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=== Evaluating the Gallery ===
=== Theming Fedora 12 Alpha ===


After some time spent with the gallery test instance<ref>http://publictest7.fedoraproject.org/gallery2/</ref>, [[User:nicubunu|Nicu Buculei]] shared<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000487.html</ref> of @design-team his impressions: "the current authentication is a killer[...], is not easy to mass upload[...], there are only a few [plugins] available[...], some operations are cumbersome". He also showed concern about the small involvement of the team in testing "I see only very few of us played with the gallery, which make me doubt it is a popular/useful/wanted feature". In reply, [[User:mso|Martin Sourada]] explained<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000489.html</ref> it by the little time passed and summer vacancies "given that it's been around 11 days since Mo announced this[...] and seeing how many people are active here during the summer vacations, it's quite understandable that not many of us have tried it yet". After Martin questioned<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000492.html</ref> the legality of publishing wallpapers from old released, [[User:pfrields|Paul Frields]] intervened and confirmed<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000504.html</ref> those are free: " these contributions to Fedora should fall under a license that allows reuse, redistribution, and remixes, although I suspect it's not Creative Commons."
As the deadline for the Alpha release was closing, as [[User:nicubunu|Nicu Buculei]] blogged<ref>http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/07/submission-deadline-for-fedora-12.html</ref> and  [[User:mso|Martin Sourada]] reminded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000561.html</ref> on @design-team "today, as per the schedule [1], is the wallpaper designs submission deadline. We are not going to consider completely new designs for F12 wallpaper after this deadline so if you still have something to share, please share it with us today, even if the work is still incomplete", everyone was busy uploading last-minute proposals, including [[User:jaymeayres|Jayme Ayres]]<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000524.html</ref>, [[User:sstorari|Samuele Storari]]<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000537.html</ref><ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000551.html</ref> and [[User:duffy|Máirín Duffy]]<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000564.html</ref>
 
After the date passed, Nicu summarized the submissions on his blog<ref>http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/07/artwork-for-fedora-12-alpha.html</ref> and asked for feedback, which feedback started to flow, both on the blog and mailing list<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000599.html</ref>, with people pointing the proposals they like and the things they think can be improved. Feedback from the Fedora Weekly News readers is also highly appreciated.


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=== A Small Icon Request ===
=== A Small Icon Request ===


[[User:mclasen|Matthias Clasen]] addressed<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000499.html</ref> what he calls "a small icon request" to @design-team: "With Gnome 2.28 in F12, it will be possible to have different icons for the xdg dirs[...] It would be pretty cool if we could create icons for this in a style that matches the existing user-home icon in our default icon theme (ie
[[User:mclasen|Matthias Clasen]] asked<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000550.html</ref> for a set of multimedia icons "we would like to add a speaker setup dialog to gnome-volume-control to help people setting up surround sound. But this currently blocks on not having suitable icons for this", [[User:bm90fox|Manuel Hidalgo]] wondered<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000558.html</ref> if that task is suitable for a beginner "What do you believe: Is This work appropriate to begin designing..." and [[User:eve|Evangeline McGlynn]] started to work on the request<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000618.html</ref> and produced a number of graphics: "these are super flat and un-styled at the moment, but if the concept seems reasonable I can keep working and polish them off"
the folder icon with an overlayed embled in the Mist theme)" and in reply Andreas Nilsson pointed<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000505.html</ref> this is worked upstream by Lapo Calamandrei "It seems like Lapo Calamandrei wanted to take care of this and create some 256x256 icons in the process. Hopefully this will land in gnome-themes soonish (and in good time for 2.28/F12)."


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=== Fedora 12 Theming Progress ===
=== Laser Cut Logo ===
 
[[User:mso|Martin Sourada]] announced<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000494.html</ref> a wiki page for hosting Fedora 12 theme proposals "we've taken over the F12_Artwork wiki page<ref>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F12_Artwork</ref> created by bioinfornatics, cleaned it up and added the designs concepts I've found in the design-team archives". He also announced the official page holding a despription of the artwork process <ref>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Design/Release_Artwork_Process</ref> and reminded the time until the next deadline is passing fast "Also, according to our current Schedule, we are past the concept submission deadline and have about another eight days for working on the wallpapers we want to review for F12 Alpha inclusion", encouraging people to submit their works "if you have a design concept you like, focus your work onto it and help making it awesome :-)"


