[CentOS-devel] CentOS 5 ArtWork

Wed Jan 17 04:34:49 UTC 2007
Paul <subsolar at subsolar.com>

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 10:46 +0300, Ken wrote:
> Karanbir Singh пишет:
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > There has been some work going on with the CentOS-5 Artwork stuff on 
> > the wiki ( url : http://wiki.centos.org/ArtWork ). Now is the time 
> > when we are asking for more feedback and larger community involvement.
> >
> > Also, I want to make sure that people understand we are not limited to 
> > using only one set of the artwork. We would need to use one default, 
> > but further sets might get added into the artwork packages for post 
> > install user options.
> >
> > - KB
> >
> Hi!
> 
>  > Mockup 1: Blurry cubes:
> Very good, but glow around logo seems excessive
> 
>  > Mockup 2: Line Art:
> I'm trying to make same with slightly dim logo (in this, I think, it too 
> contrast)
> 
>  > Mockup 3: CentOS Banner:
> Very good, but, I think, "CentOS 5" text better change from white (with 
> black contour? -- hard to see) to purple (may be brighter) from
> new logo with white contour (thicker then current black (?)). Same to 
> next artworks.
> 
>  > Mockup 4: Flying cubes:
> Attractive (with coment above about text)
> 
>  > Mockup(s) submitted by Brian
> Change logo to new "shine"?
> 
>  > Mockup 1 (Paul Berger)
> Hm...

I agree ... it's the one I like least of all the backgrounds submitted,
and it's mine.

>  > Mockup 2 (Paul Berger)
> Wow! Excellent! May be applying same as in "Mockup 3: CentOS Banner:", 
> but it very good too.

On my wife's system there are some banding issues with it, not horribly
bad. A solid background might be better and moved down to the bottom
like Ralf had suggested earlier.

> 
>  > Mockup 3 - Peaceful Clouds - Blur - Olify - Blur in gimp (Paul Berger)
> Mmmm... Too usual?

Been using a widescreen version of it as my background, it works well by
being somewhat interesting, but not distracting from the icons & text on
the desktop.  Not happy about the shape of the 5, maybe it would be
better without it, or at least in a different font.

> 
>  > Mockup 4 - Combining 2 & 3 (Paul Berger)
> Good as mockup 2, but text really need increasing contrast.

Made mockup 5 based on mockup 4 moving the logo & image bar down to the
bottom 1/4 and used a darker section of the cloud image. Similar banding
issues on 4 & 5 on my wife's system.

Regards,
Paul Berger