Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Images to improve/Archive/May 2008

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Niihau Incident

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Article(s): Niihau Incident

Request: Is there any way to make this a little more uniform an image? -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:40, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

I uploaded a bigger version of the same image, but I don't understand what you mean by more uniform. If you are referring to the colour of the sea, it has been deliberately left that way, you can read the explanation at http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=16470 Jackaranga (talk) 15:04, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Ah. Yes, that's what I meant. Can a second version be made with the sea uniform, with the islands darker for contrast? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

M*A*S*H sign

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  lightened and cropped by Stepshep

Article(s): Wikipedia:WikiProject M*A*S*H

Request: free-use graphic version of this for the new Wikipedia:WikiProject M*A*S*H -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't get the request: According to the image page, it is tagged PD. Is this incorrect? 68.39.174.238 (talk) 18:03, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

The photo itself may be public domain, but because the subject is someone else's creative work, I do not know if the Wikipedia:WikiProject M*A*S*H will get in trouble for using it on templates. My request is for a graphic representation of the sign to be made. If I had any skills like you guys (I don't), it would strike me as kind of fun.

Meanwhile, can the photo itself also be brightened for detail? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:18, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: So if something is stale can we still touch it? I can't make a graphic of it, too out of my league with all the dimensions, but I could lighten and crop the pic. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 00:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

If something is stale you are welcome to touch it. Just remove the stale template and proceed as normal; if anything the stale template should be an encouragement to work on it as it means the requester has been waiting a while.--Dycedarg ж 20:23, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes please, if you would lighten and crop that would be wonderful! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Lightened and cropped. Hope that's better. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 02:14, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

That's great, thank you! Is anyone up for a graphic version? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:21, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Douglas Bay Panorama

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  A panorama of the Douglas bay in Isle of Man
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Article(s): Douglas, Isle of Man

Request:This panorama is stitched from a number of high resolution (5MP) photographs. I am very satisfied with this image though I think the colours could be slightly brighter. I am also wondering whether a different crop would balance the photograph better. I've tried various versions myself but haven't managed to come up with anything remarkably better. -- Ganeshrg (talk) 14:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Lightened it. Still looking for an interesting crop. What do you think? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment: It looks slightly better. Do you think cropping out the wall at the left will improve the picture? I tried that but realised that the little piece of wall gives the photo a better perspective. Would anyone think this is a Feature Picture Candidate? If yes, could somebody please help me put it up there? Thanks.

It has some visible stitching errors, maybe you could upload the individual images used to make this panorama, and let someone else try stitching for you Thisglad (talk) 15:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. Could you please inform me how/where I can upload the source images?--Ganeshrg (talk) 16:27, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

--Ganeshrg (talk) 16:27, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

You can upload them at commons like you uploaded before Thisglad (talk) 16:49, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

In the edit 1, i cropped out the parking lot on the right. I think It gives it a more uniform look. But ya, if you have all the full res images I would be easy to adjust each image by itself so they all had the same color to them and hand stitch them if there's less than 10 or so. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 19:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I have put up the originals now. You can find them on this image's description page under "source". They are all 1280x960 resolution so should be small enough to download while being large enough to preserve detail. I would be grateful with anything that you can come up with. I used a Panasonic Lumix FZ20 and the EXIF info on the source photos has been retained so you can see the settings that I have used for each photo on the image description page under the "Metadata" section. The day was quite cloudy yet bright. I hope this helps. If you need any more info, feel free to ask away. Thanks.--Ganeshrg (talk) 11:33, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I took all that time to download your images one by one only to find that you didn't use a tripod?! There are too many individual pictures for a panorama this size. Next time, make sure your camera moves only one axis. XcepticZP (talk) 18:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Lordy, lordy. This will take a bit. :) Always fun to have a new project. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 21:48, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I have to drop out of the race. The camera literally tilts angles of the houses from picture to picture. I ran it though an auto one to make sure I wasn't going crazy and it made a circle. Never seen that before. I guess I don't have the skill for this one. Sorry, and good luck! §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:20, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind stitching this for you. But only if I had high quality source images. Instead of sizing down the images, can't you just compress them? They should be a meg that way. Assuming you have a problem uploading large images? XcepticZP (talk) 06:05, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for trying, Shep. @XcepticZP, is there a way I can EMAIL the large sized originals to you or upload them somewhere else instead of on wikimedia commons? Wikimedia commons is just too tedious coz you have to upload each picture one by one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ganeshrg (talk • contribs) 18:34, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes there is a way. Take them all, compress them to something reasonable like 1mb each. Zip them all together with winrar or winzip. Upload them to rapidshare.com. Then send me the url that they give you. Send me the url by sending me a msg, that way it'll get emailed to me automatically. If you don't mind other people downloading the file, then just post it on my userpage. XcepticZP (talk) 19:54, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I've done as you asked me to. I'm waiting for your response now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.175.8.77 (talk) 23:03, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Coat of arms of Yemen

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Article(s): Coat of arms of Yemen

Request: SVGify -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:58, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Looking over google I've found three distinct variants. One with a golden eagle, the one here, and one with the scroll bent out a bit Like here. Should I follow the one on Wikipedia, or is another version the correct one? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 00:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

I believe it should be a golden eagle. The official website of the Yemeni government has the golden eagle. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 15:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Improve contrast and centre image on the parrot

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Article(s): It might be possible to use an improved imaged on the species page of several language wikis.

Request: Please improve contrast and center the picture on the parrot. There is a different species of parrot in the background on the right side of the picture; this may be distracting and would be better edited out of the photo. This is the only image that the wiki has at the present time showing the white tip of the birds tail feathers. Snowman (talk) 17:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I gave my hand at it. I cropped it and sharpened it a bit as there was some motion blur. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 18:21, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

A bit more space above and below the parrot please. Snowman (talk) 18:46, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it up a bit more. Anything else I missed? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 19:29, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

A bit more space above and below the parrot please. It is still a bit long and narrow. Can you make it a perfect rectangle shape please? Snowman (talk) 19:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

That's the best I can do to get it a perfect square. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:43, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Coat of arms of Palau

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Article(s): Palau

Request: color to match Image:Execseal.gif -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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Root anatomy

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Can you help me with root diagram? There should be numbers instead of words.

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Article(s):sk.wikipedia.org

Request: -- Pinky sl (talk) 15:46, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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Demographic history of the United States

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• Better style (according to Mangwanani)
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  Korean Peninsula at night (A more analogous image, in the author's opinion)

Article(s): Demographic history of the United States

Request: much as I like Twinkle Twinkle Little States... um, yeah. Slow it down and put it on a normal Wiki map background so it doesn't look like the whole thing is a surprise-- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:48, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

I'm not a graphist, but a solution to the speed issue would be to include 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x buttons in the description portion of the thumb, each of which leads to a different image that changes at a different speed. This can be done by creating Image:PercentOfUSPopInEachState1x.gif, Image:PercentOfUSPopInEachState2x.gif, Image:PercentOfUSPopInEachState4x.gif, and Image:PercentOfUSPopInEachState8x.gif. The black color is off putting. JohnABerring27A (talk) 15:02, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Author's opinion:

こんにちは, I'm the author. Thanks for your interest in this image! Just wanted to let you know that back when I created this image, I tried various speeds, state colors, and background colors. I found that a fast speed was necessary in order to make the movement over the decades most visible... when you slow it down you just can't see the patterns of movement, which is really the whole point of the image. I also found that white --> black was the most intuitive color scheme for the states (brighter = larger share of the population) and easiest for the eye to recognize the subtle shades of difference. And I found that black was the background color that worked best with that. Still, if anyone thinks they can improve, good luck and have fun playing with it! Szu (talk) 05:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I would change the background color to something else. The northwestern states barely show up on my monitor. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 22:33, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

