[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu ISO Testing Team Artwork

Ryan Pavlik abiryan at ryand.net
Thu Apr 26 00:30:09 BST 2007


Troy James Sobotka wrote:
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> Ryan Pavlik wrote:
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>> I find the same problem with the burning idea, and suspect it may not 
>> internationalize/localize well.  Perhaps using the "lightburst" design 
>> from the Tango "new" icons combined with some of these other ideas may 
>> provide a more meaningful image.
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> Guys look at the specs.
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> 1) It is for Launchpad -- the audience doesn't really care about
> internationalization in this case.
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I fail to understand this - perhaps not internationalization in the 
narrow software sense, but the logo must still have meaning that can 
cross cultures easier than a rather colloquial metaphor in English 
("burn" a cd)
> 2) The mugshot is 192x192 -- get out your pencils.
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> 3) The logo is also quite large -- 64 by 64...
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I don't think size negates the need to consider all the important 
factors in a branding decision (no matter how small) before creating.  
Instead, I would suggest that the size means that people will actually 
be able to see the visual metaphors being used, and so smart decisions 
can have a long-term payoff.
> I doubt anyone wants to see some stale Tango icon.
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I take offense to this remark, as it implies that by suggesting an idea 
used by Tango (the simple specular reflection or lightburst), I was 
recommending a "stale Tango icon."  Personal feelings about icon sets 
aside, this kind of remark devalues small contributions by community 
members and can lead to a Not-Invented-Here mentality (for instance, the 
visual metaphor being chucked as "stale Tango"), not to mention 
seriously discouraging contribution.  I have been debating continuing my 
read-only involvement in the Ubuntu Art team for a while, and comments 
like this that entirely miss the point of my message (to point out a 
potential design hole that may be considered) and make a blanket 
generalization certainly don't encourage me to increase my level of 
involvement.

I appreciate the work you do for Ubuntu and the Art Team, but please 
consider that the "long time lurker, rare-time poster" may be easily 
discouraged at the point of contribution with comments like these.  A 
hostile environment helps nobody.
> Sincerely,
> TJS
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