Here's a hasty concept-logo to kick things off, also visible at site: https://tw-logo-contest.tiddlyhost.com/#unleash-your-fields
[image: unleash_your_fields.jpg] On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 4:13:44 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Mat > > The artwork needs to show "v5.2.0" (including the "v"!), because there > will be a "v5.2.1" at some point, potentially quite soon, and it's > important for everybody to be able to unambiguously distinguish the > versions. Stated another way, this is not version '5.2', this is version > '5.2.0'. > > I'd also say that perhaps designs based on the shapes of the letters might > be a bit generic. I think the opportunity is to try to capture what is in > the release, not just the string of numbers we use to refer to it. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy. > > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > [email protected] > https://jermolene.com > > On 13 Jun 2021, at 20:02, Mat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oooh I just got two cool ideas! Anyone skilled, feel free to create: > > First depends on if it is OK with "5.2" (see my previous question). Those > two digits have a very similar shape! I think it should be possible to make > some kind of mirror reflection to have one show the other. > > Second idea uses that new feature with freely named fields. So the design > idea is to simply make the string "TiddlyWiki 5.2.0" as a field! E.g the > "TiddlyWiki 5" as the field name and the "2.0" as the field value. Should > the garbage can that deletes the field be next to it?... > > <:-) > On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 8:08:15 PM UTC+2 Mat wrote: > >> Freely naming of fields will be fantastic! It will give fields a much >> more prominent position because they can be used directly as connections to >> actual tiddlers. Great progress! >> >> @Jeremy can the artwork treat the version number as 5.2 (i.e without .0 >> at end)? I don't have a particular idea but I imagine it will be easier to >> come up with ideas for fewer digits. >> >> <:-) >> >> On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 1:14:17 PM UTC+2 Jeremy Ruston wrote: >> >>> This is to announce our regular competition for the artwork for the next >>> release of TiddlyWiki 5. The next release is planned to be called v5.2.0, >>> which requires a little explanation. >>> >>> We've bumped the minor version number because of a single very important >>> change: for the first time in a decade, we're changing the format used to >>> encode tiddlers into the HTML file. >>> >>> The new format is based on JSON, making it much easier to develop tools >>> that produce or consume TW5 standalone HTML files. While there is some >>> limited backwards compatibility, the developers of many existing tools will >>> need to make modifications to keep things working with v5.2.0. >>> >>> Hence the version number change: it's intended to make every developer >>> ask "Gosh, what could have changed to warrant such a big jump", and helps >>> us to make sure that the news of the change is promulgated as widely and >>> prominently as possible. >>> >>> The change also brings one big improvement for all users: field names >>> now have no restrictions on which characters can be used, and are >>> case-sensitive so that "MyField" is a valid fieldname, and refers to a >>> different field than "myfield" (just like tiddler titles). Finally, we can >>> have fields called "⛄️". >>> >>> These changes will be merged shortly, but in the meantime can be >>> inspected here: >>> >>> https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/pull/5708 >>> >>> So, with that, back to the artwork competition. The task is to design >>> the banner image that is shown on the splash screen and within the opening >>> HelloThere tiddler. It is traditional for the artwork to reflect some of >>> the changes in the new version. >>> >>> The rules for the competition are: >>> >>> * The version number (with the correct punctuation) must be clear and >>> readable even when the banner is shown at a reduced size >>> * The image must be a PNG, JPEG or SVG of exactly 560x315 pixels >>> * The bottom 46 pixels will be obscured by the banner text “What’s new >>> in 5.2.0” when it is displayed within HelloThere >>> * Feel free to enter an updated version of artwork that was a runner-up >>> in a previous competition >>> * Reply to this message with your entry, or any questions >>> >>> Here are the posts about previous artwork competitions: >>> >>> v5.1.23 - >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/cTgPWl8b_9c/m/VtrMFHBGAwAJ >>> v5.1.22 - >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/rYrja18_SfQ/m/JAklPfjfAwAJ >>> v5.1.21 - >>> https://groups.google.com/g/tiddlywiki/c/l47ZZzWdDb8/m/6s0p_3QeCgAJ >>> >>> If you’ve got a great idea for the banner image, but don’t have the >>> skills to produce finished artwork, do feel free to share your ideas in >>> case somebody else would like to work on the artwork. >>> >>> The competition will be open for a week, at which point if there is more >>> than one submission I’ll set up a Google Form for voting. >>> >>> Best wishes and many thanks, >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> -- >>> Jeremy Ruston >>> [email protected] >>> https://jermolene.com >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f67ec0da-de7e-4166-8aa5-840603af0d98n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f67ec0da-de7e-4166-8aa5-840603af0d98n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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