[Design-team] Constantine

I am sure you are all already aware, the announcement is official since yesterday when Paul delivered in in front of the FUDCon audience, the release name for Fedora 12 was voted Constantine. When I think about it, I had in my mind Byzantine culture (Roman emperor Constantine the Great) and I t

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

although the idea is good and they have some things we could work on I think we need to take a step back before coming up with results and examples. i suggest we first take a look at the associations with Constantine. these associations will be the bases for out new style. so no examples, just con

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On 28/06/09 13:37, Joost Elfering wrote: > although the idea is good and they have some things we could work on I > think we need to take a step back before coming up with results and > examples. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_(disambiguation)

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Frank Murphy wrote: > On 28/06/09 13:37, Joost Elfering wrote: > > although the idea is good and they have some things we could work on I > > think we need to take a step back before coming up with results and > > examples. > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C

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I believe there is no place for any relegious reference. These matters are complex to play with. I am not an art expert but Byzantine art existed while Western Europe was facing the Dark Ages and there was a huge impact from Christianity. You can't expect any work of art without a religious referen

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Hy, I also think we should look what people also outside from Fedora would and also should think if they see the theme ( goal of theme). My first look was into wikipedia (as maybe many Users out there who did not know history well). And maybe some of them get also confused by the very much meaning

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On http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I there is a picture of the «Bronze statue of Constantine I in York, England, near the spot where he was proclaimed Augustus in 306». The statue is gorgeous. I think everyone should have a look, it is very encouraging. -- Misha Shnurapet °v° I ♥ L

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Constantine = put all together to more feedback , like NICEA :)) -- My sites: http://free-tutorials.org - tutorials http://tv.free-tutorials.org - video tutorials http://catalinfest.xhost.ro - stuff http://python-catalin.blogspot.com - my python blog http://pygame-catalin.blogspot.com - my pyga

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On 06/28/2009 03:20 PM, wonderer wrote: > > Then I think nicu's mosaic idea sounds good and I suggest that we could > port this "old" mosaic style and "improve" it to a modern style. Maybe > some blue-metalic-rendering thingy (I just let this idea flow around > your heads ;-) ). About the implemen

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On 06/28/2009 06:14 PM, Charlie Brej wrote: > > Had a bit of a go to see how easy it is to make mosaics and its not that > hard. We could make a large mosaic of the many fedora values. I made a > little freedom birdie (attached). Like most mosaics, it looks ok but > only form a distance so it would

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On 28/06/09 18:47, Cata wrote: > Maybe mosaic is not very good ... > I thinking 3D stuff like a papirus ... > What do you think about this ? > Papyrus is more reminiscent of Egypt I think mosaic, can do it. I would say do a google on Constantinople (Pompeii\Herculaneum) Mosaic, Maybe a Generals

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Maybe mosaic is not very good ... I thinking 3D stuff like a papirus ... What do you think about this ? -- My sites: http://free-tutorials.org - tutorials http://tv.free-tutorials.org - video tutorials http://catalinfest.xhost.ro - stuff http://python-catalin.blogspot.com - my python blog http:

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nicu buculei schrieb: > On 06/28/2009 03:20 PM, wonderer wrote: > >> Then I think nicu's mosaic idea sounds good and I suggest that we could >> port this "old" mosaic style and "improve" it to a modern style. Maybe >> some blue-metalic-rendering thingy (I just let this idea flow around >> your h

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

I see this on wiki : "*Constantine* (pronounced /ˈkɒnstəntaɪn/or /ˈkɒnstəntiːn/ ; Latin : *Cōnstantīnus*, Greek

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One should remember that one characteristic of Byzantine art (the oriental roman empire) was its lavish use of gold . I'd be very disappointed if the Fedora artwork for Constantine came out retrained and sober. -- Nicolas Mailhot signature.asc Description: Ceci est une partie de message numériq

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". I'd be very disappointed if the Fedora artwork for Constantine came out retrained and sober." I don't say that ? if you want an idea of parallel : I think like "new car design" create from old one . See this concept : http://blog.uncovering.org/archives/uploads/2008/08053001_blog.uncovering.org_

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the ideas of mosaic are good. but to get all the ideas out in the open we need to keep an open mind. try to come with more ideas about what we can use from the associations. i think we now have: - mosaic - the line art from wonderer ( http://www.uweschmidt.org/files/images/athene.png, http://maart

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Hy there, the mosaic idea combined with something else (no, not the F-Logo, to simple...) out of the Constantine-theme maybe?! The "east meets west" slogan i also find attractive. Something like a fist holding a sword made out of mosaic stones or in steampunk lineart OR a line art made of the Cons

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On 06/28/2009 05:24 AM, nicu buculei wrote: > I am sure you are all already aware, the announcement is official since > yesterday when Paul delivered in in front of the FUDCon audience, the > release name for Fedora 12 was voted Constantine. > > When I think about it, I had in my mind Byzantine cul

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:46 AM, Michael Beckwith < michael.d.beckw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Keep in mind everyone that just because the codename is "Constantine" > doesn't mean that we HAVE to include the guy in the theme somehow. We > can go off on some inspiration derived from reading about h

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I like the East meets West, that gives us tons of room to work lots of things in. The coinage from the age has some very big themes- props to the military (not too useful) and something called a 'camp gate'. Gates are nice for East meets wes

Re: [Design-team] Constantine

On Sun, 2009-06-28 at 17:46 -0500, Michael Beckwith wrote: > Keep in mind everyone that just because the codename is "Constantine" > doesn't mean that we HAVE to include the guy in the theme somehow. We > can go off on some inspiration derived from reading about him and > whatnot and just make s