F8 artwork

[Ben Arnold]

On 08/06/07, Nicu Buculei <nicu_fedora at nicubunu.ro> wrote:
> Máirí-n Duffy wrote:
> > - Milestone 4: Mon 10 Sept - concept discussion for F8 marketing
> > materials on the marketing list. Come up with a standard tagline for the
> > release the way we did "Reach higher" for the new static FPO website,
> > and maybe some promo banner ideas as well.
>
> This is fine.
> If I understand you correctly, the tagline is related to the graphic
> theme (DNA - Evolved, FlyingHigh - Reach higher)
>

I did, to be honest, miss this idea completely! I think it could be
fun to have a caption competition open to a wider audience, maybe a
FedoraForum thread or something. It may bring in more ideas.

> > Also to make my meaning clear, by 'basic' I'm thinking just an abstract
> > (likely blue) graphic style with a plain Fedora logo and that's it. No
> > balloons, dna, bubbles, or anything like that. :) So it could have a
> > style, and that style could even complement what the theme is, but it
> > wouldn't have the balloons or whatever the theme element is in it. (Does
> > that make sense?)
>
> Say instead something like "Tentacles" or "GNOME Curves" (with a Fedora
> touch) from the default selection of wallpapers and I am sold.

So, in a way, a background of a wallpaper without a definate subject?

> >> Question: F7 changed the icon theme to Myst partly to match the blue
> >> of the rest of the desktop. We will do something similar in F8 or the
> >> opposite (do the desktop artwork to fit the icon theme). The same
> >> about Metacity.
> >
> > +1 They need to match somehow. Problem is we don't know if we can depend
> > on Echo at this point.
>
> Call me pessimistic, but I have my doubts about Echo.

I think it will take a lot of time and work to say the least. Methinks
it will be done when it's done and until then we will have to keep
Mist or something a little more fresh than Bluecurve.

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