Re: GNOME colors

[Michael Davies <michaeld senet com au>]

digitect wrote:
> 
> Wow. I couldn't agree more. You beat me to saying this. That. What he said.
> 
> > 1. Pastels should go away - They appear nowhere in gnome artwork.  In my
> > mind, they are almost the opposite of the general gnome aesthetic
> > concept.
> >
> > 2. Reds, Browns, Yellows, dark green, and greyscale seem to be the most
> > used colors in gnome artwork.  I think the website should reflect this.
> >
> > 3. I am partial to continuing in the Tigert tradition for artwork - it
> > is the distinctive GNOME feel.
> >
> > 4. The background-oriented colors should be subdued and earthy (yellow,
> > white, grey, light brown), and then use the stronger colors for text
> > (black), links (red/rust/maroonish, dark green) and content.
> >
> 
> > While in general primary colors are nice and strong and such, they have
> > little to do with the GNOME look and feel.  It's important to consider
> > this when we are making the website.  People should be immediately be
> > able to tell that it is the GNOME website, and not something else.

Better late than never - I'm of the same opinion as these two enlightened
people...

Earthy is good.  You could almost go a mustardy yellow along with the red,
brown, and dark green listed.

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