Re: Target:: Making "ALA" style posters

[Mary Stoiber <mstoiber@EXECPC.COM>]

I am wondering about the copyright issue when doing something like
this. I  seem to remember reading that the idea is copyrighted by the
original creators of the READ posters.  Does anyone have an answer for
this.

Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@SHS.K12.NY.US> wrote:
> readit@ALTAVISTA.COM writes:
> >Hi,
> >  We'd like to do ALA style posters (you know the one's with
'famous'
> >people reading') using noteable people on our campus.
> >   I've just gotten off the phone with a couple of copy
places...and the
> >prices seemed high.
> >If you've done it, please e-mail me off list with price range and
any
> >other particulars.
> >Thanks,   and have a happy weekend.
> >
> >Judy Brown
> >Media Specialist
> >Part of the East Wake H.S. Team
> >Wendell, NC
> >READIT@altavista.com
> >
> >
> We did this a few years ago, and it was kind of expensive - but WHAT
AN
> IMPACT!
>
> We had a teacher who was an excellent photographer go around and
take
> teachers and monitors and any adult we thought a good subject,
posing with
> a favorite book.  (The next time I do this I will have  some classes
of
> students pose - I think the kids would like that)  Then got the film
> developed and had 11x14 enlargements made of each  person.  They
cost
> about $10.00 each at the local photo store and can be done on a
really
> neat machine right there.
>
> We had a local printer print up the posterboard with READ in red
across
> the top - we thought about using another color, but red really makes
it.
> We also had about a 1/2 in border printed as a frame for the
picture,
> underneath the READ.  The poster printing was expensive.  I think I
had
> 100 sheets printed for $200.  (It was the break even price - you
could
> have fewer printed, but it would cost almost as much.)
>
> Then we used a glue stick to mount to photos onto the posterboard.
We
> tried a test lamination, but the laminate really dulled the photos
and
> didn't stick well to that part.
>
> It worked well.  We put them up all over the building and many are
still
> up today.
>
> It cost about $400 to do 25 posters. It will cost me less next time
> because I've got the posterboard printed.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Carolyn
>
> Mrs. Carolyn Gierke,  Librarian
> Sweet Home High School
> 1901 Sweet Home Road
> Amherst, NY  14228
> Phone: 1-716-250-1227
> FAX:    1-716-250-1360
> email:  cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us
>
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