Gentoo logos and graphics

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

I'd like to know how the various icons, graphics, fonts etc. were created for Gentoo.
The wallpapers, forums logo, that sort of thing. Surely the author(s) of those items
are known? Fess up... tell us the secrets.

Thanks
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masseya · Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2002 6:44 am Post subject:

I too would like to know who created them. I think they did a fabulous job and would like to beg them to do more things along those lines.

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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

I would like to give a go at creating some myself. However, I don't have a clue what font they've used.
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AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

You could create the letters of gentoo using layers in the gimp, or go for a three-dimensional application and use blender then do some pp in gimp.

Both are in portage for your enjoyment

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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

metalhedd · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 11:32 pm Post subject:

Mr Robbins himself created them, if you click on "articles" from the main page, and go to the articles about the site redesign you can read the story.

metalhedd · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 11:34 pm Post subject:

WOOHOO!! I'm not a noob anymore!!! although tux's little helper is equally demeaning

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Lol @ Tux's lil helper
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

It's funny I recommended blender, and that is indeed what he used to create the *g* in gentoo.
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mihochan · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 3:06 am Post subject:

What do you have to do to stop being a noob?
I reckon I've submitted half a dozen ebuilds.

Do I have to post a lot? I'm sure I could write a
programme for that :wink:

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Well noob status is what it says, your new to the forum is all. After you post something like 80 times you will become "Tux's lil' helper" and after that I'm not really sure how many posts equal what rating.

Message nitro and ask him, but this is a little OT.
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S_aIN_t · Guru Joined: 11 May 2002 Posts: 488 Location: Ottawa

but that doesn't mean that you couldnot spam your way to 80+ posts and become the helper.. however, how many people you have actually helped will be questionable..

kind of like this post.. its value is meager at best..

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Well if someone decides to spam, please do it in "Off The Wall" :roll:

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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

The trick is to just sound like you think you know what your talking about. Be brief so you don't make
a total butt out of yourself, then someone will correct you, and you learn something at the same time.

:lol:

j/k
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metalhedd · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 7:06 am Post subject:

you dont need to know anything to become tux' s little helper, i tink it takes 80 posts. I'm more newb than alot of other "tux's little helper's" and gurus and even alot of noobs.... but i reckon I've helped at least a could people... I hope anyway

Tuxisuau · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 7:33 am Post subject: How many posts / rating?

How many posts / rating?
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

OK, I just emerged Blender. I think I have as much chance of figuring out how to
use it to make the Gentoo font as I do winnig the lottery

. I actually had Blender
installed on Windows once.
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klieber · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 5:12 pm Post subject:

On topic, folks. On topic.

--kurt
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AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

Ok since Daniel Robbins created the gentoo logo, why not email him and ask for the .blend file?

drobbins@gentoo.org
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handsomepete · Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2002 2:53 am Post subject:

Is there a Gentoo art team outside of Mr. Robbins? If not, maybe there should be...

KiTaSuMbA · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2002 Posts: 430 Location: Naples Italy

Need any people in love with Gimp and plenty of CPU time and madness (even enough to run RESYNTHESIZER over entire desktop wallpapers :twisted:

)?
I'd love to do some gentoo artwork... why not put up an "artwork develop division" to upload themes, wallpapers, iconsets, whatever?
As a matter of fact, it's coffee time and nothing is more relaxing than playing around with lil' ol' gimp (even more relaxing than casting frozen orbs as a sorceress in diablo :-P

)....

bash-2.05a$ gimp &

PS.: I never actually made it to *like* 3D apps... blender it is alright (blending your brains to figure out all those buttons with no name on and different screens). Now if I'm supposed to *study* it instead of *exploring* it just to get started I'd ruther further my knowledge on R or learn a _real_ language like C++...
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Anything I contributed would have to be called hackwork at best

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