Add visual guidelines

3 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/2022/organizers-notebook.md b/2022/organizers-notebook.md
index 44c852a2..8e430333 100644
--- a/2022/organizers-notebook.md
+++ b/2022/organizers-notebook.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Planned dates and phases:
 Current phase: No prerecs to process yet, so it's a good time to focus on infrastructure
 
 
-## TODO Review the submissions in the pad (see emacsconf-org-private or conf.org for the link) and add any objections or comments by Sept 26 for possible [early speaker notification](#orge62224a), Oct 7 for everything     :organizers:
+## TODO Review the submissions in the pad (see emacsconf-org-private or conf.org for the link) and add any objections or comments by Sept 26 for possible [early speaker notification](#orgf968d62), Oct 7 for everything     :organizers:
 
 -   zaeph: will start reviewing on Sep 21
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ zaeph will also figure out the ffmpeg incantation for converting videos and the
 
 Extra stuff to consider adding:
 
--   Suggestions for org-reveal, fonts and themes (especially wrt colourscape)
+-   STRT Suggestions for org-reveal, fonts and themes (especially wrt colourscape)
 -   DONE “Please don’t squeeze your talk by fast-forwarding your speech. Trimming silences and filler words can help, though. Sometimes it's easier to write, record, and edit your voiceover, and then record the video to go along with it."
 -   DONE Allowing speakers to plant questions, esp. to cover tangential stuff that couldn’t fit in the prerec
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ We tried using q56 before, but it was a little too aggressive. Q=32 is the defau
 
 ### Test stream setup
 
-[Stream](#org2316fd6)
+[Stream](#orgfa72bad)
 
 
 ### Set up MPV for captions
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ Exceptions:
 
 ### Send thanks
 
-[Thank you, next steps](#org06993e8)
+[Thank you, next steps](#org3e70709)
 
 
 ### Extract the opening and closing remarks
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ Probably focus on grabbing the audio first and seeing what's worth keeping
 
 Make a table of the form
 
-<table id="orgcba6226" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" rules="groups" frame="hsides">
+<table id="org598f176" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" rules="groups" frame="hsides">
 
 
 <colgroup>
diff --git a/2022/organizers-notebook.org b/2022/organizers-notebook.org
index 807cd2a8..725a6513 100644
--- a/2022/organizers-notebook.org
+++ b/2022/organizers-notebook.org
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ We need time after the prerecs get submitted to:
 zaeph will also figure out the ffmpeg incantation for converting videos and the process for handling submitted prerecs
 
 Extra stuff to consider adding:
-- Suggestions for org-reveal, fonts and themes (especially wrt colourscape)
+- STRT Suggestions for org-reveal, fonts and themes (especially wrt colourscape)
 - DONE “Please don’t squeeze your talk by fast-forwarding your speech. Trimming silences and filler words can help, though. Sometimes it's easier to write, record, and edit your voiceover, and then record the video to go along with it."
 - DONE Allowing speakers to plant questions, esp. to cover tangential stuff that couldn’t fit in the prerec
 ** TODO Write viewing instructions                                   :zaeph:
diff --git a/2022/prepare.md b/2022/prepare.md
index 415238c4..3603968d 100644
--- a/2022/prepare.md
+++ b/2022/prepare.md
@@ -249,6 +249,22 @@ web conferencing system before November 7.  Please email
 <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> with some times that might work for you and
 we’ll see if a volunteer can meet up with you to record it.
 
+## Do I need to follow some visual guidelines for the presentation?
+
+- Dark text on a light background is more legible than the opposite
+  (especially for people who are visually impaired); this stands for
+  both your slides and your Emacs theme.  If you use a dark-theme with
+  your Emacs, you can change to a lighter one with `M-x customize-theme`
+  (look for those with a `-light` suffix).
+- If you think your fonts might be too small in your slides or in Emacs,
+  they might very well be.  [You can change the font-size in your
+  Emacs](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SetFonts#h5o-6), but you can
+  also play with the size of the captured window during your recording.
+- Try to minimize the screen-flashes that occur when you switch between
+  windows, especially if their themes do not cohere (light-to-dark and
+  the reverse).  If you can edit your recording, fades and other
+  transitions are a neat solution to this problem.
+
 ## How do I show my keystrokes on screen?
 
 In Emacs, you can use