Beryllium wallpaper - submit your artwork

hhh · 2021-11-26 04:35:58

Hey, we're getting close to releasing our newest ISOs, and we have themes and walls but not a consensus. Here's a proposal that's gaining some traction...

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 62#p118762

John and I agree that the color scheme is sweet but the wall is just a bit... odd?

I'm hoping our forum can help here, break out your GIMP and your Inkscape! Here's the wall as it is...

https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/B … 1637900752

To be clear, we love the navy background and the colors but we want to lose the shield for something else. Submit your proposals, if we use yours we'll give you full credit, of course.

Here's the BL flame/text logo, for convenience, though it certainly isn't required for a wall to be considered...

https://github.com/BunsenLabs/bunsen-im … -flame.svg

Thanks, everyone!

deleted0 · 2021-11-27 00:29:31

Sorry, isn't it a little too close to :

Debian Bullseye Wall

I mean, it doesn't matter. :-) There is no perfect desktop,
especially for this crowd, it's gunna get tweaked. Just put
some clothes on it and send it out the door.

respectfully,
8bit

johnraff · 2021-11-27 00:53:34

How about shipping a plain one-colour wallpaper image (same colour as Debian Bullseye) with no decorations at all? (Could be a small tiled image for that matter.)
But keep the theming, colour schemes etc as in @hhh's post.

Or... a rather small BL flame somewhere unobtrusive?

Last edited by johnraff (2021-11-27 00:54:24)

hhh · 2021-11-27 01:01:55

eight.bit.al wrote:

Sorry, isn't it a little too close to :
Debian Bullseye Wall
https://scrot.cloud/images/2021/11/27/homeworld_desktop.th.png

It's directly derived from it, it's the login wall with the Debian branding removed. Keep the color scheme to align us with Bullseye, lose the shield to distance us from Bullseye.

manyroads · 2021-11-27 14:22:27

I think it would be a shame to lose the #! flavor. One of the things I like best about BL is its minimalist look and consistency. Debian's look is fine but it does not enhance the BL brand. (just another personal, unwarranted opinion)

hhh · 2021-11-27 16:57:53

^ Totally warranted opinion, and noted. I'm working on something simple now.

hhh · 2021-11-27 17:17:26

hhh wrote:

^ Totally warranted opinion, and noted. I'm working on something simple now.

https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/l … 1638034114

Nailed it?

manyroads · 2021-11-27 17:53:40

FWIW I use tools like the following to generate color palettes.... There are bunches of them around:

https://www.schemecolor.com/tools/color … ochromatic

brontosaurusrex · 2021-11-27 18:37:35

Just an idea (svg): One, Two, Three. (LOGO + NOT A CULT). Four.

Last edited by brontosaurusrex (2021-11-29 13:30:00)

hhh · 2021-11-27 18:56:10

Flame only...

https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/B … 1638039783

ceeslans · 2021-11-27 22:32:06

Still depicting the debian shield, but blown out of proportion...

PackRat · 2021-11-28 00:53:13

hhh wrote:

hhh wrote:
^ Totally warranted opinion, and noted. I'm working on something simple now.
https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/l … 1638034114
https://imgur.com/AN8wywit.png
Nailed it?

Pretty much.
I actually like both of them.

DeepDayze · 2021-11-28 01:01:44

PackRat wrote:

hhh wrote:
hhh wrote:
^ Totally warranted opinion, and noted. I'm working on something simple now.
https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/l … 1638034114
https://imgur.com/AN8wywit.png
Nailed it?
Pretty much.
I actually like both of them.

I third that. Those are in keeping with the simplicity of the older BL themes so these 2 are good candidates in my opinion as I like the dark blue for a dark theme and maybe why not a lighter blue for a light theme?

Last edited by DeepDayze (2021-11-28 01:02:43)

hhh · 2021-11-28 02:13:14

DeepDayze wrote:

.... and maybe why not a lighter blue for a light theme?

Oh, there will be a light theme!

DeepDayze · 2021-11-28 02:32:03

hhh wrote:

DeepDayze wrote:
.... and maybe why not a lighter blue for a light theme?
Oh, there will be a light theme!

Maybe a sky blue for the lighter background for the Beryllium light theme?

hhh · 2021-11-28 03:35:14

Will this do for a start?

Wait, where's my not-smug face? Ah, here it is...

https://cdn.carbuzz.com/gallery-images/ … 220222.jpg

^ Don't look at that image for extended periods, it will cause dementia and tooth decay.

johnraff · 2021-11-28 05:25:56

FWIW I liked the simplicity of the flame-only logo:
https://www.deviantart.com/hhhorb/art/B … 1638039783

Another vague idea - don't know if it's realistic or not, but what if that flame was a conky, like the BL-Button conky, on top of a plain wallpaper?

This is the current Button:

Then users could move it around to fit their desktop. Or remove it from the conky session.

Last edited by johnraff (2021-11-28 05:27:09)

dolly · 2021-11-28 07:56:40

My artistic skills and good taste is maybe not of the most sophisticated, but want to chime in and just give my opinion on this matter.

Yes @hhh you nailed it. Specially as @johnraff pointed out with the flame-only logo. If that one works well with the theme(s) that I want to use it would be a keeper for me. I prefer solid unobtrusive backgrounds, and for the record, I am slowly moving away from the b/g perspective lately.

unklar · 2021-11-28 11:34:40

^I like @johnraff's idea of using a flame conky to create the background image of [beryllium].

Since everything is in the archives, that's not a problem.
BTW, this is the way to the "Hexentanzplatz" in the Harz, a German low mountain range.

Creating a suitable background image is no problem with this site if you want it "plain and monochrome."

An "older" Conky from @damo:
flame.conkyrc

# Simple moveable image Conky
# Written by damo <damo@bunsenlabs.org> Jan 2016
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky
own_window_colour 000000
own_window_class Conky
own_window_title BunsenLabs Flame Conky
minimum_size 280 517  
maximum_width 280

gap_x 55
gap_y 70
alignment br

draw_shades no 
default_shade_color 000000
draw_outline no
default_outline_color 000000

draw_borders no 
border_inner_margin 5
border_outer_margin 0
border_width 2
background yes
no_buffers yes
imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes

update_interval 1

TEXT
${image ~/.conky/conkyblflame/Bunsenlabs-flame-trans.png}

and "converted" flame.conkyrc10

conky.config = {
-- Simple moveable image Conky
-- Written by damo <damo@bunsenlabs.org> Jan 2016
	own_window = true,
	own_window_type = 'desktop',
	own_window_transparent = true,
	own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky',
	own_window_colour = '#000000',
	own_window_class = 'Conky',
	own_window_title = 'BunsenLabs Flame Conky',
	minimum_width = 280, minimum_height = 517,
	maximum_width = 280,

	gap_x = -360,
	gap_y = -110,
	alignment = 'middle_middle', --bottom_right',

	draw_shades = false,
	default_shade_color = '#000000',
	draw_outline = false,
	default_outline_color = '#000000',

	draw_borders = false,
	border_inner_margin = 5,
	border_outer_margin = 0,
	border_width = 2,
	background = true,
	no_buffers = true,
	imlib_cache_size = 0,
	double_buffer = true,

	update_interval = 1,

};

conky.text = [[
${image ~/Public/conkyblflame/BL-Button-Trans-2.png}
]];

Last edited by unklar (2021-11-28 13:44:56)

hhh · 2021-11-28 16:41:48

@unklar, gorgeous shot of Germany, and may I please have a link to that textured blue wall with no logo overlays. Thank you!

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