Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Thomas Kole wrote: Nicu Buculei wrote: Máirín Duffy wrote: Other than that we have an explicit policy to not ship wallpapers with the Fedora logo in them. This not only makes our wallpapers more generally useful, but also lessens the complications for folks who repackage Fedora under a different name (eg unofficial spins). Máirín is right. Also for a *defaut* Fedora theme, I would like to use some blue, even if a secondary color. No sorry, blue would look awful with brown. It dont have to be a standard wallpaper, like the solar is now, but more like the stone bird and the ladybugs :) This is why I emphasized default. Currently we don't have a package with additional packages. We have an intiative to collect such images but currently is dormant: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/Wallpaper_Extras Maybe someone would be interested to revive it? (if so, I may have a ton of photos to add...) -- nicu :: http://nicubunu.ro :: http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/ photography: http://photoblog.nicubunu.ro/ my Fedora stuff: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/ ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Justin Fuhrer wrote: Thomas Kole wrote: [snipped] Nicu Buculei wrote: Máirín is right. Also for a *defaut* Fedora theme, I would like to use some blue, even if a secondary color. No sorry, blue would look awful with brown. [snipped] Actually, it appears that someone else thought blue would've been fine: http://oliuss.deviantart.com/art/Hardwood-Night-88299626?offset=10 http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1649/welcomebackgroundbg.jpg *«I» *think it would look awfull, but might not. Here's a preview with blue. http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/F11-wallpaper-blue-117887125 ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Máirín Duffy wrote: From: Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com No comments about mine? =( (http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355) We are looking for artwork that relates to Fedora 11's codename, Leonidas. A lion being a king (as Leonidas was) or images depicting Greek scenery fit in with the release codename. I'm not sure how wood fits in, but maybe you have an idea? Other than that we have an explicit policy to not ship wallpapers with the Fedora logo in them. This not only makes our wallpapers more generally useful, but also lessens the complications for folks who repackage Fedora under a different name (eg unofficial spins). Máirín is right. Also for a *defaut* Fedora theme, I would like to use some blue, even if a secondary color. I think, personally, the wallpaper would look a lot nicer without the Fedora logo. It looks like something I might like to use as my own wallpaper, actually, if it didn't have the logo superimposed on it. :) I like how the wood gives the wallpaper a natural feel and how the lighting suggests a stage. Did you use a texture/pattern to create it? It may be interesting to have the texture at a certain angle, not strictly vertical. -- nicu :: http://nicubunu.ro :: http://nicubunu.blogspot.com/ photography: http://photoblog.nicubunu.ro/ my Fedora stuff: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro/ ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Nicu Buculei wrote: Máirín Duffy wrote: From: Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com No comments about mine? =( (http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355) We are looking for artwork that relates to Fedora 11's codename, Leonidas. A lion being a king (as Leonidas was) or images depicting Greek scenery fit in with the release codename. I'm not sure how wood fits in, but maybe you have an idea? Other than that we have an explicit policy to not ship wallpapers with the Fedora logo in them. This not only makes our wallpapers more generally useful, but also lessens the complications for folks who repackage Fedora under a different name (eg unofficial spins). Máirín is right. Also for a *defaut* Fedora theme, I would like to use some blue, even if a secondary color. No sorry, blue would look awful with brown. It dont have to be a standard wallpaper, like the solar is now, but more like the stone bird and the ladybugs :) I think, personally, the wallpaper would look a lot nicer without the Fedora logo. It looks like something I might like to use as my own wallpaper, actually, if it didn't have the logo superimposed on it. :) I like how the wood gives the wallpaper a natural feel and how the lighting suggests a stage. Did you use a texture/pattern to create it? It may be interesting to have the texture at a certain angle, not strictly vertical. No sorry, it wont look good with that too. But if you want to try, Ill upload the .xcf to my website. Link comes soon. ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
