On 4/3/06, Warren Togami <wtogami(a)redhat.com> 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