@Fabian
I trust this team will not be in danger of:
"overthink", "overburden" and ...
About " too many concepts and clever ideas"
The goal is to create a foundation ...
2011/4/14 Fabian A. Scherschel <fab@sixgun.org>:
> I also think we shouldn't overthink the whole thing. The goal here is to
> produce good looking artwork, not overburden it with too many concepts and
> clever ideas, isn't it? For example, I've yet to find one person who gets
> what the clockwork bird for F15 is about, I think it's too abstract a
> connection.
>
> Fab
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Catalin <catalinfest@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It may seem an easy task, but in my opinion it is not.
>> It is one of the most successful name for a linux distribution.
>> I read Verne's books as a child ... nearly all of them.
>> Defining words for these books are "adventurous" or "adventure".
>> Jules Verne's books with illustrations by Édouard Alphonse de Neuville
>> and Riou are an example of their complexity.
>> ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Riou)
>> As James Lovelock, I have not studied the theories, but reading the
>> wiki I realized that he wrote "Gaia theory" is named after the goddess
>> Gaia (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology))
>> I could tell that he was an adventurer in science.
>>
>> We should start with some sketches, some symbols that reflect the
>> distribution name.
>>
>>
>> 2011/4/13 Fabian A. Scherschel <fab@sixgun.org>:
>> > I will try and submit a space-based theme as soon as possible. I already
>> > had
>> > several people on identi.ca point out that a return to a space-based
>> > concept
>> > would be most welcome. Also thinking about a marine one since I love
>> > submarines (think SeaQuest DSV
) and that would go very well with
>> > Verne.
>> > How about a steampunk/space or steampunk/marine mix?
>> >
>> > Really glad, Verne won. It was my #1 choice and is a terrific concept to
>> > base artwork on, TBH.
>> >
>> > Fab
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Martin Sourada
>> > <martin.sourada@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> F15 hasn't been finished yet (when the heck are we supposed to select
>> >> the supplemental wallpapers, we're way past the deadline...) and name
>> >> for F16 has been announced already which means that our work on new
>> >> artwork starts as well. I prepared the wiki pages as usual. All of them
>> >> can be accessed via F16_Artwork category [1].
>> >>
>> >> I also went ahead and submitted first wallpaper concept --
>> >> steampunk/gears [2]. Yes, the time hath come when this concept shall be
>> >> revived and we hone it to perfectness. As I outlined in the submission
>> >> page [3], Verne and steampunk just cannot be separated ;-) Also, I
>> >> don't
>> >> recall from the top of my head all who worked on that concept but Mo
>> >> and Nicu so if you were working on it go ahead and add your name there.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Martin
>> >>
>> >> References:
>> >> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:F16_Artwork
>> >> [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/F10Themes/Gears
>> >> [3]
>> >>
>> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F16_Artwork/Submissions/Wallpaper_Concept
>> >>
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