[Design-team] Upcoming Fedora 13 Tasks

[Paul W. Frields]

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:11:31PM +0100, Fabian A. Scherschel wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 09:52:55AM -0400, John Poelstra wrote:
> >> Start       End         Name
> >> Tue 09-Mar  Tue 30-Mar  Prepare wallpaper for Beta
> >> Fri 12-Mar  Mon 22-Mar  Finalize Splash Screens
> >> Mon 22-Mar  Mon 22-Mar  Deadline: Final Splash Screens
> >> Tue 23-Mar  Tue 23-Mar  Development: Beta Freeze--Features 100%
> >> Tue 23-Mar  Tue 23-Mar  Package: Final Splash Screens
> >
> > Ooo, splash screens.  So my bet is that to make these ready, we
> > probably need closure on the wallpaper theming -- in other words, if
> > there's a radical change in the wallpaper, it could affect the way the
> > splashes look.
> >
> > I remember seeing some Planet Fedora entries concerning the wallpaper
> > and soliciting feedback.  Is there a need to sort out that feedback
> > and figure out what's actionable and applicable to the wallpaper
> > theme?
> >
> >> Tue 23-Mar  Tue 06-Apr  Create Count Down Graphic
> >> Wed 31-Mar  Fri 02-Apr  Create Beta Website Banner
> >> Wed 31-Mar  Wed 31-Mar  Package: Beta Walpaper
> >> Thu 01-Apr  Thu 01-Apr  Beta Project Wide Release Readiness Meeting
> >> Tue 06-Apr  Tue 06-Apr  Beta Release Public Availability
> >> Tue 06-Apr  Tue 20-Apr  Create DVD/CD label and sleeve artwork
> >
> > So I'm obviously not an artist or able to make any of this material.
> > But is there anything I can do to help ensure it *does* get made by
> > the team?
> >
> > It would be wonderful to see, after the wallpaper gets updated however
> > the team sees fit, a bunch of people helping to prepare the graphics,
> > banners, and media art over the next couple of weeks.  That way we
> > have everything lined up to go for the F13 Beta launch, and for the
> > people who are going to give their time to get media produced all over
> > the world.
> >
> > Would it be helpful to file these as tickets and then get them
> > assigned to some of the designers on the team?
> 
> If you need any help with the banners and such, lemme know! :)
> 
> Fab

You should assume the answer to this is "Yes"! :-)  Stop by
#fedora-design on IRC and check in with the artists to find out what
needs to be done here.  At the very least they can point you to the
technical specifications for the banners and explain what needs to be
done.


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