Fwd: Re: Artwork Team

[Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)]

Hi

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Artwork Team
> Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:05:51 -0400
> From: John Baer <baerjj at gmail.com>
> To: Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) <jonathan at ubuntu.com>
> 
> Jonathan,
> 
> I would like to open up the creation of the Edubuntu default wallpaper
> to a wider audience by adding it as a task to our list.
> 
> Of coarse everyone from your community is welcome to participate.
> 
> The first step of our design process is the creation of a specification
> ("spec"). The goal of the spec is to inform an individual who desires to
> create submissions what the desired outcome is, explain the submittal
> process, and identify important milestones such as due date. I can help
> with this task.
> 
> Identified individuals from your community will decide on the best
> choice. In fact it can be the same process used today.
> 
> If agreed, the steps include the following.
> 
> 1. Add a task to the Artwork List.
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Tasks
> 
> 2. Create a specification for the desired outcome.
> 
> An example: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/Request-1
> 
> 3. Invite individuals to create submissions.
> 
> Submission are stored on Flickr and identified by task.
> 
> An example: http://www.flickr.com/groups/uawt-1/
> 
> This has been very successful for Ubuntu.
> 
> 4. The Edubuntu Community selects the successful candidate.
> 
> This usually means exposure on external sites like OMG Ubuntu, Planet
> Ubuntu, and numerous other Blogs.
> 
> 5. The selected submission(s) is packaged.

I started with a specification so long:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/Edubuntu-natty-wallpaper

I plan to explain some concepts and current problems with some
screenshots. If anyone wants to add any comments or ideas, feel free to
do so.

-Jonathan