[libreoffice-design] Banner for FOSDEM II

2011-01-31 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi all, Recently I send a request for a banner for FOSDEM, next weekend. But I just realised that I am not subscribed to the list, so pls cc me :-) I would like to print a/some banner(s), but with vertical orientation. It is my intention to hang them somewhere high in the area, close to our bo

[libreoffice-design] Minimal logo size

2011-01-31 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi all, in one of my mails this evening I proposed to show you my thoughts about the minimal size we want our logo to be used. In my eyes the most crucial part in this decision is about the readability and general impression of the textual parts. As we allow to use our logo in parts (text o

Re: [libreoffice-design] MimeType icons: More time for improvements...

2011-01-31 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Paulo, all Paulo José schrieb: Hi all, I finished the High Contrast color version of the icons, mixing the remain of icons and too cleaning up the file. Great! I think you did most of the work necessary to integrate the icons. The current version: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:

Re: [libreoffice-design] Design Team Kick-Off Step 2: Current Status of Work and Collaboration

2011-01-31 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Christoph, all! Christoph Noack schrieb: Hi all, this mail announces the second step of our official Design Team Kick-Off. It is about what we've done so far, and how we did it - thus, it aims to get everybody "on track" who is interested to join, or to collaborate. Current Status of Work a

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Barbara Duprey
On 1/31/2011 3:07 PM, Kevin Soviero wrote: What was the reason they gave for not changing it? The main reason is that so far, the LibreOffice product has not really separated from OpenOffice.org, the code and documentation are essentially being developed together. (Even the rebranding of the

Re: [libreoffice-design] Logo proposal without TDF line

2011-01-31 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi David, David Nelson schrieb: Hi Bernhard, :-) The text underneath "LibreOffice" extends beyond the word "LibreOffice" on the right. It doesn't look well-aligned to me. Could you shift it leftwards maybe? I tried this at the beginning, but didn't like the aligned versions very well. They

Re: [libreoffice-design] Logo proposal without TDF line

2011-01-31 Thread Bernhard Dippold
Hi Drew, all drew schrieb: On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 00:41 +0100, Bernhard Dippold wrote: [...] I think we'll allow usage of the word alone (as it is already mentioned in the Branding Guidelines) and provide such logos too. But I think we have to keep enough white space around the text to keep it

RE: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Mark Curtis
I just read through it all and in general the consensus was either "yes change them" or "yes change them, but not right now". Neither of those sound "trashed out" > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:47:33 -0800 > From: a...@the-martin-byrd.net > To: design@libreoffice.org > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-des

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Andy Brown
On Mon Jan 31 2011 13:07:34 GMT-0800 (PST) Kevin Soviero wrote: What was the reason they gave for not changing it? Read the thread at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@documentfoundation.org/msg03641.html . Andy -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@libreoffice.org List arc

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
We should make them nouns, for example: A Phrase A Result A A Obviously the app names would not include the "A"... On 01/31/2011 03:17 PM, Fco. Javier M. C. wrote: El 31/01/11 22:08, Kevin Soviero escribió: On 01/31/2011 03:11 PM, Fco. Javier M. C. wrote: It's a very good idea. My propos

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Fco. Javier M. C.
El 31/01/11 22:08, Kevin Soviero escribió: > > > On 01/31/2011 03:11 PM, Fco. Javier M. C. wrote: >> It's a very good idea. >> >> My proposals: >> >> - Phase (Writer) > "Phase" or Phrase? Sorry. My mistake. "Phrase" >> - Result (Calc) >> - Dato (Base) > Whats a "Dato"? Dato is like Data, but

[libreoffice-design] Design Team Kick-Off Step 2: Current Status of Work and Collaboration

2011-01-31 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi all, this mail announces the second step of our official Design Team Kick-Off. It is about what we've done so far, and how we did it - thus, it aims to get everybody "on track" who is interested to join, or to collaborate. Current Status of Work and Collaboration: http://wiki.documentfoundatio

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
On 01/31/2011 03:11 PM, Fco. Javier M. C. wrote: It's a very good idea. My proposals: - Phase (Writer) "Phase" or Phrase? - Result (Calc) - Dato (Base) Whats a "Dato"? - DayLight (Impress) I like the names... Regards! El 31/01/11 21:38, Kevin Soviero escribió: I was thinking if we c

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
What was the reason they gave for not changing it? On 01/31/2011 03:02 PM, Andy Brown wrote: On Mon Jan 31 2011 12:38:48 GMT-0800 (PST) Kevin Soviero wrote: I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
On 01/31/2011 02:51 PM, Luca Candela wrote: It doesn't matter anymore what the name of Microsoft's products is anymore, they are brands, and very recognizable. Exactly! This is in contrast with LibreOffice, which needs to create a new brand. I agree that the current names are weak, and it's

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Fco. Javier M. C.
It's a very good idea. My proposals: - Phase (Writer) - Result (Calc) - Dato (Base) - DayLight (Impress) Regards! El 31/01/11 21:38, Kevin Soviero escribió: > I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that > are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are chang

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
On 01/31/2011 02:47 PM, Mark Curtis wrote: Make sure to put "free" or "open" or "libre" in every name because it's not like the users either A) already know it's FOSS or B) don't care that it's FOSS. Um... I never said anything about adding those words... Seriously though, could you maybe giv

Re: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Andy Brown
On Mon Jan 31 2011 12:38:48 GMT-0800 (PST) Kevin Soviero wrote: I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing everything else (icons, layout, office suite name), why don't we change the app names to bette

[libreoffice-design] Re: New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Luca Candela
It doesn't matter anymore what the name of Microsoft's products is anymore, they are brands, and very recognizable. This is in contrast with LibreOffice, which needs to create a new brand. I agree that the current names are weak, and it's not necessary to ape Apple or Microsoft in order to cre

RE: [libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Mark Curtis
Make sure to put "free" or "open" or "libre" in every name because it's not like the users either A) already know it's FOSS or B) don't care that it's FOSS. Seriously though, could you maybe give an example of a direction to go? This just sounds like "this is bad, read my mind to find out what

[libreoffice-design] New names?

2011-01-31 Thread Kevin Soviero
I was thinking if we could change the names in LibreOffice to some that are more descriptive? Not only that, but since we are changing everything else (icons, layout, office suite name), why don't we change the app names to better fit their purpose. Writer (I actually like this) Calc (A lot o

Re: [libreoffice-design] MimeType icons: More time for improvements...

2011-01-31 Thread Paulo José
Hi all, I finished the High Contrast color version of the icons, mixing the remain of icons and too cleaning up the file. The current version: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LibreOffice_Initial_Icons-Paulo.svg PS: Now I'm in my birthplace for some days and I just have internet in ca

[libreoffice-design] Re: [libreoffice-website] Screenshots and wiki screenshot repository suggestion

2011-01-31 Thread Christian Lohmaier
Hi Marc, *, On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Marc Paré wrote: > > I am just putting this out as a couple of ideas to help ease the "search for > that missing screenshot" statement ... > > 1. I would propose we open a wiki screenshot page/repository where > screenshots appearing on the website/doc