diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi index 5b26cb8..d4f295e 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-menu.texi @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ * Directories trunk Identity Brands:: * Directories trunk Identity Fonts:: * Directories trunk Identity Locales:: +* Directories trunk Identity Manual:: * Directories trunk Identity Palettes:: * Directories trunk Identity Themes:: * Directories trunk Identity Themes Models:: diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi index 9a9339c..28ae355 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/chapter-nodes.texi @@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ @cindex Directories trunk Identity Locales @include Directories/trunk/Identity/Locales.texi +@node Directories trunk Identity Manual +@section The @file{trunk/Identity/Manual} Directory +@cindex Directories trunk Identity Manual +@include Directories/trunk/Identity/Manual.texi + @node Directories trunk Identity Palettes @section The @file{trunk/Identity/Palettes} Directory @cindex Directories trunk Identity Palettes diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk.texi index 99df07b..dfff8d8 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk.texi @@ -11,40 +11,24 @@ sections: @table @strong @item Identity -This section organizes image production in different formats and some -non-image formats like XHTML and text files, as well. This is the -perfect place to consolidate @emph{The CentOS Artwork SIG}. If you are -interested in producing art works for The CentOS Project, this place -is for you. -@xref{Directories trunk Identity}, for more information. - -@item Manual -This section organizes the @emph{CentOS Artwork Repository Manual} -(i.e., the documentation manual you're reading right now). If you are -interested on improving The CentOS Artwork Repository Manual, in this -place you'll find the Texinfo documentation structure you need to work -with. +This section describes the implementation of The CentOS Project +Corporate Identity. This place is perfect to consolidate @emph{The +CentOS Artwork SIG}. If you are interested in producing art works for +The CentOS Project, this place is for you. ---- @strong{Removed}(xref:Directories trunk Manual) ---, for more information. +@xref{Directories trunk Identity}, for more information. @item Scripts -This section organizes production of automation scripts specially -designed to automate most frequent tasks in the repository (e.g., -image rendition, documenting directory structures, translating -content, etc.). If you can't resist the idea of automating repeatable -tasks, then take a look here. -@xref{Directories trunk Scripts}, for more information. +This section describes the implementation of @command{centos-art.sh} +script, a bash scripts specially designed to automate most frequent +tasks in the repository (e.g., image rendition, documenting directory +structures, translating content, etc.). If you can't resist the idea +of automating repeatable tasks, then take a look here. -@item Locales -This section organizes production of translation messages for -@emph{Identity}, @emph{Documentation} and @emph{Scripts}. This place -is perfect to consolidate @emph{The CentOS Translation SIG}. If you -love translating, you'll find lot of messages waiting for you to -translate here. +@xref{Directories trunk Scripts}, for more information. -@xref{Directories trunk Identity Locales}, for more information. @end table @subsection Usage diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity.texi index 9c9b1bc..2c4b7e7 100644 --- a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity.texi +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity.texi @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ @subsection Goals -The @file{trunk/Identity} directory structure implements @emph{The -CentOS Project Corporate Identity}. +This section descirbes the implementation of @emph{The CentOS Project +Corporate Identity}. @subsection Description @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ The CentOS Project Corporate Identity is the ``persona'' of the organization known as The CentOS Project. The CentOS Project Corporate Identity plays a significant role in the way the CentOS Project, as organization, presents itself to both internal and -external stakeholders. In general terms, the CentOS Project corporate -visual identity expresses the values and ambitions of the CentOS -Project organization, its business, and its characteristics. +external stakeholders. In general terms, the CentOS Project Corporate +Identity expresses the values and ambitions of the CentOS Project +organization, its business, and its characteristics. The CentOS Project Corporate Identity provides visibility, recognizability, reputation, structure and identification to The @@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ The CentOS Project Corporate Design is organized in the following work-lines: @table @strong -@item The CentOS Brand + +@item Brands + The CentOS Brand provides the one unique name or trademark that connects the producer with their products. In this case, the producer is The CentOS Project and the products are The CentOS Project visual @@ -38,27 +40,47 @@ manifestations. @xref{Directories trunk Identity Brands}, for more information. -@item The CentOS Palettes +@item Palettes The CentOS Palettes provide the @emph{Corporate Color} information used along The CentOS Project visual manifestations. @xref{Directories trunk Identity Palettes}, for more information. -@item The CentOS Fonts +@item Fonts The CentOS Fonts provide the @emph{Corporate Typography} information used along The CentOS Project visual manifestations. @xref{Directories trunk Identity Fonts}, for more information. -@item The CentOS Themes +@item Themes The CentOS Themes provide the @emph{Corporate Structure} and the @emph{Corporate Visual Style} used along The CentOS Project visual manifestations. @xref{Directories trunk Identity Themes}, for more information. + +@item Manual + +This section organizes the @emph{CentOS Artwork Repository Manual} +(i.e., the documentation manual you're reading right now). If you are +interested on improving The CentOS Artwork Repository Manual, in this +place you'll find the Texinfo documentation structure you need to work +with. + +@xref{Directories trunk Identity Manual}, for more information. + +@item Locales + +This section organizes production of translation messages for +@emph{Identity}, @emph{Documentation} and @emph{Scripts}. This place +is perfect to consolidate @emph{The CentOS Translation SIG}. If