[Design-team] Wallpaper proposal: mosaic glow

[Paul W. Frields]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 05:18:12PM +0100, Charlie Brej wrote:
> On 28/07/09 16:42, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > First of all, I am completely floored by the quality of submission we've
> > been getting for F12, especially early today. :) I guess deadlines do
> > help! I think you folks have really taken this to the next level, which
> > is great!
> >
> > I put together a quick proposal based on Nicu's photoshoot of the
> > mosaics in Bucharest. Actually it's sort of similar to the F6 wallpaper,
> > which I realized afterwards. :( But maybe it would be a good
> > supplementary wallpaper. Here it is:
> >
> > https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/0/0b/Fedora12_mosaic-glow_mo.png
> >
> > The xcf.gz source is uploading to mediawiki right now (same file name,
> > replace png with xcf.gz), but it might stall, if it does I'll put it up
> > on my Fedora People page.
> 
> I like this one too. In fact, from the quick office poll, they like this one the 
> best, from all that are on the wiki (although there is some kind of unicorn 
> hatred among some people). The light streaks and the specks look a little 
> artificial (like on top reater than within the water), but that can be easily 
> fixed. I don't think the similarity with FC6 is a problem. Maybe dropping the 
> specks will help differentiate.

This is one of the designs I've really liked as well.  Do you think it
might address the artificiality if the beams of light ran a little
more parallel and upward, as if the light source were significantly
further away from the underside of the mosaic?

I need to look at the wiki again so I can see all these designs near
one another.

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