[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Tue Jul 16 05:14:08 PDT 2013

Here a revision with text in green:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7echczuauz1ay7m/qgis_splashscreen_logo_green.png

my vote is for the clipped logo and the arrow pointing to Dofour mountain.

Regards,

-SL

2013/7/16 Werner Macho <werner.macho at gmail.com>

> Yeah . if the arrow is not pointing to the actual place which the name
> tells us .. it does not make sense any more to rotate it .. I liked
> salvatores suggestion ..
> But I am good with a straight logo as well pointing to nowhere ..
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mathieu Pellerin <nirvn.asia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 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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