On theming related news, [[User:bioinfornatics|MERCIER Jonathan]] asked for feedback<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000511.html</ref> about one of his design ideas "it's make with Blender, i can give blend file what did you think about this image ?" and [[User:nicubunu|Nicu Buculei]] shared<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000513.html</ref> some mosaic photos<ref>http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/photos/mosaic/</ref> he thought may be interesting "I have no idea which architectural style is this, but yesterday evening (around the 'golden hour') when passing near a group of fountains in the center of my city I noticed the mosaic and i *had to* take some  photos ans share them with the rest of the gang."
[[User:cassmodiah|Simon Wesp]] raised an unexpected question<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000579.html</ref> to @design-team about problems while cutting the Fedora logo with a laser on a steel plate "I tried to import an svg. the problem is that this wouldn't be conform to my metal laser machine (and other major laser-machines which is used in this industry sector). i can import it, but i will miss my 0-polyline and i can't define one or import one from svg", something which is not easy to to while maintaining the shape of the logo. [[User:mchua|Mel Chua]] tried  to provide a technical solution<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000584.html</ref> " Could you engrave the
'infinity' part and cut out the 'f-cross' part? That would keep the aspect ratio intact" and [[User:nicubunu|Nicu Buculei]] outlined<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000586.html</ref> the lack of conformance with the logo usage guidelines<ref>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Logo/UsageGuidelines</ref> "Ages ago i played myself with a simplified version [...] intended for very cheap printing but it was pointed (and i understood) it is breaking the logo usage guidelines"


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Revision as of 14:47, 31 July 2009

Artwork

In this section, we cover the Fedora Design Team[1].

Contributing Writer: Nicu Buculei

  1. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork


Theming Fedora 12 Alpha

As the deadline for the Alpha release was closing, as Nicu Buculei blogged[1] and Martin Sourada reminded[2] on @design-team "today, as per the schedule [1], is the wallpaper designs submission deadline. We are not going to consider completely new designs for F12 wallpaper after this deadline so if you still have something to share, please share it with us today, even if the work is still incomplete", everyone was busy uploading last-minute proposals, including Jayme Ayres[3], Samuele Storari[4][5] and Máirín Duffy[6]

After the date passed, Nicu summarized the submissions on his blog[7] and asked for feedback, which feedback started to flow, both on the blog and mailing list[8], with people pointing the proposals they like and the things they think can be improved. Feedback from the Fedora Weekly News readers is also highly appreciated.

  1. ↑ http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/07/submission-deadline-for-fedora-12.html
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000561.html
  3. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000524.html
  4. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000537.html
  5. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000551.html
  6. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000564.html
  7. ↑ http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/2009/07/artwork-for-fedora-12-alpha.html
  8. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000599.html

A Small Icon Request

Matthias Clasen asked[1] for a set of multimedia icons "we would like to add a speaker setup dialog to gnome-volume-control to help people setting up surround sound. But this currently blocks on not having suitable icons for this", Manuel Hidalgo wondered[2] if that task is suitable for a beginner "What do you believe: Is This work appropriate to begin designing..." and Evangeline McGlynn started to work on the request[3] and produced a number of graphics: "these are super flat and un-styled at the moment, but if the concept seems reasonable I can keep working and polish them off"

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000550.html
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000558.html
  3. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000618.html

Simon Wesp raised an unexpected question[1] to @design-team about problems while cutting the Fedora logo with a laser on a steel plate "I tried to import an svg. the problem is that this wouldn't be conform to my metal laser machine (and other major laser-machines which is used in this industry sector). i can import it, but i will miss my 0-polyline and i can't define one or import one from svg", something which is not easy to to while maintaining the shape of the logo. Mel Chua tried to provide a technical solution[2] " Could you engrave the 'infinity' part and cut out the 'f-cross' part? That would keep the aspect ratio intact" and Nicu Buculei outlined[3] the lack of conformance with the logo usage guidelines[4] "Ages ago i played myself with a simplified version [...] intended for very cheap printing but it was pointed (and i understood) it is breaking the logo usage guidelines"

  1. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000579.html
  2. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000584.html
  3. ↑ http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-team/2009-July/000586.html
  4. ↑ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Logo/UsageGuidelines
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