From 72c5593c0d1699cbf4cdff04914379a7376d50fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul W. Frields Date: Oct 21 2020 12:07:40 +0000 Subject: Add note on reusing images and installing fonts --- diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/creating-an-image.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/creating-an-image.adoc index b6d6c47..97abfde 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/creating-an-image.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/creating-an-image.adoc @@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ Save this as a new file with a different name. You can use the assets inside this file to start with the right-sized document, with some pre-configured backgrounds. Feel free to look at other SVGs for guidance. If you don’t have experience with these images, try to stick with fonts and motifs that you see in recent banners. But also feel free to experiment! For instance, use photographs (freely licensed, such as CC-BY or CC-BY-SA) with a text overlay for a nice look. https://unsplash.com/[Unsplash.com] has a large library of images in the public domain you can use to get started. +== Reusing an old image + +It makes sense to reuse an old image if there is a thematic link from the previous article to the new one. Try to vary something about the image, such as the text. If the background is abstract (not a photo), consider rebalancing the color. + +When you reuse an old image, be careful that you have all the correct fonts installed. To see a list, you can run this command: + + grep font | sed 's/^.*font-family:\([^;]*\).*$/\1/' + +You can ignore font names "serif" and "sans-serif." Be sure to install any fonts that you don't have on your system already, so the image is rendered correctly both on your screen and when you build a JPG later. + === Background images You can find compatibly licensed images at https://unsplash.com[Unsplash], or you can try other image search engines. Be sure to choose only images with CC0, CC-BY, or CC-BY-SA licenses. (Commercial and derivative uses must be permissible.)