----- Original Message ---- > From: Nicu Buculei <nicu_fedora@xxxxxxxxxxx> > After a quick read of the list, I don't see anything as unthemeable as > "sulphur", so any of the choices are acceptable IMO. Yes that one was a real stinker... HAWHAWHAW :) > I will take them one by one and emit some quick ideas: > > > Quetzalcoatl > > It may be inspired by an asteroid, but I would be tempted to challenge > the cultural taboos and use some pre-Columbian imagery (dragon serpents, > pyramids) +1 I think the pre-Columbian imagery is a great idea. > > > Constantine > > Byzantine... 'nuff said :D > > Hubble > > Stars, galaxies, we can just stole the wallpaper from the Astronomy spin +1 > > Umbria > > I am pretty sure our Italian friends can come with a lot of ideas about > this (I don't think we will feature Star Trek ships). +1 > > > Hippokoon > > I am no big fan of this, going with (less known[1]) Spartan kings will > be pretty much repeating some motifs tried for F11, but is doable. > > [1] even all wikipedia has to say about it is a stub: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocoon -1 I would definitely like to move on from the Spartan idea... > > > Heisenberg > > Paul gave already an idea here +1 > > > Goliath > > Power, might, crushing everything around. But is it a good idea? > Ultimately Goliath was a loser, defeated by David. +1 I think we could twist this around though, e.g. we could theme the artwork on defeating the target of Goliath, posing Fedora as the David... > > > Rugosa +1 I LOVE this one. There are so many beautiful natural patterns we could use - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haeckel_Tetracoralla.jpg > > I think it may be interesting to have a floral theme, with roses and > stuff. We can claim the girls temporarily overpowered the geeks at Fedora. > > > Adamastor > > I have the same concern as for Hippokoon -1 me too, please let's move on from Spartans! > > > Orville > > It may be interesting to have a graphic theme about music and shout > "Fedora 12 rocks!" +1 http://fedorapeople.org/groups/designteam/Fedora%20Collateral/Guitar%20Pick/fedoraguitarpicks.png :) > > > Chilon > > Good thing we can shift from Ancient Greek heroes to Swiss castles, I > would try touse this in a theme. +1 > > > Wallace > > We can try something dark, Sin City style or some Scottish references. +1 > > Elvis > > To go with "music" would be to obvious, we can try something like "is > not dead!" +1 We could do something spooky maybe, Elvis' ghost... > > > Cimrman > > The Czech character is, IMHO, a bit obscure for an international > audience so we may have to go here with the astronomy thing. +1 > > Alexander > > I would liked more to have in the suggestion list some references for > secondary meanings, we know is a common name, was a Greek king... > something else to try than the same old Greek theme. +1 I think there's a lot of possibilities here tho. Alexander Graham Bell, Alexander Method, or maybe the movie Moondance Alexander which is about ponies which leads to a OMG!!!!! PONIES!!@!#!@$!@$ theme! > > > Stradivari > > Music, classic, fine art. +1 > > Those are some ideas I got "on the spot", with some thinking I am sure > we can find some more, so any choice is doable (but I would not be happy > with repeating an "Ancient Greece" theme). Same here, no repeats! ~m _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list design-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
