// Initialize UI
    setupUi(this);

    QGraphicsScene scene;
    QGraphicsPixmapItem *welcomePic = new QGraphicsPixmapItem(QIcon(":/welcome/tux-viking_small.png").pixmap(64,64) );
    scene.setSceneRect(QRectF(0, 0, 240, 320));
    scene.addText("Instant Messenger for Life");
    scene.addItem( welcomePic);
    graphicsView->setScene(&scene);
 // a blue background
 scene.setBackgroundBrush(Qt::blue);

 // a gradient background
 QRadialGradient gradient(0, 0, 10);
 gradient.setSpread(QGradient::RepeatSpread);
 scene.setBackgroundBrush(gradient);
 // a white semi-transparent foreground
 scene.setForegroundBrush(QColor(255, 255, 255, 127));

 // a grid foreground
 scene.setForegroundBrush(QBrush(Qt::lightGray, Qt::CrossPattern));
    graphicsView->show();