[ubuntu-art] hardy artwork

[Sumit Chandra Agarwal]

Dylan,

You have a great point on the gender neutrality. I think for the 
overwhelming majority of us as tech-oriented guys its a little hard to 
get out of our heads. Now, that's perfectly fine for most Ubuntu 
developers, but for us working on concepts of UI and presentation maybe 
we should explore techniques for seeing Ubuntu from other points of 
view. To start with, it would probably help to keep in mind that we're 
not just designing for *us* and what we personally would set our desktop 
up like.

Glad you like that image. I can't take credit for it though. I don't 
think the branding on it is too bad, but how much branding do you see on 
desktop wallpapers nowadays? If ultimately the decision is to keep 
branding, I would be inclined to removed the 'grey' logo and instead 
subtly turn one of the 'ink swirls' into a small, stylized Ubuntu logo 
that blends in with the rest of the art style, and seems not to be there 
unless you look for it.

Best,
-Sumit

Dylan McCall wrote:
> I like the style of the autumn one. It is inspiring, starting one's 
> day with ideas. A great way for one's Ubuntu experience - possibly his 
> first big step into open software - to begin!
> It is also "gender neutral"; as somebody mentioned in the Ubuntu 
> forums, the abstract shapes seem to be kind of a masculine thing. An 
> image with actual form and substance, on the other hand, can appeal to 
> everyone.
>
> I /really/ like Sumit's link. Again, that image is very rich and 
> alive. Instead of the computer booting to a cold and simple desktop, 
> we have something really exciting and imaginative. I remember with the 
> GIMP splash screens it is often on the top of peoples' minds to create 
> an "inspiring" image, and that should be no different for Ubuntu.
> ...Gee, it is even an SVG! I say pull out the Ubuntu logo, then dump 
> it in the Hardy alpha to see how people react. Pronto! :P
>
> Bye,
> -Dylan McCall
>
> On Sat, Feb 2, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Sumit Chandra Agarwal 
> <sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com 
> <mailto:sumit.chandra.agarwal at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I think the strongest offering so far is this one:
>     https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Fela_Kuti
>     All desktops, Mac, Vista, etc are trying to present 'clean modern'
>     desktops, and have been for the last few years. In fact, the trend
>     seems
>     to be somewhat forward of that, going past modernist desktops to
>     something more textured or detailed, but still clean.
>
>     I think this is a graphic that has the chance not only to 'catch up'
>     visually with the other OS default desktops, but to even leap frog
>     ahead. Its beautiful, hip, clean, and even thematic.
>
>     Best,
>     Sumit
>
>     François Degrave wrote:
>     >> Hi all,
>     >>
>     >> This mail attempts to clear up some issues in the art direction
>     for Hardy
>     >> Ubuntu. As already stated we will not be changing things
>     radically. Here are
>     >> some of the things I would like to see changed and some
>     possible ideas for
>     >> them.
>     >>
>     >> 1) Wallpaper: Ideally dark and mysterious yet modern, clear and
>     clean
>     >>     a) It should use the palette (in a previous post, email me
>     if you missed
>     >> it)
>     >>
>     > Hi,
>     >
>     > For the wallpaper, you should check this one :
>     >
>     https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Autumn_Reflections_Wallpaper?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=autumnreflectionsHD.jpg
>     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Autumn_Reflections_Wallpaper?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=autumnreflectionsHD.jpg>
>     >
>     > It looks really clean and modern, and it matches the palette.
>     >
>     > Cheers,
>     >
>     > fde
>     >
>     >
>
>
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