20th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest

[Constantine Shulyupin]

Thank you, Shlomi. I've updated the image ( http://www.makelinux.net/art/20y/ )

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Shlomi Fish <shlomif at iglu.org.il> wrote:
> Hi Constantine,
>
> first of all, thanks for your effort. I'm commenting what I feel about your
> image in public - I hope it's OK. Good luck in the competition.
>
> On Saturday 07 May 2011 16:02:35 Constantine Shulyupin wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am designing image  for annual Linux.com Store T-shirt design
>> contest: http://www.linux.com/tshirt-design-contest
>>
>> The draft of the image is here: http://www.makelinux.net/art/20y/
>>
>> Can you please give me your feedback to improve the image?
>> Please note, I am not professional graphics designer. It is just hobby.
>>
>
> Well, for professional vs. amateur see:
>
> http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html
>
> An amateur used to mean someone who does what they do for love of their
> art/craft/science/etc. instead (or in addition to) money, and was actually a
> compliment. I consider myself an amateur for many fields, and while a
> professional is often a good idea, the open-minded professionals can still
> sometimes learn from amateurs. I asked someone with a Ph.D. in psychotherapy
> and a lot of experience in dealing with patients, and he agreed with me that
> there are some things he can still learn from people with little experience in
> psychotherapy. That's the way it is.
>
> Well, back to the image, and I'm not an expert graphics designer either:
>
> 1. In general, I think it's nice. I don't think I could have ever created such
> a well-drawn aesthetic penguin myself. :-) (At least not using a mouse, which
> I find unsuitable for that.).
>
> 2. I think the feet of the penguin are a bit too unrealistic.
>
> 3. I don't like the fade-to-white gradients - they obstruct recognising the
> view. Maybe try a different gradient, perhaps from one colour to the other.
>
> 4. "20Y" is too obscure. Maybe say "20" with a smaller years.
>
> 5. I find the Penguin too unrealistic, cartoony and it seems to generate a
> negative impression in me. Maybe try making it more positive. The original Tux
> the penguin image by Larry Ewing ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tux ) is cute
> and adorable and make us emphasise with Linux and identify with it.
>
> ----
>
> These are the things off the top of my head.
>
> Shabath Shalom, and enjoy the Memorial Day and the Israeli Independence Day.
>
> Regards,
>
>        Shlomi Fish
>
> P.S: in a self-promotion, you may wish to take a look at
> http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/Selena-Mandrake/ , which is a screenplay I've
> begun writing that aims to be a supernatural dramedie, and one of my most
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> solid idea for more stuff there.
>
> Furthermore, if you have a kindle, you may wish to buy the Kindle version of
> "The Enemy and How I Helped to Fight it":
>
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>
> The price is higher than what I wanted, but if you want, you can read the
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>
> --
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>
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>
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Constantine Shulyupin
http://www.MakeLinux.co.il/
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