I couldn't disagree more strongly.
I think they are absolutely beautiful, stunning work. I loved Nuno's
shirt design and I think these are a delightful adaptation of that
design. I have made the black one my background right now! The olive
green one is lovely too - the variations in color look great on my
monitor. The bright one.... *ouch* :P
The top-right barcode needs a bit of a 'tweak' - I'm not sure exactly
what - it's maybe a little bit too busy on the edge of the screen.
Would it work with the geeko shape being black (as though the lines
were broken?)
Or perhaps a slightly simpler logo. Possibly, try getting rid of the
geeko and pushing the bar upwards slightly, so there isn't so much bar
code above it, and putting a simple geeko head logo in the bar. The
pattern is just that little bit distracting where it is... what if the
stripes faded out at the top, so it wasn't so crisp along the top of
the screen?
I like Piotr's soft organic green design very much too. It's
beautiful. My only suggestion would be to maybe add a little bit of
soft variation of tone and color to the lines, perhaps. Too much green
can be... too much :))
We need a variety of strong, unique wallpapers for this release and I
think there's room for all kinds of contributions.
Regarding geometry, from a previous discussion, I got the impression
that many people in the distribution felt that it was an exciting idea
that reflected openSUSE's origins. It doesn't have to be the only
artwork, but I think it should definitely be there as an option and
many users will enjoy it.
I think the 'pure' output of the modeling program is obviously not
what's wanted, but it is an important starting point. Finding
interesting shapes to work with. From there, the form can be
experiemented with - play with surface decoration, light, background -
it's not just used as a big lump of a thing, but turned into a design
element. I wish I could do more with the geometry designs, but I suck
at digital art and find 3D software rather difficult. (Anyway,
studying for my first psychology exam....). If people who are good
with 3D could create some variations on the designs, maybe including
some 'wire frame' type outputs, also very simple line outputs and
different viewpoints, things that 2D artists could play with?
What about inviting some classes of college digital art students to
explore the idea?
( I don't like the 'more than a product' slogan much - is that what we
are going with at the moment?)
best regards,
Helen
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:30 AM, andi robert
I am sorry to say but this wallpapers just don't cut it for me. They lack connection to the public. What I mean by this is that it seems barren as a design. It is crowded with small lines that amount to not much. Even if they are intended to represent something, as a design idea it is not working right now.
On the good side, the design has potential. I would recommend simplifying the lines (have fewer of them) and use a more vibrant color palette. If green is going to be highlight, let's make it noticeable.
Andy
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Richard Brown
wrote: Hi All,
I've been working on making a wallpaper based on Nunos barcode artwork we've used on Posters and T-shirts recently
My leading idea was to take that idea and mix in some of the ideas bounced around the oSC artwork session, such as using green as a 'highlight' instead of a main colour
You can see the fruits of my labour at http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft5.png and the svg at http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft5.svg
It's basically the T-shirt art with a few minor tweaks (spotted one bar had its gradient sideways) and gradient changes to make the green 'work'
I quite like how it came out, so took some screenshots so you could see how it works 'in action' with GNOME3 http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/screen1.png http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/screen2.png
I also bounced around a few other ideas with the same base, such as a version using white/green similar to the T-shirts at oSC http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft3.png http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft3.svg
and a ridiculously bright green (probably too bright) take based on the colours from a concept rhilm sent my way http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft4.png http://www.sysrich.co.uk/121wallpaper/draft4.svg
Look forward to hearing what you think
Marcus Moeller 09/18/11 9:14 AM >>> Dear Jan,
Looks nice,
only some ideas from me based on the wallpapers.
* the lines more sharper so ist looks lilke glases or reflections * smaller dashes in the right corner area but with a few dashes who goes to the other side * a little bit darker
Only my 2 Cents. :)
You could download the xcf file and try to modify it to your needs. It shouln't be that hard.
Greets Marcus
Jan
Am Dienstag, 6. September 2011, 22:18:44 schrieb Marcus Moeller:
As there has not been any agreement on a concept for 12.1 here is just a free submission:
http://www.marcusmoeller.ch/share/oS/12_1/concepts/contrail_1600x1200.png
http://www.marcusmoeller.ch/share/oS/12_1/concepts/contrail_1920x1200.png
http://www.marcusmoeller.ch/share/oS/12_1/concepts/contrail.xcf
Thanks to Alexander for his help.
Greets Marcus
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