direct from digital cameras rather than desk-top scanners, the quality of which is as good as the old fashioned method (film!) Some would say even better as they are first generation and will not lose any quality as they would on a scanner.
I'd agree. When I worked on PC Magazine, we tested how good digital cameras were compared to silver halide. The resolution starts to become comparable around the four megapixel mark which top-end consumer market digital cameras are approaching now.
However, you still can't enlarge the results much before the pixels start to show. For that, you'd need at least 4x the number of pixels -- around 16 megapixels which, if Moore's Law holds, we should reach in around three years' time.
-Manek-
New Sprint! Wow! When I opened the envelope I thought someone had sent me a Tuscan brochure and nearly binned it because I can't afford one.... What an improvement. It really fits the bill - the car club mag now literally reflects the TVR marque and is no longer hiding in the toilet. Quality.
quote:Do you fancy writing some 'dirty fingernail' articles? I know others would be interested. It may be (is) stating the obvious but there is a lot of information contained within this site which could presumably be converted into 'dirty figernail articles' with a little effort. I'm not suggesting that anybody infringes anybody elses copyrights but maybe a mutually beneficial agreement could be reached such as a 'pistonheads page' which advertises the website while providing a couple of articles. I suppose the problem may be finding somebody with the time and expertise to edit the articles. But I thought it was worth throwing into the debate as I have found the info really helpful and not everybody has access to the web (when they most need it - lying under a car). PS think the new sprint looks excellent!!
[quote]I like the new look Sprint. I'd prefer more 'dirty finger nail' articles but otherwise it's great..
Dirty finger nail articles?
I've written a few and they are always published and as you've pointed out are great for all TVRCC members. So go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on (repeat).
Alternative parts listings would be nice as well, especially as TVR don't seem that bothered with the club and we shouldn't be bothered with them.
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