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Contributing Writer: [[NicuBuculei|Nicu Buculei]]
Contributing Writer: [[NicuBuculei|Nicu Buculei]]


=== New Posters Needed for Fedora ===
=== Web banner for FUDCon Brno ===


[[PaulFrields|Paul Frields]] asked[1] on @fedora-art-list about a new series of posters:
[PaulFrields] asked[1] on the Fedora Art list for a web banner "Red Hat Europe has agreed to put up a banner for Fedora, advertising the upcoming FUDCon Brno", request which is followed by two proposals, one [2] by [[NicuBuculei]] and another [3] from [[VaraPrasadPepakayala]].
"'Infinity / Freedom / Voice' has been a powerful message and an excellent way to characterize the themes that went into the Fedora logo. The logo has become a completely identifiable brand for us, and the original 'triptych' posters for these themes have allowed our brand to grow throughout the community. Now, it's time for us to build a revitalized message around the more concrete themes that characterize the entire Fedora Project as a whole."
One design is choosen and its quicly featured on the Red Hat Europe website[4].


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00235.html
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00084.html


[[MairinDuffy|Mairín Duffy]] came up[2] with a concept fitting one of the Fedora 10 theme proposals: "I'm wondering if this could be tied into the F10 artwork theme.... I've been sketching up some steampunky doodles lately. Maybe I'll do some along these lines. Here are some steampunk-inspired ideas" (following with a list of ideas[2]) and after receiving positive feedback even with a graphic sketch [3].
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00114.html


[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00291.html
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00151.html


[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00002.html
[4] http://www.europe.redhat.com/


=== A T-shirt Design for the Upcoming FUDCon in Brno ===
=== Photographic wallpapers ===


[[MaxSpevack|Max Spevack]] asked[1] on @fedora-art-list for a T-shirt design for the Brno FUDCon: "Since you guys did such an awesome job on the FUDCon Boston shirts, I was wondering if you'd be willing to make a few mock-ups of what a FUDCon Brno shirt would look like. I like the idea of trying to have a bit of design consistency for each year's FUDCon shirts... so maybe we could keep the front the same (switching the name of course) and doing something 'similar' on the back?"
An interesting question and offer[1] from [[BobPeterson]] about using photos as background images: "I like the 'blue' themes that Fedora has traditionally chosen, but I was wondering if Fedora could have a photo for its main background screen. As an amateur photographer, I have several 'scenery' photos I've taken that may be suitable, and I'm willing to donate".


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00259.html
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00103.html


The request was quickly followed[2] by a design by [[NicuBuculei|Nicu Buculei]] using, as requested, the same template as the recent FUDCon in Boston, a design which is generally liked. The discuss touched[3] on a hunt for usable Brno photos and a number of pieces of technical advice[4] from [[MairinDuffy|Mairín Duffy]] about vectorizing photos.
As the general opinion converged over the idea that probably abstract images work better as a default but a collection of additional photographic wallpapers is useful, [[MartinSourada]] stepped-up[2] and created a preliminary gallery inside the wiki[3], which was quickly populated with a few images[4] by [[NicuBuculei] "to break the ice, start the ball rolling, provide an incentive and show how to use the gallery tag".


[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00270.html
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00118.html


[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00271.html
[3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/Wallpaper_Extras


[4] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00305.html
[4] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00138.html


=== The Blue Color of Fedora ===
The discussion covered licensing aspects[5], good practices about preparing wallpaper images[6] and also spawned a follow-up on the infrastructure list[7] about the best way of implementing the gallery, with a Gallery2 instance, proposed by [[JeffreyOllie]] looking as the most promising option.


[[PaulFrields|Paul Frields]] started an interesting debate[1] about the dominant color used in Fedora graphics: "Does the Artwork team think, overall, that using a blue palette for our desktop theme (background) helps Fedora with its identity and branding? Do you want to continue that for Fedora 10?"
[5] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00159.html


[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00326.html
[6] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00165.html


A large chorus of contributors to the Art Team expressed their support for using blue, one of the most convincing arguments came from [[MaxSpevack|Max Spevack]][2]:"Blue = Fedora. Mix in some other stuff as appropriate, but I believe that Blue is now 'our' color. We shouldn't give that up. Ubuntu has brown, OpenSuse has green. Red Hat has red. We have blue. Personally, I like that we maintain that general blue-ish feel. Play with the shades if you like, mix in some spice and variety if you like, but I think Fedora should always be identifiable with the color blue."
[7] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-infrastructure-list/2008-August/msg00028.html


[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00338.html
[8] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-infrastructure-list/2008-August/msg00029.html


Of course there are different opinions, like the one voiced[3] by [[DavidNielsen|David Nielsen]]: "As a user I would love to see us break free of the blue prison, it looks dated and should be put down with all manners of mercy possible. I think it hurts us to stick with the blue theme and unlike other competing distros not work towards a unified look over several cycles."
=== First Nodoka 0.8 screenshots ===


[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00333.html
[[MartinSourada]] posted[1] a status update of the development for the Nodoka theme, including a number of screenshots illustrating its current state.
 
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00144.html
 
[2] https://fedorahosted.org/nodoka/wiki/Screenshots#a0.7.80.0git9a0f383

Revision as of 13:57, 8 August 2008

Artwork

In this section, we cover the Fedora Artwork Project.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork

Contributing Writer: Nicu Buculei

Web banner for FUDCon Brno

[PaulFrields] asked[1] on the Fedora Art list for a web banner "Red Hat Europe has agreed to put up a banner for Fedora, advertising the upcoming FUDCon Brno", request which is followed by two proposals, one [2] by NicuBuculei and another [3] from VaraPrasadPepakayala. One design is choosen and its quicly featured on the Red Hat Europe website[4].

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00084.html

[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00114.html

[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00151.html

[4] http://www.europe.redhat.com/

Photographic wallpapers

An interesting question and offer[1] from BobPeterson about using photos as background images: "I like the 'blue' themes that Fedora has traditionally chosen, but I was wondering if Fedora could have a photo for its main background screen. As an amateur photographer, I have several 'scenery' photos I've taken that may be suitable, and I'm willing to donate".

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00103.html

As the general opinion converged over the idea that probably abstract images work better as a default but a collection of additional photographic wallpapers is useful, MartinSourada stepped-up[2] and created a preliminary gallery inside the wiki[3], which was quickly populated with a few images[4] by [[NicuBuculei] "to break the ice, start the ball rolling, provide an incentive and show how to use the gallery tag".

[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00118.html

[3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/Wallpaper_Extras

[4] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00138.html

The discussion covered licensing aspects[5], good practices about preparing wallpaper images[6] and also spawned a follow-up on the infrastructure list[7] about the best way of implementing the gallery, with a Gallery2 instance, proposed by JeffreyOllie looking as the most promising option.

[5] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00159.html

[6] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00165.html

[7] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-infrastructure-list/2008-August/msg00028.html

[8] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-infrastructure-list/2008-August/msg00029.html

First Nodoka 0.8 screenshots

MartinSourada posted[1] a status update of the development for the Nodoka theme, including a number of screenshots illustrating its current state.

[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-August/msg00144.html

[2] https://fedorahosted.org/nodoka/wiki/Screenshots#a0.7.80.0git9a0f383

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