[ubuntu-art] Re: ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 3, Issue 33

Wed Sep 28 09:08:07 CDT 2005

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to upload my wallpapers...can
somebody email me with instructions?
Mark

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> 1. Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
> 2. Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
> 3. NewBie (Vijay Kishan)
> 4. Another Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
> 5. Re: Another Wallpaper Proposals (volvoguy)
> 6. Re: NewBie (volvoguy)
> 7. Re: NewBie (Senectus .)
> 8. Re: NewBie (Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen)
> 9. Re: NewBie (Pascal Klein)
> 10. Re: Another Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:59:04 +0200
> From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-art] Wallpaper Proposals
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <744ff86605092713597556be46 at mail.gmail.com>
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> Hey everyone,
>
> I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com> aswell!
>
> firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
> winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
> developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
> being a wallpaper....
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50
>
> then my medicine masks... welknown by now ;)
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18
>
> see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....
>
> thanks!
> n.
> --
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com//UbuntuLogoMascotSuggestionMedicineMask
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:18:39 +0200
> From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-art] Wallpaper Proposals
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <744ff86605092714183f8172fe at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com> as well!
>
> firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
> winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
> developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
> being a wallpaper....
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50
>
> then my medicine masks... well known by now ;)
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18
>
> see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....
>
> thanks!
> n.
> --
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com//UbuntuLogoMascotSuggestionMedicineMask
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:41:22 +0100 (BST)
> From: Vijay Kishan <vijaykishan at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <20050928034123.95469.qmail at web52610.mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
> used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
> some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
> want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
> as this is one distribution which I found to be close
> to nature.
>
> I would like to know
>
> * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
> (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
> purposes)
>
> * what is the criteria for acceptance
>
> * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
> submitted in ?
>
> * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?
>
> I would like to present a small'er version of the
> picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
> the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
> to upload the same.
>
> Thanks for your time
> -Vijay Kishan
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:55:32 +0200
> From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <744ff866050927215559fe99f7 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com> as well!
>
> firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
> winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
> developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
> being a wallpaper....
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50
>
> then my medicine masks... well known by now ;)
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18
>
> see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....
>
> thanks!
> n.
> --
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com//UbuntuLogoMascotSuggestionMedicineMask
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:43:58 -0400
> From: volvoguy <volvoguy at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <acf3da30050928004329f96472 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On 9/28/05, Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> > proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> > I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com> as well!
>
> I'll throw in my two cents. :o) Personally I like the illustrations,
> particularly the mask in this wallpaper:
>
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
>
> *but* (there's always a but, right?), my own feeling is that they may
> be too complicated and/or culturally specific to be used as the
> defaults for the distro. That's just my own opinion though, so if
> others feel differently about them, let us know.
>
> One thing to look forward to (at least I'm looking forward to it) is
> the future of the "gnome-art" app tied in with art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>and
> possibly part of a default Ubuntu desktop install. That will be the
> next best thing to having one's artwork directly in the distro, as
> people will be able to browse and install AUC (art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>)
> artwork
> with just a few clicks of the mouse.
>
> Another suggestion I would make to you Nikolai, would be to release
> SVG versions of your wallpapers. In Inkscape, just leave everything
> as-is, but delete the background - making it transparent. That way,
> people that like your illustrations but not your color schemes could
> choose whatever background colors they want, and your graphics would
> sit on top of that. Just a thought. :o)
>
> I really appreciate your enthusiasm here, and I'm glad you decided to
> become a part of our team!
>
> --
> Aaron
>
> Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K.
> Chesterton
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:17:41 -0400
> From: volvoguy <volvoguy at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <acf3da3005092801177142601e at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On 9/27/05, Vijay Kishan <vijaykishan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
> > used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
> > some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
> > want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
> > as this is one distribution which I found to be close
> > to nature.
>
> Welcome!
>
>
> > * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
> > (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
> > purposes)
>
> It seems as though on most sites, the high-end for wallpapers is
> 1600x1200, but there are other things to factor in like widescreen
> displays with different aspect ratios (my brain isn't working well
> enough at the moment to tell you what they are) and possibly dual and
> triple monitor wallpapers (one image that spans two or three monitors
> - so max sizes might be 3200x1200 or 4800x1200).
>
> > * what is the criteria for acceptance
>
> For photos, I'm not sure. There's currently no option on the art site
> simply for photos. If they were to be submitted as wallpapers for
> potential use directly in Ubuntu, they would need to be licensed in a
> specific way, but for the life of me I can't find the link that
> explains all that right now. It's some variation of the GPL, LGPL or
> one of the Creative Commons licenses.
>
>
> > * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
> > submitted in ?
>
> Actually, JPG (with as little compression and artifacts as possible)
> is probably the best option for straight photos. If the Ubuntu logo
> appears on the images though, PNG is the best bet as you won't get the
> typical JPG blotchy artifacts in the in the logo. With high resolution