They will barely show up on any monitor, and that's on purpose. States with hardly any population are hardly visible; as they get more people they stand out more. That's exactly why I chose black for the background. When I tried other background colors, the black states would become just as visible the brighter ones, drawing attention away from the important action going on in those brighter states. If you do choose another background color I'd hope it would be very dark. Szu (talk) 14:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry but that doesn't make sense. The whole point of the image is to inform people not keep them guessing and thus they need to be able to see the image to be able to use it. If they wanted to guess the information, as will be done on some monitors, they are wasting their time looking at the image as it is as far as I can say. Mangwanani (talk) 19:50, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

So people who don't know when Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming gained statehood just have to guess at when it's "There's not state here" and when it's "There's a state with no population here"? 68.39.174.238 (talk) 20:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

This image doesn't distinguish between "there's no state here" and "there's a state with no population" because that's not the point of the image. This image is not trying to show when states were admitted to the union; the point of the image is just to show the general movement of population over the decades, which I think it does well and without requiring any guesswork. Still, like I said, if you guys can do better, go ahead and have fun with it!  ;-) Szu (talk) 20:51, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm just going to be blunt about this. I don't think it works. I have added an image of the growth of WWII just as it was the first map I came across that I think works very well in showing its point and timeline. If we could make a new version styled on this I think would be much clearer and less, as Chris called it, Twinkle Twinkle. Mangwanani (talk) 15:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your bluntness. Bear in mind there are other people who do think it works. Also I should say that the fact that you propose a map of WWII conquests as a model suggests that you don't understand the point of the image. This image is not meant to provide detail of a historical event like a military battle or territorial acquisition. It's meant to show a broad social/geographic pattern, just like "Korean Peninsula at night" which I think is much more similar in purpose. But rather than complaining about this image, please go ahead and make your own version. I'll be looking forward to see what you come up with!  :-) Szu (talk) 19:12, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

As I have said before and many times on this page, my graphic skills are limited. I am simply stating that in my opinion the image doesn't work. I also don't see how the Korean Peninsular can be compared to this image. It isn't twinkle twinkle and shows something completely different. Mangwanani (talk) 19:27, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I haven't seen your comments on other images, only this one. On the surface, the WWII map may seem to be more similar: it moves, it's historical, it's a map. But in terms of purpose, "Korean Peninsula at night" is much more similar: it illustrates a broad pattern of human population in a very simple manner; it's not trying to be a precise, detailed record like the WWII map. Szu (talk) 20:00, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

How can the image "not work" if the purpose meant by Szu is just a general population representation, not a specific...whatever you think it's supposed to be? :-/ James1293 (talk) 19:43, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Because it's on a dark background that renders it illegible on many monitors. Is that clear enough? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:22, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

We've already addressed that point: the dark states are less visible on purpose so that the light states stand out. This has been posted here for a month now... Is anyone going to make their own version, or not? Szu (talk) 02:15, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I was boiling it down for James1293 who didn't understand the above debate. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Albanian language map

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Request: put on regular Wiki-style non-ominous map -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:54, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree with the "ominous" part of it. Also, a correction of boundaries and names (Serbia/Montenegro) would be useful. Thanx, 68.39.174.238 (talk) 18:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

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Eintracht Frankfurt jersey

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White jersey Black jersey

Article(s):Eintracht Frankfurt

Request: -- Could someone please create the away and the third jersey, respectively. Maybe this template helps you. Template:Football_kit. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Help is much appreciated! -Lemmy- (talk) 10:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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• Pretty sure that layout is copyrighted. Sorry. /Lokal_Profil 23:29, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Macedonia

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Article(s): Macedonia naming dispute

Request: update to show present borders and SVGify -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:06, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

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Nephron of the Kidney diagram

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  Diagram of the nephron (the main functional unit) of the human kidney, labeled in Polish and saved in PNG format

Article(s): Kidney

Request: Please redraw this diagram in SVG format, including English-language labels. Optionally, it could be made more visually appealing through the use of a more pleasing and professional color scheme. I do not speak Polish so someone who does will need to translate the labels, or alternately a biology subject-matter expert will need to be involved to create correct English-language labels without translation from Polish. Killdevil (talk) 20:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

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Northwest passage

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Article(s): Northwest passage

Request: lighten image -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:01, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I have uploaded a lighter version. I hope it is good enough. CountingPine (talk) 00:09, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Order of the Rising Sun

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  SVG - Correct?

Article(s): Order of the Rising Sun

Request: enlarge for detail, no reason for it to be so miniscule -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I've had a go at this by converting to SVG. I couldn't find a better image on google to work from, so I made the assumption that there wasn't actually a cross in the center of the circle and that's just an unfortunate pixel effect from scaling it up. The SVG looks odd in comparison, but the "rays" are the same angles. If I'm wrong and it should be a cross or needs some other changes, then just let me know :) — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 17:49, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I have asked the original uploader to weigh in, and am seeking a physical picture now. Thank you so much, thus far! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:57, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I do not have a physical photo of the rosette, but what I can attest, the SVG looks like a good start. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 03:27, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

But as for the cross, it is intentional. Rosettes are made in a specific way. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 03:29, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Blank maps

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Article(s): templates for others

Request: I have looked and I can't find any so could someone make these maps have no borders please. If they exist feel free to hit me with a wet fish. -- Mangwanani (talk) 16:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

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Coat of arms of the Federation of the West Indies

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  best one I could find, can anyone find better?
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  flag from website, modified
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  found the image, though I suspect it is really done in the orange and dark blue of the flag and the smaller image
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  for coloration of helmet and banding
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  for the lion atop the shield

Article(s): West Indies Federation

Request: create large usable coat of arms. Also please correct the flag, based on this link here http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/gb-carib.html -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Comment: The current flag matches the description "in the West Indies Gazette" (mentioned in the FOTW link you provided). Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, that link says "The official description given in the West Indies Gazette is "Flag approved has blue ground with four white horizontal wavy bars (the top pair of bars being parallel and the lower pair also parallel) and an orange sun in the centre." Not the most enlightening description. "Blue", unless qualified, usually means the same blue as in a Blue Ensign." (orange, not red) Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:45, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Wow—that looks distinctly orange to me (more precisely, tangerine). Do you know of a more official source for the image? I couldn't find any... Fvasconcellos (t·c) 14:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

I've checked two monitors at different locations, it's coming through as red as that Guernsey shield below. If it is orange on yours, it needs to be lightened several shades at any rate. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:54, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

It's definitely orange, InkScape ran a color check and it's orange (RGBA:ff6600ff). Should it match the flag at the other link exactly, or just change the circle? I added a verson with the web colors. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 19:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much, I appreciate your time! Could you make it the darker blue of the ensign above? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:16, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Switched over the color. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 20:44, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your hard work! Now to the coat of arms... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Anything bigger to work off of? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 21:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

When I google, I find Communication and Information Sector's Photobank - Watermark of ...Watermark of the Coat of Arms of the West Indies Federation ... Place: Federal Archives Centre, University of West Indies (UWI). Country: Barbados ...

portal.unesco.org/ci/photos/showphoto.php?photo=4626 - 21k and Communication and Information Sector's Photobank - Watermark of ...Watermark of the Coat of Arms of the West Indies Federation. View Smaller Image ... Place: Federal Archives Centre, University of West Indies (UWI) ... portal.unesco.org/ci/photos/showphoto.php/photo/4626/size/big - 21k but I can't get into either of them. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 22:06, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Before anyone begin on the Coat of arms, please do not incorporate any material from files that came from Vector-images.com. These images have recently been deemed unfree on Commons where they're hosted after additional communication with the company that produced them. We'll only be able to keep files from them of insignia from countries where specific local laws expressly place insignia in the public domain. This is not the case for any of the files linked to above, so please use some other material for the new image. Any images containing code from vector-images.com will automatically be as unfree as the original image, and will have to be deleted again. Valentinian ^{T / C} 00:33, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

does this really belong here, or on a talkpage somewhere? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:49, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

It probably belongs somewhere else as well, but creating a new image that will be deleted because it contains copyrighted material would be a waste of time, so just trying to avoid this situation. I just noticed that all three suggested components came from the same problematic source. Valentinian ^{T / C} 10:17, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

decent SVG of the western hemisphere

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  svg cropped from a projection of a world map (really skewed)
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  Less skewed?

