From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 21 07:30:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04E3F16A4CF for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:30:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mercury.ll.net (mercury.ll.net [209.131.224.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A19243D41 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:29:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from supraexpress@globaleyes.net) Received: from globaleyes.net (unverified [209.131.253.43]) by mercury.ll.net for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:29:56 -0500 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:29:50 -0500 (CDT) From: supraexpress@globaleyes.net To: gnome@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <002d01c49ee5$355181d0$0ac8a8c0@rob> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <20040921072958.8A19243D41@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Splash screen votes X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:30:04 -0000 I vote for #3. For me, #1 is a little too bland by itself. If it were overlayed with something else in one or more colors, then it might be a better background than the other samples. For me, #2 has a nice color gradiation, but the repition pattern "gets in the way" and the BSD daemon is relegated too much into the background. Whilst it would be nice to have some light color in #3 other than grey, its "box insert" centering around the "Gnome foot", name, and version number makes for a nice offset. The "blank tab" at the bottom makes for a nice "message box", and even if not used for that, is another visual element that adds flavor to the other elements. The BSD Daemon is the best representation in #3, is uncluttered by any background elements (including the nice shading), and easily stands out amongst the entire splash without overtaking it. >> Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> >> > I've been trying to capture the votes for the GNOME 2.8 splash screen, >> > and here is our standings thus far: >> > >> > 1. http://www.marcuscom.com/gnome28/gnome28-splash-freebsd-grey.png >> > 2. http://www.marcuscom.com/gnome28/gnome28-splash-freebsd-red.png >> > 3. http://spekt.net/~raadradd/gnome/fbsd-gnome28-radek.png >> > 4. Current splash screen >> > >> > I've tried to remain neutral in all of this, but if I had to weigh in, I >> > would vote for http://spekt.net/~raadradd/gnome/fbsd-gnome28-radek.png. >> > However, in this case, one vote isn't enough to move it up to the #2 >> > position. So unless there are anymore votes, it looks like the grey >> > splash will win out. >> > >> > Joe