Re: [Fwd: [pgsql-www] Finishing the Portal]

From: Lee Kindness <lkindness(at)csl(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Ewald Geschwinde <webmaster(at)geschwinde(dot)net>, Lee Kindness <lkindness(at)csl(dot)co(dot)uk>, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, PostgreSQL Advocacy Mailing List <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL WWW Mailing list <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: [pgsql-www] Finishing the Portal]
Date: 2002-11-13 10:21:28
Message-ID: 15826.10152.431120.504312@kelvin.csl.co.uk
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Justin, I gave the change a go, but without knowing the original font,
or having it installed it was only ever going to look worse. Instead
i've redone the text in 48pt bold "helmet condensed", which I think
maintains the overall feel of the site.

The original, anti-alias change, and with the new text are all at:

http://services.csl.co.uk/postgresql/

Lee.

Justin Clift writes:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Lee, thanks heaps for doing this. :-)
>
> As an improvement to the existing graphic, are you ok to generate an
> updated version that uses the same dark blue color for the whole
> "PostgreSQL" word? The present approach of having "Postgre" and "SQL"
> in different colors isn't helping with people's perception of the
> project name.
>
> :-)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
> Ewald Geschwinde wrote:
> >
> > I have uploaded the gif file to the images folder
> > I will now replace it in the files
> > Ewald
> >
> > Lee Kindness schrieb:
> >
> > >Guys, just had a quick look at the site... It would seem the top
> > >graphic has been messed around with quite a bit and the anti-aliasing
> > >has come out rather badly. I've had touched this up by hand, available
> > >at:
> > >
> > > http://services.csl.co.uk/postgresql/banner-left.gif
> > >
> > >BRegards, Lee.

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