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FS#8297 - New startup logo for pictureflow

Attached to Project: Rockbox
Opened by ApooMaha (crzyboyster) - Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 04:50 GMT+2
Last edited by Peter D'Hoye (petur) - Saturday, 15 December 2007, 20:33 GMT+2
Task Type Patches
Category Plugins
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Player Type All players
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version Daily build (which?)
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Private No

Details

Well, I thought that the pictureflow startup logo looks a bit...bland. Something a bit more flashy would be suitable as we have to stare at it for like 2 minutes whenever rebuilding the cache.

(I have yet to make the logo, but I will probably make it by tomorrow)
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Closed by  Peter D'Hoye (petur)
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 20:33 GMT+2
Reason for closing:  Invalid
Additional comments about closing:  OP agrees it would be better to have no logo at all
Comment by harry tu (bookshare) - Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 14:07 GMT+2
Why don't we use the rb logo?
Comment by Alain Trinh (Soaa) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 02:51 GMT+2
I would suggest that we do not use a logo at all... Users have a progress bar when the cache is building, and if the cache is built already, PictureFlow loads up quickly enough. The logo makes it feel rather unprofessional and alienated.
Comment by ApooMaha (crzyboyster) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 03:29 GMT+2
OK, I came up with a new logo in photoshop, although I suck at photoshop. Feel free to make improvements to it (in fact, please do!). Both the psd and the bmp files are attached. The biggest problem is that we have to fit in the entire logo within 18 pixels (of height).
   pictureflow.psd (185.5 KiB)
   pictureflowlogo.bmp (5.3 KiB)
Comment by Alain Trinh (Soaa) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 06:27 GMT+2
I still think a logo is highly unnecessary for such a plugin. If anything, the loading should be as seamless as possible.
Comment by Steve Bavin (pondlife) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 08:19 GMT+2
I agree; no logo needed. Ultimately I'd think the intention would be to make pictureflow into an alternative browser (alongside file and database, but still as a plugin), so it needs to feel integrated and be as lightweight as possible.
Comment by Alain Trinh (Soaa) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 14:42 GMT+2
A discussion on IRC led to the conclusion that it should be a plugin called by the browser and database, to display album covers and pictures, or more. It would be a heck of a replacement to the current jpeg viewer indeed.
Comment by ApooMaha (crzyboyster) - Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 22:17 GMT+2
I agree, on second thought, the logo is completely useless and just adds to the "fake" effect.

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