File:OWASP covers r6.pdf

Hello OWASP!

I hope you are all well.

Please find the attached revised Alpha, Beta and Release cover designs.

Jeff had asked that we incorporate the CC logos on the back cover.

Although we all feel the last round of covers had reached a level of strong functionality and visual appeal, a good call with Dinis identified that we needed to further differentiate between the levels of content quality on the covers.

He asked that we:

really minimize or eliminate the color and scale back the design on Alpha, to reinforce the ‘raw’ content inside scale back the design on Beta, develop more than Alpha, but still a ‘working draft’ keep the existing design approved by the group for Release remove the big A, B, and R from the covers as they were distracting instead of endorsements, use authors on back cover as we are all fond of the insect concept, and the ‘evolution thereof’, I have crafted a solution for each cover. I hope it meets with your approvals. Again, each title would have it’s own insect throughout all the stages of publication. The hypothesis is that all beta books in 2008 are maroon/red and all release books in 2008 are purple, per the attached PDF. That way years can be differentiated.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Perhaps we are ready to employ these covers onto actual books with LuLu.

I will await your replies, and appreciate your prompt consideration so we can have books at AppSec!

Thank you!

Best regards, Deb