Nice ideas :) I like #3, still if you could try to make a version with less aggressive green for comparison.
As goes for startup screen - the good ol' TCL/Tk based startup screen had a screen height dependant layout [1]. It was simply checking some "screen height" variable set by startup sh script and then deciding to show or skip the upper picture. I would assume that similar trick could be implemented also in wxPython version. IMHO that idea could be extended even further - instead of removing picture completely, just rotate it by 90 degrees and place on the left side of startup screen if screen height-20px < window height. Sorry, no code, just 0.02 verizon cents. Māris. 1. http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass/branches/develbranch_6/lib/init/gis_set.tcl#L195 2015-01-21 12:37 GMT+02:00 Vincent Bain <[email protected]>: > Just for fun, I made a couple of tests there: > http://www.lesfavrets.fr/telec/grass_splash.tar.gz > > using : > - Fontin, a font by Jos Buivenga (exljbris a nice type foundry), licence > here : > http://www.exljbris.com/eula.html > - an arbitrary image picked somewhere on the web only fo the test > (probably not freely reusable). > > Hope this helps, > > Vincent. > > > > > Le mercredi 21 janvier 2015 à 08:47 +0100, Vincent Bain a écrit : >> Hi, >> quite long silent on this ML, I give my two cents to this very prolific >> topic ;-) >> >> Objectively : at such a high stage of maturity GRASS project clearly >> lacks a robust graphical identity; a "corporate charter" is perhaps a >> bit pedantic but it would be nice to lay down some guidelines for GRASS >> GIS logo/motto representation, in addition to "citing GRASS GIS >> software" section (e.g. here : >> http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Citation_Repository). >> Designing a brand new splash for G7 may be an opportunity to set these >> things (logo, main font, slogan, etc.); the recent website design >> certainly goes this way, and should be a good starting point. >> >> Subjectively : compositing and typography nowadays are sorely tortured >> by digital technology facilities, and results rarely withstand the test >> of time: one should always be very cautious with >> 3d/shady/glossy/translucency/and-so-on effects... >> The welcome frame and splash screen should stick to a well-tempered >> style. To me a good design works if it still works in b&w (it is the >> case for the nice historical grass logo) and possibly without image. >> If inspired, I'll try to send a proposal. >> >> Vincent. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > grass-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
