Competition
Glitter uses a small animation to indicate when files are being downloaded. My graphics skills are non-existent and the current animation is very poor. Therefore I decided to hold a competition in the hope that someone would create a really cool animation.
Grant Petersen has supplied three excellent animations and is the winner of the competition. Below are Grant's three entries:
The gas plasma animation is included in the current release of glitter. Grant explains the thinking behind this animation:
I got onto the idea of USENET being old tech in a new wrapper. I mean, glitter is a tool that makes one of the older and less glam' internet services more attractive.
So I thought; this is like old tech stuff, space invaders, pinball: the art of the tech stuff from the 70's. I thought of gas plasma displays on pinball machines and this look was born. A swish gnomy image that slides back and, hey what's that - Gasplasma! (Old tech in new tech' clothes). Grant Petersen.
