[Qgis-developer] Splash screen for 2.0

Andreas Neumann a.neumann at carto.net
Tue Jul 16 05:31:50 PDT 2013


Hi Horst,

The gray background would later be transparent/shining through. That's
the "edgy" version where the logo would go beyond the splash screen.

Andreas

Am 16.07.2013 13:32, schrieb Horst Düster:
> 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
> 
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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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