Branding The GIMP
The GIMP on Ubuntu needs a branded splash in 9.10.
Concept
Keeping with the Ubuntu color pallete
Full size -- philippevoinov 2009-08-03 08:05:31
Reference
The font used for "GIMP 2.6" is Walkway from here.
Comments
" Yes, this is in keeping with the ubuntu color paletette, but while is it very natural it also kind of dull. Everythging is just a bit "blah" and there nothing that really catches your eye with this splash, I've seen some good examples of distro specific GIMP branding (wish I could recall some of those at the moment) and think this one could stand up very well, but also needs a good bit of work. I think the words "Ubuntu", "GIMP' and "2.6" really need to stand out a little more. Keep at it, though, as I believe that GIMP and OOo are two of the most prominent pieces of software in Ubuntu and definitely need to carry branding of some sort. --blueyonder64 2024-04-19 14:58:19
Concept
I think a good way to integrate GIMP, the Ubuntu logo, and the warm color pallet would be to make a splash screen influenced by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Ubuntu logo could be sketched out roughly integrating the word "GIMP" as the signature. The paper could be a warm parchment. There would also preferably be a quill of some sort integrated in. The picture below is a rough idea of the style we're going for. Just thought I'd throw this out here to see what people thought.
Full size -- BenSeefeldt 2024-04-19 14:58:19
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Comments
I can see where you're trying to go with this, trying to associate GIMP with a famous artistic style, but at the same time I;m not sure that the concept really fits. GIMP being more of a Photoshop type of application, it just seems to me that something like this would perhaps be more appropriate as a splash for a drawing program like Inkscape. But I would defintiely love to see some more mockups of your idea before making any further comments. --blueyonder64 2024-04-19 14:58:19
Concept
Full size -- MadsRH 2024-04-19 14:58:19
Comments
* I like this one. -- jonathanharker 2009-09-03 04:11:06 * This is more professional and clean. But I'm not sure if GIMP needs a big and horizontal splash screen since its windows are small and vertical. popoi 2024-04-19 14:58:19
Concept
The original didn't quite fit the color scheme, so I made a new one with the ubuntu colors. I left the old one on here though.
Reference
The font was the windows sans font. I made everything else from scratch using inkscape and the gimp.
Comments
Concept
Keeping with the Ubuntu color pallete but in a more eye-catching way. This is some sort of spin-off from the first proposal.
Download XCF file -- jerivasmelgar 2009-10-06 22:43:40
Reference
The font used for "GIMP" is Gulim from here.
The font used for "2.6" is Alba Super from here.