/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Here's the calendar with the Pantheon of Gods.
It's in .pdf form, and it's the first release.
http://www.mediafire.com/?qysc8cvu9g8uz0y

>>26080
Hey mod.
There was demand for a mascot//pantheon of gods the other day, so I made a Calendar out of the 12 gods (more like groups) for each 12 months. If you want to include it in your link dump, here's the prototype in .pdf

I figured it would be something fun, but if we decide not to use it, distribute it, etc, all the same :)
http://www.mediafire.com/?qysc8cvu9g8uz0y

>>30132
That should be the coverpage of the calendar, with each God.
>>30168
Animation Domination and New Lina Image Free of Watermark.

New Prototype Link Here!
http://www.mediafire.com/?qysc8cvu9g8uz0y

I think this could be the beginning of a terrific calendar, and a great way to keep /diy/ challenged all year. (if they seek it!)

Update: Prototype Complete.
Here's the .pdf of it.
http://www.mediafire(dot)com/?gr59mljszzcwxke

C, C, and C. Critique, Correct and Continue The Work!

Do we like the layout? Do we want to stick with printer page size pages for the calendar? What would we like included in the next version? (etc.)

>>29798
I have it, and I'll create a super animation mash-up image on it after I submit the base calendar. If people like the idea of the Calendar enough from this first release, we'll re-release it with hours of work put into it, especially in photoshop.

>>29845
K, I need like one more to fill the space.
I added Lain, Nitori and TF2 Engie.

>>29727
I would love it if you did. Remember, it's a shitty prototype with OpenOffice and Paint. I'd like to make a really well made one for the new year though, so I'd be willing to spend over 9000 hours in photoshop sigh
>yfw I actually know how to use photoshop

>>29714
OpenOffice is only compatible with TTF fonts. Helvetica is a OTF font.

I have run into an issue. I cannot remember all of the animated gods for June. So far I have
>Prof Frink
>Prof Farnsworth
>Dexter and Dee Dee
>Jimmy Neutron
>Bob The Builder
>Hank Hill
>That Wrench Girl From That Anime

Any others I missed?

>>29679
I'm back.

Yeah, I added Nov and Dec 2011 to this 2012 calendar.

>>26921
Back in The morning guys.
I'm burned out.
I got 7 of 14 months completed.

>>26913
German car specialist.
Went from YouTube DIYr to paid gig on a show.
Also, sexy german engineering bonus.

Helvetica will not export to .pdf, I blame OpenOffice's source code for that one.
Guess we're stickin with Arial.

>>26778
It is done. Martha is Now March, Lina is now July.

>>26718
Updates:
>Switching Through Fonts, Calibri looks like it doesn't suit the project, Helvetica works so far...
>5 of 14 months fully complete of the prototype. (Figured I'd add Nov and Dec of this year)

If we switch Martha to November, we lose all the Tool Time Jokes that come with the Holidays. Think of the christmas//thanksgiving episodes of that show. I will politely decline moving Tim and Al. Christmas can happen in July, sure, but I'd stick Martha with that Christmas.

Yeah, I guess I didn't realize it but I must have something against Martha.

All settled. Gathering Images Now.

Next, is there a desired font?
It's still in Ugly Arial. Though, remember, it's a prototype Calendar that's in .pdf from OpenOffice.

>>26609
HAHAHA
Okay, I'm doing this. It fits with Science and Valentine's Day.

>>26599
Perhaps a poll should be made to decide.

I'm supportive of both ideas. I think they both have valid reasons for moving Curie over to May, and moving her to Tesla's. I would keep Curie with Stewart only to not have Stewart get her own month lol.

>>26584
I'm warm to that suggestion.
Are we alright with consildating Telsa's Month of Glory into the Science Month Of Glory?

>>26547
I think Stewart and Curie were paired together to contrast two perceptions of DIY culture. The everyday DIY person, and the person who DIY'd to an extreme. When she haunts the board, it's to balance the board out.

However, I totally get that Martha Stewart is nothing like Curie.

