Re: [libreoffice-design] Rebranding result

Hi all,

I haven't taken a look at the actual design, so I do not have an 
opinion on the discussion here. 

What I like is the idea to involve users into defining the future 
direction. 

But I guess we should rethink the way of doing it. I do not believe 
g+ (as I understood) is an appropriate way of doing it / activating 
users. Thus the results are subject of discussion.

I more than happy to help finding / defining better ways to involve 
users in future if there is a larger interest in this topic.

All the best,
Björn



Am Sonntag, 27. Januar 2013, 21:27:43 schrieb Mirek M.:
> 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/102673546895803839652/1077206927516469
> 82324>, +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/informat
> ion-technology/2012/07/office-2013-microsofts-bid-to-win-the-
future/&docid=2
> mKhmJ_z8WIUaM&imgurl=http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-
content/uploads/2012/07/o
> 2013-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&tbn
> h=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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