From e802da6ff298759b6a6f191b95021dde8dab061d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alain Reguera Delgado <alain.reguera@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 12 2011 21:18:39 +0000
Subject: Update en_US/Directories/trunk/Identity.texinfo.


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@@ -100,6 +100,67 @@ needed, to cover different areas like building, offices, road
 transportation and whaterver visual manifestation The CentOS Project
 thouches to show its existence.
 
+The graphic design work line exists to cover brand design, typography
+design and themes design mainly. Additionally, some auxiliar areas
+like icon design, illustration design, brushes design, patterns
+designs and palettes of colors are also included here for
+completeness.
+
+Inside CentOS Artwork Repository graphic design is performed through
+Inkscape (@url{http://www.inkscape.org/}) and GIMP
+(@url{http://www.gimp.org/}).  The Inkscape tool is used to create and
+manipulate scalable vector graphics and export them to PNG format; it
+also provides a command-line interface that we use to perform massive
+exportation from SVG files to PNG files in automation scripts. On the
+other hand, GIMP is used to create and manipulate rastered images,
+create brushes, patterns and palettes of colors.
+
+@quotation
+@strong{Tip} Combine both Inkscape and GIMP specific functionalities
+and possibilities to produce very beautiful images.
+@end quotation
+
+The CentOS Project Corporate Visual Identity is made of different
+visual manifestations (e.g., Distributions, Web sites, Stationery,
+etc.).  Visual manifestations implement the corporate identity
+concepts by mean of images.  To produce these images, we decompose
+image production in @emph{design models} and @emph{artistic motifs}.
+
+Design models provide the structural information of images (i.e.,
+dimension, position of common elements in the visible area,
+translation markers, etc.) and they are generally produced as scalable
+vector graphics to take advantage of SVG standard, an XML-based
+standard.
+
+Artistic motifs provide the visual style (i.e., the background
+information, the look and feel) some design models need to complete
+the final image produced by automation scripts. Artistic motifs are
+generally produced as rastered images.
+
+The result produced from combining one design model with one artistic
+motif is what we know as a @emph{theme}. Inside themes directory
+structure (@pxref{Directories trunk Identity Images Themes}), you can find
+several design models and several artistic motifs independently one
+another that can be albitrarily combined through @emph{theme
+rendition}, a flexible way to produce images for different visual
+manifestations in very specific visual styles. Inside themes directory
+structure, theme rendition is performed in
+@file{trunk/Identity/Images/Themes} directory structure, the required
+design models are taken from @file{trunk/Identity/Models/Themes}
+directory structure and the action itself is controlled by the
+@code{render} functionality of @command{centos-art.sh} script.
+
+In addition to theme rendition you can find @emph{direct rendition},
+too. Direct rendition is another way of image production where there
+is no artistic motif at all but design models only. Direct rendition
+is very useful to produce simple content that doesn't need specific
+background information. Some of these contents are brands, icons and
+illustrations.  Direct rendition is performed in
+@file{trunk/Identity/Images}, the required design models are taken
+from @file{trunk/Identity/Models} directory structure and the action
+itself is controlled by the @code{render} functionality of
+@command{centos-art.sh} script.
+
 @subsubheading Corporate Communication
 
 The CentOS Project Corporate Communication is based on @emph{Community