Bill-Auger, I've updated the names, links and licenses (I think... if not, I wish you could help me in licensing it in the right way.).
I also updated the page https://wiki.parabola.nu/Wallpapers:Community If there are other changes to make, I'm ready to do :-) On 10/08/2017 10:54 PM, bill-auger wrote: > Ben - > > i think it is great that you would like to make some artwork for > parabola - we have been working to release some new installer discs and > wondering whether or not to re-use the artwork from previous editions - > most distros use different designs for each release but parabola has > been without a dedicated artist for some time so not much has been done > in that respect for the new releases > > i would like to ask you to change the filename of the wallpaper named > 'parabola-banner.png' - for three reasons: 1. that it is not banner - a > banner is a wide and stout shape such as the top header of a web-page - > 2. the name is not descriptive - it implies that there is and can only > ever be one "The Parabola Banner" - and 3. i am working now on a > parabola_banner_untitled that is a banner - for instance some of the > existing wallpapers have names like: > * parabola_wallpaper_landscape > * parabola_wallpaper_SimpleC > > so i would like to see something more descriptive to easily distinguish > them - of a common form like: > * parabola_wallpaper_bluecrystals > * parabola_frame_purpleneon > > on the wiki is is easy to see what the image is but in the end, these > are stored in git repos - take a look at this list of existing artwork > for example https://git.parabola.nu/pac.git/tree/src/img+gpl and see > just how ridiculously difficult it is to determine what that image > actually is - i would very much like to go through all of those and give > them more meaningful names - they are mostly duplicates as well - as i > would be one who is most closely working with the artwork, i would like > to have these better organized in the future > > the most important request i would like to make of you though is that > you publish these under the GPL and provide your sources - "sources" > meaning your .xcf or .svg project files and anything else that would be > needed to edit the layers and re-create the images - i think the blue > crystals wallpaper that you made is quite nice for example but i would > not want to use as a desktop background for a couple reasons - firstly > it has an unconventional aspect ratio and would be noticeably distorted > from the original on most people's monitors - also the aspect ratio of > the logo is distorted out of proportion which should always be avoided - > that is why you rarely see logos on desktop wallpaper - something like > 16x10 is better for a desktop wallpaper because the majority of monitors > in the world are in the 16x9 to 16x10 range - ideally there would be > multiple versions at different sizes for the user to select but the > default should be like 1280x800 or 1920x1200 - i tried resizing that > image to 6x10 and 6x9 but the logo was still the wrong aspect ratio - > this is why having the sources is invaluable so that nice works would > not need to be sent back to the artist over such relatively small > details - and it helps to make them re-usable in other forms > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.parabola.nu/mailman/listinfo/dev
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