Article(s): many many articles could use a decent SVG of the western hemisphere. one example is Paraguay-United States relations

Request: :Another related request (not urgently needed but this reminded me of something I wanted earlier) - it would be fabulous to have an SVG of the Americas that wasn't super warped. Currently all the base maps of the Americas have this weird skew to them because they're cropped versions of world projections. It would be great if we could have a less distorted map of the Americas. Mangostar (talk) 00:56, 16 April 2008 (UTC) Surprisingly, all the maps of the western hemisphere are horribly skewed. I'm not even really sure where to look to find a decent projection to base a better SVG on (commons doesn't seem to have much). It would be wonderful if we could have a generic western hemisphere SVG for country labeling where it's unnecessary to have the rest of the world, marking the ranges of new world animals, etc. -- Mangostar (talk) 01:07, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

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Rotated the "main" worldmap. This should give a less skewed basis for an Americas only map. I can clean out the other countries later on but exam revision will have to take priority. BTW why cant a "normal" map (such as Image:France Canada Locator.svg) be used for Paraguay-United States relations? /Lokal_Profil 02:39, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

For that one it's fine because the countries are both very big, but for highlighting very small countries (say Central America or Caribbean) in other articles, when you include the entire world it's very hard to see where the relevant countries even are. Similarly, there are plenty of animals that are just in the western hemisphere, and again including the whole world makes it harder to see what's happening in the relevant part. Mangostar (talk) 15:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Just tell me the projection you would like and I can make one in about 2 minutes. By the way when you say skewed it is in fact a deliberate choice to try and preserve area rather than angles. You can see different map projections at Map projection Jackaranga (talk) 12:18, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

That new map made by Lokal is actually really great. (I guess s/he understood from my garbled request that the projection as such wasn't wrong, just where the projection was centered.) A couple little things: Is it possible to make it have the rounded edges-type projection similar to that at Image:BlankMap-World6.svg so that polar stuff isn't so huge? And could someone crop it so you can only see western hemisphere countries? (Sadly/embarrassingly, I have never figured out what I need to do to crop things in Inkscape....) Mangostar (talk) 15:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

It's not possible to have it with the round edges since that "skews" the continents similar to the first image. I can remove the antarctic and "hide" the non-Americas countries but I don't have time to properly remove them (whilst preserving the ISO tag structure) until after exams. /Lokal_Profil 19:44, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

There, done (once the uploading stops complaining). The only difference between hiding and removing the other countries is the filesize (currently a whopping 3,5MB). I take it it's ok if Iceland is part of the map. /Lokal_Profil 19:56, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help. Maybe later you could consider the rounder projection? I don't think the "skew" would be very bad, because the problem with the original map is that the Americas are all on one side. I guess what I mean is the on the original world map the longitude lines are like <<||>> and when you chop of the non-America part you're left with <<, so it is curved in a strange crescent way. If the Americas were centered, you would get the straighter || part (or really like <> but less severe). Do you understand what I'm getting at?

File size has now been reduced to a quarter of the original (now ~600kB). I get what you mean but the rounder projection will always be skewed due to the large regions close to the pole (Alaska, Canada, Greenland). Personaly I think this map should prove easier to work with. /Lokal_Profil 18:27, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

UTA TRAX system map

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Article(s): UTA TRAX

Request: I'm not sure if this qualifies for this page, but with the extension of the northern part of the lines this map needs to be updated. The Delta Center station is now the Arena station, and three new stations have been added at the north end of the Sandy/Salt Lake line and University line. If you need a source for the map, find it here: [1] There was a better image but it seems it's been pulled down. Thanks - CountyLemonade (talk) 04:28, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Also, with the linked map, the "hub" by the intersection of 600 West and 200 South is the third new station, the Central station. Thanks - CountyLemonade (talk) 04:14, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Ignore the above link given, here's a much better pdf: [2] CL — 16:42, 27 April 2008 (UTC) Graphist opinion:

Crest of Hyrule from JPG to SVG

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Article(s): The Legend of Zelda (series)

Request: I would just like this image in SVG, making it look exactly if not very similar to that JPG, as it's a very simple design.--24.109.218.172 (talk) 15:22, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Actually, I just did it myself. I converted it to a SVG in Inkscape. It can be found at Image:Crest of Hyrule.svg.--Suit777 (talk) 15:39, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Why is it so... yellow? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 15:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Things in the Zelda universe are always yellow. Look at Image:Triforce.svg for example. I can upload it in black though I guess, though this image is really supposed to be yellow. There, I've created a black version: Image:Crest of Hyrule black.svg.--Suit777 (talk) 16:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Now I haven't played a Zelda game in a while, but I from what I remember it was more of a gold than a yellow.--Dycedarg ж 03:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Resolved? Mangwanani (talk) 16:53, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Phaistos Disc

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

PNG

SVG

Article(s): Phaistos Disc

Request: SVG versions of the various Phaistos Disc characters. -- Ptcamn (talk) 12:08, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I left off the stroke mark (Image:Phaistos glyph 46.png). This one still needs to be SVGified. --Ptcamn (talk) 07:29, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I've got all 45 as SVG images from an extended unicode font and am uploading them now, it'll just take a while to do 45 manually and check they are correct! — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 17:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Some of them are being clipped at the edge, I'll sort those out as soon as I can. — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 18:32, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I know those first three guys! ;) Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:23, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I think we're gonna need a bot to add the {{vva}} tag to all the raster images. Mangwanani (talk) 15:40, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

A lot of the SVGs are cut off. 3 (right side) 7 (bottom) 8 (right) 12 (bottom) 15 (bottom) 23 (right) 25, 26 & 28 (bottom) 34 (right) 38 (bottom AND right), 40 (right), 45 (right) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:33, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

23 and 28 are especially bad. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 17:39, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

They render fine in Firefox, it looks like MW's ImageMagick rendering again... Time3000 (talk) 12:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

It looks like there are fractional values for the "width" and "height" attributes near the top of the SVG file. Those seem to cause problems with MW's renderer. I usually just round those up to the nearest full integer value (unless it's like .004 or something, then round down). You can probably just put in the pixel sizes which come out anyways. When I do that, MW's renderer seems to work just fine. Carl Lindberg (talk) 02:22, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

They were all generated by a script which did a "fit canvas to selection or drawing" on the lot and gave the decimal widths and heights. I'll fix those images today. — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 17:10, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Rangoon coat of arms

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Article(s): Yangon

Request: SVGify -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: This is going to be physically impossible without a higher quality version (or someone that knows the CoA). James1293 (talk) 21:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Stale

 – DyceBot (talk) 07:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

• File:Pmmmalaviya 21.jpg

Article(s): Madan Mohan Malaviya

Request: rotate to straight -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Resolved

Africa

Resolved

 – Mangwanani (talk) 08:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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  SVG world

Article(s): Template for many uses

Request: Could someone crop this image so that only Africa is in the image. I'd like to keep all the other data such as the country IDs etc. that are already in this image. I'd just like it to be more focussed on Africa. Thanks-- Mangwanani (talk) 16:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:I created two versions, one cropped and one with Africa only -- Cradel 19:57, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

• Cropped map
  Cropped map
• Africa only (transparent background)
  Africa only (transparent background)
• Africa only (white background)
  Africa only (white background)

Ehhh.., the image below already existed before this request...Was there something different that you wanted? /Lokal_Profil 20:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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  Transparent background and countries named by isocode (both css classes and id) for easy derivatives.

