December 2012 - openSUSE Artwork - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-artwork] Request
by Andy (anditosan) 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

In preparation for the upcoming wallpaper contest, it is necessary to define who is currently participating of this mailing list and is a member of the team. The idea being to create a voting committee to participate during the wallpaper contest. Please reply with a "me!, yes!, I'm in!" and so on so that we can make sure we have our team participate accordingly. Thank you and stay tuned for next week's communication about the contest. Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] banner for the 5th of December
by Victor hck 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

Hi all !! I have made a new draft for the banner after de 5th of December, that will be when the elections will start... you can check it out here: - http://paste.opensuse.org/29331071 bye... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-artwork] Request
by Eugene Trounev 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

"me!, yes!, I'm in!" Best regard, Eugene Trounev "Andy (anditosan)" <anditosan1000(a)gmail.com> wrote: >In preparation for the upcoming wallpaper contest, it is necessary to >define who is currently participating of this mailing list and is a >member of the team. The idea being to create a voting committee to >participate during the wallpaper contest. > >Please reply with a "me!, yes!, I'm in!" and so on so that we can make >sure we have our team participate accordingly. > >Thank you and stay tuned for next week's communication about the contest. > >Andy (anditosan) >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org >To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org > N��r��y隊Z)z{.�櫷 +�맲��r��z�^�ˬz��N�(�֜��^� ޭ隊Z)z{.�櫷 +��0��Ǩ�

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[opensuse-artwork] Reworked 12.2 KDM theme...
by Marguerite Su 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

Hi, Some users complained to me and swyear (swyear(a)opensuse.org) about 12.2 KDM theme online/offline. To be frank it's the first time that we've ever heared of criticism over our artwork...that does not feel good. But yes they have enough reasons to complain...the login screen is separated into two blocks which are nearly obaque that discord with kde's plasma and even discord with the ksplash we created...and the two blocks seems to be of full use of widescreen but displays very ugly on any 4:3 screen with resolution less than 1024:768. So we have to believe it might because our late schedule for 12.2 which makes us under a lot of pressure and create things in a hurry. So I take some time and reworked our KDM theme: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/how-faq-forums/u… For those just want to see screenshots: [with logo and login button] http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=301026400013986&set=o.21920612476567… [without them] http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=301032273346732&set=o.21920612476567… Or here: https://raw.github.com/marguerite/openSUSE-12.2-KDM-branding-reworked/maste… So I come here to see if there's any chance that we ship this through an update... PS: I just finished the normal local user mode, which means the remote login mode and pam-enabled mode might be even more ugly than before...because I have no such hardware environment to test...I can't even see those items. Marguerite -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Re: [opensuse-project] Design Ideas 12.3 Results
by Michael Catanzaro 02 Dec '12

02 Dec '12

On Sat, 2012-12-01 at 14:25 -0700, Andres Silva wrote: > 1. Simplicity > 2. Clarity > 3. Impact/Memorable > 4. Unity Hi Andres, I think it's key to find the right balance between the four themes. In my interpretation, too much of any one is undesirable. Visual simplicity is the opposite of visual clutter. There shouldn't be too much going on in the theme. Color should be limited to shades of green and (optionally) something complimentary. Simplicity encourages professionalism, which is a must for our themes. The ultimate form of simplicity would be a monochrome background, but that would be too much simplicity. The 12.2 theme is a strong example of simplicity because there's not much going on: it's green, with a few spots that are less-green, and that's it. You might think that clarity is a synonym of simplicity, but it is actually the opposite of subtlety. The 12.2 artwork is a poor example of clarity, because the lighter splotches of green epitomize subtlety. I question whether clarity should be a goal at all, since I prefer subtlety to clarity. Clarity can work too, though: the 12.1 theme was a strong example of clarity over subtlety. Impact and memorability - the "wow factor" - is the opposite of simplicity. If the user says wow and doesn't change the default background, then the art has made its impact. But what wows some users will not wow others - e.g. the Plymouth floaty fuzzy balls - so impact is also risk. Without impact, the art will be boring, but with too much, it will be considered ugly and unprofessional. Impact and simplicity are conflicting ends that must be balanced. Lastly, unity is focus. There should be one main idea. The GRUB theme should match the Plymouth splash which should match the desktop background which should match the custom brandings (LibreOffice, GIMP). The 12.2 GRUB theme failed in this regard, since it was too separate from the other themes. At the same time, too much unity is bad: the brandings should stand out somewhat from the desktop background, and the bootloader should be visually distinct from the desktop. But they must all still convey the same unifying idea. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Design Ideas 12.3 Results
by Andres Silva 01 Dec '12

01 Dec '12

These are the results from the open question asked to the list about the design ideas or themes that will guide our thoughts in choosing artwork for openSUSE 12.3. The idea is to help our contributors and voters to make choices that match a style guide. That way, the chosen artwork will achieve a sense of unity. The themes provided could also make it into the future as a long lasting definition of openSUSE's artwork. If these themes were to be placed together we get something like this: 1. Simplicity 2. Clarity 3. Impact/Memorable 4. Unity Other thoughts included the idea of being new and contemporary, which can be achieved easily by following the guidelines above. Keep in mind also that there are things that simply escape the arm of our artwork. A designer we tend to push the envelope into areas that likely are not achievable on software. Let's keep this in mind. Please now, if you can, define these concepts in your own words. That way we can get more understanding from each person about these design themes. Simplicity can mean many things for different people, so the more we acquire a strong concept of these themes, the easier it will get for selection. PS: Stay tuned for next week for our wallpaper contest. Thank you Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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