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[Raoul Snyman <raoul@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Raoul Snyman has proposed merging lp:~raoul-snyman/openlp/icon-designer into lp:openlp/website.

Requested reviews:
  OpenLP Core (openlp-core)

For more details, see:
https://code.launchpad.net/~raoul-snyman/openlp/icon-designer/+merge/337398

A blog post asking for designers to help us
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Your team OpenLP Core is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~raoul-snyman/openlp/icon-designer into lp:openlp/website.

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+.. title: Looking for an Icon Designer
+.. slug: 2018/02/11/looking-for-an-icon-designer
+.. date: 2018-02-11 12:00:00 UTC
+.. tags: 
+.. category: 
+.. link: 
+.. description: 
+.. type: text
+.. previewimage: /cover-images/looking-for-an-icon-designer.jpg
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+Many years ago, when OpenLP was first released, computer screens with millions of colours were very new, and most people
+had what are tiny screens by today's standards. I remember getting my first 17" monitor, and it was positively HUGE - it
+could even show 1024 by 768 pixels (a pixel is a single dot on your screen). Wow!
+
+In those days, most icons were 16 by 16 pixels because if they were any bigger, they'd get in the way of the rest of the
+user interface. And so we created static icons that were stuck at 16 by 16 pixels. Time moves on, but sadly without a
+designer, OpenLP was unable to move on too, and now we're stuck with tiny icons and 4K screens.
+
+If you're a designer and you'd like to contribute to OpenLP, now's your chance! We really need a refreshed icon set, one
+that can scale with the monitor sizes of today. You'll need to have working knowledge of Inkscape (or be willing to
+learn how to use it), and the time available to design about 150 icons (or less, if we have a number of designers who
+work together).
+
+You can get into contact with us via `IRC`_, the `forums`_ or info [at] openlp.org.
+
+[ Image Credit: `Drawing opals by Mauro Cateb`_ ]
+
+.. _IRC: https://webchat.freenode.net/?nick=openlpwebuser..&channels=openlp&prompt=1&uio=d4
+.. _forums: https://forums.openlp.org/
+.. _Drawing opals by Mauro Cateb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mauroescritor/34785068921/

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