you +love translating, you'll find lot of messages waiting for you to +translate here. + +@xref{Directories trunk Identity Locales}, for more information. @end table @subsubsection Corporate Communication @@ -94,22 +116,32 @@ connects them all to say: @emph{Hey! we are all part of The CentOS Project}. Other corporate structures for The CentOS Project have been considered -as well, but they could introduce visual contradictions we need to be -aware of. In that sake, lets describe the idea of: @emph{Producing -one different visual style for each major release of The CentOS -Distribution}. - -The CentOS Project maintains near to four different major releases of -The CentOS Distribution, parallely in time. This fact makes one part -of The CentOS Project structural design, but just one part, not the -complete structural design. In order to produce the correct corporate -structure for The CentOS Project we need to concider all the visual -manifestations The CentOS Project is made of, not just one of them. - -If one different visual style is used for each major release of The -CentOS Distribution, which one of those different visual styles would -be used to cover the remaining visual manifestations The CentOS -Project is made of (e.g., The CentOS Web, Stationery)? +as well. Such is the case of producing one different visual style for +each major releasae of CentOS Distribution. This structure isn't +inconvenient at all, but some visual contradictions could be +introduced if it isn't applied correctly and we need to be aware of +it. To apply it correctly, we need to know what The CentOS Project and +which are the visual manifestations it is made of. + +The CentOS Project, as organization, is mainly made of (but not +limited to) three visual manifestions: Distribution, Web and +Stationery. Inside the Distribution visual manifestations, The CentOS +Project maintains near to four different major releases of CentOS +Distribution, parallely in time. Inside Web and Stationery visual +manifestations content is visually produced to fit non-release-specifc +content but treat it as a visual manifestation properly. For example, +consider that there is no a complete web site for each major release +of CentOS distribution, but one web site to cover the information +related to all release-specific visual manifestations like CentOS +distribution. + +In order to produce the correct corporate structure for The CentOS +Project we need to concider all the visual manifestations The CentOS +Project is made of, not just one of them. If one different visual +style is used for each major release of The CentOS Distribution, which +one of those different visual styles would be used to cover the +remaining visual manifestations The CentOS Project is made of (e.g., +web sites and stationery)? Probably you are thinking, that's right, but The CentOS Brand connects them all already, why would we need to join them up into the same @@ -121,8 +153,8 @@ through time and that, certainly, didn't come through swinging magical wangs or something but hardly working out to automate tasks and providing maintainance through time. Said that, we consider that The CentOS Project Visual Structure should be consequent with such -stability and consistency tradition. It is true The CentOS Brand does -connect all the visual manifestations it is present on, but that +stability and consistency tradition. It is true that The CentOS Brand +does connect all the visual manifestations it is present on, but that connection would be stronger if one unique visual style backups it. In fact, whatever thing you do to strength the visual connection among The CentOS Project visual manifestations would be very good in favor @@ -132,10 +164,10 @@ Obviously, having just one visual style in all visual manifestations for eternity would be a very boring thing and would give the idea of a visually dead project. So, there is no problem on creating a brand new visual style for each new major release of The CentOS Distribution, in -order to refresh The CentOS Distribution visual style; the problem -does is in not propagating the brand new visual style created for the -new release of CentOS Distribution to all other visual manifestations -The CentOS Project is made of, in a way The CentOS Project could be +order to refresh The CentOS Distribution visual style; the problem is +in not propagating the brand new visual style created for the new +release of CentOS Distribution to all other visual manifestations The +CentOS Project is made of, in a way The CentOS Project could be recognized no matter what visual manifestation be in front of us. Such lack of uniformity is what introduces the visual contradition we are precisely trying to solve by mean of themes production in the CentOS @@ -150,6 +182,8 @@ and @file{trunk/Identity/Themes/Motifs} directories. These directories contain the image files used to implemente The CentOS Project Corporate Identity. +@subsubsection Rendition + In order to produce content inside rendereble directories, you can use the following command: @@ -209,15 +243,20 @@ have been added to @command{centos-art.sh} command-line to let you produce them all with just one single command, as fast as your machine can be able to handle it. ---- @strong{Removed}(xref:Directories trunk Scripts Functions Identity) ---, for more -information about the @command{identity} functionality of -@command{centos-art} command-line interface. +@xref{Directories trunk Scripts Functions Render}, for more +information about the @command{render} functionality of +@command{centos-art.sh} script. + +@subsubsection Documentation + +@subsubsection Localization + @subsection See also See @url{http://en.wikipedia.org/Corporate_identity} (and related links), for general information on Corporate Identity. -Specially useful has been, and still be, the book @emph{Corporate +Specially useful has been, and still is, the book @emph{Corporate Identity} by Wally Olins (1989). This book provides many conceptual ideas we've used as base to build The CentOS Artwork Repository. diff --git a/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Manual.texi b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Manual.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb39647 --- /dev/null +++ b/Identity/Manual/Directories/trunk/Identity/Manual.texi @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +@subsection Goals + +@itemize +@item ... +@end itemize + +@subsection Description + +@itemize +@item ... +@end itemize + +@subsection Usage + +@itemize +@item ... +@end itemize + +@subsection See also + +@menu +@end menu