May 2014 - openSUSE Artwork - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-artwork] Wallpaper proposals for 13.2
by Victor Hck 11 Jul '14

11 Jul '14

Hi list mates!! This time I share a pair of wallpapers made by a spanish user. He's a member of spanish openSUSE forum, and there he shared a pair of really good wallpapers (IMHO) I asked him to share here in the ML. But he didn't know how to do it, so I write here in his name and put him in CC. He made a first wallpaper for 13.1, but I asked him to change the text for the 13.2 and later he made another one. You can check them here: - http://maniat1k101.deviantart.com/art/openSuSE-13-1-452611334 - http://maniat1k101.deviantart.com/art/openSuSE-13-2-452856961 I shared that work in G+ and other communities and many people like them... I think that there are a good work, but just check it out yourself! ;) He made that in Gimp, so there's no a .svg file, but a .xfc... hope you like them! 've phun Geekos! -- 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] Flat Style
by Marcus Moeller 30 Jun '14

30 Jun '14

Hi all. KDE is working on a flat style for KDE 5. This kind of design is very popular at the moment (though not everybody likes it, as always). I would like to suggest to make use of the default theme for KDE 5, and keep what we got now, for 13.2. You can take a look on how a (perhaps bit extreme) flat style looks like, here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bmx_3brIEAApNcr.png:large This is of course still KDE 4. Greets Marcus

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[opensuse-artwork] Fwd: Suggestions for 13.2 GNOME
by Nenad Latinović 23 May '14

23 May '14

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[opensuse-artwork] Fwd: Wallpaper Brainstorming Artivle
by Nenad Latinović 15 May '14

15 May '14

I didn't cc you guys properly, so I'm forwarding the mail. Regards. -- Nenad Latinović nenad(a)latinovic.info

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[opensuse-artwork] News Question
by Nenad Latinović 14 May '14

14 May '14

Hi guys. Let me introduce myself. I'm Nenad, a new openSUSE news contributor. The reason I'm writing to ya'll is because I'm news hunting for news on the upcoming openSUSE 13.2 release. I agreed with the editors to cover some 'less-geekish' more layman, everyday user interests and topics, and well, artwork seems to be very important by many of them (us). So, reason: I've been skimming through the mailing list archives, and I read the discussion on the new wallpaper suggestion. Is it okay if I write about the progress you've been doing with it? Basically what you guys discussed? And since you obviously will change the default wallpaper, you'll presumably change the plymouth theme also? was there any discussion around that topic maybe? Any work done? I'd really be thankful for a hand, short answers, pointers, anything which would basically help me create the atmosphere of activity around the project via the news, and let potential new users and existing ones know the project is not stagnating. Thanks, looking forward to your responses. -- Nenad Latinović nenad(a)latinovic.info -- 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] On Branding
by Andy Silva 06 May '14

06 May '14

Hello friends, Given recent developments in the community about our branding efforts, it is that I write this email. The openSUSE Conference gave time to the SUSE team to present new ideas and guidelines about branding. The idea behind this presentation was to aid designers and contributors who use our brand to promote our community and distribution. Many of them have to produce print materials on their own and need help with the design. Up until now, our branding has decreased in strength and as a result, we might end up looking for ideas every time that we need to create materials for the distribution without having a core that guides our thoughts when creating artwork for events, LUGS, etc. Having to deal with such work is hard and slows down the overall progress of our branding efforts. I wanted to open the discussion about these branding guidelines proposed by the team here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-r_ML-MnMo Let me start by asking some question in sequence so we can answer in proper thread style 1. Ken and his team showed a new color palette, graphic elements such as a lightbulb and a geeko to use for posters and other print materials to be used as guidelines for future artwork that requires openSUSE branding. Are these branding guidelines going to be published in our wiki? Will they replace or add to the current guidelines placed in the wiki? http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Artwork_guidelines#Colors 2. Ken discussed the possibility of changing our current logo to match more closely the work that SUSE did on their logo to build a stronger brand image. Can you explain more about this idea? What conventions, proposals or extensions do you have in mind about the logo changes? 3. Richard asked during the video about possibly integrating this branding design into the distribution and what that would entail. What are the plans of the team about making branding materials available but at a distribution level? I also heard wallpaper proposals mentioned during the presentation and, if possible, would you share those? 4. Ken and the team work to help the openSUSE Community work on branding and create materials that will help further us as a brand. What is the relationship that the SUSE Design team has with the community? Ken explained to the audience that they are part of the community and if you can, would you explain how that goes about? How is their team part of the community and what methods do you use to communicate your work with other team members around the world? 5. Miscellaneous questions. Add questions of your own about the branding presentation here... 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] Re: [opensuse-factory] Fwd: Review
by Andres Silva 04 May '14

04 May '14

Rick Chung wrote: > On Saturday, May 03, 2014 04:20:35 PM Andres Silva wrote: >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Review >> Date: Sat, 03 May 2014 16:17:41 -0600 >> From: Andres Silva<anditosan1000(a)gmail.com> >> To: opensuse-artwork<opensuse-artwork(a)opensuse.org> >> CC: opensuse-factory(a)opensuse.org.org >> >> Hello all, >> >> I just wanted to give you a quick heads up in hopes to get some good >> ideas about this. I proposed long ago a set of ideas as far as artwork >> goes to integrate for the next version of openSUSE. One that I wanted to >> tell you about is changing the current font to open sans. This font >> family is very complete and also features a clean and sharp look for >> screens. Every time I use it, I feel that it can be changed to bold, >> thin, semibold and it keeps a strong presence and welcoming feeling. >> >> It also coincides with recent advances made by the design team at SUSE >> that chose this font also to be featured in artwork for our openSUSE >> booths and marketing materials. >> >> To see examples of this look here >> http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans >> >> I have the means to push this change so I just wanted to check on some >> thoughts about it. >> >> Thank you > > It looks clear and nice however some tests are needed to set by default. > > Did you test it on your system? Where is the source to install it? > > Regards, > > I used the source provided by google at their fonts page. You can download the entire family as a zip file. I have tried this on KDE and Gnome with nice results. Let me show you the combination that I have on KDE right now. https://www.evernote.com/shard/s10/sh/97dda7cd-7b63-482b-b905-2398876e2bc9/… -- Andy (anditosan) anditosan.com -- 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] Review
by Andres Silva 04 May '14

04 May '14

Hello all, I just wanted to give you a quick heads up in hopes to get some good ideas about this. I proposed long ago a set of ideas as far as artwork goes to integrate for the next version of openSUSE. One that I wanted to tell you about is changing the current font to open sans. This font family is very complete and also features a clean and sharp look for screens. Every time I use it, I feel that it can be changed to bold, thin, semibold and it keeps a strong presence and welcoming feeling. It also coincides with recent advances made by the design team at SUSE that chose this font also to be featured in artwork for our openSUSE booths and marketing materials. To see examples of this look here http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans I have the means to push this change so I just wanted to check on some thoughts about it. Thank you -- Andy (anditosan) anditosan.com -- 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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