On 09/11/2009 01:34 PM, Paul W. Frields wrote:
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 01:00:45PM -0400, M�ir�n Duffy wrote:
> On 09/11/2009 10:24 AM, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
>
>>
>> Le Ven 11 septembre 2009 15:27, M�ir�n Duffy a �crit :
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> We can't be totally satisfied with the current default can we?
>>>
>>>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/File:Constantine_Perspective_Mosaico.svg
>>>
>>> Any ideas on how to improve it? Has anyone heard any feedback, good or
>>> bad? (I've heard nothing)
>>>
>> My main beef with it is that it is not a mosaic, it's a set or very
>> regular square tiles. Therefore, while the motif is itself pleasant, I
>> don't really relate it with the release name. An actual antique mosaic is
>> composed of less regular tesselae, they're not lined up on a grid, and
>> they compose some motif.
>>
> Ahh I forgot to mention Tatica's work (we really need to link it to the
> f12 artwork wiki page) which I think we should develop further instead -
>
>
http://tatica.fedorapeople.org/Themes/Fedora12_mosaic-glow-6.svg
>
> It's more of a real mosaic rather than just flat tiles as you mentioned!
>
Yes, yes, yes! While I like the current perspective shot, this mosaic
could be really stunning.
What it would really need at this point is texture. While the
arrangement and layout is good, they look too smooth.
--
~Michael