[Design-team] Gnome-shell extension that adds a Fedora logo
Timur Kristóf
timur at sch.bme.hu
Fri Apr 15 11:45:38 UTC 2011
Hi guys,
You're making some sense here.
I'm not saying that my approach is the perfect one, I rather intended it
as a start, because this is an important thing to discuss. The logo is a
central piece of Fedora's brand and should not be taken lightly.
The logo should be in a place where the user always sees it. Just like
in any other desktop environment (and properitary operating systems also
have a logo that's always visible).
Here is how it looks now: http://i53.tinypic.com/33ndthv.png
Here is a comparison showing desktop and overview:
http://itmages.com/image/view/168138/2031fc59
If you guys think that it is not good this way, I'm open to suggestions.
Here is a few thoughts I have about this.
- Maybe we could place the Fedora logo in a fashion that brings it
closer to the Activities caption
- Maybe we could put the logo to a different place on the top panel and
give it some functionality too
although I would need a designer's opinion about these.
Just a few thoughts on Fab's wallpaper idea:
I usually see my wallpaper at two times:
- When I log in
- When I open a new workspace
for less than half a minute each. So having a logo on the background
would not make that much of an impression I think.
Cheers,
Timur
On 04/15/2011 12:58 PM, Fabian A. Scherschel wrote:
> Hi, Owen!
>
> I don't think I need to point out that I don't agree with this. This
> further marginalises both the Design and Marketing team for what, a
> "hot corner"? So as it stands, we have our logo shortly when Plymouth
> is done booting, in the installer and on the GDM screen. And we are
> wondering why people think Ubuntu = Linux and Fedora never gets a foot
> in the door anywhere? I understand sticking to the design principles
> of Shell and Gnome 3 but I also think this needs to be discussed.
> Maybe we should CC Marketing on this, it seems to be more their realm
> anyway.
>
> IMO: I don't really care where the Fedora logo ends up (wallpaper or
> Shell), but it *needs* to be on the Desktop somewhere. Anything else
> seems silly to me if we really want to establish a brand and spread
> Fedora and its virtues even more.
>
> Maybe we should start including it in the wallpaper. I understand the
> guidelines but let's be realistic: Who re-uses our wallpapers anyway?
> I've never seen one anywhere but on a Fedora desktop.
>
> Fab
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