i am seeking up to 50 people, but probably fewer, to help with this project. if you sign up, you will be emailed a jpeg of a poem from DOWNLOAD HELVETICA FOR FREE.COM. you can then print out the poem, put it somewhere (probably in public, but whatever is funny or nice), take a pic of it there, and email me the pic by february 2nd
then i will do two things with the pics
1. on thursday february 3rd, i will post all* the pics online as a pre-release remix of the book, giving each person credit for their pic, with a link to their blog or other site
2. people will vote on what pic is their favorite, and i will use the pic with the most votes as the cover for the printed book. there will not be any added text on the cover, just the pic. the person who took the pic will be given credit inside the book, with their blog address if they likethis also means: (a) please submit large, hi-quality photos if you can. (b) i am no longer mailing out early printed review copies of DHFF.C, since i am waiting for this project to generate the cover. i can send an early pdf to reviewers, but i would actually prefer that most reviews are written on/after the website launch (march 1) so any traffic can be linked directly to the full text
to sign up for this project, please comment below with your email address (if i already know your email, then you don't need to include it) or email me (steveroggenbuck [at] gmail.com). if you are familiar with some of my helvetica poems, you can have your choice of which poem to do. for some basic ideas of where to put poems, check this out and also crazy bilby
thank you very much!
SIGN UP LIST
1. jessica kirsch (chicago, illinois, usa) ["I LOVE YOUR HAIR AND THE REST OF YOU"]
2. poncho peligroso (great barrington, massachusetts, usa) ["HEY CALM DOWN // I AM, HEHE"]
3. carina santos (philippines) ["I'M NOCTURNAL LIKE RACCOONS"]
4. nikola richter (berlin, germany) ["MY MOM WAS IN MY DREAM"]
5. liam adams (kent, england) ["I THINK OF YOU EVERY TIME I SEE MY COMPUTER..."]
6. anonymous (belgium) ["CHECKING OUT MY BMI, ONLINE"]
7. shaun gannon (college park, maryland, usa) ["I THINK I'M IN THE PERFECT MOOD..."]
8. delta pi delta ["I AM LISTENING TO MADONNA..."]
9. michael inscoe (little rock, arkansas, usa) ["I AM STILL WORKING ON MY WATERMELON..."]
10. osy chung (hong kong, china) ["DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE FINAL DESTINATION..."]
11. rachel milan richards (toronto, ontario, canada) ["I SAW YOU GO BY MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT..."]
12. brandon brandon (florida, usa) ["HAHA AMAZING WHAT SOME PEOPLE ACCOMPLISH"]
13. stephen tully dierks (chicago, illinois, usa) ["WELL, I WATCHED THE MOVIE THIRTEEN"]
14. felise norris (brisbane, queensland, australia) ["FINAL DESTINATION 3 IS OUT ON DVD"]
15. dom carnicelli (upstate new york, usa) ["JUST CHECKIN MY PSYCHOLOGY GRADE ONLINE"]
16. emma adria (vancouver, british columbia, canada) ["PITA BREAD IS VEGAN?"]
17. laurel kate (portland, oregon, usa) ["IS THIS HOW YOU SPELL THIS? 'ATREYU']
18. spencer madsen (new york city, new york, usa) ["THE SKY IS BEAUTIFUL... NICE WORK..."]
19. jesse francis (prince edward island, canada) ["ON TV, THEY SHOWED HOW BIG..."]
20. richard chiem (san diego, california, usa) ["I AM GOING TO CHANGE MY SONG ON MYSPACE..."]
21. jenna mcdavid (new york city, new york, usa) ["WHAT SHOULD WE DO..."]
22. mario ["TRY TO CATCH ME RIDIN' DIRTY BABE"]
23. eric beeny (buffalo, new york, usa) ["'WHAT IT'S LIKE' BY EVERLAST..."]
24. madison langston ["'I CAN'T GET TO THE HOMEPAGE OF MYSPACE..."]
25. frances e. dinger (seattle, washington, usa) ["YOU ARE THE GREATEST LOOKING AND HUGGING..."]
26. mansy abesamis ["I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I FEEL AGGREVATED (SP?)"]
27. tricia gervacio (las piñas city, philippines) ["HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT WII THING..."]
28. sarah rupp (washington dc, usa) ["I JUST WATCHED GARDEN STATE FOR THE SECOND TIME..."]
29. john campbell (chicago, illinois, usa) ["I MAY GO INTO ADVERTISING BUT I DON'T LIKE..."]
30. paul ["I WISH I OWNED A GYM"]
31. m and v (california, usa) ["IT LOOKS LIKE DRIFTS ARE BEING CREATED..."]
32. ben rosamond (napier, new zealand) ["NICE. THE PARK HAS A WALKING PATH"]
33. stefhamae sarangaya (round lake, illinois, usa) ["I SAW TWO AWESOME MOVIES THIS WEEKEND..."]
34. malori (chicago, illinois, usa) ["GUESS WHAT I BOUGHT TO DRINK TODAY..."]
35. marta eme ["MY NEW POEM IS ABOUT THE COMFORT..."]
36. anonymous ["MY MATH HOMEWORK WAS EASY..."]
37. carrie rosalind (chandler, arizona, usa) ["I JUST PUT SOMETHING IN MY TOP DRAWER..."]
38. aaron nicholas/steely (ocean city, maryland, usa) ["THE FLAMING LIPS IS..."]
39. jonathon russel (mount pleasant, michigan, usa) ["I DOWNLOADED SO MANY PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS..."]
40. adam katz (toronto, ontario, canada) ["CHECKING MY BMI, ONLINE"]
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update, tuesday feb 2: the deadline for book-cover pics is today. if you're interested in joining in last minute, please take a poem from here and just tell me in the comments or an email (steveroggenbuck [at] gmail.com)
if you don't get your picture submitted in time for the book-cover voting, i'm still interested in using your pics for a later, additional remix of the book, so still send me the pics if you like
* i may refrain from including a pic if it seems offensive or racist / sexist / homophobic / classist.
