<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>A while back I promised Michael my help if needed for the implementation of the new design</div><div><br></div><div>We got in touch this week and I promised to work on images for the sign up banner on the news page;</div><div><br></div><div>For me this is completely new to work in this way, being part of a bigger already existing whole, and trying to find out what angle is the best way of approaching it</div><div>But that’s a nice challenge!</div><div><br></div><div>It will take me a while to come up with nice stuff, though, because I feel will have to get acquinted with the look and culture of the project</div><div><br></div><div>For now, I thought it would be smart to have a little spot on the wiki with some guidelines for designers: fonts, colors, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>I e-mailed Andy to ask if he could have a look at it, because I do not know for example the font used in the mock up</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.openclipart.org/wiki/New_version_development#Style_Guidelines_for_Designers">http://www.openclipart.org/wiki/New_version_development#Style_Guidelines_for_Designers</a></div><div><br></div><div>But this could also have some clarifying bits on the visual language, like:</div><div>What do the oranges mean?</div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>These are some easy ways to maintain consistency.</div><div><br></div><div>And with regards to Olegs download icon:</div><div>I think it is great.</div><div><br></div><div>I feel though it could maybe use some thin outlines around the wood, in a tone that is slightly lighter or darker than the wood itself: that could help add depth.</div><div>I see there are larger white outlines now, but they help define the contours, the form, not so much the depth.</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the other thread, I couldn’t read through everything but I do really like the focus on usability!</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br></div><div>Eric</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>Op 15 mei 2009, om 20:22 heeft Jon Phillips het volgende geschreven:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p>Hahaha, damn you guys are on it. I stand corrected.</p><p>Jon Phillips<br> +1.415.830.3884 (global)<br> +86.132.6817.8381 (beijing)<br> <a href="mailto:jon@rejon.org">jon@rejon.org</a></p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><blockquote>On May 15, 2009 3:44 AM, "Michael Krnac" <<a href="mailto:michaelkrnac@googlemail.com">michaelkrnac@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><p><font color="#500050">We use the oranges to Explain the diffrence between original Clipart and Remix. For "old" OCAL Membe...</font></p><div class="gmail_quote"><p><font color="#500050">On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Jon Phillips <<a href="mailto:jon@rejon.org">jon@rejon.org</a>> wrote: </font></p><p><font color="#500050">> > +1 but on the box and not out of the box... > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Brian Bucknam ...</font></p></div><br> </blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div> _______________________________________________<br>clipart mailing list<br><a href="mailto:clipart@lists.freedesktop.org">clipart@lists.freedesktop.org</a><br>http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/clipart<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>