Re: [Gaim-cabal] Artists

[Warren T. <wt...@re...>]

Sean Egan wrote:
> I've been talking with primarily two artists for the new artwork. Most
> recently, I've been talking with Stephen Horlander who did the Firefox
> default theme. He made this mockup:
> http://gaim.sourceforge.net/sean/status_icon_ideas.jpg
> 
> He's been a bit flakey to work with, so I'm considering going back to
> Andreas Nilsson, who does most of the Tango icons. He made this
> mock-up:
> http://gaim.sourceforge.net/sean/gaim-status-test.png
> 
> I'm not committed to working with either of these people, so I'd like
> a vote to see whom we should go with. I'm preferring Andreas. While I
> wasn't a huge fan of his mock-ups, at first, they're growing on me,
> and I think it would be easier to work with him, rapidly iterating on
> different designs than with Stephen, to make sure we get the look we
> like the best. Also, Andreas will probably be much cheaper.
> 
> Before I go and tell Stephen I don't want him anymore, and dig Andreas
> out of the dust, what do you guys think?
> 

Neither mock-ups seem impressive to me, but flaky is especially bad.  So 
my feeling is to go with Andreas.

Warren