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Show HN: Linux Mint Redesign Proposal
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#12About as fresh looking as iOS7 back in 2013, which is to say it's 11 years out of fashion, and I already didn't like it back then.
Not wanting to be too harsh, there are aspects that I like, but it doesn't "wow" me in any way. OSS design continuing the tradition of mimicking commercial software years after the fact.
Could be a lot worse, could be gnome 3 on release for example, but the floating menu at the top and the installation selection are silly. At least get rid of the latter, just pick a default.
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#13Do not mess with my Mint. It’s perfectly fine as it is now. No stupid redesign. Don’t try to screw it up.
Edit: before anybody freaks out, pardon me for harsh words, it looks super pretty, but we need less of this impractical “futuristic-looking flat design without borders and too much padding everywhere”.
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#14Im sorry but the logo is awful.
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#15Nice overall. But I hate with all my heart:
Those funky looking people in the stock photos (looksmaxxers).
The new logo. The letter weights is way off. The L looks anemic.
The logo can be saved with few tweaks. Those people in the photos need to go back to the Abercrombie website. (what should you use instead? Tux, obviously.)
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#16Looks like something anyone, who uses Linux will hate, but the general public would probably prefer.
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#17Im sorry but the logo is awful.
Wow, didn’t like the old logo but this new one is particularly upsetting.
Color is not bad.
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#18> Instead of presenting users with a pre-customized environment and default wallpaper, we introduced a new step in the installation process. Users can now select their preferred desktop layout before the first boot, easing the transition for newcomers and showcasing Linux's customization capabilities early on. When installing a new OS, I want the OS to be up and running as soon as possible, so I can then install ever…
Sorry, I think I formulated it not quite precisely.
Selecting a background image is not an extra step in installation, but the layout choice is. My idea was that Linux Mint is one of the top choices for the new Linux users who migrate from Mac or Wn, that's why I wanted them to have a possibility of adding a familoar layout. See this step here: https://github.com/klad-design/linuxmint-brand/blob/main/OS%...
The idea with a blank background is that the system can look without a background image overall and with just filled screen. You can see more "first load after installation" examples here: https://github.com/klad-design/linuxmint-brand/tree/main/OS%...
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#19Looks like something anyone, who uses Linux will hate, but the general public would probably prefer.
But i use Linux myself :)
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#20Nice overall. But I hate with all my heart: Those funky looking people in the stock photos (looksmaxxers). The new logo. The letter weights is way off. The L looks anemic. The logo can be saved with few tweaks. Those people in the photos need to go back to the Abercrombie website. (what should you use instead? Tux, obviously.)
Yes - the logo does need a little work. Maybe the font is the wrong choice? And the L perhaps needs something. It almost looks as though they're leaving room for another L to make an LLM logo.
I like most of the styling, though.