Re: [ART] Updated GRUB background with GuixSD logo

[Luis Felipe López Acevedo]

El mar, 17-02-2015 a las 17:41 -0500, Mark H Weaver escribió:
> Luis Felipe López Acevedo <address@hidden> writes:

[...]

> > http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/C-grub-retouched-twist.png
> >
> > I think it looks better. But here is a D variant which includes the
> > retouched twist of C and adds a drop shadow:
> >
> > http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/D-grub-retouched-drop-shadow.png
> >
> > This shadow is more subtle than the one used in the current GRUB image,
> > but it may still flatten the logo because it is bevelled.
> >
> > I like C and D, but would go with C to avoid the problem you mention.
> >
> > What do you think?
> 
> Thank you, both C and D are a great improvement.  I would be happy with
> either of them, but here's what I would suggest to combine the best of
> both: starting with C, add a different kind of shadow from what you did
> in D.
> 
> In D, it looks as though you added a low-opacity black layer on top,
> which results in highlights on the top edge and a shadow on the bottom.
> Instead, I would try adding a larger, feathered (i.e. fuzzy-edged)
> shadow in the *bottom* layer, closer to what you did in your recently
> proposed orange-on-black SLiM theme in the right half of this image:
> 
>   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-02/pngMImBoTqdbR.png
>   (from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-02/msg00395.html)
> 
> though maybe not quite so large a shadow as that one.  So, there would
> be no highlights on top, but rather just a fuzzy shadow underneath.
> What do you think?  Would you like to try it?

OK. Let's call that one variant E:

http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/E-grub-blurred-shadow.png

I like C, D or E.