F17 Artwork

[Martin Sourada]

Hi all,

I started preparing the needed wiki infra for F17 artwork. Name is
already done, F16 is behind the doors so we should start working on it,
right? However, there were some changes recently to what is needed and
to our workflow, so I'd like to first check how we'd like to manage
Beefy Miracle's artwork and what will be done.

So first, I suppose we'd be doing:
 * Default Wallpaper:
   - Split into concept phase, alpha phase, beta phase and final phase.
   - Will we use wiki or artboard?
 * Supplemental Wallpapers:
   - Will we keep the [unintentional] every-even-release selection, or
     will we try to make the selection for each release?
 * Banners:
   - Alpha release;
   - Beta release;
   - counter;
   - Final release;
   - Screenshot tour or whatever is put on our front page after
     release?
 * CD/DVD Sleeves;
 * posters:
   - Does it make sense to include release party and other related
     marketing material on release artwork wiki page?
 * Banners and splashes:
  - I suppose all of the should be general now, right? Are they
    finished and looking nice?
  - What do we use for plymouth? Is it synced with KDE splash look?
  - What about DM themes? KDM is themed generally, only with BG picture
    to change, or does it carry some theme specific theme still?
  - It would be probably good idea to review the boot sequence of our
    desktop spins (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, LXDE) if the splashes and themes
    shown are consistent, release independent and at most carry a
    release specific wallpaper as background.

Anything else? Anything wrong?

And of course for all artists: start working on your concept
submissions! ;-)

Cheers,
Martin

[Jaroslav Reznik]

Hi Martin!
For Plasma questions see my comments inline.

----- Original Message -----
> Banners and splashes:
> I suppose all of the should be general now, right? Are they
> finished and looking nice?
> What do we use for plymouth? Is it synced with KDE splash look?
> What about DM themes? KDM is themed generally, only with BG
>
> picture
>     to change, or does it carry some theme specific theme still?

It's not synced yet, is there any new Plymouth theme to sync with?

The thing is - we have Plymouth, then KDM, it's themed (using the
wallpaper), then if you switch back to Plymouth styling of splash,
you're screwed.

So the question is - what are the intentions with Plymouth and splash
screens?
> It would be probably good idea to review the boot sequence of our
> desktop spins (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, LXDE) if the splashes and themes
> shown are consistent, release independent and at most carry a
> release specific wallpaper as background.

Does this mean Gnome is going to have splash screen again? Probably
should, as you never know if Shell is still starting or it already
crashed.

For KDM/KSplash styling:
It's all styled/themed but for a several releases I just change the
wallpaper, no time to play with it :( and out of ideas :).

It's probably going to change quite a lot soon - with KDM getting
Plasma/QML based greeter, same for KSplash and QML version - QML is
something that gives us a lot of opportunities, especially for
designers. I'd like to use it more within at least our spin.

Jaroslav
> Anything else? Anything wrong?
>
> And of course for all artists: start working on your concept
> submissions! ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
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