Re: Simplified logo masthead

[James Henstridge <james jamesh id au>]

Richard Hoelscher wrote:

> If he can't, I'm sure I could...
>
> Though it's a bit late to mention, I think these mastheads are a slight
> step back in overall appeal. Most of the headers are too dark and complex,
> taking attention away from the plain foot rather than emphasizing it. The
> exception is Bugzilla's masthead... I've been thinking about this for a
> while, but the only decent workaround I've got so far is replacing them
> with brighter images... For now, I'll keep looking for options.
>  
Sebastien's mock-ups seemed to use a white shadow below the logo, which 
gave it some contrast against the header image.  Perhaps making the 
shadow more pronounced would help?

James.