[CentOS-devel] CentOS 6 Artwork?

Sat Mar 12 07:52:28 UTC 2011
Marcus Moeller <marcus.moeller at gmx.ch>

Dear Shawn,

> Just wondering, do we have any plans for the CentOS 6.0 artwork? I kinda
> had an idea for a theme for this release, a theme that works in our logo
> colors along with a somewhat professional looking manner, and of course
> with the lack of a better name, I called it Prism. I'm
> somewhat satisfied with what I got here right now, though I really think
> my intended "vision" for this could only truly be seen if I used some
> raster stuff alongside my attempt at using Inkscape for such a product.
> What I got here, is more of a primer for a more "definitive" design
> package incorporating these elements (and when we have more of an actual
> vision, then I'll list it on the wiki somewhere).
>
> http://ploader.net/files/d638bd1df2eb9d3af6578640568114e7.png
>
> I'm sure we could find ways of jazzing this concept up, but I really
> think for 6.0, the artwork should be as good as the artwork in
> distributions sponsored by a certain upstream vendor. We can't just
> completely use 5.5's since there are some new elements in the 6.0-era
> distro (Plymouth splash screen, new GDM format, new Anaconda graphics
> etc.), so a complete makeover should really be completed by release.

I have already finished artwork for 6 about 2 or three month ago. There 
has been a discussion on the mailing list for quite a while.

You are of course, welcome to provide ideas for an upcoming release.

Greets
Marcus