[GRASS-dev] New splash screen for GRASS GIS 7?

On Jan 22, 2015, at 11:49 PM, grass-dev-request@lists.osgeo.org wrote:

From: Vincent Bain <bain@toraval.fr>

To: grass-dev <grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org>

Date: January 22, 2015 at 11:28:47 PM MST

Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] New splash screen for GRASS GIS 7?

I’ve followed this discussion as closely as I could but might have
missed some steps…, so to put it in a nutshell:

  • Right now, for the release, we propose:
  • a new splash with a “neutral/temporary/free” banner image (e.g.
    grass);
  • for the welcome screen, I make up a simple banner according to
    Vaclav’s suggestion i.e. small GRASS logo+motto on transparent bg (or
    white bg to handle dark windows desktop themes).
  • Later on I can work on the historical map suggestion --or any other
    idea.

I can do it between today and sunday.

Sounds good to me.

Michael

A second proposal for splash screen and welcome banner (adapted to dark
backgrounds) you can pick there :
http://lesfavrets.fr/telec/grass_splash_2.tar.gz

The carex image is in the public domain
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carexpraegracilis0.jpg

Fonts are free (see previous post for Exljbris Fontin) or OFL (for the
exquisite EB Garamond by Georg Duffner).

Those who wish to trim things on the source file, feel free to ask...
especially for colors tweaking :wink:

V

Le vendredi 23 janvier 2015 à 07:00 +0000, Michael Barton a écrit :

> On Jan 22, 2015, at 11:49 PM, grass-dev-request@lists.osgeo.org
> wrote:
>
> From: Vincent Bain <bain@toraval.fr>
>
> To: grass-dev <grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org>
>
> Date: January 22, 2015 at 11:28:47 PM MST
>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] New splash screen for GRASS GIS 7?
>
>
>
> I've followed this discussion as closely as I could but might have
> missed some steps..., so to put it in a nutshell:
>
> * Right now, for the release, we propose:
> - a new splash with a "neutral/temporary/free" banner image (e.g.
> grass);
> - for the welcome screen, I make up a simple banner according to
> Vaclav's suggestion i.e. small GRASS logo+motto on transparent bg
> (or
> white bg to handle dark windows desktop themes).
>
> * Later on I can work on the historical map suggestion --or any
> other
> idea.
>
>
> I can do it between today and sunday.
>
>

Sounds good to me.

Michael
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… I like that grass, it splashes …

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On 23 January 2015 at 17:15, Vincent Bain <bain@toraval.fr> wrote:

A second proposal for splash screen and welcome banner (adapted to dark
backgrounds) you can pick there :
http://lesfavrets.fr/telec/grass_splash_2.tar.gz

The carex image is in the public domain
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carexpraegracilis0.jpg

Fonts are free (see previous post for Exljbris Fontin) or OFL (for the
exquisite EB Garamond by Georg Duffner).

Those who wish to trim things on the source file, feel free to ask…
especially for colors tweaking :wink:

V

Le vendredi 23 janvier 2015 à 07:00 +0000, Michael Barton a écrit :

On Jan 22, 2015, at 11:49 PM, grass-dev-request@lists.osgeo.org
wrote:

From: Vincent Bain <bain@toraval.fr>

To: grass-dev <grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org>

Date: January 22, 2015 at 11:28:47 PM MST

Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] New splash screen for GRASS GIS 7?

I’ve followed this discussion as closely as I could but might have
missed some steps…, so to put it in a nutshell:

  • Right now, for the release, we propose:
  • a new splash with a “neutral/temporary/free” banner image (e.g.
    grass);
  • for the welcome screen, I make up a simple banner according to
    Vaclav’s suggestion i.e. small GRASS logo+motto on transparent bg
    (or
    white bg to handle dark windows desktop themes).
  • Later on I can work on the historical map suggestion --or any
    other
    idea.

I can do it between today and sunday.

Sounds good to me.

Michael


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On 23 January 2015 at 13:09, Yann Chemin <ychemin@gmail.com> wrote:

... I like that grass, it splashes ...

I like too

--
ciao
Luca

http://gis.cri.fmach.it/delucchi/
www.lucadelu.org

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Vincent Bain <bain@toraval.fr> wrote:

A second proposal for splash screen and welcome banner (adapted to dark
backgrounds) you can pick there :
http://lesfavrets.fr/telec/grass_splash_2.tar.gz

The carex image is in the public domain
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carexpraegracilis0.jpg

Fonts are free (see previous post for Exljbris Fontin) or OFL (for the
exquisite EB Garamond by Georg Duffner).

Those who wish to trim things on the source file, feel free to ask...
especially for colors tweaking :wink:

Thanks for your efforts!
Do you see a chance to morph the true grass into a map (from left to
right or so)?

IMHO we need to somehow communicate that spatial data are involved.

Markus

Thanks for theses feedbacks,

Le vendredi 23 janvier 2015 à 14:41 +0100, Markus Neteler a écrit :

Do you see a chance to morph the true grass into a map (from left to
right or so)?

IMHO we need to somehow communicate that spatial data are involved.

certainly, I agree the image should have a minimum symbolic weight.
Can't tell if I have the time to propose sth quickly.

On 23.01.2015 15:18, Vincent Bain wrote:

Thanks for theses feedbacks,

Le vendredi 23 janvier 2015 à 14:41 +0100, Markus Neteler a écrit :

Do you see a chance to morph the true grass into a map (from left to
right or so)?

IMHO we need to somehow communicate that spatial data are involved.

certainly, I agree the image should have a minimum symbolic weight.
Can't tell if I have the time to propose sth quickly.

Dear all,

the discussion is very exciting. The new release should absolutely debut with a new look (splash/welcome). Is the message locked?

What about "Advanced Geospatial Technologies for Everyone"?

Nikos