Re: kde-promo Digest, Vol 106, Issue 9

Can I use the final wallpapaer for my articles about KDE in my blog (
www.kdeblog.com)?
http://wstaw.org/m/2012/01/15/KDE_Community_thumb_new.png

2012/1/16 <[email protected]>

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>   1. Re: Artwork for FOSDEM (Agustin Benito Bethencourt)
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> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:52:48 +0100
> From: Agustin Benito Bethencourt <[email protected]>
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> Subject: Re: [kde-promo] Artwork for FOSDEM
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> Hi,
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> I like the update
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> On Saturday 14 January 2012 22:07:45 Algot Runeman wrote:
> > On 01/14/2012 07:10 PM, David Edmundson wrote:
> > > Someone recently linked to the artwork in the USENIX LISA event, I
> > > wanted to say something slightly off-topic about it.
> > >
> > > I'm not the world's best graphic designer, but I learned a few things
> > > when I worked in a publishing company and have some graphic designer
> > > friends, and though the work done is a great starting point I have a
> > > few tips for improvements.
> > >
> > > Obivously there's a lot of "personal preference" in this, but I'll
> > > share my comments so it's hopefully informative along with an updated
> > > design. If people agree that's cool, if not that's cool too.
> > >
> > > - We should use the same font as the KDE websites/other artwork. A
> > > font is just as important to an identity as the logo. You can
> > > recognise several brands (i.e CocaCola) just from the font alone. I
> > > /think/ we use bold Droid Sans, ideally I'd like to check.
> > >
> > > - Never stretch a font, it becomes a completely different font if you
> > > do. If you stretch a font it's saying you know better than the font
> > > artist.
> > >
> > > - Equally never stretch an image without keeping the aspect ratio. It
> > > immediately looks wrong.
> > >
> > > - Font shadows should generally go the same direction. You
> > > subconciously automatically when seeing shadow's guesses illumination
> > > direction - if it's inconsistent you'll feel something is wrong, even
> > > if you can't identify what, like a bad 3D movie.
> > >
> > > Tip: Don't do drop shadows yourself with copying and pasting use in
> > > built SVG drop shadows with a filter, it's easier and everything is
> > > smoother and blurred out correctly. :-)
> > >
> > > - Objects should never touch the edge of a page, and margins should be
> > > symetrical / equally distributed. Otherwise things looked "cramped".
> > > So the KDE logo and writing "KDE" is fine, but the distance between
> > > "Working Together" and the left edge should be the same as "Join the
> > > Game" and the right edge.
> > >
> > > Original: http://runeman.org/kde/lisa11/boothsign.png
> > >
> > > Updated: http://wstaw.org/m/2012/01/14/KDE_Community_thumb.png
> > >
> > > Also we should maybe use the default KDE 4.8 wallpaper, as it will be
> > > out before Fosdem.
> > >
> > > New Wallpaper:
> http://wstaw.org/m/2012/01/15/KDE_Community_thumb_new.png
> > >
> > > SVGs available on request, and I could update other stuff if people
> > > wanted.
> > >
> > > David Edmundson
> > >
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> > Very nice work. Updates are fantastic. For what it's worth, The
> > "originals" were done by a very amateur "designer."  I approve of all
> > the recommendations.
> > --Algot
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> Agustin Benito Bethencourt
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