[ubuntu-art] Moving things forwards.

[shadowh511]

Who wrote:
> Good points.
>
> I share some of these concerns, and eagerly await an answer :)
>
> On Dec 28, 2007 11:03 PM, Andrew Laignel <a.laignel at ukdotcafe.com> wrote:
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>> I've been subscribed to this list for a few months now, and have been
>> slightly disappointed at how things are progressing.  I have seen quite
>> a lot of good ideas go by, with people saying 'yes, I like that' and
>> then it disappears into history and someone else posts something and it
>> all starts again.  There seems to be a mockup->post->dissappear cycle.
>>
>> I think it's the result of their being no actual official input, and no
>> officially managed archive of contributions.  There is the wiki, but
>> each entry could be anything from a photograph of a sketch to a complete
>> mockup.  It's also hard to know when anything new has been added without
>> checking each link individually each day.
>>
>> At this point I think what is really needed is an official voice to have
>> a look at all the contributions, group all the viable ideas in one place
>> and then say why each idea is good/bad and what the official opinion on
>> it 'making it' as the default theme is.  It would provide an excellent
>> reference point on whats already been done, and what is being looked for
>> in an official theme.
>>
>> I like to think I am fairly good at design but I have no idea if my
>> current mockup is anything like anything that could be official.  I
>> cannot work on problems and refine it to meet the specifications if I
>> have no idea what they are and I see this symptom in quite a lot of
>> posts - the designer simply stops due to a lack of direction.
>>
>> I do not think it would take much to refine the wiki slightly with the
>> current potential candidates and run them past Mark, or at least someone
>> official so they can say a bit about each one and what is
>> liked/disliked.  At the least it would spur people on to improve on
>> things and respond to the comments.
>>
>> One of the most important parts of a design brief in my opinion is a:
>> the brief, and b: liasing with the clients at various stages to make
>> sure things are going the way they like.  We just seem to be missing
>> both of these and seem to be just spinning our wheels. There is a lot of
>> talent on this list and the wiki, and its a shame to see it
>> under-utilised. :(
>>
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agree ^^