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The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is the requests page for the illustration workshop. Anyone can make a request for an illustration to be improved or created for a Wikipedia article. Clicking the "New Request" button will bring you to a standard template for submitting requests, as well as general advice that should be followed.

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All requests:

Please make sure your request is "legitimate" by copyright. If the image(s) are in the public domain or freely licensed, you are fine. If the image(s) are "Fair use", there are only certain things we can do with them without falling afoul of Wikipedia's fair-use policies.
- If you are requesting assistance with a copyright or fair-use image, don't display it on this page; place {{GLNF|Example.png|caption|align=left}} to create a link to it. Do not add the File: extension. Our fair-use policy does not allow displaying fair-use images out of their articles on ANY account.
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Good article and featured article topicon redesign

Current good article icon
Current featured content icon

Article(s)

5,859 featured articles
3,696 featured lists
32,507 good articles
Assorted additional talk, help, and process pages

Request

Yes, this one is a big one.

Background: The current symbols for good articles and featured content have been used since those systems were introduced way back in Wikipedia's early days. They have significant problems. The featured article icon is too skeuomorphic, giving it an outdated look, and its excessive detail causes it to render poorly at small scale. The good article icon, meanwhile, has been adopted throughout the rest of Wikimedia (and in some places on Wikipedia) as the "support vote" icon, leading to conflicting usage. Far worse than the issues with them individually, however, is the fact that there is no shared visual language between them (the GA icon uses the norro style, and the FA icon does not use any style). When compounded by their overall lack of prominence (a separate issue that we're trying to address), this has led to the unfortunate situation where many (perhaps most) non-editing readers could not tell you whether a star or a green badge is a higher distinction. Given how much effort we put into the GA/FA systems, there's more than a bit of tragic irony to that.

Process: This is the first stage in the process of redesigning the icons (after informal discussions in various places). Ideally, several proposals will be put forth that can be compared against the status quo in a more formal and widely-advertised round of !voting (similar to the process for the MediaWiki logo redesign), with the winner adopted.

Design details: The redesigned icons could end up being anything from checkmarks (a la the Twitter verification badge) to a silver star for GAs to a multi-star system that begins with one star for stubs and increases thereafter; feel free to get creative.

Also, since the whole idea here is to unify the symbology, the redesign will need to include the associated symbols in addition to the main icons. You don't have to design them all now, but candidates with at least an articulated vision of what they should look like may be more likely to win support once we reach the formal !voting stage. Here are the current icons still in use that I could find (there may be a few more fringe ones):

Related icons
Former good article icon Good article reassessment icon Good article candidate icon Former featured article icon Former featured article candidate icon Featured article candidate icon Article for improvement icon Good topic icon Good article candidate icon Featured topic icon Featured topic candidate icon Former featured topic icon Former featured topic candidate icon

In truth, the potential scope of this project could be a lot bigger, trying to unify all of the icons used anywhere on Wikipedia. However, recent attempts to do so have failed, and their utility is questionable, given that most icons do not appear in reader-facing areas and thus have a vastly more limited reach. Redesigning these two icons is a more feasible task with clear and significant benefits for readers across tens of thousands of pages.; Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 05:08, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

@Sdkb: I would recommend posting this at the Commons graphics lab as well, as it is significantly more active over there. Pbrks (talk) 14:50, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbrks: Thanks for the tip. Since this request is specific to en-WP, I'd prefer the main discussion be hosted here, but I'll copy the request there and invite folks over. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:38, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Consider color blindness (esp. red-green): In data visualization circles, there is increasing awareness of how graphics should be crafted to allow color blind individuals to distinguish through shading, what normally sighted individuals distinguish directly through color perception. (One can test shading in Photoshop etc by removing saturation.) It's my understanding that red-green color blindness is a common type, though not the only type of color blindness. Some color scales are better than others: see Scientific American. —RCraig09 (talk) 22:53, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved discussion about mandate for change