Typical, you spend hours searching for something and then someone else comes along and finds it straight away. I was looking on Wikipedia:Blank maps for the image and it wasn't there and looked elsewhere and presumed this was one image not on the wiki. :( The border lines aren't as clear in Cradel's versions although this is something I have noticed happen when you try to alter the images sometimes. Thanks anyway for the help. Mangwanani (talk) 08:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

A general tip is if you are looking for images then search Commons first in this case Commons:Category:Blank maps of Africa =) /Lokal_Profil 18:34, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Hyrcania

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 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Hyrcania

Request: put on standard Wiki-style map -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 06:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:That means change the abvs. to "Iran" and "Turkmenistan" I guess? --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 16:45, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, and land grey, and water white, and maybe don't label the countries at all as it could be used by several different Wikis, and... Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 16:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Much warmer, maybe something could be trimmed from Image:BlankAsia.png ? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 17:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

& now? --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 17:54, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Now it's perfect, please overwrite the original, and thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:20, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Voila. --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 17:06, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you sir! You're a good kind man, and people will write songs about you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Jake DeShazer

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 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Jacob DeShazer

Request: undo strange striping across his face -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 06:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:Here you go, I've overwritten the existing file (You may need to purge your browsers cache) -- Cradel 16:19, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Bueno, that's much better, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Tifinagh

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 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:24, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Tifinagh, to be used for the Berber WikiProject

Request: fix for perspective, maybe using http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/perspective/en.shtml , put on regular Wiki-style white or clear background -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:02, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Would an SVG be better? Given the content of the image (not to mention its quality), it would be simple to create and possibly more effective. Time3000 (talk) 09:07, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

If you could, please! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 16:26, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Abra cadabra... Ask a real Berber next time! (Well, an Arabophone one) --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 18:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

That is beautiful, and thank you! Speaking of real Berber, how do we kick the tires and make the project roll? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:22, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, there are of course many ways... For example here on GL, like looking for a better image to show on Berber people article (the previous one was better, but still not "goody good") or making better maps to show where Berbers live, for this article too and on Berber languages etc... --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 17:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

US Route 5 sign

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 – Time3000 (talk) 11:03, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

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  Signage at the southern split between U.S. Route 5 and Connecticut Route 15

Article(s): U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut

Request: Photo was taken from inside a car. Would it be possible to remove the effect of the windshield and also to enhance the contrast and sharpness? --Polaron | Talk 18:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Oh, and you could crop off the lower part of the picture to remove the "windshield effect"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.101.123.219 (talk) 03:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I did a quick contrast increase but there's still the irregularity in the bottom-right corner. Time3000 (talk) 15:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Request done... Hope you like!! XcepticZP (talk) 18:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Definitely much better than the original. Thank you all for your work. --Polaron | Talk 20:29, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Is this now markable as complete? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

London Midland Rail Network Map

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  Map of the London Midland railway network.

Article(s): Go-Ahead Group, Keolis, Govia, London Midland.

Request: -- Could some of the errors in this map be corrected please? I've only taken a brief look, but there are several spelling mistakes in the station names, e.g. Blakedown, not Blakedowh; Canley, not Oanley; Barnt Green not Banrt Green; some stations are incorrectly named e.g. Five Ways not "Five Flags"; just "Olton" not "Olton Green"; and some stations are missing altogether, e.g. Sutton Coldfield which should be located between Wylde Green and Four Oaks. Also the railway junction between Dorridge and Lapworth is drawn wrongly. Thanks DWaterson (talk) 00:57, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I have fixed the spellings and names mentioned. Havn't fixed anything else though. Mangwanani (talk) 18:11, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I've put in Sutton Coldfield, but I couldn't find Dorridge or Lapworth (!). Time3000 (talk) 10:57, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Request: -- In the top left: Runcon should be Runcorn. Top centre: Lichfield to Litchfield (both for L. City and L. Trent Valley), Tarnworth to Tamworth. Centre: Stechford to Stetchford. On lines heading south-west from centre: KingsNorton to Kings Norton [space needed]; Bromsglove to Bromsgrove. On the Moor St to Leamington line (centre, heading SE): Acock Green to Acocks Green. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.220.52 (talk) 20:07, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

 Done. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 20:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

2008 protests in Serbia

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): 2008 protests in Serbia

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:I've overwritten the existing file -- Cradel 12:59, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Much better, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

The Sega Project Logo

Resolved

 – Red Phoenix ^{flame of life...protector of all...} 23:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

• The logo of Wikipedia:WikiProject Sega
  The logo of Wikipedia:WikiProject Sega
• File:Hereimage.svg

Article(s): Template:Segaproject, Template:Segabox2, and various other uses around the project

Request: I would like to see this image converted to a .svg and have a darker border around the logo. As it stands right now, there's hardly any border to it, it's more like a blend. To whoever uploads this fixed image: you can upload it over Image:Hereimage.svg . The logo itself is in the public domain, so there's no need to worry about copyright. Red Phoenix ^{flame of life...protector of all...} 15:56, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:It looks like there has been a problem your uploaded svg version, but I uploaded Hereimage.svg (right) anyway,-- Cradel 16:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment Yeah, that would be because I suck at Inkscape. Thanks for the fix, after I verify it with the project I'll mark this one off. Red Phoenix ^{flame of life...protector of all...} 19:36, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yep, it works. Thanks. Red Phoenix ^{flame of life...protector of all...} 23:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Maynard James Keenan

Resolved

 – James1293 (talk) 19:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

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  MJK at Roskilde festival 2006.
• Darkened background a bit.
  Darkened background a bit.

Article(s): Maynard James Keenan, Scientology in popular culture

Request: -- east718 says that this image has given him PTSD and that he now suffers chronic headaches just from thoughts of the image. Therefore, with his health as the specific concern, the background is in need of muting a bit, if possible. Lara❤Love 13:56, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:
My eyes! My eyes!!!!!!!!!!11!!! (Sorry—actually improving this is out of my league, but I just had to do that.) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 14:27, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Not sure it's worth it. Image:Maynard James Keenan Roskilde 1.jpg is better. These photos all turned out a lot better then those I took at the same concert. /Lokal_Profil 21:24, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Darkened it a bit, took me <10 min :-) James1293 (talk) 00:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Can't we label this resolved? James1293 (talk) 19:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

President of Afghanistan

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

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  automatically traced SVG version

Article(s): President of Afghanistan, dozens of others

Request: SVGify -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 07:30, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:Here is the automatically traced SVG version, looks like the symbol will need to be cleaned -- Cradel 20:27, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Very cool! How do you do the autotracing? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

In Inkscape its Path --> Trace bitmap or alternatively Shift+Alt+B Mangwanani (talk) 08:33, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I guess this is done since the original was deleted. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Paneriai monument

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 – Renata (talk) 05:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Ponary massacre

