On 3/20/13 9:23 AM, Ariel Constenla-Haile wrote: > On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 08:48:15AM +0100, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: >> On 3/20/13 12:36 AM, Samer Mansour wrote: >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> Juergen, I've already started collecting artifacts inside the >>> desktop application and the websites, please feel free to add: >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO4+-+Application+And+Launcher >>> >>> See sibling wiki pages for more. >> >> great, there is already a good collection. >> >> I would keep the proposed changes minimal because we need >> developers who do the work on the changed design. Exchanging >> images is one easy part, redesign and changing code more work, >> especially in our code where UI is more work and can't be >> compared with for example Java swing ;-) >> >> The About dialog looks wrong at least compared with the MacOS >> version. I think it is not really different on the platforms. I >> have to check the other platforms. > > He took the About from 3.4, the one from trunk looks much nicer > (though it will have to be redone). > > I noticed two major changes in the proposals: > > 1) the ORB disappears completely, or is flatten > > 2) several logo explorations have a flat look too, very much > similar to the one Microsoft has given to it products (the Outlook > website, Windows 8, MS Office). > > Ad (1): modifying or eliminating the ORB is IMO a very bad idea. > It's not only nice and well-designed, but it's also the OpenOffice > identity since it appeared. You can compare it with Firefox logo > and its history: since 0.8 it has undergo only a minor redesign for > 3.5, that certainly didn't change its identity. vid. > http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/branding-firefox > http://idsgn.org/posts/firefox-refreshes-logo/
I like the orb as well and I like the new design from Kevin who did a minor change and included a globe (see Gulls with globe 01 - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.x+-+Logo+Explorations) More important from my point of view is that we come to a conclusion soon. I can live with the orb with minor changes and a new font. Something reproducable (svg?) > > Ad (2): it is impossible not to see in the several application > icons proposal a strong resemblance with the latest look of the > Microsoft products; for example, the application icons in > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27846912/AOO-4.0-Logo-Product-Icons.png?version=1&modificationDate=1361858664000 > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27846912/2013-03_Apache_OpenOffice_Logo-Proposal_ChrisTa.png?version=1&modificationDate=1363305525000 > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/30753365/OO_Design_Robin_Fowler.jpg > > IMO it is important to develop a visual identity of our own. > +100, a new own visual identity is very important. But is not easy and more work. Juergen > > Regards > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: marketing-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: marketing-h...@openoffice.apache.org
