Re: Splash for 2.8 release

["Thomas Wood" <thos gnome org>]

I would say that (1) is the most GNOME-esque looking. I think the flower
is particularly good since it adds colour and brightness. The only thing I
might change is the use of transparency in the bottom panel. This should
probably be opaque as per the default settings.
-Thomas


> In preparation for next week's big event I've started thinking about
> possible splash graphics for the wgo front page. I got the following
> three images out for your reviewing pleasure.
>
> 1) Flat(ish) but gets the job done:
> http://www.viralata.net/gnome/wgo_splash/gnome28_01.html
>
> 2) 3D effect; a bit nerdy perhaps:
> http://www.viralata.net/gnome/wgo_splash/gnome28_03.html
> (I just realized that the text on the right hand side needs to be
> better  aligned to the image on the left. I'll correct that soon.)
>
> 3) Quite abstract but still my personal favorite:
> http://www.viralata.net/gnome/wgo_splash/gnome28_02.html
>
> I chose "Smart, Efficient, Beautiful" as the working slogan for this
> release. Those adjectives reflect my personal opinion of GNOME and of
> what GNOME "marketing" *could* center on and nothing else. Suggestions
> of alternatives are welcome.
>
> The screenshot in 1) and 2) is from my 2.6 desktop. It's more a
> place-holder at this point than an actual candidate for the final
> image.  I know that Jeff recently requested screenshots of 2.8. We
> could use one  of those instead of mine.
>
>
> Sebastien
>
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> Sebastien Biot - www.viralata.net
>          "mus in pice"
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