>>26541
Yeah I phoned it in with December.
Thoughts on what could be Frankenstein related?

Here's what I have for each month...tell me what you think. I got an idea to give each month a way to pay homage to each god. However, that could be lame and we can fix it up.

JANUARY - Adam and Jaime
>Mythbuster's Pilot Month. Anons pay respect by putting to test a myth-like DIY guide.
FEBRUARY - Nikola Tesla
>Telsa's Month of Glory. /DIY/ Celebrates By Focusing On Science Oriented Guides.
MARCH - Lina Van De Mars
>Users Provide Offerings Through Uploading YouTube Videos Of Success Or Failure. Lina is representing DIY YouTubers as the one who went pro.
APRIL - Red Green VS. Tony Stark
>Red Green (Low Tech) Versus Tony Stark (High Tech). DIY BATTLE MONTH. The board has all DIYers square off, low tech versus high tech.
MAY - Leonardo da Vinci
>To Pay Respects, Users Attempt To DIY In Multiple Forms. Heals The Board After April.
JUNE - Animated Gods
>Animated DIY Ascended Spirits, And The Mascot. To Praise Gods, Post Skematics, Autocad Drawings, Or OC Guides.
JULY - Marie Curie & Martha Stewart
>Curie Haunts The Board; Stewart Encourages Project Work Each Day Of The Month.
AUGUST - MacGyver
>MacGyver Month Drives Users To Post DIY Guides Using Obscure Object Combinations.
SEPT - Walter Bishop & William Bell
>Named in September after an Observer, users are encouraged to create DIY solutions. (Like how Walter and William create things to solve problems.)
OCT - Doc Brown
>Offerings To This God Are Made By Posting Risky DIY Guides All Month.
NOV - Tim & Al
>Reminding Users Of Holiday Safety, /DIY/ers Share DIY Fails and Biggest Projects.
DEC - Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein
>Bringing The Board Back To Life For A New Year Every Dec. 31st. /DIY/ers Relax All Month.

Thoughts?

>>26483
Created a new thread on the front page with that last post.

>>26351
Here's what I have for each month...tell me what you think. I got an idea to give each month a way to pay homage to each god. However, that could be lame and we can fix it up.

JANUARY - Adam and Jaime
>Mythbuster's Pilot Month. Anons pay respect by putting to test a myth-like DIY guide.
FEBRUARY - Nikola Tesla
>Telsa's Month of Glory. /DIY/ Celebrates By Focusing On Science Oriented Guides.
MARCH - Lina Van De Mars
>Users Provide Offerings Through Uploading YouTube Videos Of Success Or Failure. Lina is representing DIY YouTubers as the one who went pro.
APRIL - Red Green VS. Tony Stark
>Red Green (Low Tech) Versus Tony Stark (High Tech). DIY BATTLE MONTH. The board has all DIYers square off, low tech versus high tech.
MAY - Leonardo da Vinci
>To Pay Respects, Users Attempt To DIY In Multiple Forms. Heals The Board After April.
JUNE - Animated Gods
>Animated DIY Ascended Spirits, And The Mascot. To Praise Gods, Post Skematics, Autocad Drawings, Or OC Guides.
JULY - Marie Curie & Martha Stewart
>Curie Haunts The Board; Stewart Encourages Project Work Each Day Of The Month.
AUGUST - MacGyver
>MacGyver Month Drives Users To Post DIY Guides Using Obscure Object Combinations.
SEPT - Walter Bishop & William Bell
>Named in September after an Observer, users are encouraged to create DIY solutions. (Like how Walter and William create things to solve problems.)
OCT - Doc Brown
>Offerings To This God Are Made By Posting Risky DIY Guides All Month.
NOV - Tim & Al
>Reminding Users Of Holiday Safety, /DIY/ers Share DIY Fails and Biggest Projects.
DEC - Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein
>Bringing The Board Back To Life For A New Year Every Dec. 31st. /DIY/ers Relax All Month.

Thoughts?

Ok so....
Any preferences on fonts for the calendar?
Right now everything is basic in Arial.