- Original Message From: Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com I think, personally, the wallpaper would look a lot nicer without the Fedora logo. It looks like something I might like to use as my own wallpaper, actually, if it didn't have the logo superimposed on it. :) I like how the wood gives the wallpaper a natural feel and how the lighting suggests a stage. Did you use a texture/pattern to create it? It may be interesting to have the texture at a certain angle, not strictly vertical. No sorry, it wont look good with that too. But if you want to try, Ill upload the .xcf to my website. Link comes soon. What do you man? It wouldn't look good at an angle? Or it wouldn't look good without the Fedora logo? Was wondering about the answer to my question about if you used a texture/pattern to create it. It seems you missed it? ~m ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Máirín Duffy wrote: - Original Message From: Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com I think, personally, the wallpaper would look a lot nicer without the Fedora logo. It looks like something I might like to use as my own wallpaper, actually, if it didn't have the logo superimposed on it. :) I like how the wood gives the wallpaper a natural feel and how the lighting suggests a stage. Did you use a texture/pattern to create it? It may be interesting to have the texture at a certain angle, not strictly vertical. No sorry, it wont look good with that too. But if you want to try, Ill upload the .xcf to my website. Link comes soon. What do you man? It wouldn't look good at an angle? Or it wouldn't look good without the Fedora logo? Was wondering about the answer to my question about if you used a texture/pattern to create it. It seems you missed it? ~m I mean when it has an angle. Yeah, it was made with a pattern and i made it myself. Of course. Regards, Thomas Kole ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Thomas Kole wrote: [snipped] Nicu Buculei wrote: Máirín is right. Also for a *defaut* Fedora theme, I would like to use some blue, even if a secondary color. No sorry, blue would look awful with brown. [snipped] Actually, it appears that someone else thought blue would've been fine: http://oliuss.deviantart.com/art/Hardwood-Night-88299626?offset=10 http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1649/welcomebackgroundbg.jpg -- Justin Fuhrer ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
F11 wood wallpaper
No comments about mine? =( (http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355) ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Hi Thomas, - Original Message From: Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com To: Fedora Art List fedora-art-list@redhat.com Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:45:20 PM Subject: F11 wood wallpaper No comments about mine? =( (http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355) We are looking for artwork that relates to Fedora 11's codename, Leonidas. A lion being a king (as Leonidas was) or images depicting Greek scenery fit in with the release codename. I'm not sure how wood fits in, but maybe you have an idea? Other than that we have an explicit policy to not ship wallpapers with the Fedora logo in them. This not only makes our wallpapers more generally useful, but also lessens the complications for folks who repackage Fedora under a different name (eg unofficial spins). I think, personally, the wallpaper would look a lot nicer without the Fedora logo. It looks like something I might like to use as my own wallpaper, actually, if it didn't have the logo superimposed on it. :) I like how the wood gives the wallpaper a natural feel and how the lighting suggests a stage. Did you use a texture/pattern to create it? ~m ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: F11 wood wallpaper
Thomas Kole wrote: No comments about mine? =( (http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355) ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list Looks a lot like this wallpaper, hardwood lights: http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2hl=ensafe=offq=hardwood+lightssa=Nstart=0ndsp=21 Seems it's already a common idea. +1 on Mo's comments. Additionally, the big logo across the middle looks like it's just there to force relevance to Fedora, rather than actually being related in some conceptual sense to the OS or the theme Leonidas. Intrusive and/or large text is typically a no-no when it comes to wallpaper design. -- Justin Fuhrer ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: f11 wood wallpaper
I'm missing a wood texture. And it looks good! i just doubt that it would be a good fedora in generic wallpaper that is enabled by default. 2009/3/23 Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com: i made an extra wallpaper. i hope you like it! http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/F11-wood-wallaper-116861603 ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
Re: f11 wood wallpaper
Mark wrote: I'm missing a wood texture. And it looks good! i just doubt that it would be a good fedora in generic wallpaper that is enabled by default. 2009/3/23 Thomas Kole diloph...@gmail.com: i made an extra wallpaper. i hope you like it! http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/F11-wood-wallaper-116861603 Thanks! Here is an update: http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/Fedora-wood-wallpaper-v2-116975355 ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
f11 wood wallpaper
i made an extra wallpaper. i hope you like it! http://dilopho-dd.deviantart.com/art/F11-wood-wallaper-116861603 ___ Fedora-art-list mailing list Fedora-art-list@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-art-list
