Re: [libreoffice-design] The Start Center artwork

Hi Alex,

At 16:48 11-12-2011, alexander.wilms wrote:
> (...)
> Here are the new icons:
>
> Extensions: 
> <http://ubuntuone.com/2pz9N2hXSbgxU1pEVcJFqR>http://ubuntuone.com/2pz9N2hXSbgxU1pEVcJFqR
>
> Folder 2: 
> <http://ubuntuone.com/2D7EO1xOczgvX414xmZi1G>http://ubuntuone.com/2D7EO1xOczgvX414xmZi1G 
> (Based on the tango one)
>
> Info: 
> <http://ubuntuone.com/0n8CVcgXnNY8hYO1mIBRTX>http://ubuntuone.com/0n8CVcgXnNY8hYO1mIBRTX
>
> Templates: 
> <http://ubuntuone.com/3TODCaUqhlbHzv5CDOwodP>http://ubuntuone.com/3TODCaUqhlbHzv5CDOwodP
>
> Should I maybe use another color than blue for the extension icon? 
> And regarding the document within the folder: Should that be a LO 
> document or a generic one?

Thanks for you work on this.

If you are looking for another colour, please take colour contrast 
into account. I think the contrast between the current green arrow 
and its blue background is a bit low for people with colour vision 
issues. For tools to evaluate colour contrast, please see 
<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/User_Experience/Tools#Evaluation>.
For choosing a colour that contrast sufficiently with a colour that 
you have already chosen, you can use the tool at 
<http://www.joedolson.com/color-contrast-tester.php>: enter the RGB 
code for your chosen colour in the input field and let the 
application generate at least a few hundred "WCAG Valid Pairs".

On a related note: is the design team also working on the Start 
Center in general (i.e. not just the icons)? If yes, could you have a 
look at bug 41440: 
<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41440>? This is about 
Start Center text that becomes invisible when Windows is in high-contrast mode.


Best regards,

Christophe




> Greetings
>
> Alex
>
> (...)
>
>
> [1] I know, we do include a PNG version of this same icon in LibO, but
> I still don't think you can just use the differently licensed SVG
> version for these purposes.
> [2] 
> <http://web.archive.org/web/20090321201509/http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library>http://web.archive.org/web/20090321201509/http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library

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