Request: the photo is too dark to see the details. Could someone help? Renata (talk) 19:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Hey! One I can do! How's this? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 02:07, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Nice. Certainly much nicer than anything I tried :) Is there a way to lighten up only the bottom part of the pic? Like where the plaques are? If not, than it's good. Renata (talk) 00:59, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

It's possible but it starts to look pretty artificial, the noise levels start becoming an issue, and it loses any solemn mood. I've uploaded a 2b to show about what that would look like. I'd use 2a, however. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 05:52, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, I like 2b... :) At least in thumb size you can see where the monument is and where the trees are. But I just noticed that the tree tops look like covered in snow in both 2a and 2b... Oh, well, I guess it's just a bad pic and somebody will have to go there and get a new one :) Renata (talk) 19:18, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry. =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 10:56, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Hey, sorry for what? At least you tried to help :) Efforts that count... and nobody will look at the tree tops anyway. Will use 2b in the article. Thank you! Renata (talk) 05:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

photo doctor

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

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• File:Bocchino 2.JPG

Article(s): Cigarette holder

Request: replace glaring orange filter with white, remove partial advert from just below that -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Turn this object to make it vertical may be a good idea. 140.122.97.172 (talk) 10:36, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Explain? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 13:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

This clean up is easy, but this little stick take a lot of space. Turn it of 60• will put it vertically, allowing us to display it, in article, as a [20px large x 150px hight] picture. 140.122.97.172 16:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.135.4.212 (talk)

Let's worry about the other cleanups first, and then see. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Is this what you wanted (I didn't rotate it though) -- Cradel 21:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

That's perfect, that's all that I wanted, would you please overwrite the original? Thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Umm... the original image is used on several pages and projects — are you sure they all prefer the edited version? —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 01:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Point well taken-I just thought it was a good idea to get the advert out. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 15:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Could the rest of the background be whitened as well? /Lokal_Profil 09:33, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Would it not then wash out the central subject? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 16:27, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Don't think so. It's already quite white around the actual object, it's the dark corners that are getting to me. /Lokal_Profil 20:28, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Whites in Zimbabwe

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:49, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

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• File:Nancy1982.jpg
• File:Nancy1982 2.JPG

Article(s): Whites in Zimbabwe

Request: I don't know, it just seems to me this could be improved somehow -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Agree - looks like there are water droplets which could be removed and also the whole image could be sharpened and possibly a noise reduction. Mangwanani (talk) 16:49, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:I gave it a try, I know it isn't perfect but it might work -- Cradel 18:04, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

The colours look more Zimbabwe... Mangwanani (talk) 19:54, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Perfect, thanks, just what is needed, should we overwrite? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 20:49, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, of course. When the work is clearly an improvement : overwrite. 220.135.4.212 (talk) 13:41, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

SVG the flag of Seborga

Resolved

• Flag of Seborga
  Flag of Seborga
• File:Vlagseborga.svg
• Redrawn (not traced) with Crown of Italy
  Redrawn (not traced) with Crown of Italy

Article(s): Principality of Seborga and others

Request: SVG please --SelfQ (talk) 16:35, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:Here you go -- Cradel 17:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Could you remove the black box, its not suppose to be there.--SelfQ (talk) 18:11, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry ? -- Cradel 18:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I think he means the outer border. Perhaps a grey separation would be better. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:02, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Yup, thats what I was going for, it has a black border around it now, and thats not suppose to be there. --SelfQ (talk) 11:37, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

This is just a suggestion, it might be better to compose the flag from existing SVG elements rather than (what looks like) a trace of the raster. For example you could use a crown from SVG coat of arms elements and there are many similar shield shapes on other Italian coats of arms. There isn't an exact match for the crown, but a similar one is used on the Savoia COA, I don't know how much give there is in interpretation for COA... — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 13:44, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I think it's alot. You can probably swipe the crown from the Spanish flag, and the coat proper is pretty easy to draw (Except maybe for the point). 68.39.174.238 (talk) 14:23, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I accualy believe that the crown of italy and the one on the flag could atleased be based on one and the same.--SelfQ (talk) 14:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Is this one OK -- Cradel 20:08, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Its beter, but while the black edge around the flag is gone, now thers a black edge around the 9 horizontal and single vertical stripes. also the shield seems abit to rounded, atleast the top part sould be at a 90° angle.--SelfQ (talk) 21:32, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

What about now ?-- Cradel 21:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Evenout the left edge of the shield so it matches the one on the right and I would say perfect.--SelfQ (talk) 21:57, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

 Done. Is it OK now ? -- CD 18:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

The black border can always be added through wikisyntax. The current version looks great. /Lokal_Profil 09:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it look great, nice work. could you upload over the original svg and add a "a SVG is avalible" in the png summary?--SelfQ (talk)

 Done ;)-- CD 20:48, 1 May 2008 (UTC) 20:01, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, great job. --SelfQ (talk) 21:35, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Ukrainian Sich Riflemen

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 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 23:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Ukrainian Sich Riflemen

Request: put on regular Wiki-style white or clear background -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 21:02, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:In oreder to make the background transparent i uploaded a PNG version, I also reduced the file size because it was like 1.5MB, I made a 800x906px file -- Cradel 09:47, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

There's some residual background on the right side, both top and bottom, if you could get that out, that'd be great. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done-- Cradel 17:14, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Splendid, thanks! You may want to fix the licensing, or I can. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 23:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Fédération Indochinoise des Associations du Scoutisme

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Fédération Indochinoise des Associations du Scoutisme

Request: rotate to straight and trim a little -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:38, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Anyone? Anyone? Please? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:04, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

I believe that would constitute a derivative work :( Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:08, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

By rotating maybe two degrees clockwise and cropping? How is that derivative? You guys straighten images all the time! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 02:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

It would be a derivative work, however it should be possible to uploade it on top of the old version and use it under fair use as before. /Lokal_Profil 20:05, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

That's what I am asking for, please do so. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 22:37, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

As mentioned below none of my image programs rotate jpg's nicely without messing them up =( /Lokal_Profil 23:31, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

I have rotated the picture upright and improved the colour depth, but I can't find a sensible way to trim it without losing info. If you just want the logo, I could trace that in inkscape for you, though. --Slashme (talk) 08:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, that's what was needed, except maybe trim the dark edge on the right side. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Japanese martyrs

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:25, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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• File:Japanese martyrs-web.jpg

Article(s): Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:24, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:I've overwritten the file -- CD 11:18, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Very good, thank you so much! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:25, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Ordre national du Mérite

Resolved

 – Lokal_Profil 11:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

• File:Ordre national du Mérite.GIF

Article(s): Ordre national du Mérite

Request: put on regular Wiki-style white or clear background -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:02, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

The image look a lot like a copyvio so I'm not sure an improvement is possible. /Lokal_Profil 13:14, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Image got deleted so I'll mark this as resolved. /Lokal_Profil 11:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Fire classes logos

Resolved

Please create a svg file for each of the fire classes logos present in the following image :

• http://www.h3rperformance.com/images/fire_types_all.gif

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  Class A
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  Class B
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  Class C
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  Class C #2
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  Class D
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  Class K - I am unhappy with the pan

Article(s): to improve the tab on the page Fire classes. We have also logo in svg on the french wikipedia... see here

Request: -- Gdgourou (talk) 17:47, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

