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[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2010-03-15 at 09:23 +0000, Bruno Girin wrote:

> > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/ubuntu-manual-title-page/

> I can't tell the difference between a and b but I like them: they are
> simple and clean and the circle of friends pattern at the bottom says
> "Ubuntu" to me.

Title text in bold vs regular weight.

> c is a bit top heavy, with this big blob of colour on top and a large
> empty space below.
> 
> d is OK but the white text on light orange background at the bottom is
> difficult to read.
> 
> f, g and h feel a bit boring: even though the design is shifted to the
> right, all elements in the block are centred; and the dots don't have
> any obvious meaning, apart from filling empty space (and possibly making
> you feel that it's a big heavy manual that you don't want to read).
> 
> Generally speaking, I prefer the flush left design of a and b to the
> centred design of the others. I also feel that in c, d, e and f, the
> logo is a little too large compared to the rest of the design.
> 
> But all of this is subjective, they are all good designs.

Thank you Bruno, this is a very helpful comment.


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