Fonts SIG Request

[ryan lerch]

a while back i did a sample wiki banner template using clones...
you can get it here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Image:Defaultbanner.svg

cheers,

ryanlerch

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Nicu Buculei <nicu_fedora at nicubunu.ro>
wrote:

> Stojan Dimitrovski wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>
> Hi,
>
>  I was playing around today and I made this banner for the Fonts SIG
>> request up in DesignService. The idea behind it is that before computers
>> there were typewriters and presses. They used little metal letters which
>> when covered with ink/carbon they left an impression on the paper. So I
>> tired to recreate that with Inkscape. Of course they aren't a full
>> representation of the metal-type (something like Linotype), but close
>> enough (it's hard to recreate metal with Inkscape).
>>
>
> While the ultimate decision of taking or rejecting the banner stands with
> the people on the Fonts SIG, I can say it looks like a good start for me
> (but I think you have some work to do).
>
>  I used MgOpen Modata for all fonts. The first letters are latin but used
>> in many, many alphabets. The other ones are from the Malayalam alphabet
>> (Why? Because I think they are one of the most stylish letters ever
>> written!). I do not know their meaning or anything, but they look very
>> good.
>>
>> Hope you like it and please do not be shy to beat me up if you don't
>> like it (make sure you say why you don't like it).
>>
>
> Look at the page where the banner will be used:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:Fonts_SIG - your background color
> does not match (and does not match the rest of the banners on our wiki).
>
> Also look at other banners, like this one:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork
>
> Add a shadow at the text bottom, to match our general style.
>
> The reflection is wrong, it is a transparent gradient, bu the orientation
> should be inverse, you want more opacity near the start (top) and decreasing
> (to complete transparency at the extremity).
>
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