[Mageia-marketing] Is it full of colours?

Tue Feb 8 22:32:30 CET 2011

> Fellows,
+> 
+> work on the logo is moving further, our first alpha release is coming
+> soon and we will need soon a colour scheme for the project as a whole
+> (distribution theme, website), and for the logo declination.
+> 
+> So it ought to be multiple in complexity:
+>  * because the logo will rely on two, or at most three different
+> colours (and depending on the context, it will use shades);
+>  * the website may use a few more;
+>  * distribution theme may use a few more as well.
+> 
+> So, defining and selecting the story behind these colours may help.
+> 
+> You can have a look on the last artwork meetings notes, you will get a
+> smell of what's brewing:
+>  * http://meetbot.mageia.org/mageia-artwork/2011/mageia-
+artwork.2011-02-02-18.06.html
+>  * http://meetbot.mageia.org/mageia-artwork/2011/mageia-
+artwork.2011-01-26-18.08.html
+> 
+> To fuel your thoughts, among other things, you may check (for what it's 
+worth):
+>  * http://ooogear.co.nz/mageiawiki/index.php?title=CoreValues
+>  * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_symbolism
+>  * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_psychology
+>  * http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/
+>  * http://www.colourlovers.com/
+>  * http://kuler.adobe.com/
+> 
+> There is at least one important basic colour scheme to exclude: the
+> blue/orange/yellow one that is tied to Mandriva. And of course, there
+> are others tied somehow to other Linux projects.
+> 
+> Thanks a lot for your participation! and do not hesitate to share your
+> thoughts in and out this list!
+> 
+> Cheers,
+> 
+> Romain
+
+i've tried something but nothing interesting... why don't we let this work to 
+the artwork team and the marketing team chooses the best among the various 
+proposals (naturally using our criteria and not doing only a subjective work : 
+ )?
+
+cheers,
+Marcello
+
+