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    \section{Visual Structure}

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The CentOS Project settles down its corporate visual identity on a

``monolithic corporate visual identity structure''. In this structure

The CentOS Project uses one unique name

(``\hyperlink{sec:Concepts:Identity:Brands}{The CentOS Brand}'') and

one unique visual style

(``\hyperlink{sec:Concepts:Identity:Themes:Default}{The CentOS Default

Theme}'') in all its manifestations. 

The CentOS Project organizes its visual manifestation in four top

level structures: The CentOS Distribution, The CentOS Web, The CentOS

Promotion, and The CentOS Behaiviour.  The CentOS Distribution , The

CentOS Web, and The CentOS Promotion use one unique name and one

unique visual style in all its manifestations.

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 \subsection{Distribution Visual Structure}

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It applies to all major releases of CentOS distribution.

Sometimes, specific visual manifestations are formed by common

components which have internal differences. That is the case of CentOS

Distribution visual manifestation.  

Since a visual style point of view, CentOS Distributions share common

artwork components like Anaconda ---to cover the CentOS distribution

installation---, BootUp ---to cover the CentOS distribution start

up---, and Backgrounds ---to cover the CentOS distribution desktop---.

Now, since a technical point of view, those common components are made

of software improved constantly. 

The software constant improvement is reflected on a numbered release

schema, described in ``\hyperlink{sec:Concepts:CentOS:Release}{The

CentOS Release Schema}'' (\autoref{sec:Concepts:CentOS:Release}). The CentOS release schema is a tool to

provide exact information, specific to one release at any given time. 

People can use this release schema to know the software details that

they are using on their computers, report bugs, fixes, suggestions, or

simply any kind of usefull information; in the same exact basis.

Remarking the CentOS release schema inside each major release of

CentOS Distribution ---or similar visual manifestation--- takes high

attention in the sake of The CentOS Project corporate visual identity.

For archiving that purpose, graphic designers use ``The CentOS Release

Brand'' in all artwork components controlling the visual style of

CentOS Distribution ---or similar--- visual manifestation.

Artwork components controlling the visual style of CentOS Distribution

visual manifestation are described in

``\hyperlink{par:Distribution}{Distribution}''

(\autoref{par:Distribution}).

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 \subsection{Web Visual Structure}

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It applies to all web applications CentOS uses to handle its needs

(Ex. Portals, Wikis, Forums, Blogs, Bug Tracker). Anything involving

HTML standards should be consider here.

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 \subsection{Promotion Visual Structure}

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It applies to all tangible and non tangible items CentOS uses to

promote its existence. Clothes, posters, installation media,

stationery, release countdown images, banners, stickers, are all

examples of promotion designs.

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 \subsection{Behaviour Visual Structure}

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It applies to CentOS community's social behavior. To what we do and

how we do it.