DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Improved poll about new boot logo
When size ( drive space, memory ) matters, then " Water ". Although I do not know, if it is the smallest.
When size doesn't matter ( more colors ? bigger image ? ) then New Tux.
I like it, finally having a version number displayed Maybe other colors would be better. It's difficult to rate with these small images.They will be that same size when included in DSL. That's the max size for them ;) They all have nearly same amount of colors. And I think they all take same amount of ram and space..
I think the boot logo format is text, similar to xpmI remember what I said in the other post...i'm entitled to change my mind if things become a whole lot worse than I expected. =o)
I have always been of the opinion that unnecessary changes should necessarily be improvements. The only image listed here that comes close to this requirement is dsl-propaganda-1, although even that has its problems. The text is virtually unreadable to someone who doesn't already know what it says, so is pretty much just a distraction (EDIT: i see the text was removed in dsl-propaganda-4, which makes it much cleaner and easier on the eyes). The globe doesn't really make any sense to me...it appears as though this graphic was made by adding a "4" to a KDE networking or browser desktop icon. If I *had* to pick a new one, this would be it.
The other four, to be completely honest, are simply not very good. Sunset and New Tux both have messy lines, and that triangle on the inside top of the 4 is a powerful distraction. Water is just terrible...those online javascript avatar wizards from years ago come to mind. The shape of the lighted areas of Wooden looks a lot like a swastika...serious no-no.
Please don't take my comments as intentionally harsh or personal. Your desire to improve DSL is definitely a good thing, but I just really don't see any reason to replace Tux with something that is of lower quality.Tough words, but feedback is always good..
It is hard to not have messy lines with only 80x80 pixels. Please try make one that size that doesn't have messy lines at all ;)
BTW what is a swastika? edit: ah.. Nazi cross. Well, I see only some lights in that
seems that no single pic is liked over others. But many have not voted yet..
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It is hard to not have messy lines with only 80x80 pixels.
Yes, it is. However, that's not an excuse for accepting them. My "tough words", as you put it, come from years of dealing with professional graphic designers, art professors, and peers in the graphics business/community. It may be difficult to see that what at first might appear to be "good enough" in the eyes of many appears to look "like a teenager's Geocities web site" to many others.Next Page...
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