On 03/19/2013 10:25 AM, Cosimo Cecchi wrote:
On Tue, 2013-03-19 at 09:02 -0400, Ryan Lerch wrote:
However if the mark of the brand is *nowhere* you are merely promoting positive associations with a generic grey background.
http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/login/nologo.png
I am not suggesting that we slap logo(s) over everything, simply include a clear definition to the user of brand at the point they start using the system.
Genuine question: why do you feel the login screen is a good place to promote any kind of positive brand association?
This is the entry point to the Fedora user experience. Having the logo on the sign in screen is conceptually similar to having a sign on the door.
All I usually want to do from that screen is to get out of it as quickly and seamlessly as possible. Under this perspective, having it plainly unbranded and focused exclusively on its task — get me to my session and my work — makes sense to me.
Cosimo
From a usability perspective, I fail to see how a subtle logo here makes it harder to use. Having some user testing the hypothesis that a logo reduces productivity of the login screen would be a good place to start before removing whole elements.
Finally, a question. If we don't have the sign the doorway to Fedora, then where should the name of the brand be presented? I think it would be a step backwards to have the OS brand mark polluting the main interface of the desktop that a user stares at for 8 hours a day.
regards, ryanlerch