The proof arrived from Lulu. It had a slight crease in the spine, which I'll attribute to being delivered twice and there are a few adjustments needed with margins and image backgrounds BUT all-in-all I'm very very pleased indeed.
Rather than post hulking great big images here, I'll just slip some links in:
http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/photos/cover.jpg
http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/photos/back.jpg
http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/photos/inner1.jpg
http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/photos/inner2.jpg
Tomorrow will be my Waterloo. All the final edits will be made and then I'll bang in the first order... so give it a couple of weeks and it will be available.
Thanks to everyone that has helped me get this far - I couldn't have done it without you guys.
Neil
It looks great! I'll need to
Submitted by David Donachie on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 11:20.
It looks great! I'll need to pick your brains over Lulu when Eeks is ready.
http://www.solipsist-rpg.com/ - http://cubicle-7.com/starblazer/
Nice one
Submitted by Paul CGS on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 12:34.
That looks really great Neil, fantastic stuff. The use of the faded out image as the interior backdrop really works. You must be so relieved it came back OK. It's always a tense few days waiting to see the first proof.
Yum
Submitted by scimon on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 12:39.
That does look very nice indeed. Congratulations.
Simon Proctor
Cognoscite aliquid novum cotidie
Tense
Submitted by Neil Gow on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 12:39.
You don't know the half of it!
Yes, there was a degree of bitten fingernails over the weekend. I know from bitter experience that sometimes what you see is not exactly what you get. The faded background, especially, was a big risk but it has worked out.
I had built ten days wiggle room into my plans from proof to launch at Furnace, but I desperately didn't want to have to use them.
Neil
Take the King's shilling at http://www.omnihedron.co.uk/dutyandhonour/
Good work Neil! It's a
Submitted by Andrew Kenrick on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 13:16.
Good work Neil! It's a lovely looking product. Are you using Lulu for the finished books?
Cover looks nice!
Submitted by Rich Stokes on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 15:22.
Very iconic.
Lovely
Submitted by Dom Mooney on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 20:33.
That looks lovely!
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Dom Mooney
http://www.bits.org.uk/
http://www.powerprojection.net/
Woohoo!
Submitted by Tim Gray on Thu, 18/09/2008 - 21:46.
Tim Gray
Silver Branch Games
www.silverbranch.co.uk