Re: [libreoffice-design] Rebranding result

Guide for testing the artwork on Linux:
Rename splash.png from the package as intro.png and place it along with
sofficerc, backing_left.png, backing_space.png, and backing_right.png into
your home folder. Then open the Terminal and write the following:
sudo cp intro.png /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/
sudo cp sofficerc /etc/libreoffice/
sudo cp backing_left.png /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/shell/
sudo cp backing_space.png /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/shell/
sudo cp backing_right.png /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/shell/

To answer Italo:
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Italo Vignoli <italo.vignoli@gmail.com>wrote:

> On 1/27/13 7:25 PM, Mirek M. wrote:
>
> > Again, I'd encourage you to try it out before judging.
> > If you're still firmly opposed to it, we can revert back to the 3.6
> > branding.
>
> Everything is white, nothing is green. Sorry, I do not like it at all. I
> am not a design expert but a decent communication expert, and we have
> already had a huge issue in the past when OOo switched from something
> colourful to something completely white, and many users complained in a
> rather strong way (and I was one of the most vocal). We should improve
> the design of 3.6.4, which might be too greenish, by adding shades or
> graphic elements, but we should not give up our green colour (which has
> a meaning, as green is the colour of freedom in western culture). Sorry
> for being probably too negative, because I am a volunteer and I know
> myself what it means when your volunteer work is criticized, but I see
> this whiteish look as a major issue (and a huge step backwards).


I have to disagree with you there.
Our original splash was predominantly white, and there were no complaints
about it then. When the idea of a green splash was brought up, a sizeable
percentage of our Google+ commenters argued against it:
"please not green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Alberto
Sanchez<https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/102673546895803839652/107720692751646982324>,
+1'd by Fran S, Alessandro Roncone, Jean-Baptiste Sauvage
"If one of the green ones is chosen, please add an "anti-headache mode"
which can turn it into greyscale colours." - Robin Jacobs
"I know about the greenish of LibreOffice, but at least a little decrease
of saturation could lead to a less strident ui on those DE that by default
are built around blue, to make an example.
Basically, I really appreciate this design. My point was only related to
the color." - Alessandro Roncone
White is also the predominant color in the Office 2010 splash screen, the
Apache OpenOffice splash, this Office 2013
splash<http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=464&tbm=isch&tbnid=DwPafHo3TG3iJM:&imgrefurl=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/office-2013-microsofts-bid-to-win-the-future/&docid=2mKhmJ_z8WIUaM&imgurl=http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/o2013-install-launch-640x360.png&w=639&h=359&ei=Fo0FUb66J-2b1AWkuIG4Cg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:5,s:0,i:96&iact=rc&dur=7&sig=117166895286223770585&page=1&tbnh=168&tbnw=300&start=0&ndsp=6&tx=72&ty=67>,
and almost all of Apple's box designs.

I'm just trying to point out that the situation is not so clear-cut, and
there are advantages to using white.

Also, the new proposal isn't completely devoid of green. Do you think
adding a green dog ear as in Mateus's proposal would help?

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