Amarok Icon

Bart Cerneels bart.cerneels at kde.org
Mon Feb 27 09:27:56 UTC 2012


On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 01:41, Ken Vermette <vermette at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Bart Cerneels <bart.cerneels at kde.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 06:46, Ken Vermette <vermette at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Bart Cerneels <bart.cerneels at kde.org> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 08:14, Myriam Schweingruber <myriam at kde.org> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 18:18, Ken Vermette <vermette at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I know you guys aren't looking for an icon to replace the existing
>>>>>> crystal-style icon, but I've prepared an oxygen style icon because the
>>>>>> existing Amarok icon doesn't match the general style of the Oxygen icon set.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you aware that that icon is actually part of the logo and
>>>>> trademark of Amarok? It was never intended to be changed in any icon
>>>>> set.
>>>>>
>>>>> While your logo looks very nice I still think it is not suitable for
>>>>> Amarok as it suggest that Amarok is a CD player which is only a small
>>>>> subset of the Amarok functions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Myriam
>>>>> --
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>>>>> Please don't send me proprietary file formats,
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>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> I like it though, even if it does not fit with the current trademark.
>>>>
>>>> Ken: you obviously know your way around a graphics editor. How do you
>>>> feel about doing some other artwork that we are currently missing.
>>>> For instance: we have background images for the browsers (media
>>>> sources panel) but not for the (if empty) context view nor playlist.
>>>> Such images would be really welcome to break the "ocean of grey"
>>>> effect when there is no content.
>>>> We sort of have a house style for those, but if perhaps you can make
>>>> the other images fit the oxygen style as well.
>>>>
>>>> Bart
>>>
>>> @Myriam: All I was asking was if someone was willing to compile a copy
>>> for personal use, I can never get things to build properly so I was
>>> just curious if someone already set up for it would be willing. That
>>> being said, while I'm aware of the concept of branding I didn't
>>> realise it would be that bad an idea to offer an icon to an
>>> open-source project. I could change the CD to the moon, but from your
>>> message I doubt any attempts to work on a new icon would be welcome.
>>
>> That is quite some effort just for changing an icon. I think it might
>> just be easier to replace the icon on the file system. Would be
>> overwritten with each new install though.
>>
>>>
>>> @Bart: I'd be happy to help out where I can, but I can't guarantee a
>>> super-speedy schedule on when you'll get my commits. I can definitely
>>> get some sort of playlist background-art in for you; I'm not really
>>> sure what you'd want for the context view though, and once art is on
>>> either side I'm not sure if it would make it overcrowded. Anywho,
>>> looking at the background art, is it in grey-scale?
>>>
>>> Throwing in my two cents if I may; In general options there's the
>>> option to have either background art or no background art. If I made a
>>> second series of very simple unobtrusive background images, could the
>>> "show Background Images" option be changed to a dropdown with...
>>>
>>> Background Images: ["Detailed" "Simple" "None"]
>>> (Maybe using just folder names in some location so people could add their own?)
>>>
>>> I've just found that when text gets overlaid on top of the background
>>> images it tends to get very messy looking with detailed icons below;
>>> and disabling the background images leaves you with that familiar
>>> "ocean of grey". I'm mentioning this because a simplified 2D set of
>>> icons will probably still break that monotony, but not fight any text
>>> that gets laid on top of it. Just an idea, I can throw the art in if
>>> someone programs the dropdown/art changer. :)
>>>
>>>  - Ken
>>
>> We really try hard to avoid many configuration options. We'll just
>> stick with the current on/off, which in an ideal situation would not
>> be needed at all.
>>
>> I was planning of introducing a global CSS file for amarok. That could
>> include the background images along with colors, etc.
>
> Fair enough logic, I can get behind that.
>
> I'll get started on a playlist graphic for now. Is there a particular
> person I should be getting in touch with or sending my work to while I
> work on this? I usually create a few general sketches first before I
> produce full-on graphics, so is there anyone in particular I should
> send them to, or just push them onto the mailing list?
>
> If I have extra time at all, I'll also try to mock-up a screenshot or
> two with simplified background graphics to see how they might work
> out, if it's a route that you guys might be interested in.

Cool,

Just send those sketches to this mailing list. For fast feedback you
should use IRC, most of us are always online. My nickname is
Stecchino.

Groeten
Bart



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