[ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex

[François Degrave]

Hi Anton,


I think you are right from A to Z, and I also think that most of those 
problems could be solved if we used adapted tools to track new ideas, 
requests, new creations, etc. like a forum and a blueprints page.

For now, we should just pick a general goal which looks promising and 
work all together on this only goal. It's the only way of doing things 
if we hope making ambitious things for Ibex.

This "Human Elements" package of themes - see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com/msg05412.html - 
is a extremely good starting point in my opinion, possibly coupled with 
auto-updating  svg wallpapers -  see 
http://www.mail-archive.com/ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com/msg05429.html


Cheers,

François


> Hello Pitr, everybody.
>
> You certainly can upload stuff but I think almost all of us can do that
> (no offence Pitr). The real problem is that we do not have a goal. No
> one is telling: "We have to make a new Ubuntu theme ... It should
> have ... It is not advisable the following ..." and so on. In fact I've
> been reading this mailing list from Ubuntu 7.04 till now and nothing new
> really happened. Just ideas, mockups, new ideas ... Now they are all
> buried on some hard to find place and we are starting to reinvent the
> wheel again, unfortunately. 
>
> But the hope dies last, you know. I hope that we will really have some
> progress this year because the LTS is released and now we have more room
> for experiments that before. So let's do it :)
>
> Best regards, 
> Anton
>
>
> В 10:03 -0400 на 28.04.2008 (пн), Pitr T. написа:
>   
>>  Good morning, all.
>>  
>>  I'm a bit new to this, but I'd like to help with the art projects in
>> any way I can. I do some graphic design, but so far nothing
>> professional. The Ubuntu desktops have been quite calming and, of
>> course, Human, but there aren't many variations of them. At least
>> not on the base installation.
>>  
>>  I think that more official background designs would be interesting
>> for another release; maybe patterns from nature, like the classic
>> Windows clouds, or incorporating photographs of animals. I know it's
>> easy to add new ones as a user, but if there were more which fit the
>> 'human' theme, and more customization, I think that quite a few other
>> people would make the switch to Ubuntu. 
>>  
>>  François Degrave's Elements design intrigues me. The Greek Elements
>> incorporated into Ubuntu would make for quite an interesting
>> design. Anton Kerezov's idea for a transparent background is also
>> quite interesting, but I personally would use PNG
>> transparencies. I think that the two soft lines used in the beige
>> background of Breezy Badger could make for a good overlay on other
>> colors as well, but other transparencies would also be good.
>>  
>>  I have recently been working on alternate theme packages for other
>> non-linux operating systems, including Mac and Windows 98. They aren't
>> appropriate for Ubuntu, (i. e. "Emo", which was done for a friend of
>> mine), but I think that some alternate Computer and Home Folder icons
>> from my archives could match Ubuntu's themes well. I could upload some
>> sets of .png icons if anybody is interested in working on icons.
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