• Done first one. Note that it is very hard to determine how the details should look like because of low resolution. Renata (talk) 19:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Looks quite good to me—these are standard on Brazilian fire extinguishers (though usually color coded), see e.g. here. I believe the "log" closest to the boards should be a rolled-up blanket or newsprint, etc. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:46, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Here's Class D (had to do the easy one, sorry :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 20:02, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
      • Playing the part of the devils advocate: How about the copyright for those original images? If they are copyrighted then any derivative image (sucha as the class A above) will also be copyrighted. /Lokal_Profil 20:45, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
        • It would be hard to believe these icons are copyrightable. The point of them is so that everyone uses them. Renata (talk) 20:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
          • The star isn't copyrightable but al the others are. And unless they explicitly have been made free (US gov?) they are copyrighted. /Lokal_Profil 20:07, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

• Ok, I am done. Unless someone can figure out a way to draw a better pan for Class K. Renata (talk) 20:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Wow, very nice work—welcome to the Lab! And all in the time it took me to draw one more :D Fvasconcellos (t·c) 21:06, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
    • I like your flames better :) They are "fatter" :P And I suppose I should rename my stuff according to your naming scheme... Renata (talk) 21:18, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
      • Thanks to and for all... It's very good (also the pan ;-)). No matter for the naming... --Gdgourou (talk) 10:54, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Pennſylvanian state logo

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68.39.174.238 (talk) 19:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

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  Central shield and eagle crest from here.
• File:Pennsylvania state seal.png
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  Traced SVG
• Updated. Redraw a lot of it, it's much sharper now. (Text and the bottom thing.)
  Updated. Redraw a lot of it, it's much sharper now. (Text and the bottom thing.)

Articels: Many, including Seal of Pennsylvania

Request: SVGify the seal 68.39.174.238 (talk) 00:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Oppinion: How does that work? I wasn't sure how to incorporate the flag part (specific part wanted?), if there is I'll fix it. §tepshep • ¡Talk to me! 02:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Did you trace the bitmap? --ANONYMOUSPUSSY 10:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

No, I use VectorMagic to edit the bitmap, then make it SVG, I pop it into InkScape and make it transparent. It takes all of 15 minutes to get right if anything gets truly messed up. §tepshep • ¡Talk to me! 17:45, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

It seems to break down the detail though: For one, the ships rigging becomes sortof a blurred blob. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 03:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

And what I meant with the flag was that the ship, plow and grain were already vectorized on the flag, just in a different shaped shield. Same with the eagle. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 03:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Never said you had to use it, just thought I'd offer some help. No harm done? §tepshep • ¡Talk to me! 04:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Nono, it's fine. If the flag can't be used or noone else does, then your version is still good enough to be used in place of the raster'd seal. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 18:01, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

I've just updated it so the text and the bottom thing is much sharper. --Henrikb4 (talk) 14:46, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Nice; is there any way to get the elements off of the flag? They appear much sharper there... 68.39.174.238 (talk) 16:58, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it would be possible, I might take a look at it--Henrikb4 (talk) 09:13, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, I've taken the boat and plough from the flag. Let me know what you think. --Slashme (talk) 15:56, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

And now I've sharpened stuff up somewhat. I think this is done now. --Slashme (talk) 09:59, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

It's been so long I'm just glad to have it done and not "stale"'d. Someone can delete the traced version. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 19:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

TB in 2005

Resolved

— Requester says it's good. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 19:15, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

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  Tuberculosis in 2005
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  PNG by Sbw01f

Article(s): Tuberculosis

Request: A better one maybe. → Pepper / ? 20:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Question: What do the colors mean (IE. Where is the legend)? Also, to whoever takes this: Be very careful, this map is very defective in its borders... 68.39.174.238 (talk) 22:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The legend is in the image page, Anyway it's this: Cases per 100,000; Red = >300, orange = 200-300; yellow = 100-200; green 50-100 and grey <50. Data from WHO, 2006. [3]

Yeah, I was filling in Image:BlankMap-World6.svg to export as a PNG and noticed some inconsistencies. For example the area between Pakistan and China, Yemen and above Bangladesh. If they are just meant to be different areas of the same country that's OK but I take the black lines to be borders, which makes no sense in those areas. — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 23:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd just go with the data and apply it to a blank map. That's what I did with Image:Polio worldwide 2005.png and its companion SVG; the original JPG had several inaccuracies, so I just used the WHO data. Fvasconcellos* (t·c) 02:14, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I thought of that too, but upon opening the spreadsheet there are a dozen sheets with different data and I have nooooo idea which sheet or which data it is. Nothing seems to stand out as "cases per 100,000" :-/ — ₪₪ ch1902 ₪₪ 13:40, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I see. Maybe 2006 data from the 27th page of this report (http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/2008/pdf/report_without_annexes.pdf) is more useful. → Pepper / ? 15:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: It appears Sbw01f has produced a PNG from the WHO data—see above. Is this what you had in mind? Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

If the PNG is what was wanted I'll do the SVG for it. Mangwanani (talk) 15:35, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

That's all perfect. → Pepper / ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by PepperIT (talk • contribs) 14:43, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Nobutaka Machimura

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• 

Article(s): Nobutaka Machimura

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:54, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Done, saved as jpg (better for photos) --Slashme (talk) 10:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Peterloo Massacre

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 –  Talk  17:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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  A map showing the contingents sent to the Peterloo Massacre. PNG format.
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  SVG

Article(s): Peterloo Massacre

Request: requires an SVG conversion. -- --Jza84 |  Talk  21:39, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

• I'll take this. Renata (talk) 21:48, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Ok, how's that? Renata (talk) 23:02, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Some of the placenames are obscured by the arrows. Any chance of reducing/re-aligning the text size to stop item conflict? --Jza84 |  Talk  23:15, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
      • Please note that Mediawiki doesn't support the arrowheads. You will have to convert them to paths. That should also fix som of the alignment issues. /Lokal_Profil 23:25, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
        • Ghr, ok, fixed arrows. But I do give up re fonts. They just render so differently on my screen than on Commons... If anyone feels like playing with it... Renata (talk) 01:14, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
          • Fonts are always problematic. Even though Mediawiki supports DejaVu Sans it still renders it differently from Incscape. A quick and dirty fix would be to convert te text to paths as well. The previous version in the history is always available if someone want's to fix the font issues. /Lokal_Profil 15:50, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
            • All fixed now. I reduced the text size and moved them around a bit to make it more readable and converted all texts to paths. —PolishName 12:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
              • Resolved. Thanks, --Jza84 |  Talk  17:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Mitch Hedberg

Resolved

— File was deleted for copyright concerns. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 16:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

File:Mitchhedbergbw.jpg

Article(s): Mitch Hedberg

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:01, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Can't find the image, is this a typo, or was the image removed? --Slashme (talk) 10:24, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

"19:53, 28 April 2008 Angr (Talk | contribs) deleted "Image:Mitchhedbergbw.jpg" ‎ (I7: Invalid justification given for non-free image)" — I'm going to mark this resolved since we can't work on a nonexistent image. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 16:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Spear of Lugh

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Article(s): Spear of Lugh

Request: straighten and trim -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:18, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:Done. Saved as greyscale to reduce file size. --Slashme (talk) 10:50, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Government Warehouse

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Article(s): Government Warehouse

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Done. --Slashme (talk) 11:13, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Dominican coat

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68.39.174.238 (talk) 16:10, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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Articels: Politics of the Dominican Republic and others

Request: Two: The blue on the tassel in the center should match the other blues, and the bible should have some writing on it in Spanish ("Y la verdad nos hará libres"). 68.39.174.238 (talk) 02:36, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Oppinion: Like that? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:35, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks OK. I can't find any other examples of it with the words on the Bible, so I'm guessing that may be incorrect. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 16:10, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

View on Taiwan's Valley

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 – 220.135.4.212 (talk) 07:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

