On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 08:54 -0300, Rodrigo Padula de Oliveira wrote:
> Em 29-07-2009 03:44, Nicu Buculei escreveu:
>> On 07/28/2009 09:04 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
>>> Rodrigo, it isn't necessary to base a theme on a physical object to
>>> create a visual identity. For example, there are many brands out there
>>> that have strong visual identities that are based on abstract designs
>>> and/or patterns. For example, 37signals has a very distinctive and
>>> recognizable brand identity, but it's not focused on a lion, a chia pet,
>>> an airplane, or an umbrella. Same goes for Starbucks (very strong visual
>>> identity that uses a lot of abstracted folk art), Adidas (their main
>>> visual identity is based on three abstract stripes), JetBlue (very
>>> distinctive brand identify involving analogous shades of blue and violet
>>> in various vector-based patterns) etc. etc. etc. I really could go on,
>>> but let's not.
>> One word: Nike. That one is really a textbook example regarding logo and
>> identity design -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoosh
>>
> We are not talking about the logo. The Fedora logo and the message
> subliminal in the logo is perfect.
>
> The question here is to add something in the wallpaper to create a
> relation between the Release Name and the desktop visual identity.
>
> I think we need to create a better wallpaper than created for Fedora 11.
>
> The original wallpaper proposed by Samuele was great, but without the
> Lion the wallpaper is very simple.
Please stop. This thread is over.
~m
Ok Mairin.
I'm just writing about my POV.
You, as Design/Artwork leader, need to be more open to sugestions.
If this list and you are not open to sugestions, ok!! I'm going out!
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Rodrigo Padula de Oliveira
M.Sc. Student - COPPE/UFRJ
Fedora Community Manager - Latin America
Red Hat Community and Academy Relations