Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-11 Thread Wolter Hellmund
Oh, and I forgot to send this other icon I made the other day. -- Best regards, Wolter Hellmund <> signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ Vala-list mailing list Vala-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/v

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-11 Thread Wolter Hellmund
Another idea came to mind. This one is a lot simpler than any other. Please refer to the attachments before reading this observations. * The icon has a pixel style to indicate its relation with computers (computer science). * The color blue is the celestial element of vala someone else said in t

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-10 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 22:27 -0600, Wolter Hellmund wrote: > On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 16:35 +0200, Monkey Libre wrote: > > The Spanish (I´m Spanish) has a word with the same sound that Vala, "bala". > > The meaning of "bala" is: > > 1.Bullet > > 2.Bleat (sheeps) (Bala is the third person of the verb ba

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-10 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 09:14 -0400, Levi Bard wrote: > > attached is a 128x128 icon of a viking ship, it's almost finished but > > wanted to get some feedback now as you're all bleating on about it. :) > > What about making the red portion of the sail more explicitly V-shaped? I think that's a go

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-10 Thread Andi
Am 09.10.2009 15:13, schrieb Levi Bard: Here I attach an icon for you to see. What about turning the bullet upside down and accentuating the V-shape in the tip? I like the ship very much, great work! Maybe make the hull less broad and leave away the paddles to make it simpler? A bull

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-09 Thread Levi Bard
> attached is a 128x128 icon of a viking ship, it's almost finished but > wanted to get some feedback now as you're all bleating on about it. :) What about making the red portion of the sail more explicitly V-shaped? -- http://homes.eff.org/~barlow/EconomyOfIdeas.html http://www.dreamsongs.com/M

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-09 Thread Levi Bard
> Here I attach an icon for you to see. What about turning the bullet upside down and accentuating the V-shape in the tip? -- http://homes.eff.org/~barlow/EconomyOfIdeas.html http://www.dreamsongs.com/MobSoftware.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html __

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-09 Thread Karl Lattimer
attached is a 128x128 icon of a viking ship, it's almost finished but wanted to get some feedback now as you're all bleating on about it. :) Things I was thinking of adding... * Adding a wake in front of the bow, this could be difficult to get right * Adding a flag * Adding some highlights to

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-09 Thread Vlad Grecescu
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 10:10 AM, wrote: > > >>> 1.Bullet >>> 2.Bleat (sheeps) (Bala is the third person of the verb balar) > > My Vote for the bullet-idea. I'd like a more tango/GNOM-like look of the > icon though. > > Hans > ___ How about a silver bul

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-09 Thread hansfbaier
1.Bullet 2.Bleat (sheeps) (Bala is the third person of the verb balar) My Vote for the bullet-idea. I'd like a more tango/GNOM-like look of the icon though. Hans signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Vala-list mailing list Vala

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-08 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 16:35 +0200, Monkey Libre wrote: > The Spanish (I´m Spanish) has a word with the same sound that Vala, "bala". > The meaning of "bala" is: > 1.Bullet > 2.Bleat (sheeps) (Bala is the third person of the verb balar) > > In my opinion can be a good idea for the Icon. A couple, I

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-08 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 16:35 +0200, Monkey Libre wrote: > The Spanish (I´m Spanish) has a word with the same sound that Vala, "bala". > The meaning of "bala" is: > 1.Bullet > 2.Bleat (sheeps) (Bala is the third person of the verb balar) > > In my opinion can be a good idea for the Icon. I am from

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-08 Thread Monkey Libre
2009/10/8 Andi > I've also always had this Viking association since i heard the name for the > first time. > Jürg as the father of vala is the one to decide though. > > andi > ___ > Vala-list mailing list > Vala-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/m

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-08 Thread Andi
I've also always had this Viking association since i heard the name for the first time. Jürg as the father of vala is the one to decide though. andi ___ Vala-list mailing list Vala-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/vala-list

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-07 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Wed, 2009-10-07 at 21:03 +0400, Харин Роман wrote: > Wolter Hellmund пишет: > > > > Gnome Lamp > > == > > http://home.earthlink.net/~bronzedragon/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/gnome.1.gif > > > No doubt this lamp (cartoonish) will be best. With dark-blue (navy) > background. >

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-07 Thread A. Walton
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Reid Thompson wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 19:10 +0200, Philip Van Hoof wrote: > >> >> Sorry but, >> >> I associate Vala with what I think Jürg associates it with. Although he >> defends that this ain't true, I still think it is this: >> >> http://www.hollywoodjes

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-07 Thread Reid Thompson
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 19:10 +0200, Philip Van Hoof wrote: > > Sorry but, > > I associate Vala with what I think Jürg associates it with. Although he > defends that this ain't true, I still think it is this: > > http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/images/games/ValaTealc.jpg > > Some more footage: >

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 16:26 -0600, Wolter Hellmund wrote: > I'll draw one myself about the gem I said. I don't know if > it will be liked or not, but I will let you guys decide. Well, quite fast I guess. I had drawn a gem before so just modified it a bit. PNG: http://live.gnome.org/WolterHellmund

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 23:17 +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote: > a simple flat no... I don't like showing things I haven't finished, it > leaves them open to unfounded criticism as I've found in the past, so > let me finish it up this weekend and I'll send it to the list :) Well, I won't say I enjoy you

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Karl Lattimer
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 16:13 -0600, Wolter Hellmund wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 18:19 +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote: > > Ahem... On a serious note, I've actually been working on a one canvas > > for a vala icon in the tango style which is a view of a viking longboat > > from the front. I've been tr

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Wolter Hellmund
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 18:19 +0100, Karl Lattimer wrote: > Ahem... On a serious note, I've actually been working on a one canvas > for a vala icon in the tango style which is a view of a viking longboat > from the front. I've been trying to do something with the sails to have > a nice red V showing

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Frederik
Karl Lattimer wrote: > The idea for a viking boat comes from the sounding of vala, it sounds > like a viking word, resembles Valhalla, and as it's impossible to create > a direct metaphor for something like a programming language I think the > fit is good. > > Comments welcome Vikings are very p

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Karl Lattimer
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 19:10 +0200, Philip Van Hoof wrote: something he thought was satirical Hang your head in shame... Ahem... On a serious note, I've actually been working on a one canvas for a vala icon in the tango style which is a view of a viking longboat from the front. I've been tryi

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Philip Van Hoof
On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 09:58 +0200, Frederik wrote: > Wolter Hellmund wrote: > > I considered 4 objects which could be used to identify Vala. All four > > related to GNOME, or gnomes in general. > > Actually Vala is not limited to GNOME. GLib, GIO, Gee ... are platform > independent libraries. And

Re: [Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-06 Thread Frederik
Wolter Hellmund wrote: > I considered 4 objects which could be used to identify Vala. All four > related to GNOME, or gnomes in general. Actually Vala is not limited to GNOME. GLib, GIO, Gee ... are platform independent libraries. And GTK+ is not equivalent to GNOME either, think of Xfce, LXDE or

[Vala] Icon for Vala

2009-10-05 Thread Wolter Hellmund
Hi, I don't really know if there is already a plan for which icon is going to be used to identity Vala, or if even there is going to be ever an icon with such purpose. However, I propose that there is, in any case. Of course, it would be done with the Tango Art Style Guidelines, or Gnome's. I con