[ubuntu-art] Mark's Comments on Branding

[Matthew Nuzum]

On 6/29/06, Mark Shuttleworth <mark at canonical.com> wrote:
>
>  Étienne Bersac wrote:
>
>
>  For me, the branding on the Breezy background was great - it belnded
> in very well with the backdrop - an generally looked 'cool'.
>
>  Agree, but it was too dark. Especially if we have window shadow.
>
>  I've no problem if there are SOME desktop wallpapers included that have
> strong branding, just not the default. The default should be distinctive
> enough that people recognise it from screenshots without any logo-style
> branding. And of course, it's great to have ubuntu-branded wallpapers in
> gnome-look and other websites!
>
>  Mark

[I've been wanting to say this for a while but have been waiting for
the perfect time to mention it... I don't think this is it, but if I
wait any longer I might miss my chance...]

I greatly prefer desktop wallpaper that has some photographic or
graphical elements to it. Whenever I see a wallpaper that has just
some swish or a few lines I think, "what, coudn't they come up with
something better?" I've just in the last few days set up a new laptop
and was glad to see the tree/gears background and am using it.

For inspiration, I strongly suggest looking at what other OSs are
doing. Most computers come from the manufucaturer with the maker's
branding on the wall paper. Stop into your favorite computer store and
look at the wall papers on Toshibas, HPs, Sonys and the like and see
what they're doing. There are some great designs out there. Even if we
don't put the [U|ED|K]buntu logo on the graphic, I think we can come
up with something truly exciting to look at... something where people
won't want to put icons on the desktop because they don't want to
cover up the picture.
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Matthew Nuzum
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