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[Luke-Jennings <ubuntujenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I like it, I would change "second edition" with " the ubuntu manual
team" and what does the green look like in ubuntu red? May be make the
pattern brighter.

Cheers
Luke Jennings

On Mon, 2010-02-22 at 22:07 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> PDF export:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=manual_cover_2010-02-22.pdf
> 
> SVG from Launchpad:
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~t-w-/+junk/ubuntu_manual_cover/download/head:/manual_cover_thorwil-20100110123530-dpe99960rm9yr365-1/manual_cover.svg
> 
> Will need some cleanup, at the very least.
> 
> Aside from what is documented at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-manual/Artwork/
> I went with a mouse pointer instead of a computer or laptop icon, as
> it's simpler and a good match with "Getting Started". Credit has to be
> given to David Nel for the pointer and icons ideas, of course. While I
> like to think we would have arrived there systematically, things often
> look obvious only after being pointed out :)
> 
> Please have a close look at the kerning of the title.
> 
> 
> Icons
> =====
> 
> The globe shapes and the pseudo-text are from the Humanity icon theme.
> 
> I opted for flat, rather minimalistic icons, because they should be like
> words, not like paintings. Also has the benefit of avoiding issues with
> export to PDF, as there is no blur, no transparency, no tricky fills.
> 
> Vish: maybe you could improve on this, or propose alternative icons?
> 
> 
> Color
> =====
> 
> The color choice is about not putting us on a desert planet, breaking
> out of the monochromatic tendencies in Ubuntu related design and having
> a building block for our own visual identity under the Ubuntu umbrella,
> but not trapped in it :)
> 
> 
> Pattern
> =======
> 
> The pattern on the bottom reduces the otherwise perhaps a bit excessive
> whitespace, helps to not have the "The Ubuntu Manual Team" text appear
> lost and should ideally put further emphasis on the community aspect
> with a slightly tribal feel. I don't quite dare to speak of an african
> touch; I looked at many african patterns for inspiration, but this is
> defined by being a play on the Circle of Friends.
> 
> 
> Passage into the light
> ======================
> 
> I don't intend to take care of creating a version with the
> passage-into-light concept. Wolter: are you up for this, provided this
> is deemed an acceptable base?
> 
>