Hi All, I agree as well with Mathias, the new swisstopo maps are
awesome, but it looks a bit like swisstopo advertising.
I still think that Dufour map is not heavy, foremost if not on 100%
opacity, and SiEgfridkarte (note the E mkhun, that is why you couldnt
find anythink, too much Jass during Karto 101? ;) )
and here [1] the link with the region and the 2 map types.
also, I think the ancient images look super (foremost the hotel
monterosa one), but an ancient map would be better.
regarding the Layout, I'm going to flickr now :)
thanks a lot
ciao
[1] http://s.geo.admin.ch/0cda0c7cf
On 08/31/2013 01:04 PM, Matthias Kuhn wrote:
Hi Anita,
The options you have offer a variety of designs concerning the front
and allow for the decision about the logo placement and "corporate
identity".
However, I'm still not really convinced of using a background of a
modern (admittedly visually appealing) map service which has no
relation to and is by no means produced with the help of QGIS.
I would rather like to see an antique background map used (and I
believe it was once the plan to use ancient maps as splash screens?).
The Dufour map has been judged as too heavy in the previous discussion,
and I have unfortunately not found a sample from the Sigfried map which
could also be an option. So instead of a map, I was looking for other
images, which are not maps, but nevertheless artistic work with spatial
nature and cannot be mistaken (at least I believe so) to be a result of
QGIS.
So here some pictures I found
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monte_Rosa_and_Hotel_Schwarzsee,_Valais,_Alps_of,_Switzerland.jpg
http://www.festivaltour.de/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4817&d=1358685981
http://www.gemeinschaftskatalog.de/GK/stra/Bilder/435%20Nolde-Dufour.jpg
http://rlv.zcache.de/monte_rosa_lyskamm_mit_gorner_gletscher_wallis_postkarte-r81b50da849b8458b9a2aa7b91bd5120f_vgbaq_8byvr_512.jpg
http://www.historisches-alpenarchiv.org/data/bilder/web/143/00109153_w.jpg
I'm not sure about the rights we have to get to use them, but they are
ancient, so I guess that should not be a problem?
Matthias
On Sam 31 Aug 2013 12:31:28 CEST, Anita Graser wrote:
Hi,
It's time to get the splash ready. This thread seems to agree with the
general direction of the drafts Nathan posted. I've therefore prepared
three variants of the design:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228465/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228767/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48244569@N02/9633228881/in/photostream/
Please use the star feature to vote on the design(s) you prefer and
leave comments on the image page if you think something should be
changed. I'll check all the feedback and create the final version on
Sunday evening (Sept 1st, CEST).
Best wishes,
Anita
Am 23.07.2013, 09:35 Uhr, schrieb Tim Sutton <li...@linfiniti.com>:
Hi
My 2c below:
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Larry Shaffer
<lar...@dakotacarto.com>wrote:
Hi,
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Nathan Woodrow
<madman...@gmail.com>wrote:
Here is a version with the green but also the full logo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6bj807cesttnwl/qgis_green3.png
+1, I think the layout and color selection are good. The layout doesn't
include that dark grey border, does it? If so, please consider
removing it.
I think the Q logo should be smaller, say 1/3 the splash hight and
nestled
into the top left corner (with some white space around it) and with no
transparency.
Also, the font used for 'QGIS' is rather weak and, to be frank, a bit
goofy-looking (especially the Q). I have a huge assortment of
professional
fonts which I can work with to find something better.
Agreed - though can you please use a font that is free or at least
easily
available and provide the final splash as a gimp xcf so that we can
easily
re-use it in future releases.
Nathan, do you have a working design file I can use? Or at least a
background PNG without the lettering?
There appears to be no leading between the lines 'QGIS 2.0' and
'Dufour,'
nor spacing between 'QGIS' and '2.0.' Was this intended? I do kind
of like
the effect, however. Usually when this is done in design, at
minimum, the
coloring of the two words/lines is different, even if just a
difference in
tone of the same color.
I agree with this, it needs a little more white space between the words.
Also a note that we usually store the master splash in much higher
resolution so that it can be used in posters / printed products etc. A
downsampled one is then used for the final splash. Ideally in future
releases we would just swap out the background image and edit the text
containing the version and name.
Regards
Tim
Regards,
Larry
- Nathan
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:18 AM, Marco Bernasocchi <
ma...@bernawebdesign.ch> wrote:
On 07/16/2013 03:02 PM, Matthias Kuhn wrote:
Currently, all splash screen drafts I have seen are heavily based on
swisstopo maps. While I personally like these very well-done maps, I
don't see the connection between these and QGIS. For me, looking
at the
splashes feels like looking at a swisstopo advertisement.
I would prefer a version, where we show off the new features of QGIS
and/or having a historical map instead of just showing a standard
product of the official Swiss map-makers.
I agree with Matthias, and I'll suggest again (as Andreas did
before) to
try the dufour map:
http://s.geo.admin.ch/**09751c84f<http://s.geo.admin.ch/09751c84f>or
maybe the sigfriedkarte
ciao
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