[ubuntu-art] Glass panels - just a thought

[Troy James Sobotka]

On Thu, 2006-31-08 at 20:16 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote: 
> > Completely unrelated and out of sync to Edgy release cycle I put up
> > a glass panel suggestion on the wiki:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/GlassPanel 
> > 
> > I've been using it on my desktop for a few days and thought - "Hey,
> > the artwork team has been going glassy all over the place lately.
> > Perhaps I better share...". Anyways, not specifically targetted at
> > Edgy (could be cool though), just for debate. The bling factor is
> > pretty high if you ask me :-) 

> I definitely think we should explore this idea further!
> 
> Mark

I love the idea of tweaking that panel -- at the very least
to get the colours in line for Edgy.  Translucency is also
a lovely twist.

Is there something that we could do with the panels
that is a little more what 'Ubuntu' seems to represent -- 
Earthy, Human, Real, Grounded, Communal, etc?

I fear the glass takes us into the domain that the
two commercial operating systems are heading -- one
that has echoes of a previous era rather than of
futures and humanity.

There might be something to run with as defining Ubuntu
_against_ those cliches.  Where the two commercial 
operating systems are about money, fast cars, and those
other trivial symbols of 'worth', Ubuntu offers us
real _worth_ on many more levels.  In terms of a marketing 
approach, it certainly has a powerful underpinning.  Thoughts?

Perhaps a little pondering on the subject could lead
us to a very trademark and distinctive resolution?

Sincerely,
TJS
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