Hi, I like it, I would change "second edition" with " the ubuntu manual team" and what does the green look like in ubuntu red? May be make the pattern brighter.
Cheers Luke Jennings On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 22:07 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > Hi! > > PDF export: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=manual_cover_2010-02-22.pdf > > SVG from Launchpad: > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~t-w-/+junk/ubuntu_manual_cover/download/head:/manual_cover_thorwil-20100110123530-dpe99960rm9yr365-1/manual_cover.svg > > Will need some cleanup, at the very least. > > Aside from what is documented at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork/ > I went with a mouse pointer instead of a computer or laptop icon, as > it's simpler and a good match with "Getting Started". Credit has to be > given to David Nel for the pointer and icons ideas, of course. While I > like to think we would have arrived there systematically, things often > look obvious only after being pointed out :) > > Please have a close look at the kerning of the title. > > > Icons > ===== > > The globe shapes and the pseudo-text are from the Humanity icon theme. > > I opted for flat, rather minimalistic icons, because they should be like > words, not like paintings. Also has the benefit of avoiding issues with > export to PDF, as there is no blur, no transparency, no tricky fills. > > Vish: maybe you could improve on this, or propose alternative icons? > > > Color > ===== > > The color choice is about not putting us on a desert planet, breaking > out of the monochromatic tendencies in Ubuntu related design and having > a building block for our own visual identity under the Ubuntu umbrella, > but not trapped in it :) > > > Pattern > ======= > > The pattern on the bottom reduces the otherwise perhaps a bit excessive > whitespace, helps to not have the "The Ubuntu Manual Team" text appear > lost and should ideally put further emphasis on the community aspect > with a slightly tribal feel. I don't quite dare to speak of an african > touch; I looked at many african patterns for inspiration, but this is > defined by being a play on the Circle of Friends. > > > Passage into the light > ====================== > > I don't intend to take care of creating a version with the > passage-into-light concept. Wolter: are you up for this, provided this > is deemed an acceptable base? > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