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  View on Taiwan's Valley

Article(s): Taiwan

Request: This image is really nice, but, sadly, we can notice 3 electric line on the sky. Make disapear this 3 lines would be great. Since it's a clear improvement, please upload the corected image up on the same image on commons (using the same file name). Many thanks. -- 220.135.4.212 (talk) 13:57, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: but the lines are realy there, would that not be distorting the true a bit? it would be like removing a scar from someones face to make there biography look beter, right?--SelfQ (talk) 14:50, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

No, it's a matter of perspective, if the photo was taken from a slightly different angle, the lines wouldn't appear. Minor mods like this are done all the time by the GL. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 16:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

I still request the clean up : the electrical lines are out of topic in this picture of natural mountain. These 3 lines are Chart junk (polution), if the photograph wanted to take picture of human building, he probably just had to turn his camera to the right, to take picture of a village. user:220.135.4.212 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.122.97.172 (talk) 10:39, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Done. There is still somewhat of a smudge in the sky. To remove the last traces would take me quite a while, but I think the distraction of the big black electrical wires was the main problem, so I think we can probably mark this as resolved? --Slashme (talk) 11:35, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, resolved ;) many thanks 220.135.4.212 (talk) 07:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

McCain

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 – Ferrylodge (talk) 22:51, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

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• 
• 

Article(s): John McCain

Request: Hi, the image with black background is a cropped version of the original, and the image with blue background is further revised by me. Is the revised image okay? It seems like bad composition to have a black jacket on a black background. Are there any policies that discourage us from changing the background in the official photo of a living person?

And here's a request: would you please see if you can do a better cut-out than I did, and also use a better background color than I used (the blue seems too bright and distracting)? Any other improvements would be welcome too. Thx.-- Ferrylodge (talk) 19:33, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

A standard white background would probably be best for this image... Mangwanani (talk) 16:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Can the Graphic Lab please go ahead and install a white background, then?Ferrylodge (talk) 18:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I should think so. I'm waiting on new software and unless someone gets there before me I shall have a go... Mangwanani (talk) 18:37, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. And for whatever it may be worth, I think a lighter shade of blue would be better, because McCain has white hair which will blend into a white background. But a white background would be better than black.Ferrylodge (talk) 19:10, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Maybe you could duplicate the background from the Obama pic?Ferrylodge (talk) 21:09, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

(undent)Looks like Andrew c's greenish background has been accepted at the John McCain article. Thanks again. Would Mangwanani (or Andrew c or someone else) mind revising the image above with blue background, because the cut-out I did is very rough and has left artifacts; this image with blue background would be nice for other purposes at Wikipedia (e.g. userboxes and other articles about the 2008 election campaign). Merci beaucoup.Ferrylodge (talk) 16:31, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

• This is a relatively straightforward foreground crop. Check out the background edit version I've added to the gallery. The background was a number of gradients layered together, using the color pallet of the Obama background, in order to mimic that look. The Navy Blue background is a good try, but the crop could have been tighter, and the software produced JPG artifacts around the cropped area (which are visible even in the thumbnail). Hopefully my version is satisfactory. -Andrew c ^[talk] 16:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Andrew c. It looks good. The only remaining question I have is one of policy: is there any reason why a biography of a living person (BLP) should stick with the cropped original, instead of using the revised cropped original that you have produced?Ferrylodge (talk) 20:46, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again for your work on this Andrew c. Unfortunately, it appears that the article will continue to use the black on black photo.Ferrylodge (talk) 04:13, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Bekaa Valley

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  Picture of the Bekaa Valley

Article(s): Bekaa Valley

Request: Can someone downsample this? Thanks, Spencer^T♦C 21:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Done. Let me know if that's what you wanted. XcepticZP (talk) 00:09, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Great job, thanks. Spencer^T♦C 01:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Lloyd

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• 
  How's this?

Article(s): Lloyd (car)

Request: Improve this very ugly logo of a long-dead car company and convert to the right image format (Possible source here : http://www.lloyd-freunde-ig.de/ ). Hektor (talk) 23:24, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: I'm on it. Vector will be up in a few days.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 01:52, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Note that this page suggests that the logo is red, black and white. /Lokal_Profil 04:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

First attempt is up.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

The base of the triangle should be slightly wider then the sides. Otherwise it looks good./Lokal_Profil 21:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Two comments:

• The triangle is equilateral, and it seems to me it should be an isosceles with an angle a little more open at top. In the outline of the triangle, the thin line should be a little closer to the thick one.
• Following comment by Lokal, could it be possible to have the vertical bars in red like in this brochure cover : http://www.lloyd-freunde-ig.de/images/Lloyd_Handbuch_g.jpg

but this is really already great. The shape of the letters LLOYD is real good. Thanks a lot. Hektor (talk) 21:29, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

How about now?--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 22:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

If you could increase the size of the letters so that the word LLOYD is just a little wider than the red triangle, reduce the red triangle just a tiny bit, and move it upwards and closer to the outline triangle to make room for the larger letters I think it would be absolutely perfect and gorgeous. Hektor (talk) 06:36, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

New version is up.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks good. =) /Lokal_Profil 20:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Outstanding ! Congratulations ! And many thanks ! Hektor (talk) 20:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I nominated the old jpg for deletion because it's now an orphaned fair use image.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:42, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Computer

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Original image local to Wikiversity

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  Current FP, starting point
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  First attempt

Article(s): [4] desktop computer

Request: I found this image on Wikiversity. (It's local, so I can't do a gallery.) I did find Image:Personal computer, exploded 5.svg, but it shows too much detail of the CPU and too little of the other peripherals. What I would like is the be-all, end-all of computer diagrams. Could you adapt it so it has the CPU and its details, monitor, keyoard, and mouse, but also a printer, scanner, external hard drive, camera, mp3 player, etc. (if that sounds like a lot, some of those aren't critical). For software, try generic stylized system and application software. A version with both English labels and numbers would be great. Please upload it to commons. If it comes out how I hope it will, the same diagram should be useable just about everywhere. Thanks in advance!-- HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 02:45, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

Don't use the wikiversity image. It has no source and as such any derivatives are problematic copyrightwise eand would probably be deleted. I do agree that a version with more peripherals could be very usefull though. /Lokal_Profil 10:18, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I have limited svg skills--enough to do something but not enough to do it on my own--and to get the ball rolling, I added system vs. application (game, in this case) software, printer, iPod, and external hard drive. It's a start; feel free to upload over it. I've also contacted the image's creator, Gustavb. Maybe he can explain the perspective (in Inkscape's axonometric grid, I approximated the x angle to be 42˚ and the z to be 7.5˚, but it looks like it's actually vanishing points of some kind).--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 12:22, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

The Ipod is at a strange angle WRT the holder... it doesn't look right. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 18:33, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

First, it's supposed to be leaning back about 20 degrees because that's what Apple's holders do. Second, I've uploaded a new version that (among other things *cough* scanner *cough*) tries to fix that. I'm pretty good at figuring out when something doesn't look right; fixing it is the hard part.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 19:20, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I have to be away from the computer for a few days, but I uploaded a somewhat final version. I like it; but someone else might have criticism. (Let's worry about the drawing before we--it is we, right?--get into English labels.)--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks nice. Maybe rotating the scanner slightly clockwise and the printer+external hard drive sligtly ACW tough. /Lokal_Profil 00:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

The problem is that the perspective illusion doesn't hold up when the verticals aren't vertical, so it's harder than just a rotation. I worked with them nonetheless and posted the new version. Think it needs a webcam?-HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 00:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Withdrawn. I though I couldn't do this alone, but I surprised myself. I'm doing a picture peer review instead.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

