[Clipart] Some thoughts about OCAL design

[Schrijver]

Hi all,

A while back I promised Michael my help if needed for the  
implementation of the new design

We got in touch this week and I promised to work on images for the  
sign up banner on the news page;

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
But that’s a nice challenge!

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

For now, I thought it would be smart to have a little spot on the wiki  
with some guidelines for designers: fonts, colors, etc.

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

http://www.openclipart.org/wiki/New_version_development#Style_Guidelines_for_Designers

But this could also have some clarifying bits on the visual language,  
like:
What do the oranges mean?
:-)

These are some easy ways to maintain consistency.

And with regards to Olegs download icon:
I think it is great.

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.
I see there are larger white outlines now, but they help define the  
contours, the form, not so much the depth.

Regarding the other thread, I couldn’t read through everything but I  
do really like the focus on usability!

Take care,

Eric




Op 15 mei 2009, om 20:22 heeft Jon Phillips het volgende geschreven:

> Hahaha, damn you guys are on it. I stand corrected.
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> On May 15, 2009 3:44 AM, "Michael Krnac"  
> <michaelkrnac at googlemail.com> wrote:
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> We use the oranges to Explain the diffrence between original Clipart  
> and Remix. For "old" OCAL Membe...
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> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
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> > > +1 but on the box and not out of the box... > > On Thu, May 14,  
> 2009 at 11:21 AM, Brian Bucknam ...
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