[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Tue Jul 16 04:32:03 PDT 2013

Ah, nice. My vote goes to this one, minus rotated logo. Can we have a
straight logo iteration?
On 16 Jul 2013 18:17, "Nathan Woodrow" <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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