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JKelley
Is it sad that my badge picture is one of the best ones I have of myself?

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I posted a new thread here, but I promise you I've been lurking in the background every day.

The reason for my de-cloaking...

Way back in 2006 a C9 user by the handle of Shushovande made some pretty cool wallpapers based on Visual Studio 2005. Now, we'd really like to have some wallpapers for Visual Studio 2008, but as anyone who saw my Pack Installer tool should be able to attest, a chimpanzee drawing with mushed banana can make better designs than I can. Smiley

So we thought it would be a good idea, rather than embarrass myself, to see if there's anyone who is enjoying VS 2008 and would like to make some wallpapers? If there is, I can get us a repository for people to contribute to (probably on Code Gallery, although if anyone has any other suggestions I'm happy to hear them).

Certainly all credit will be given to the original designers no matter where we end up hosting the wallpapers.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy out in C9 land!

-Jeremy

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

JKelley wrote:
Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I posted a new thread here, but I promise you I've been lurking in the background every day.

The reason for my de-cloaking...

Way back in 2006 a C9 user by the handle of Shushovande made some pretty cool wallpapers based on Visual Studio 2005. Now, we'd really like to have some wallpapers for Visual Studio 2008, but as anyone who saw my Pack Installer tool should be able to attest, a chimpanzee drawing with mushed banana can make better designs than I can.

So we thought it would be a good idea, rather than embarrass myself, to see if there's anyone who is enjoying VS 2008 and would like to make some wallpapers? If there is, I can get us a repository for people to contribute to (probably on Code Gallery, although if anyone has any other suggestions I'm happy to hear them).

Certainly all credit will be given to the original designers no matter where we end up hosting the wallpapers.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy out in C9 land!

-Jeremy

Oh, make a patch for VS2008 that removes the thick window frames and restores the Office 2003-style menus and I'll ghostwrite them, no credit required.

Doable, right? Smiley

wisemx
Live it

Good idea Jeremy.
I'll whip some up with tips and shortcuts for VS2008.
Salute,
Mark

CannotResolveSymbol
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Count me in... sounds like it could be fun (and it's an excuse to play with Expression Design some more Wink

)

jamie

*do you happen to have the visual studio braided logo as a hi res eps / ai / png? link?

*i tried searching google..just some small jpgs .. i tried searching msdn for "logo visual studio" (...err haha) nope.

I was thinking to illustrate a "visual studio" .. with see though walls.. perspective is wonky though..

above is 800 x 600 ... 1280x1024 l 1680x1024 l 2560x1600 Big Smile

l 1024x768

Ion Todirel
buuu

hmmm, that's a interesting idea Jamie, maybe draw a developer room (pixel art) and here on his computer screen show a screensaver with Visual Studio logo? that would be interesting to see...

jamie

re: logo: eps ... ai? (id ask for .cdr but thought I'd spare you, your agencies laughter)

edit: this is off thread topic but is still about vb...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_BASIC

Why not go "back to BASIC(s)"
never got "visual"
.net .. .asp ..studio ..yadda yadda

Microsoft BASIC.
love the sound of that (only new ver.... with EVERYTHING in it.)

..one product to rule them all... and all that.. drats! saleguys! shrinkwrapped again!

blowdart
Peek-a-boo

Bass
www.spreadfirefox.com/5years/

blowdart wrote:

This is the winner.

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

Inspired by Jamie's color scheme:

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TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

Jamie, you can get high-resolution images from MS logo's (including VS2008) from the Microsoft PressPass website: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/gallery/ms-logos.mspx

Ion Todirel
buuu

blowdart wrote:

LOL that is awesome Tongue Out

jamie

TommyCarlier wrote:
Jamie, you can get high-resolution images from MS logo's (including VS2008) from the Microsoft PressPass website: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/gallery/ms-logos.mspx

thanks! got it.

...so typing in: "logo visual studio" ... under the website msdn.microsoft.com ..could not have brought up this info?

sheesh

thank god for humans (thanks again)

Ion Todirel
buuu

jamie wrote:
...so typing in: "logo visual studio" ... under the website msdn.microsoft.com ..could not have brought up this info?

sheesh

thank god for humans (thanks again)

why would it be on MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network)?

try: g *logo visual studio site:microsoft.com* and you're set-up

jamie

Ion Todirel wrote:

why would it be on MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network)?

..maybe because i am a "developer" looking for an MS product logo?

i think it should have come up.

*it's not mspn (programmer) its developer... believe it or not ...i ..sort of .. am one of those Wink

sushovande
Smiley Face Sharp

JKelley wrote:
Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I posted a new thread here, but I promise you I've been lurking in the background every day.

The reason for my de-cloaking...

Way back in 2006 a C9 user by the handle of Shushovande made some pretty cool wallpapers based on Visual Studio 2005. Now, we'd really like to have some wallpapers for Visual Studio 2008, but as anyone who saw my Pack Installer tool should be able to attest, a chimpanzee drawing with mushed banana can make better designs than I can.

So we thought it would be a good idea, rather than embarrass myself, to see if there's anyone who is enjoying VS 2008 and would like to make some wallpapers? If there is, I can get us a repository for people to contribute to (probably on Code Gallery, although if anyone has any other suggestions I'm happy to hear them).

Certainly all credit will be given to the original designers no matter where we end up hosting the wallpapers.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy out in C9 land!

-Jeremy

Thanks for remembering me
(b) I am still around
(c) visual studio 2008 wallpaper - I will try, I promise [6]

jamie

2560 - 1600 - 1280 - 1024

jamie

2560 - 1600 - 1280 - 1024 *hope it lands ok today!

evildictaitor
if( !succeed( try() ) ) { while(true) try(); }

What font is that in the final picture?

sushovande
Smiley Face Sharp

Well... I did... something.. please tell me if you like it. Once again, inspired by colours and theme from a visual studio website.

Full resolution here. Look for the 'Download Photo' link on the right.

Edit: currently only available in 1280x1024, will work on more resolutions tomorrow.

jamie

evildictaitor wrote:
What font is that in the final picture?

segoe light

search for segoe font pack on long's site .. in the comments theres a link that works

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

jamie wrote:

evildictaitor wrote:What font is that in the final picture?

segoe light

search for segoe font pack on long's site .. in the comments theres a link that works

Segoe is a screen font. For stuff like this you'll want the print original: Frutiger.

CannotResolveSymbol
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W3bbo wrote:

jamie wrote:
evildictaitor wrote:What font is that in the final picture?

segoe light

search for segoe font pack on long's site .. in the comments theres a link that works

Segoe is a screen font. For stuff like this you'll want the print original: Frutiger.

Segoe UI is a screen font. Microsoft uses Segoe (not UI) in their print materials.

JKelley
Is it sad that my badge picture is one of the best ones I have of myself?

Holy Cow! You all surpassed my expectations for this by a long shot. Thanks so much for all the contributions, and feel free to keep em coming! I'll set up a central place we can highlight them early next week.

-Jeremy

jamie

In reply to JKelley

#May 30th, 2008 @ 7:40 PM

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