[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

[Larry Shaffer]

Hi Anita,

As a general note, concerning all of the designs, I think the font used for
QGIS displays a Q with a completely different 'tail' than any Q used for
the project (it is entirely below the oval body of the Q). IMO, this, and
the font's thin character width, make the font/logo look rather weak.

Be nice to have a more assertive font, or at least a similar font with a
better Q, I think.

Regards,

Larry


On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 4:31 AM, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It's time to get the splash ready. This thread seems to agree with the
> general direction of the drafts Nathan posted. I've therefore prepared
> three variants of the design:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**48244569@N02/9633228465/in/**photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228465/in/photostream/>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**48244569@N02/9633228767/in/**photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228767/in/photostream/>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**48244569@N02/9633228881/in/**photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228881/in/photostream/>
>
> Please use the star feature to vote on the design(s) you prefer and leave
> comments on the image page if you think something should be changed. I'll
> check all the feedback and create the final version on Sunday evening (Sept
> 1st, CEST).
>
> Best wishes,
> Anita
>
>
>
>
> Am 23.07.2013, 09:35 Uhr, schrieb Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>:
>
>  Hi
>>
>> My 2c below:
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Larry Shaffer <larrys at dakotacarto.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com
>>> >wrote:
>>>
>>>  Here is a version with the green but also the full logo:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/**u6bj807cesttnwl/qgis_green3.**png<https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6bj807cesttnwl/qgis_green3.png>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> +1, I think the layout and color selection are good. The layout doesn't
>>> include that dark grey border, does it? If so, please consider removing
>>> it.
>>>
>>>
>>>  I think the Q logo should be smaller, say 1/3 the splash hight and
>> nestled
>> into the top left corner (with some white space around it) and with no
>> transparency.
>>
>>
>>  Also, the font used for 'QGIS' is rather weak and, to be frank, a bit
>>> goofy-looking (especially the Q). I have a huge assortment of
>>> professional
>>> fonts which I can work with to find something better.
>>>
>>>
>> Agreed - though can you please use a font that is free or at  least easily
>> available and provide the final splash as a gimp xcf so that we can easily
>> re-use it in future releases.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Nathan, do you have a working design file I can use? Or at least a
>>> background PNG without the lettering?
>>>
>>> There appears to be no leading between the lines 'QGIS 2.0' and 'Dufour,'
>>> nor spacing between 'QGIS' and '2.0.' Was this intended? I do kind of
>>> like
>>> the effect, however. Usually when this is done in design, at minimum, the
>>> coloring of the two words/lines is different, even if just a difference
>>> in
>>> tone of the same color.
>>>
>>>
>>>  I agree with this, it needs a little more white space between the words.
>>
>> Also a note that we usually store the master splash in  much higher
>> resolution so that it can be used in posters / printed products etc. A
>> downsampled one is then used for the final splash. Ideally in future
>> releases we would just swap out the background image and edit the text
>> containing the version and name.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   - Nathan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:18 AM, Marco Bernasocchi <
>>>> marco at bernawebdesign.ch> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  On 07/16/2013 03:02 PM, Matthias Kuhn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Currently, all splash screen drafts I have seen are heavily based on
>>>>>
>>>>>> swisstopo maps. While I personally like these very well-done maps, I
>>>>>> don't see the connection between these and QGIS. For me, looking at
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> splashes feels like looking at a swisstopo advertisement.
>>>>>> I would prefer a version, where we show off the new features of QGIS
>>>>>> and/or having a historical map instead of just showing a standard
>>>>>> product of the official Swiss map-makers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I agree with Matthias, and I'll suggest again (as Andreas did before)
>>>>> to
>>>>> try the dufour map: http://s.geo.admin.ch/****09751c84f<http://s.geo.admin.ch/**09751c84f>
>>>>> <http://s.geo.admin.**ch/09751c84f <http://s.geo.admin.ch/09751c84f>>or
>>>>> maybe the sigfriedkarte
>>>>>
>>>>> ciao
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Marco Bernasocchi
>>>>> http://opengis.ch
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