[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Horst Düster horst.duester at kappasys.ch
Tue Jul 16 04:32:49 PDT 2013


I like the version Nathan proposed. It looks modern. But is it the idea
to clip the logo or is the gray background part of the splash screen?

+1

Horst

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Am 16.07.2013 12:18, schrieb Nathan Woodrow:
> 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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>         <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>         <mailto: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
>         <mailto: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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