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== Guidelines == | == Guidelines == | ||
* The backgrounds and edges throughout the interface are designed to represent the look of very high quality paper (e.g. card stock); ''light in weight but purposeful and substantial''. | * The backgrounds and edges throughout the interface are designed to represent the look of very high quality paper (e.g. card stock); ''light in weight but familiar, purposeful and substantial''. | ||
* The background of application windows is fully opaque. | * The background of application windows is fully opaque. | ||
* The background of plasmoids - panels and widgets on the desktop - is (barely) translucent. | * The background of plasmoids - panels and widgets on the desktop - is (barely) translucent. | ||
Revision as of 07:09, 29 March 2014
Purpose
Backgrounds and edges throughout the applications and workspace should be consistent to communicate the same visual message about material and lighting.
Guidelines
- The backgrounds and edges throughout the interface are designed to represent the look of very high quality paper (e.g. card stock); light in weight but familiar, purposeful and substantial.
- The background of application windows is fully opaque.
- The background of plasmoids - panels and widgets on the desktop - is (barely) translucent.
- Edges are sharp and distinct. Corners are sharp but non-threatening; ~2px or 3px corner radius.
- When designing with the visual design color set,
- The general background color is Cardboard Grey.
- Paper White can be used for more information-dense content areas (whether in plasmoids or applications) for improved readability. These might include longer lists, tables, large blocks of text documents, charts,etc.