Re: [gNewSense-art] About usplash screen...

[Patricio Maciel]

Bruno Miguel escribió:
> I think we need to define a color palette for gNS. This will make 
> part of the artwork process easier.
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I agree...

> Cool usplash. But why not to change the orange with green? Green is 
> the color of hope and the color people relate to nature - and 
> nature is related to freedom. :)
>   

Why i used orange? two reasons, the first that icon set that gNS use by 
default is Human (Ubuntu icons)...orange fit well with it and the second 
to give the screen some "warm" element to cut the cold ambient...but we 
can consider other color of course...


> Em 14-06-2008 00:30:44 Patricio Maciel escreveu:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > It's good have our own space, i'm glad for it...i would like to
> > start 
> > talking about the direction to take for the next release, in
> > particular 
> > seems to most people liked the "deep blue" theme proposed for
> > version 
> > 2.0, i think we must keep going in that direction, improving it 
> > of
> >
> > course, but keeping the "essence" of the idea, i believe the
> > version 
> > 2.0  has marked a major turning point in the gNewSense's artwork,
> > we 
> > must keep us working in that way, doing our best to reach the
> > goals that 
> > we'll propose for the next release...we have a great team and i
> > wish to 
> > thanks for the work you have done...
> >
> > Well, Regarding the limitations of the usplash screen (256
> > colors), i've 
> > tried to improve the background's gradient, but i had no good 
> > results...you can see it here:
> >
> > This is the original work...
> >
> > http://dalemasduro.iespana.es/imagenes/gns/gns_usplash_2.png
> >
> > and here is the indexed file (256 colors)...
> >
> > http://dalemasduro.iespana.es/imagenes/gns/
> > gns_usplash_2_indexed.png
> >
> > Difference is noticeable, the result is a low quality screen, 
> > considering that this is the first contact (for the user) with
> > gNS, i 
> > don't believe to be a good idea use gradients (at least no for
> > larger 
> > areas)in this screen, i think we must use just flat colors, this
> > is my 
> > opinion  i would like to know what is your opinion...
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Patricio (daleduro)
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