From: "Luis Felipe López Acevedo" <felipe.lopez@openmailbox.org>
To: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [ART] Updated GRUB background with GuixSD logo
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:26:11 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1424363171.3405.6.camel@openmailbox.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r3to6tzr.fsf@netris.org>
El mar, 17-02-2015 a las 17:41 -0500, Mark H Weaver escribió:
> Luis Felipe López Acevedo <felipe.lopez@openmailbox.org> writes:
[...]
> > http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/C-grub-retouched-twist.png
> >
> > I think it looks better. But here is a D variant which includes the
> > retouched twist of C and adds a drop shadow:
> >
> > http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/D-grub-retouched-drop-shadow.png
> >
> > This shadow is more subtle than the one used in the current GRUB image,
> > but it may still flatten the logo because it is bevelled.
> >
> > I like C and D, but would go with C to avoid the problem you mention.
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> Thank you, both C and D are a great improvement. I would be happy with
> either of them, but here's what I would suggest to combine the best of
> both: starting with C, add a different kind of shadow from what you did
> in D.
>
> In D, it looks as though you added a low-opacity black layer on top,
> which results in highlights on the top edge and a shadow on the bottom.
> Instead, I would try adding a larger, feathered (i.e. fuzzy-edged)
> shadow in the *bottom* layer, closer to what you did in your recently
> proposed orange-on-black SLiM theme in the right half of this image:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-02/pngMImBoTqdbR.png
> (from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-02/msg00395.html)
>
> though maybe not quite so large a shadow as that one. So, there would
> be no highlights on top, but rather just a fuzzy shadow underneath.
> What do you think? Would you like to try it?
OK. Let's call that one variant E:
http://sirgazil.bitbucket.org/static/temp/img/guixsd/E-grub-blurred-shadow.png
I like C, D or E.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-02-19 16:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-02-12 17:04 [ART] Updated GRUB background with GuixSD logo Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2015-02-12 20:57 ` Daniel Pimentel
2015-02-12 21:48 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2015-02-12 22:46 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-02-15 0:18 ` Mark H Weaver
2015-02-16 15:42 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2015-02-16 15:55 ` Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
2015-02-16 17:41 ` Amirouche Boubekki
2015-02-17 22:41 ` Mark H Weaver
2015-02-19 16:26 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo [this message]
2015-02-19 18:41 ` Mark H Weaver
2015-02-21 14:52 ` Luis Felipe López Acevedo
2015-02-23 20:54 ` Ludovic Courtès
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