[ubuntu-art] New usplash artwork

[Frank Schoep]

On Friday 12 May 2006 11:00, Ricardo Pérez López wrote:
> In the Bug #44339, users began to comment the new usplash artwork. I
> personally don't like it for the following reasons/opinions:
> ...
> Therefore, I think the usplash artwork must be reverted to the original
> usplash-0.1 artwork.

I pitched in on the bug report as well, I agree with you and tried to make 
clear what my personal gripes with the new splash are. The fact that it is a 
change so close to the release is not a big problem, the fact that it feels 
like a step backwards is.

When I read your e-mail to the list I expected it to be about a working 
implementation of some of the suggestions on ubuntu-devel, where there where 
some good mockups on how to actually improve on the current design. I don't 
know yet where the "new" splash comes from, but it obviously wasn't inspired 
by the discussion on ubuntu-devel.

At least thanks for the fast spotting by you and the bug reporter, I'm pretty 
sure I'd otherwise had opened a bug report on it myself.

For now, I think a solution would indeed be to revert to the previous design 
and then try to improve on that one following the discussion on ubuntu-devel. 
I would be thoroughly ashamed to be found near the new splash screen, I'm 
sorry to say.

With kind regards,

Frank Schoep