Hi Jesse, The render icon red makes sense when referring to record buttons traditionally etc but I agree that there is no danger in pressing it, so the red doesn't serve a warning purpose. (Although I noticed that I am quicker to find it the moment I am ready to render, which makes me/kdenlive feels efficient.)
The trash icon is probably red to warn although I don't see the need. It can be undone and there's a popup if the clip is used. But even though it draws attention to it sometimes, I didn't think it was a problem. I think it'd be worth mentioning in regards to the playhead marker because it is a central element, nearly like the cursor in a drawing app. I believe it is standard to have it black or white in timelines in both video and audio production software. The suggested purpose of the orange mockup is to color-match with the logo rather than a utility function. Also orange is close to red, which is used in timelines to indicate a cut action. Cheers, Iwan On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Jesse DuBord <jesse.dub...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Iwan, > > Appreciate the feedback sir. Though, I'd have to respectfully disagree. I > agree wholly that much of the color in the program should be related to > purpose. However, there are plenty of little accent colors that exist just > for aesthetics, and they don't come off as ambiguous or do the program any > harm (e.g. the effects and transitions have a variety of colors, though > they don't have any pattern as far as function categorically, or the trash > icon in the Project Bin being a different color than the rest of the icons, > or the render icon having a red dot in it). > > I agree that the color might be a little faded; but maybe a more vibrant > orange - but still relatively close - would do better. > > What I like about Farid's logo is that each component is - to me - a > symbol of the Kdenlive interface: the left bars I associate with the > timeline, the cursor is the timeline position cursor, and the "play" icon > represents the final product of Kdenlive (a final video file). Not sure if > that's what Farid was intending, but that's what I take from it. > > I don't think an accent color for the timeline cursor would do the > timeline any harm at all. That said, it's a small suggestion for > consideration. It's not a hill to die on. :) Just thought it'd look cool. > Every program should have its own unique touches here and there, you know? > > On 03/31/2016 11:37 AM, Iwan Gabovitch wrote: > > Hi, > > It its much less visible, the orange doesn't look good on top of the UI. > > Trying to match colors in icon, logo, software UI and website is a > problematic idea. Each of these products has a function very different from > each other and colors in these products should be used with purpose other > than product identity. > > If it is wanted to promote product identity, I'd suggest placing the logo > in the background (about half opacity) in the bottom right corner of the > project bin area and make it possible to disable it in the settings (shown > by default). > > Cheers, > Iwan > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Jesse DuBord <jesse.dub...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Great stuff, Farid and JB. >> >> A small thought about associating the new logo with the program: what >> about changing the color of the timeline position cursor in the program to >> the shade of orange in the new logo? It looks like it would compliment the >> program in both Breeze and Breeze Dark themes. >> >> Here are some mock-ups I made: >> Breeze Dark - >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/a0xu5zvf8kv8k2f/kdenlive%20new%20cursor%20color%20-%20breeze%20dark.jpg?dl=0 >> Breeze Light - >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/kfqhqtof48rchos/kdenlive%20new%20cursor%20color%20-%20breeze%20light.jpg?dl=0 >> >> What do you all think? >> >> On 03/31/2016 05:00 AM, kdenlive-requ...@kde.org wrote: >> >>> Send kdenlive mailing list submissions to >>> kdenlive@kde.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> kdenlive-requ...@kde.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> kdenlive-ow...@kde.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of kdenlive digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: Kdenlive website and brand logo? (Jean-Baptiste Mardelle) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:29:45 +0200 >>> From: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <j...@kdenlive.org> >>> To: farid abdelnour <snd.no...@gmail.com> >>> Cc: kdenlive <kdenlive@kde.org> >>> Subject: Re: [kdenlive] Kdenlive website and brand logo? >>> Message-ID: <605009e3-6ca5-42e6-a5f6-45637dacf...@kdenlive.org> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:18:53 PM CET, farid abdelnour wrote: >>> >>>> hey guys >>>> >>>> here is our last proposal for the logo. thanks to all who >>>> helped out. we are finishing the website proposal. >>>> >>>> direct link: >>>> http://i.imgur.com/jgFjMkB.png >>>> >>>> forum post: >>>> https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=265&t=131250&p=353737#p353737 >>>> >>>> cheers >>>> >>> Hello Farid, >>> >>> Sorry it took so long to answer. We had an interesting exchange on the >>> last >>> Kdenlive café about your logo proposal and the website (1), and everyone >>> agrees that the logo looks great. >>> >>> We decided to ask the KDE VDG (visual Design Group) what they think about >>> the logo in KDE's forum (2), to have their feedback, and it looks like >>> they >>> love it too. >>> >>> My only concern was the scalability of the logo for an icon, but I saw on >>> the forum that you are working on an icon version, so that's perfect. >>> >>> >>> Thanks for your work! >>> >>> On the website topic, there were many comments / ideas, we will need to >>> discuss it further, also find someone willing to implement the ideas and >>> decide between keeping Drupal or switching to a static site generator.. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jean-Baptiste Mardelle >>> >>> (1) https://notes.kde.org/public/kdenlive-cafe04 >>> (2) https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=285&t=131757 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kdenlive mailing list >>> kdenlive@kde.org >>> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> End of kdenlive Digest, Vol 17, Issue 36 >>> **************************************** >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kdenlive mailing list >> kdenlive@kde.org >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > kdenlive mailing list > kdenlive@kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdenlive > >
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