diff --git a/Manuals/Repository/en_US/Directories/trunk/Identity.texinfo b/Manuals/Repository/en_US/Directories/trunk/Identity.texinfo index eca5563..31d2ae0 100644 --- a/Manuals/Repository/en_US/Directories/trunk/Identity.texinfo +++ b/Manuals/Repository/en_US/Directories/trunk/Identity.texinfo @@ -100,6 +100,67 @@ needed, to cover different areas like building, offices, road transportation and whaterver visual manifestation The CentOS Project thouches to show its existence. +The graphic design work line exists to cover brand design, typography +design and themes design mainly. Additionally, some auxiliar areas +like icon design, illustration design, brushes design, patterns +designs and palettes of colors are also included here for +completeness. + +Inside CentOS Artwork Repository graphic design is performed through +Inkscape (@url{http://www.inkscape.org/}) and GIMP +(@url{http://www.gimp.org/}). The Inkscape tool is used to create and +manipulate scalable vector graphics and export them to PNG format; it +also provides a command-line interface that we use to perform massive +exportation from SVG files to PNG files in automation scripts. On the +other hand, GIMP is used to create and manipulate rastered images, +create brushes, patterns and palettes of colors. + +@quotation +@strong{Tip} Combine both Inkscape and GIMP specific functionalities +and possibilities to produce very beautiful images. +@end quotation + +The CentOS Project Corporate Visual Identity is made of different +visual manifestations (e.g., Distributions, Web sites, Stationery, +etc.). Visual manifestations implement the corporate identity +concepts by mean of images. To produce these images, we decompose +image production in @emph{design models} and @emph{artistic motifs}. + +Design models provide the structural information of images (i.e., +dimension, position of common elements in the visible area, +translation markers, etc.) and they are generally produced as scalable +vector graphics to take advantage of SVG standard, an XML-based +standard. + +Artistic motifs provide the visual style (i.e., the background +information, the look and feel) some design models need to complete +the final image produced by automation scripts. Artistic motifs are +generally produced as rastered images. + +The result produced from combining one design model with one artistic +motif is what we know as a @emph{theme}. Inside themes directory +structure (@pxref{Directories trunk Identity Images Themes}), you can find +several design models and several artistic motifs independently one +another that can be albitrarily combined through @emph{theme +rendition}, a flexible way to produce images for different visual +manifestations in very specific visual styles. Inside themes directory +structure, theme rendition is performed in +@file{trunk/Identity/Images/Themes} directory structure, the required +design models are taken from @file{trunk/Identity/Models/Themes} +directory structure and the action itself is controlled by the +@code{render} functionality of @command{centos-art.sh} script. + +In addition to theme rendition you can find @emph{direct rendition}, +too. Direct rendition is another way of image production where there +is no artistic motif at all but design models only. Direct rendition +is very useful to produce simple content that doesn't need specific +background information. Some of these contents are brands, icons and +illustrations. Direct rendition is performed in +@file{trunk/Identity/Images}, the required design models are taken +from @file{trunk/Identity/Models} directory structure and the action +itself is controlled by the @code{render} functionality of +@command{centos-art.sh} script. + @subsubheading Corporate Communication The CentOS Project Corporate Communication is based on @emph{Community