| @subsection Goals |
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| The @file{trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs} directory exists to: |
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| @itemize |
| @item Organize CentOS themes' artistic motifs. |
| @end itemize |
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| @subsection Description |
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| The artistic motif of theme is a graphic design component that |
| provides the visual style of themes, it is used as pattern to connect |
| all visual manifestations inside one unique theme. |
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| Artistic motifs are based on conceptual ideas. Conceptual ideas bring |
| the motivation, they are fuel for the engines of human imagination. |
| Good conceptual ideas may produce good motivation to produce almost |
| anything, and art works don't escape from it. |
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| @table @samp |
| @item TreeFlower |
| CentOS like trees, has roots, trunk, branches, leaves and flowers. Day |
| by day they work together in freedom, ruled by the laws of nature and |
| open standards, to show the beauty of its existence. |
| @item Modern |
| Modern, squares and circles flowing up. |
| @end table |
| |
| If you have new conceptual ideas for CentOS, then you can say that you |
| want to create a new artistic motif for CentOS. To create a new |
| artistic motif you need to create a directory under |
| @file{Identity/Themes/Motifs/} using a name coherent with your |
| conceptual idea. That name will be the name of your artistic motif. If |
| possible, when creating new conceptual ideas for CentOS, think about |
| what CentOS means for you, what does it makes you feel, take your |
| time, think deep, and share; you can improve the idea as time goes on. |
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| Once you have defined a name for your theme, you need to create the |
| motif structure of your theme. The motif structure is the basic |
| direcotry structure you'll use to work your ideas. Here is where you |
| organize your graphic design projects. |
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| To add a new motif structure to CentOS Artwork Repository, you need to |
| use the @command{centos-art} command line in the |
| @file{Identity/Themes/Motifs/} directory as described below: |
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| @example |
| centos-art add --motif=ThemeName |
| @end example |
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| The previous command will create the basic structure of themes for |
| you. The basic structure produced by @command{centos-art} command is |
| illustrated in the following figure: |
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| @example |
| trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/$ThemeName/ |
| |-- Backgrounds |
| | |-- Img |
| | `-- Tpl |
| |-- Info |
| | |-- Img |
| | `-- Tpl |
| |-- Palettes |
| `-- Screenshots |
| @end example |
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| @subsection Usage |
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| When designing artistic motifs for CentOS, consider the following |
| recommendations: |
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| @itemize |
| @item Give a unique (case-sensitive) name to your Motif. This name is |
| used as value wherever theme variable (@b{$THEME}) or translation marker |
| (@b{=THEME=}) is. Optionally, you can add a description about |
| inspiration and concepts behind your work. |
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| @item Use the location @file{trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs/$THEME/} to |
| store your work. If it doesn't exist create it. Note that this require |
| you to have previous commit access in CentOS Artwork Repository. |
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| @item The CentOS Project is using the blue color (@b{ |
| color for its corporate visual identity. Use such base corporate color |
| information as much as possible in your artistic motif designs. |
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| @item Try to make your design fit one of the theme models. |
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| @item Feel free to make your art enterprise-level and beautiful. |
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| @item Add the following information on your artwork (both in a visible |
| design area and document metadata): |
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| @itemize |
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| @item The name (or logo) of your artistic motif. |
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| @item The copyright sentence: @b{Copyright (C) YEAR YOURNAME} |
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| @item The license under which the work is released. All CentOS Art |
| works are released under |
| @url{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/,Creative Common |
| Share-Alike License 3.0} |
| (@url{http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/}). |
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| @end itemize |
| @end itemize |
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| @subsection See also |
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| @menu |
| * Filesystem trunk Identity Themes:: |
| * Filesystem trunk Identity:: |
| * Filesystem trunk:: |
| @end menu |