Artwork
In this section, we cover the Fedora Artwork Project.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork
Contributing Writer: Nicu Buculei
New posters needed for Fedora
PaulFrields asks[1] on the Fedora Art about a new series of posters: "'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."
MairinDuffy comes[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].
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00235.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/msg00002.html
A T-shirt design for the upcoming FUDCon in Brno
MaxSpevack asks[1] on the 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?"
The request is quickly followed by a design[2] by [NicuBuculei] using, as requested, the same template as the recent FUDCon in Boston, a design which is generally liked. The discuss touches[3] a hunt for usable Brno photos and a number of technical advices[4] from MairinDuffy about vectorizing photos.
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00259.html
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00270.html
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00271.html
[4] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00305.html
The blue color of Fedora
PaulFrields starts 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?"
A large chorus of contributors to the Art Team express their support for using blue, one of the most convinging arguments comming probably from MaxSpevack[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."
Of course there are different opinions, like the one voiced by DavidNielsen: "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."
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00326.html
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00338.html
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-art-list/2008-July/msg00333.html