Board ticket https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/issue/111
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM Lubos Kocman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Marketing Team, > > Some time ago, LCP shared an amazing, vibrant palette of colors for > openSUSE and their use across our distributions. I absolutely love it. > Many thanks, Jay! > https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/7b1f676ea5a7 > https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/824888c7a33a > > You may have already seen the palette in use on kudos.opensuse.org, > the vibrant Geeko Green on a Pump Purple background. It was also > recently showcased by https://github.com/openSUSE/susedialog and its > openSUSE theme on factory@. > > At the moment, our landing page, get-o-o, software-o-o, and other > sites feel a bit out of sync. As Simon pointed out, the landing page > is not strictly following the current guidelines, even though we all > clearly recognize the white logo ;-) I think it is time to revisit the > guidelines. > > The branding guidelines themselves are still marked as Alpha and have > not been updated in quite some time: > https://github.com/openSUSE/branding-guidelines > https://opensuse.github.io/branding-guidelines/ > > I had a chance to briefly discuss this last week at SUSECON with > Zvezdana, who originally worked on the branding guidelines, the Alex > logo, and many of our vibrant stickers :-) She really liked the color > palette, the direction, especially the vibrant green, and the idea of > giving the guidelines a fresh, more engaging form. > > Separately, I have an upcoming meeting with a student of art I was > introduced to through our Mobile Hackday events in Prague. This brings > in a fresh and creative perspective on how we could present the > guidelines. > > I also raised this at today’s board meeting. There were no objections, > but we did not have enough members present to reach a quorum. > > My idea is to move away from a static document and turn the guidelines > into something more alive. A small interactive microsite, almost like > a playful comic, where Geeko guides you through the project and how we > use the branding, including where to find and contribute assets. > Something you can scroll through like a colorful kitchen paper roll, > unfolding step by step. Light, a bit funny, but still practical. > > At the same time, it should remain useful. Clear navigation, quick > links, and easy access to assets, so people can jump straight to what > they need without scrolling through everything. > > The story layer would introduce the palette, logo usage, fonts, > stickers, wallpapers, t-shirts, and visuals progressively as you > scroll, while the structure underneath keeps it functional and easy to > navigate. > > I am currently discussing this direction with Tamar G. and exploring > how we could shape it further. She has already been looking into our > Geeko characters in action. > > The goal is simple: keep it vibrant, recognizable, and distinctly > ours, not generic. I would also keep the initial scope rather small so > it can be done within six months, ideally in time for the openSUSE > Asia Summit 2026. I plan to organize a small session at oSC2026 as a > continuation of our past branding workshops, so it would be great to > align with that. > > Thoughts? > > Best regards, > Luboš Kocman > openSUSE Leap Release Manager -- Best regards Luboš Kocman openSUSE Leap Release Manager
