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CategoryDebConf

What is this?

Well, isn't it obvious? We want to use this page to list the proposals and ideas so we can make them better and get the best design ever possible for the DebConf6 T-shirts.

Timeframe

Debconf starts very soon. As I write this, we are only 42 days away from Debcamp. We must design and decide quick. At the localteam meeting we held yesterday (March 24), we agreed to have all the design proposals ready in a week time.

Ideas

I am giving the design ideas and design elements we have so far. I also give some opinions - Please don't forget that the opinions are completely subjective. I (Gunnar) try to be neutral, but as we say, I cannot pretend to be a judge and a part in this case.

Pixelgirl

Pixelgirl is the designer for the DebConf6 [http://www.debconf.org website], and has so far made two proposals:

[http://www.creative-geeks.org/temp/t-shirt_sample9_bg-black.jpg Proposal 1: Swirly flag, black background] [http://www.creative-geeks.org/temp/t-shirt_sample9.jpg Proposal 1: Swirly flag, white background]

Pros:

  • Very consistent with our webpage theme

Cons:

  • Does not say much, it's just the national flag defaced.
    • Besides, in Mexico -under some interpretations- it might even be illegal.
  • three/four inks (depending on the version). I (Gunnar) suggest we try to make it two, at most three inks (price- and time-wise)
  • In general, people didn't go for it.

[http://www.creative-geeks.org/temp/t-shirt_new1.jpg Proposal 2: Swirly sombrero]

Pros:

  • Better identifiable as Mexican than the first proposal; no disrespect for national symbols
  • The lines are very debianesque!

Cons:

  • It might not be the most representative kind of sombrero. Some people noted it looked like a witch's hat.
  • As for the locals, instead of promoting the national culture, it promotes one of the most hated cliches about Mexicans. We are not Speedy Gonzalez!

Gunnar

I cannot say much, as I have not done much work - I have asked people who know about prehispanic art (my mother - Thanks! :) ) to give me some pointers. I suck at graphic design work... But here go some ideas. Instead of repeating the same stuff over and over, here is a link to a [http://media.debconf.org/dc6/images/shirt_ideas/shirts_discussion.mbox mbox with the discussion of the ideas we had] between Andreas, Pixelgirl and me (sorry, the mailbox is not complete, it's only what I had right now). In one of the messages, I sent some files which I detail here:

Andreas

Andreas acknowledges the value of Gunnar's proposals, but finds the drawings unsuitable for a T-shirt, specially for this group. He wants something more easily recognizable as Mexican, with more complex lines, and with more potential to be defaced - His main suggestion is the Aztec Calendar or Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol). Some links to sites that I found might be useful:

Following with his theme of important Mexican art pieces that are easily recognizable, some other ideas I came up with are:

What else

I don't know... Please add it here! :)


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