Re: [libreoffice-design] Cover design for printed LibreOffice user guides

On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 12:19 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> Hi Jean, all,
>
> Jean Hollis Weber schrieb:
> > On Sun, 2011-05-22 at 08:14 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 16:35 +0200, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > I like the cover of the opensourcepress DVD box quite a lot:
> > > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Cover_LibreOffice_3D_rgb_400px.png
> > > >
> > > > It combines the motif with an idea of the main application icon without
> > > > being too tightly related to the logo.
> > > >
> > > > With the different colored additional triangles it provides an idea of
> > > > the different sub-applications - an idea for different covers depending
> > > > on the content of the user guides (just color one of the enlarged
> > > > triangles).
> > > >
> > > > If you want me to try out a similar design for the user guides, just
> > > > tell me. We are allowed to use their design under any license we want.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernhard, yes please, I would like you to try out a similar design for
> > > the user guides. Thank you!
> > >
> > > --Jean
> >
> > I've just returned from 2+ weeks away, when I was not subscribed to this
> > list. Has anything further happened with my request for a cover design
> > for the user guides?
>
> unfortunately not :-(
>
> > [...]I realise you have more urgent items on your list, so if
> > you don't have time for this design job, just let me know. Thanks!
>
> I will start to convert my idea (based on the OpenSourcePress cover) in 
> a SVG and then hope for the designers her to step in and improve it ;-)
>
> If someone else wants to start from the scratch, I would not be annoyed...

Ok - well, as usual - just to help prime the pump

A very simple start:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:GettingStartedGuideFrontCoverSimple.png

Note I dropped in a sub-title, in this case for Chapter 1. I did not use
a very high compression setting on the PNG file, as this is for an
example.

Jean had asked for a GIMP compatible file and the wiki will not
accept .xcf files, so wrapped that in a zip file, here:

http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:GettingStartedGuideFrontCoverSimple.zip

As I say - it is quite simple.

Thanks

Drew    


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