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Re: ODF icon design

2009-11-29T09:27:58Z

2009/11/29 Bernhard Dippold <bernhard@...>

> Hi all,
>
> Hi Bernhard,

You might also want to consider the ODF roundel used by Apache httpd and
several other programs:

http://opendocumentfellowship.com/icons

http://www.catnip.co.uk/opendocument/icons/

Thanks!

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Re: ODF icon design

2009-11-29T08:28:46Z

Hi Nik!

Am 29.11.2009 um 15:32 schrieb Nikash V. SINGH:
>
> Hi Jens, I really like how the Application icons hint at an "application" with the coloured mast and grey application body, (or did I just misunderstand your Design?).

No, this is how it should work, color and body represent the app. I also added a new doc icon linked to the app icons and a new main icon.

> I only speak for myself when I say the file icons might be a bit too abstract for file icons.

These icons break a lot of rules, but sometimes you must try ;-)

>
> I've uploaded a quick screen capture (the link above) of some rough work on file icons showing a piece of paper with a coloured letterhead-mast and symbols to represent the file content and application. The ODF icon is "stamped" on the bottom to make it identifiable as such. The files are really rough and quickly made, the gulls are improvised, the colours aren't accurate, the typeface is best-guess. Its just to gauge a response, if no-one likes it, no harm done and I'll bury it. Please take a look anywho (at the two with drop-shadows especially).
>

I like your icons, they are more into light side as mine more dark side. Except for the lines symbolizing text - somehow I never really liked that in any icon.

I am also looking for info about the right ODF font or a vector file of ODF logo.

Regards
Jens

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Re: ODF icon design

2009-11-29T06:32:56Z

Hi All,

Jens Habermann <mailing@...> wrote;
> you can see my icon design ideas on my WIki Page ( some more next days... )
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:JensGH

Hi Jens, I really like how the Application icons hint at an "application" with the coloured mast and grey application body, (or did I just misunderstand your Design?). I only speak for myself when I say the file icons might be a bit too abstract for file icons. I don't get the orb reference, it might be something I'm missing. I think users have so many applications installed that it helps when an application's icon suggests what the file contains. I know the "paper-sheet-with-symbols" thing has been done, but it works! I like how electronic office files mirror the physicality of paper office files, I think that metaphor should be retained because it has been throughly thought through and time-tested.
...

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Overkill#Work_in_progress

I've uploaded a quick screen capture (the link above) of some rough work on file icons showing a piece of paper with a coloured letterhead-mast and symbols to represent the file content and application. The ODF icon is "stamped" on the bottom to make it identifiable as such. The files are really rough and quickly made, the gulls are improvised, the colours aren't accurate, the typeface is best-guess. Its just to gauge a response, if no-one likes it, no harm done and I'll bury it. Please take a look anywho (at the two with drop-shadows especially).

As always, let me know what you think =)
-Nik

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Re: ODF icon design

2009-11-29T04:20:44Z

Hi Bernhard, all ,

>
> Jens already started some designs to show me that this is possible.
>

you can see my icon design ideas on my WIki Page ( some more next days... )

http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:JensGH

Regards
Jens

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ODF icon design

2009-11-28T16:01:54Z

Hi all,

as you all know, OOo is trying to support the ODF file formats by
developing ODF related desktop icons for document representation.

The present approach contains:

- add "ODF" on a rectangular area to a detailed (depending on the scale)
graphical representation of the file type.

- remove all application related information.

- remove all color information except the intensive blue tone of the
rectangle.

The reasons for doing so have been told:

- Primary colors are stronger than secondary, therefore blue has been
used instead of the actual colors of the ODF community.

- By reducing the other information (color and application information)
ODF becomes more important.

- They think that it would be reasonable not to tell anything about the
application opening the ODF documents, because this would be
irrelevant to the user.

I can't follow these argumentation, therefore I'd like to show the
relevant people that it is possible to

- combine ODF and OOo information in one icon
- keep color information in the icons
- use the colors of the official ODF community logo:
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/26771/ODF_220-03a.png
(and perhaps the text and the form of the lower part)

Jens already started some designs to show me that this is possible.

Does anybody of you is interested to join this effort?

Best regards

Bernhard

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Re: Next steps towards a new Art&Branding project => wiki page created

2009-11-28T03:04:12Z

Hi All!

Ivan M <i2initiatives@...> wrote;
> I think it's quite comprehensive for an early draft - it provides a
> good outline. Please encourage people from all the projects to add
> their own points to the wiki page if they have something they'd like
> to add.

Well done guys. Just added my name to the list, there wasn't anything I could add to, in terms of content =)
Just one thing; maybe members could be made more aware that there is a list of names of interested participants on that page!
Most people are busy leading up to Christmas and maybe not all have had a chance to peruse that page,
but I bet there's a handful more people interested in being on that list;
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Design_Artwork_and_Branding_Project_Proposal

Thanks
-Nik

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Re: Next steps towards a new Art&Branding project => wiki page created

2009-11-27T21:57:14Z

Hi Bernhard, Christoph, all,

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Bernhard Dippold
<bernhard@...> wrote:
> Hi Christoph, all,
>
> thanks for you feedback :-)

+1!

> Christoph Noack schrieb:
>>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> I've added some of my thoughts on the talk page. I didn't want to
>> add/change too many things on the wiki page - first I would like to
>> discuss some of the items (e.g. what we can learn from other projects).
>
> I wouldn't mind using the wiki page for collecting ideas and mentioning
> steps not already taken, so I'd include your thoughts in the main page
>
> Ivan already started to include some of the points you both mentioned
> (thanks, Ivan), I tried to add some more thoughts, but I'm not too happy
> with my wording. Please revise it!

Thanks for adding the screenshot from your presentation - that says it
all really. If anyone asks 'why does OO.o need this project?', we
should simply point them to that picture :)

> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Design_Artwork_and_Branding_Project_Proposal
>
> In my eyes the talk page serves better for discussing opposite opinions - it
> might be used for discussions involving people from different projects and
> mailing lists.
>
> I'd like to post our idea on the relevant lists (dev@marketing, dev@website,
> discuss@ux, dev@native-lang, dev@documentation, dev@ui) probably on Sunday
> (being at work from early Saturday to Sunday morning).

Don't work yourself too hard - be sure to take a break :)

> Do you think we should add anything more to the wiki page before?

I think it's quite comprehensive for an early draft - it provides a
good outline. Please encourage people from all the projects to add
their own points to the wiki page if they have something they'd like
to add.

Regards,
Ivan.

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OOo Pamphlet one more try.

2009-11-27T18:58:02Z

Hi all,

After making some changes Andrew made I have uploaded a new version of
the pamphlet. Open things up. Added a copy of a poster from the
Marketing/Art project.

http://www.the-martin-byrd.net/OOoPamphletv5.pdf

Thanks for any and all input.

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