On 4/3/06, Warren Togami <wtogami@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > First, a relatively minor issue that is nevertheless quite annoying. > > It's the Fedora distribution art, the images in Anaconda and the > > Fedora-customized graphics in the admin tools and elsewhere. It has > > never been much better than mediocre, and in FC5 it hits a new low > > with backgrounds that look like a Teletubby hocked loogies into a > > dish full of soap scum. And whose bright idea, I have to wonder, was > > it to abandon the attractive and recognizable Fedora icon for > > something that's...not a fedora? > > > > Cripes. By comparison, even the original BlueCurve was superior. And > > original BlueCurve wasn't much to cheer about compared to the > > decorative art on a Windows or (especially) a Mac -- acceptable, but > > not a competitive plus, not something that would actually attract > > users. The FedoraBubbles stuff is bland and tacky goo that I expect > > will repel them. > > It didn't become terrible, but I personally believe that the artwork in > FC5 was a small step backwards. I think maybe we could improve this > situation in the future by treating artwork as a community project with > feedback and (maybe) voting, rather than impose it on the community. > Perhaps the FC6 desktop background could be made into an art contest > with judging and prizes. I completely disagree. I think the artwork in FC5 is a step forward. I didn't hate the artwork in FC4 but it was kind of dark and cold looking. The bubbles are a little weird but there is a brightness to the desktop now that wasn't there before. A step forward, but room for improvement. Benjy -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
