[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Nathan Woodrow madmanwoo at gmail.com
Tue Jul 16 03:18:00 PDT 2013 

Here is a version that one of my work colleagues made.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sjlo6dkwxz78hom/qgis_green.png

- Nathan


On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 7:43 PM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Wener there is still some ideas bouncing around.  I personally like the
> one with the logo on it.  If the colours are a concern for people then
> maybe we just need to tone the yellow and green down a bit.  But I do like
> the idea of having the logo on the splash and where it was looked good to
> me.
>
> - Nathan
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Werner Macho <werner.macho at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> sorry if I did not follow the whole thread ..
>> but is the version with the Logo overlay already gone? I liked that a lot
>> ..
>> Had a very nice look .. and the idea of pointing the arrow to the tip
>> of the mountain was even better ..
>>
>> to summarize .. the colours are fine now .. I am just asking about the
>> Logo
>> :)
>>
>> regards
>> Werner
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Ziegler Stefan
>> <Stefan.Ziegler at bd.so.ch> wrote:
>> > I'd stick to a no frills version:
>> >
>> > http://ubuntuone.com/63RgGmwLnmiOz9t4PZCBgT
>> > http://ubuntuone.com/2zsvWL3Liccsm3Zhkzrgkh
>> >
>> > First uses Helvetiva, second Univers.
>> >
>> > I'm not sure if too many colors really work (green and yellow from logo,
>> > blue/white from map and red frim text...).
>> >
>> > Stefan
>> >
>> > Von meinem iPhone gesendet
>> >
>> > Am 16.07.2013 um 08:37 schrieb "Anita Graser" <anitagraser at gmx.at>:
>> >
>> > -1 for red ... imho, only create a visual using red, yellow, green and
>> blue
>> > if you have a compelling reason. For me, already having yellow, green
>> and
>> > blue borders on tropical fruit plate ...
>> >
>> > +1 for ordinary rectangle
>> > -1 for octagon or rounded corners ... let's keep it simple - except if
>> there
>> > is a compelling reason to do otherwise
>> >
>> > I like the background map and would not mind the slightly rotated logo.
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> > Anita
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Denis Rouzaud <denis.rouzaud at gmail.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It's also a no-go for me for the red!
>> >> Blue is really nice.
>> >>
>> >> I also like the idea of the "octagon"!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 07/16/2013 03:44 AM, Mathieu Pellerin wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Some thoughts re Nathan's latest iterations:
>> >> - Red is a no-go for me, both because it's been associated through time
>> >> with "oups, something's gone wrong, error"
>> >> - I would get rid of rounded corners for splash screen, it's so 1990s
>> ;)
>> >> rounded shapes are also foreign to GIS environment. If rectangle is too
>> >> "boring", you could have a stretched octagon:
>> >>  ______________
>> >> /                         \
>> >> |                          |
>> >> |                          |
>> >> \______________/
>> >> - Not a super fan of the rotated QGIS logo, I'd straighten it out.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Here are a blue and red version.
>> >>>
>> >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5n2k06mipa9crjz/qgis_red.png
>> >>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3bqb4ijd4tndm6/qgis_blue.png
>> >>>
>> >>> IMO the red just doesn't work.  The red on blue just looks strange.
>> >>>
>> >>> Why not leave the logo Q flowing off the splash I think it looks quite
>> >>> good.
>> >>>
>> >>> I do think that the font all needs to be the same colour or shades of
>> the
>> >>> same colour, Having different colours doesn't look good at all.
>> >>>
>> >>> - Nathan
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For me its -1 for blue, +1 for red.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Regards
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Tim
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:44 AM, Nathan Woodrow <
>> madmanwoo at gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Can't say I'm a fan of the red. It's a bit of a harsh colour to use
>> >>>>> IMO.  The blue looked nice because it matched the blue on the
>> background
>> >>>>> map.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> - Nathan
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Hi
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Nice - how about with the Dufour in caps, red and right aligned?
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Regards
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Tim
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Salvatore Larosa
>> >>>>>> <lrssvtml at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Red text looks nice too:
>> >>>>>>> http://lrssvt.ns0.it/img/qgis_splashscreen_logo_.png
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Here the inkscape source:
>> >>>>>>> http://lrssvt.ns0.it/img/qgis_splashscreen_logo.svgz
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> 2013/7/15 Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Hi
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> What about doing the text in 'Swiss' red, plain and flat?
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> Tim
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Andreas Neumann
>> >>>>>>>> <a.neumann at carto.net> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> These are some interesting improvements.
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> I like it how the arrow points to the "Dufourspitze" and also
>> the
>> >>>>>>>>> transparency aspect of the arrow. I also like the new
>> arrangement
>> >>>>>>>>> of
>> >>>>>>>>> version number and code name "Dufour".
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> You may want to try the text without the borders - just plain
>> fill
>> >>>>>>>>> without the border.
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> I would either use the original proposal that I did with the
>> >>>>>>>>> 3D-looking
>> >>>>>>>>> borders (filter effect) or no border at all, if you want to go
>> for
>> >>>>>>>>> a
>> >>>>>>>>> flat look.
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> Andreas
>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>> Am 15.07.2013 19:29, schrieb Salvatore Larosa:
>> >>>>>>>>> > How about to insert the logo into splash ?
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > Here as it would look:
>> >>>>>>>>> > http://lrssvt.ns0.it/img/qgis_splashscreen_logo.png
>> >>>>>>>>> > note that the load message are shown on the right
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > +1 for square corner
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > -1 for adding copyright
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > Regards,
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > -SL
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> > 2013/7/15 Andreas Neumann <a.neumann at carto.net>
>> >>>>>>>>> >
>> >>>>>>>>> >> I personally do not care too much. Fine with either round or
>> >>>>>>>>> >> sharp
>> >>>>>>>>> >> corners. The latter are easier to do ;-)
>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>>> >> Andreas
>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>
>> >>>>>>>>> >> Giovanni Manghi <giovanni.manghi at faunalia.pt> schrieb:
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> To me that is getting there.
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> No one else like me would prefer to get rid of round
>> corners?
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> They do
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> not look smooth on most machines, and the square corners
>> would
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> somehow
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> represent one of the many changes in qgis 2.0
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> cheers!
>> >>>>>>>>> >>>
>> >>>>>>>>> >>> -- Giovanni --
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