[Design-team] Wallpaper proposal: mosaic glow

[Charlie Brej]

On 28/07/09 22:58, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> 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.
>

Actually, Mo already changed it so the glow comes from under the tiles. It looks 
quite real now.