The guys from Mad Jens' fanpage (the unofficial one) are organising a project to put together a little good-bye present for him because as you all know, he will retire at the end of the season. They will collect contributions by fans (letters, drawings, funny, critical and so on), compile those into a book and have it printed professionally. One or two fans will give the book to him in person at the end of the season. I will do the design/layout and I thought it would be nice to have some Arsenal fans on board if anyone would be interested. Lehmann still loves Arsenal and hold its fans in high regard so I am sure it will mean something to him.
You can find all the details here.
I translated the FAQ into English as well (sorry for the bad English) and you can find them below. It was written for the fansite and not for footballfans exclusively so don't wonder about the love letter thing.
Would be great so have some of you take part!
So what is this about?
We would like to compile your works into a book for Jens Lehmann. In other words, you create one page for the book (how exactly this will work read below) and we put together a book with your entries, have it printed professionally and will present it to Jens Lehmann as a gift at the end of his last season.
Deadline for sending in your entires is March 31th 2010!
Who can participate?
Everybody of course! No matter if you are a little lad from the North pole or a 100-year old football fan from Germany. Jens Lehmann has fans all over the world and the more international and diverse the book turns out, the better.
How will the book look like?
The book will be in DIN4 format (29,7 cm x 21 cm), it will be printed on high-quality, heavy stock paper and bound in hardcover. Cover and content that will not be created by you will be professionally designed. Page count depends on the number of your entries. There will be exactly one book printed.
What can I contribute to the book?
There are pretty much no limits. Write something (maybe some goodbye letter, about a dear football memory related to Jens Lehmann, a story, a poem etc.), drawings, collages, photos, even a little handicraft work, a DVD or something you sewed, as long as it is flat enough to be integrated into the book.
In which language should I write?
German and/or English. It doesn’t matter if your German or English is not perfect! Whatever you can manage (if you mind we can still beta read your entry of course. I know my English is not perfect but we've got native speakers of both languages who can check your texts).
What do I need to pay special attention to?
Everybody will get one DIN4 page of the book. Please take care that your entry does not exceed these measurements.
If you want to write per hand, please try to write legible. You know how handwriting can be hard to make out sometimes. That does not count for little children who of course may write as scrawly as they like. Wink
May I sign with my real name?
That is entirely up to you. Full name, first name, nickname or anonymous..
How do I send my entry to you?
First of all you’ll need this e-mail address:
[email protected]
There are three ways your entry will end up in the book:
a) You scan your entry yourself and send it to the e-mail address above or you’ll send your entry by mail and the designer will scan it for you.
b) If you are not that creative and “onlyâ€