Has there actually been any discussion about changing these icons somewhere? Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 23:37, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
David Fuchs, the direct impetus for this request was a tangential discussion at the Village Pump. I think there have been a few other "we ought to change this" offhand musings over the years that are mostly buried in archives at this point. But largely, as I lay out above, this is the ground floor. If you have thoughts about how to organize the process to ensure visibility/boost participation/etc., those are welcome. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 22:09, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You may want to start with an RfC (or, I guess, two parallel questions) on changing the icons in general to get a mandate for the change, as well as soliciting opinions on what changes people would like to see so any designers have a firmer grasp of what might be acceptable. Not like the original icons were chosen with a ton of deliberation (from what I can see at the WT:GA archives one editor unilaterally came up with the GA icon) but at this point I think you're going to have to get buy-in. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 00:16, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
David Fuchs, hmm, I'm not quite sure what form that RfC would take. Should it be a yes/no "should these be changed?" question at WP:VPR, or an open-ended "What changes would you want to see?" brainstorming at WP:VPI, or something in between? I don't want to hand over too much of designers' work to general editors, since I trust designers to know best when it comes to designing. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 00:48, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I'd suggest the former, with an area for further discussion of the latter. First step of making changes is getting people to agree to a change. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 15:21, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
David Fuchs, sounds good. I'm going to put the proposal forward there, and mark this as on hold for now. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 19:51, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is my passing opinion. There is a ooui icon called "articleCheck" () and this is what I think a "GA" icon should look similar to. Basically a sheet (representing a page) with a check on it. And in a green color instead of black. For the FA icon, a simple star/medal design on a sheet with an appropriate color would make sense to keep the two icons inline with each other. SInce I believe that most users could understand a star is more important than a check icon. Basic icons such as these are the only way to keep them readable when used as topicons. Terasail ^[✉] 17:00, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Mandate acquired

The formal Village Pump proposal has been archived, and per here, it successfully acquired a mandate for the icons to be redesigned, so I am removing the "on hold" box around this section. I'll leave it up to others to decide how precisely to proceed from here; I hope that someone steps up to take the lead on shepherding the process from here forward, since I'm not sure I can do it myself. This thread can be archived once (and only once) we've moved to the next stage. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 22:09, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As a note, there is also a proposal about it.Ahmetlii (talk) 10:33, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Ahmetlii: That's a much more ambitious but still underdeveloped proposal that's been sitting for a while; in my view, it would need a lot of work to become comprehensive enough to become useful, and I don't see that amount of work forthcoming or really worth the effort. I think we should focus on this one, much more feasible task that we have agreed to do, rather than dreaming about bringing all of Wikipedia in line with a universal standard that, realistically, is not likely to happen any time soon. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 23:53, 31 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Aircraft Manufacturer Logos

Article(s): Aeronca Aircraft, American Eagle Aircraft Corporation, AviaBellanca Aircraft, Bach Aircraft, Barkley-Grow Aircraft, Brewster Aeronautical Corporation,E. M. Laird Airplane Company, Great Lakes Aircraft Company, Hiller Aircraft, International Aircraft, Interstate Aircraft, Keystone Aircraft, Luscombe Aircraft, Porterfield Aircraft Corporation, Rearwin Airplanes, Stearman Aircraft, Stinson Aircraft Company, Temco Aircraft, Timm Aircraft, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Vought
Request: Could someone please create SVG versions of the aircraft manufacturer logos for the following external images:

There are also a few already uploaded photographs that could be vectorized:

My understanding is that these should be okay as other aircraft manufacturer logos are in use at:

I realize this may be asking a lot, so I apologize if it is too much. —Noha307 (talk) 02:24, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

FC Santa Claus

Article(s): FC Santa Claus
Request: Can someone make the background transparent, as it was with the previous revisions please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:59, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Jewish Voice for Labour logo

Article(s): Jewish Voice for Labour
Request: Could someone please remove the background from this image? Thanks, 207.161.86.162 (talk) 02:07, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: Done --Mrmw (talk) 08:24, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Illustration on PS1, in the style of an existing image

Existing image for PS2

Article(s)

Photosystem I

Request

Please create an illustration for the electron transport chain in PS1 in the style of the existing image. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00287-5 is my recommended source. It is available via Sci-Hub.

The change should involve:

Renumber some parts. D1/D2 become A/B. P680 becomes P700. Fe2+ should be changed to Fx.
Get rid of B,C,E,F. D1/D2 should be expanded to take the place of B,C.
Remove PQOR.
Add two little blobs on the stroma side. They hold Fa and Fb. Fb should connect to another blob for the ferredoxin output.
Rerouting the bunch of arrows and names to match the source. The input should be a docked blob labeled PC (plastocyanin). It should look symmetrical until it reaches Fx.

