Re: GNOME colors

[Ryan Muldoon <rpmuldoon students wisc edu>]

While I don't have the time to do a color comp at the moment (finals),
I'd like to put in my thoughts on the web site's color scheme:

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.

As I've said before, the helixcode.com website did a good job of
reflecting the GNOME feel - we should try to do similarly (but not use
the same look, obviously).  I think it is important to reflect the feel
of the GUI while we are promoting it.  

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.


    --Ryan