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

On Monday, January 16, 2012 14:35:05 Baltasar Ortega wrote:
> 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

Sure, I'd say...

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> >   1. Re: Artwork for FOSDEM (Agustin Benito Bethencourt)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:52:48 +0100
> > From: Agustin Benito Bethencourt <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [kde-promo] Artwork for FOSDEM
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> > Hi,
> > 
> > I like the update
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > --
> > Agustin Benito Bethencourt
> > Profile: http://es.linkedin.com/in/toscalix
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