I know it's a lot of work. I actually tried doing it myself, but the size adjustments are hard to do cleanly. Thanks. -- Artoria 2e5 🌉 07:49, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Request COVID-19 Symptoms cleanup

Article(s): Symptoms of COVID-19 and many others as this is transcluded in many major articles
Request: See talk page discussion of the article for details. The symptoms and percentages shown are not supported by an appropriate source. Percentages must be removed or substituted with data from appropriate WP:MEDRS source such as [1]. Thanks! -- {{u|Gtoffoletto}}  ^talk 18:51, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

SVG flag

SVG coa
GIF flag
New SVG flag

Article(s): it:Laukiz
Request: Is there someone that can gently make svg of the flag using svg of the coa? Many thanks in advance!!! -- 2001:B07:6442:8903:D043:DBDE:8764:3DF2 (talk) 17:21, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Done --JMKTIN (talk) 19:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pictograms

Article(s): w:pl:Ręce Boga and later translate to Hands of God or something
Request: I'm asking just for few pictograms from a vase. Articles about this on all Wikis are bad and English one was even removed, but I have finally good sources and I'm working on this. You can see these pictograms here (image) or here (film from a museum). The pictograms in the image are listed and I need pictograms a (man on horseback), c (woman on horseback), and e (deer). Having b would be nice too, but it is not necessary (it is unfinished or broken) and d exists as File:ReceBogaSwargi.svg. All I need are simple .svg with simple geometry, just like file mentioned before. -- Sławobóg (talk) 19:17, 15 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Add text to sign diagram

Svg base I made

Article(s): Sussex Drive, Confederation Boulevard
Request: So I'm looking to make a vectorized street sign for Sussex Drive. The image above I made using the official specifications for the signs, but the text is too difficult to trace and I am unsure of the font used. There is a good example image at File:Elgin St Ottawa Sept 2013.jpg for Elgin Street, and a stock image of Sussex Drive here. Thanks in advance! Also I'm not sure why Wiki is making it 512x512px instead of 750x450px -- Floydian ^τ _¢ 04:21, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Hi @Floydian:, I was able to extract an SVG image from one of the PDF files you linked to however some parts differ from the photo. Should it contain a coat of arms at the bottom? Tsange (Talk) 19:14, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mockup

@Tsange: It looks as though the coat of arms appears on all the street signs, so yes please (and thank you)! Also I think your signature is missing a closing < /small > :) - Floydian ^τ _¢ 23:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Floydian:, thanks for letting me know about my signature, much appreciated. I wasn't able to find any more information on what the coat of arms represents so tried re-creating it. Tsange (Talk) 08:47, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Floydian:@Tsange: Hello, Ottawa native here. I just saw the image added to Sussex Drive. This sign design is out-dated. The coat of arms at the bottom is for the defunct Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, which hasn't existed since 2001. Also, the font has changed to something like this (I believe it is called Frutiger, as specified by the City of Ottawa). The colours may be off too, but that is less of an issue. I would suggest taking a look at the sign using Google Street view for an update. -- Earl Andrew - talk 17:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that's what it is! I'm not sure if Tsange copied the colours I used, but I used the pantone colours specified in the manufacturing specs for the signs (Appendix A and B from this file). The font looks like a compressed Clearview on a Streetview shot from October 2020... but I'll fire off an email to the NCC to find out the actual typeface. For the time being I'll restore the version without the coat of arms. Feel free to take a look at Sussex Drive while you're at it since I've never stepped foot in Ottawa. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 20:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Floydian: Hmm, if you saw a sign from 2020 with the Clearview font in All Caps, then it's either an old sign, or there is some sort of jurisdiction difference that I'm not aware of (NCC vs City of Ottawa?). I can't seem to find a sign with Clearview font in Google Street view though, at either end of the street. Though there are special black signs in New Edinburgh which use an entirely different font.-- Earl Andrew - talk 03:23, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking at this sign[2]. I know next to nothing about typeface and signage (not my cup of tea, I like the history), but I'm sure I could find out from one of the experts what font this is. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 04:03, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

EU Map

EU Map

Article(s): List of military and civilian missions of the European Union
Request: Please remove the UK from the map as the UK is no longer part of the EU. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:57, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Wanderers 3rd kit

Could someone please create the current Western Sydney Wanderers 3rd kit to put on the club and season page? This is it by the way [3]. WDM10 (talk) 05:51, 18 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia logo resize request

Old Norse Wikipedia logo

Article(s): wikipedia:Slogans
Request: Is there someone that could gently resize Wikipedia logo to 135x155 px? It will be very appreciated! Thanks in advance!!! -- 37.116.102.74 (talk) 10:04, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

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+: Is there someone that could gently resize Wikipedia logo to 135x155 px? It will be very appreciated! Thanks in advance!!! -- [[Special:Contributions/37.116.102.74|37.116.102.74]] ([[User talk:37.116.102.74|talk]]) 10:04, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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