2008 HOA Zimbabwe election, constituency winners map

Resolved

 – Habbit (talk) 12:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

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  started version
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  The map I started from (wrong)
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  PNG municipalities
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  Provinces here too
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  constituency maps here
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  An example of how this kind of maps look when finished
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  An already vectorialized map we can start from
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  My Started version
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  Finished version

Article: Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008

Request: Someone at Talk:Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008 requested that a map of the House of Assembly constituency winners be made, and I started work on the project. However, I based my map on a vectorialization of Image:Zim-provinces blank.jpg, which has proven to contain some gross errors forcing me to constantly reshape provinces and constituencies. I'm in exams now and can't afford to put more time on this, so I'm here to ask for help: is someone willing to finish the job?. The current status can be seen on the left. Thanks in advance. Habbit (talk) 10:06, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:There are better maps of Zimbabwe on which this can be based. There is also this link here which has all the results and some maps also. Mangwanani (talk) 11:18, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Yup, that was the website I was checking to get the results and paint the constituencies as required. The second map you posted (PNG municipalities) looks better, but some municipalities are split in several constituencies, partially due to population sizes, and also some gerrymandering. Habbit (talk) 13:43, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Yup. It may well be out of date but that's the way things go sometimes. Does the final image have to be vector? Can I also ask why half of Mashonaland East is missing in your map? Mangwanani (talk) 14:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I would prefer the final image to be vector, as it could be scaled as needed (say, for printing or outside Wikipedia). The final result I was trying for is something like Image:Spanish general election, 2008 - constituency winners.svg. It appears that I chose the wrong map to start with, and I might have overdid the post-vectorization "simplifying" step, so I seemingly cut off part of a province. Thus, it would be better to just start again with another map as the base (Image:Zimbabwe Locator.png looks good), but I won't be able to start in this week, or even month, since I'm in exams right now, that's why I asked for help here. Habbit (talk) 14:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

That's fine. I'm sure we can come up with something. Not sure how good my skills at vector are for this... Mangwanani (talk) 15:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I have tried but I can't do it. :( My action plan (which I was attempting) was to vectorise the maps from Sokwanele (just the outlines not the colours or the writing) and then once they were all vectorised to slot them neatly into a map of Zimbabwe and then change the colours accordingly to reflect the election results. Mangwanani (talk) 19:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, that's just what I was doing before. I ran into the problem of the bad map I started from (with wrong-shaped provinces), but I believe that doing so with a correct base provincial map should be relatively easy. If no-one else stands up for finishing the map in a week or so (i.e. after I finish my exams), I will restart work with a new base map. Thanks for trying, though! Habbit (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I made Image:Zimbabwe admin.svg it might be useful. Jackaranga (talk) 20:53, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. It will be extremely useful, since we won't need to create/vectorialize another map of Zimbabwe: just split/join the boundaries for constituencies, and then paint them. Thank you very much!! The only thing we're missing now is a map of the constituencies inside Harare and, iIrc, another province not available in the above website. Habbit (talk) 22:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, here's my started version. I have vectorised the constituency maps from Sokwanele and inserted them into Jackaranga's map. Mangwanani (talk) 19:32, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Is this going how you intended? Before I go any further... Mangwanani (talk) 19:20, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. You're doing a quite wonderful job. My congratulations. Habbit (talk) 13:04, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, its as done as I can do - can't find a map for the Midlands. It may, nay does, need tyding up a lot around the edges. Additionally, Lake Kariba (partly in black) needs something doing but I'm not sure what. Mangwanani (talk) 17:04, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

I found constituency maps for the remaining provinces here, which should be easy to correlate with election results sites, thus filling the last voids. Harare will need to be shown enlarged just like Bulawayo (that's why I reserved the 'H' space in my first map and put the color code in another place). About the lake, I'd just forget about it, i.e. show it as part of the constituency next to it. Besides the need for some reconciling of the constituency borders with the provinces, this is a great job. Once again, my compliments. Habbit (talk) 13:31, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but I really don't have the patience to work with those maps. Sorry. Mangwanani (talk) 14:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, I won't say I'm particularly happy with the coitus interruptus, but still you have gone a long way with this job and I thank you for it. A great map with vectorisations of more than 150 constituencies. My exam streak ends this Wednesday, so I'll take over that night - however, if anyone else in the Graphic Lab wishes to complete this map before, I'll be even happier ^.^ Habbit (talk) 20:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Just an after-thought and getting ahead of myself, once this is done, can we make a copy that has all the constituencies in grey like the other blank Wikipedia maps for future use... Mangwanani (talk) 15:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Finished at last! Took me a bit longer that I thought, plagued as I am with constant exams. About the map with all constituencies in grey, it can be done, but take into account that FPTP constituencies change frequently. Habbit (talk) 12:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

That looks so good! Well done Habbit! Mangwanani (talk) 15:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Vaillante

Resolved

 – Hektor (talk) 22:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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  Vector

Article(s): Vaillante

Request: I assume this is an easy one. Could we have a .svg logo for the fictional French brand Vaillante ? In fact not that fictional, since some SEATs did bear the Vaillante badge. Hektor (talk) 23:24, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Done.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 20:37, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

As I'm uploading the new svg I get the message "A file with this name exists already". Guess I wasn't quick enough =). I'd probably make the red a touch darker but apart from that it looks good. /Lokal_Profil 21:10, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I noticed that too. I'm not going to bother with it anymore; if you want to, go ahead.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 22:08, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Red fixed.XcepticZP (talk) 21:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Malé , Maldives

Resolved

— Not fully recoverable.

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  "a typical road in malé"

Article(s): Malé

Request: Can someone take out the excess light in the top of the photo? Thanks, Spencer^T♦C 01:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: The image is pretty bad. All the data in the top left is irrecoverable. Shows you what typically happens when you use a cell phone camera. I fixed it as much as I could, but that's the best anyone is going to be able to give you. XcepticZP (talk) 13:47, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for trying. Spencer^T♦C 17:13, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Rhodesia

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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• File:Bushwar1.JPG

Article(s): Rhodesia

Request: lighten for detail -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:18, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Let me know what you think. I tried to remove the lines a little. XcepticZP (talk) 13:53, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, I'm just getting settled in Japan, it's great, thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Kuni Tomoko

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Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu

Request: fix texture chatter -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:Looks like a job for the Fourier transform, I'll do it sometime this weekend if no-one picks it up earlier. --Slashme (talk) 11:14, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Fourier transform worked like a charm! --Slashme (talk) 19:44, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, that is beautiful! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Luther Halsey Gulick

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 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Luther Halsey Gulick

Request: trim out framing and lighten around head -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 06:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Done. Let me know what you think. XcepticZP (talk) 00:18, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Seems to be some horizontal line artifacts on the forehead User:Pedant 06:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.49.8.228 (talk)

Much better, thank you! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Good article star

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 – CD 11:16, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): Wikipedia talk:Good articles#Redesign of symbols

Request: Create an 'empty star' image based on Image:Featured article star.svg, and upload at Image:Good article star.svg. This would keep the black border around the star, but the rest would be blank. This is for a proposed replacement for the Good article symbol.-- Pharos (talk) 22:13, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:I created one , Q:does the inside have to be transperant or have a color - Cradel 12:51, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Could the plus be aligned with vertical? Currently it looks like one of those optical illusions. 68.39.174.238 (talk) 14:27, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I've tried that, but I think it looks better like this -- CD 17:54, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

faces have little feature

Resolved

 – Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article(s): several

Request: lighten for detail, the faces have little feature -- Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:55, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Both done. Enjoy... XcepticZP (talk) 00:03, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, I'm just getting settled in Japan, they're great, thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:18, 19 May 2008 (UTC)