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+# Colortest1
+
+My proposal for visual design for the MiniDebConf has been
+received well. People seem to like the general idea, which
+worried me the most. If people hated that idea, I'd have
+to go back and cook something up on Miró...
+
+However, organizers in Spain do worry that the visual
+expression will be confused with that of a local political party.
+
+[[!img cartel-te-escuchamos-v3-01.jpg size=200x link=http://ciudadanos-cs.org/comunicacion/CAMPANYES/CS-TE-ESCUCHA/cartel-te-escuchamos-v3-01.jpg alt="election poster"]]
+[[!img mdcb2014_postersizeA_mock2.png size=200x]]
+
+I see no danger of that. They use speech bubbles and orange.
+So does the telecompany Orange (if it still exists) - and Ubuntu.
+
+By the way, I see in this small size that my new choice of
+font for the speech bubbles is too weak. It needs more work.
+
+It's been suggested I try out a brighter orange.
+
+[[!img colortest1.png size=400x]]
+
+The color in the middle is my original choice, the one at the
+top is fine, but you can almost tell no difference, when they
+are not placed closely together.
+
+The same danger of confusion will (not) be there with any orange
+from "curry" to "crocus".
+
+I show the color in the bottom because it makes it evident how
+narrow the gap between these colors is - there is very tight
+room for adjustments. Yellow is too bright and cheap looking,
+like a discount sign color.
+
+I've looked into other colors, but so far I've not found any
+good replacement, since I no longer have any gut feeling to
+hang my hat on, except for the Debian logo color - they have
+to be a good match. I know I'm free to do whatever, Jonas just
+reminded me, but of all the colors in the World, thinking of
+Spain, I only feel orange. Not blue, not green, not purple.
+Red is already used. Yellow looks cheap. A dusty palette is not
+uplifting...
+
+I could choose a pink, and that would actually be fun. But pink
+is not serious. Pink can't be taken seriously. Like women can't?
+
+OK, now it's gotta be pink!
+
+[[!img pink.png size=400x]]
+
+Well, I'm not really serious now.
+
+The serious thing to do for me now will be to watch some Spanish
+movies to get a new gut feeling about Spain. A dosis of Almodóvar
+would be suitable. Alternatively I must chat with some Spanish friends.
+
+But maybe, just maybe, the Barcelona organizers will be just as
+happy with the new orange color as I am. Life can sometimes be
+that easy.
+
+[[!tag english minidebconf color draft debian]]