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Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:30:54 -0500
From: Joe Bohn <joe.bohn@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: Common Visual Design for Geronimo's User Interfaces
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I agree with Dain .... very cool.

The more places we can paste our logo, the better.   :-)

Joe

Sachin Patel wrote:
> I think the images look awesome as well!  I was just around with 
> integrating them into the tools to see what it looks like.  Here's some 
> screenshots.
> 
> http://people.apache.org/~sppatel/screen1.jpeg
> http://people.apache.org/~sppatel/screen2.jpeg
> http://people.apache.org/~sppatel/screen3.jpeg
> 
> David Blevins wrote:
> 
>> This is fantastic!  And of much superior quality than Matt's "Grey to 
>> Great" comment ;)
>>
>> Excellent work!
>>
>> I'd like to throw a penny in to the "new website" wishing-well as well.
>>
>> This is so cool.
>>
>> -David
>>
>>
>> On Nov 2, 2005, at 5:08 AM, Matt Hogstrom wrote:
>>
>>> Absolutely stunning.  Glenn, you've outdone yourself.  Is it possible 
>>> to get a patch for this and integrate so we can get some functional 
>>> feedback as well. I think the entire Geronimo team owes you a debt of 
>>> gratitude for heling to get us out of the Grey console into the 
>>> Great! console :)
>>>
>>> - Matt
>>>
>>> Joe Bohn wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I first saw these I was surprised at what a dramatic difference 
>>>> this is over what we sent to Epiq.  As I've already told the Epiq 
>>>> team .... great work!!
>>>> I also agree that we should spread the style to as many G user 
>>>> interfaces as possible.  It would be great if we could come up with 
>>>> some  simple format that everything supports - such as all having 
>>>> the banner at the top and perhaps even some shaded "primary tasks" 
>>>> area on the left.  The tasks could be navigation choices for the web 
>>>> console, commands for the debug console, primary links for the web 
>>>> page, etc... If we could share the exact image across the build that 
>>>> would really help when making changes.
>>>> Joe
>>>> David Klavon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now that there is an official logo image for Geronimo, we thought 
>>>>> that it would be useful to extend the color scheme, font style, 
>>>>> icon use, etc. across the various user interfaces in the project, 
>>>>> and create a common 'visual appearance' for the Geronimo project 
>>>>> for v1.0.  The Epiq Team, the recent winners of the logo contest, 
>>>>> have drafted some ideas of what an integrated suite would look like 
>>>>> to get the discussion going in the community.  While there are many 
>>>>> details to be worked out on each of the respective interfaces, we 
>>>>> would like to get the community feedback on the general approach 
>>>>> and style.  If found favorable, we could begin to create the icon 
>>>>> libraries and other style sheets for implementation.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/ServerConsoleMain.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/ServerConsoleLogon.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/GeronimoWelcomeScreen.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/DebugConsoleMain.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/DebugConsoleLogon.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.epiqtech.com/corp/products/technology/opensource/DaytraderLogo.htm 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the Epiq Team has really showcased their award winning 
>>>>> skills in giving Geronimo a professional look and integrated-suite 
>>>>> feel that would add great value to the v1.0 delivery.  Let us know 
>>>>> what everyone thinks...
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 

-- 
Joe Bohn
joe.bohn@earthlink.net

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot 
lose."   -- Jim Elliot