[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Tue Jul 16 04:17:19 PDT 2013

Here is a different version:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7pn14e6jtty6bhs/qgis_green2.jpg

- Nathan

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Tim Sutton <lists at linfiniti.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Sent from my mobile
> On 16 Jul 2013 12:18 PM, "Nathan Woodrow" <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here is a version that one of my work colleagues made.
> >
> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/sjlo6dkwxz78hom/qgis_green.png
> >
>
> I like that very much. Would it only be the inner rectangle? I'd like to
> see the whole QGIS logo in the splash and standing up straight...
>
> Thanks m
>
> > - 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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