> images though, you may need to do some experimentation. A JPG with
> little compression may end up with a significantly smaller file size
> than any kind of PNG.
>
> > * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?
>
> Hmm.... The issue hasn't come up before, so it may require some
> discussion here. On one hand I'd like to see some nice photography
> done by an Ubuntu user that is suitable for wallpaper use, but on the
> other hand, I don't think it's quite right that art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>turn
> into a photo gallery hosting service. Perhaps you could submit some of
> your favorites with the logo included, and mention in your profile
> page that you have more photographs for potential wallpapers hosted
> elsewhere. If you have a website and can do a gallery, that would be
> great. If not, you could use a service like flickr.com <http://flickr.com>.
> Then as you
> (or others, if your photos are licensed as such) make Ubuntu
> wallpapers out of them, they can be added to art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>.
> That's my
> "up way too late, sleep deprived" thought. :o)
>
>
> > I would like to present a small'er version of the
> > picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
> > the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
> > to upload the same.
>
> I'm embarrased to admit that I haven't submitted anything to the art
> site yet (and I won't bore everyone with my aches and pains story
> again), but I believe it creates the thumbnails for you automatically
> when you submit a piece of artwork.
>
> Welcome aboard! Feel free to ask all the questions you'd like! :o)
>
> --
> Aaron
>
> Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K.
> Chesterton
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:31:26 +0800
> From: "Senectus ." <senectus at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <d12e5c9050928013159ee34a8 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Does the Ubuntu art group accept Photo submissions?
>
>
> --
> Ubuntu Breezy 5.10
> CNet News.com <http://News.com>: So that would be the philosophical
> difference between
> Microsoft and what Google is up to at this point?
> Bill Gates: Well, we don't know everything they are up to, but we do
> know their slogan and we disagree with that.
> www.modmeup.net <http://www.modmeup.net>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:44:47 +0200
> From: Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <kamstrup at daimi.au.dk>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
> To: "Senectus ." <senectus at gmail.com>
> Cc: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <433A741F.60000 at daimi.au.dk>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> There has been some photography talk on the list lately, so I thought I
> might as well throw my to cents in here to.
>
> While good photography can provide really good backgrouns, they seldom
> cut it if they
> are used "raw" - ie. with out being reworked. Simply sticking a logo on
> a photo won't do it in most cases either (though there may be exceptions
> to this ofcourse).
>
> I'm not saying that everything should be as heavily reworked as
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/52, but a little touching up
> never hurst :-D
>
> If there are photographers out there wanting to share their footage with
> the world they could be a great resource for the art team. Not that I
> have the time right now, but I would love to work on some quality
> photography :-D My own digital camera combined with my own photography
> skills is not exactly something that is bound to produce miracles if you
> get my drift ;-P
>
> Cheers
> Mikkel Kamstrup
>
> Senectus . wrote:
>
> >Does the Ubuntu art group accept Photo submissions?
> >
> >
> >--
> >Ubuntu Breezy 5.10
> >CNet News.com <http://News.com>: So that would be the philosophical
> difference between
> >Microsoft and what Google is up to at this point?
> >Bill Gates: Well, we don't know everything they are up to, but we do
> >know their slogan and we disagree with that.
> >www.modmeup.net <http://www.modmeup.net>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:42:56 +1000
> From: Pascal Klein <4pascal at tpg.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <200509282142.56729.4pascal at tpg.com.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Please, we need all the good photography we can get. Tomorrow is the
> deadline
> for Breezy Badger artwork (iirc), so if you have any nice shots, upload
> them
> to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com>.
>
> Cheers and welcome aboard.
>
> Pascal Klein
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:41 pm, Vijay Kishan wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
> > used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
> > some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
> > want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
> > as this is one distribution which I found to be close
> > to nature.
> >
> > I would like to know
> >
> > * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
> > (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
> > purposes)
> >
> > * what is the criteria for acceptance
> >
> > * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
> > submitted in ?
> >
> > * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?
> >
> > I would like to present a small'er version of the
> > picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
> > the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
> > to upload the same.
> >
> > Thanks for your time
> > -Vijay Kishan
> >
> >
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________
> > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new
> Yahoo!
> > Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
>
> --
> Cheerio.
> Pascal Klein
> Wombat - [http://wombat.nuxified.com]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:47:31 +0200
> From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <744ff86605092804475d71bef9 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> hey!
>
> thanks! I'll upload the svgs when I get home!
>
> cheers, n.
>
>
> On 9/28/05, volvoguy <volvoguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 9/28/05, Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> > > proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> > > I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com <http://art.ubuntu.com> as well!
> >
> > I'll throw in my two cents. :o) Personally I like the illustrations,
> > particularly the mask in this wallpaper:
> >
> > http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
> >
> > *but* (there's always a but, right?), my own feeling is that they may
> > be too complicated and/or culturally specific to be used as the
> > defaults for the distro. That's just my own opinion though, so if
> > others feel differently about them, let us know.
> >
> > One thing to look forward to (at least I'm looking forward to it) is
> > the future of the "gnome-art" app tied in with art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>and
> > possibly part of a default Ubuntu desktop install. That will be the
> > next best thing to having one's artwork directly in the distro, as
> > people will be able to browse and install AUC (art.ubuntu.com<http://art.ubuntu.com>)
> artwork
> > with just a few clicks of the mouse.
> >
> > Another suggestion I would make to you Nikolai, would be to release
> > SVG versions of your wallpapers. In Inkscape, just leave everything
> > as-is, but delete the background - making it transparent. That way,
> > people that like your illustrations but not your color schemes could
> > choose whatever background colors they want, and your graphics would
> > sit on top of that. Just a thought. :o)
> >
> > I really appreciate your enthusiasm here, and I'm glad you decided to
> > become a part of our team!
> >
> > --
> > Aaron
> >
> > Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K.
> Chesterton
> >
> > --
> > ubuntu-art mailing list
> > ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
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