Re: GNOME colors

["digitect" <digitect mindspring com>]

Wow. I couldn't agree more. You beat me to saying this. That. What he said.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Muldoon" <rpmuldoon students wisc edu>
To: "Joakim Ziegler" <joakim helixcode com>
Cc: <gnome-web-list gnome org>; <tigert helixcode com>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: GNOME colors
> 

> 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.
>