[ubuntu-art] That's a wrap everyone!

[Michiel Sikma]

Op 1-jun-2006, om 14:16 heeft Viper550 het volgende geschreven:

> Now, the future of Ubuntu's appearance rests in our hands, Edgy  
> will feature a huge overhaul of the color scheme and we'll change  
> to adapt!

Says who? Don't we have yet to decide exactly which direction we're  
going to take with Edgy? Like I've said before, I don't think it's a  
good idea to start exclaiming what to do next out loud just now.

> I have while I'm here come up with a new plan. Why not ask the  
> actual users what they want? We responded to people's criticism  
> about Brown and made 6.06's theme orange and caramel to make people  
> happier! We'll formulate several styles of themes and then set up a  
> vote on the Ubuntu website for users to pick the next theme! So, is  
> my "Theme Idol" idea great or what?
>
> Viper550

I don't think that's a very good idea. We need to select a theme  
based on good discussion about the propositions in which we provide  
good arguments. We're all graphic designers, so we know what  
usability means and what visual identification is all about. At the  
risk of sounding elitist, I really don't think it's a good idea to  
let the community get that involved in our work.

All the times I've tried to get people who don't really know much  
about designing get involved with any work, whether it's print, web  
or art, I've been let down because even though you'd expect those  
people to be able to give a fully unbiased review from an outsider's  
point of view, they really just will either approve or disprove of  
whatever you've made based on ridiculous criteria.

So, personally I feel that we should rely on each other. I'm sure  
we're all not afraid of discussing graphic design, so we might as  
well do the critique ourselves.

Michiel