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03 June 2008

What color should I get my thesis bound in?

post by: grouse at: 06:23 | 19 comments

578/117 Zune Brown

posted by cillit bang 03 June | 06:45

542 - the dark blue one. Or one of the black ones near the bottom.

posted by Kangaroo 03 June | 06:51

It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black. (586/46)

posted by BoringPostcards 03 June | 07:11

dark burgundy like a good wine. (there's a couple there that would be good)

posted by gaspode 03 June | 07:29

What's the thesis on? Generally, I mean. What field of study.

posted by rainbaby 03 June | 07:33

The field is comparative genomics/molecular evolution.

It's called "Quantifying evolution and natural selection in vertebrate noncoding sequence."

I use the ColorBrewer Dark2 theme for the figures inside, which means mainly dark green/dark orange. So part of me is thinking that a lighter color might be nice for the outside?

posted by grouse 03 June | 08:04

I like the light oranges, then. If that doesn't seem frivolous.

posted by rainbaby 03 June | 08:12

579/5, nice and bland. Let your thesis content do the wowing.

I might just be saying that because they don't do neon colours though.

posted by Quentin 03 June | 08:17

I'd go with a dark brown if you're using green and orange inside - but, I cannot see the colours very well on my screen...
Pick something that will look nice on your bookshelf and goes with the gold lettering, maybe 567?

posted by mightshould 03 June | 08:35

531/10. Dark green. Then paint small silver polka dots all over it. Nothing says molecular evolution like silver polka dots. Congratulations, by the way!

posted by mygothlaundry 03 June | 09:07

Thanks, mygothlaundry! :)

posted by grouse 03 June | 09:21

One of the dark greens.

posted by box 03 June | 09:33

Your favorite!

posted by brujita 03 June | 10:32

What, no pink? Forget it.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 03 June | 11:05

My thesis is bound in dark green and I like it very much btw.

posted by gaspode 03 June | 11:43

Another vote for dark green.

posted by deborah 03 June | 14:54

My grandfather's thesis was bound in 580/70. My grandmother typed it up for him, back in 1935. I still have it. It's held up well.

posted by redvixen 03 June | 18:35

I picked 557/15. It doesn't look quite so dark in person.

posted by grouse 04 June | 05:07

Yay for green!

posted by deborah 04 June | 08:51

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