[ubuntu-art] Color for the Gtk

[Salane Ashcraft]

Well, for one, the current theme doesnt use a prominent brown- its an
off white. I still think we should use an orange/brown combination,
but I am at lost about how to implement it.

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Justin Dugger <jldugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Salane Ashcraft <salane89 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ubuntu Art Team-
>>
>> I have been doing some thinking about the color of the theme, the
>> buttons, etc. I also was thinking about some things that Mark
>> Shuttleworth told me and things he has said in interviews regarding
>> the desktop of Ubuntu. He has said that it is something that needs
>> work on , something that we need to improve to the point of being the
>> "Golden Standard," something that he currently believes rests in
>> Apple's hands with OS X. I will agree with him. We need a theme that
>> meets, improves upon, and is superior to OS X's strong points. What
>> are things people like about it? They like its seamless, integrated,
>> and unified design. What are things we can do to help Ubuntu do this?
>>
>> (The following are just my thoughts- carefully thought out and
>> considered as my own opinion I fell free to share)
>>
>> Color - Our current theme uses a mix of a light grey and a medium
>> brown. This combo lends itself to looking outdated or out of fashion.
>> Ubuntu is an operating system, a tech product- we want it to look
>> modern, and with Ubuntu in particular, we want it to look forward.
>> Mark thinks it is necessary to retain the Orange/Brown look of Ubuntu
>> - we can do this in ways other than trying to make the Gtk widgets and
>> panels these colors. I have seen many brown colors, created many
>> gradients, and brown just doesn't seem right as a panel color or
>> window color. I think that we need something that is neutral, yet
>> looks beautiful and futuristic ( not as in robots and the Jetsons, but
>> more like a true futuristic look). We also want Ubuntu to look unique.
>> Therefore black as in Vista and grey as in OS X are taken. What is
>> left besides brown? What is Ubuntu? Nothing in the logo will work.
>> What about what we have? Its a much lighter grey than OS X - why not
>> make it lighter, say to an off white? There is a way to do it where it
>> does not feel cold, or is too bright. Just a thought.
>
> If I might try a rhetorical trick to alter your perception: instead of
> a light brown, why don't we use a dark orange?
>
> If that fails, then perhaps it's time to color parameterize the theme.
>  I think Mark's right about the identification of the Ubuntu desktop.
> It reinforces the idea that using Ubuntu is easy, when people use the
> recognizable theme visible ways.  I think we can satisfy both the
> value of a distinct default desktop and accommodate people who would
> like a different color.  We wholly expect people to change the
> background; if it were just as easy to change the theme color I think
> there'd be little to complain about.
>
> Justin Dugger
>
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Well, for one, the current theme doesnt use a prominent brown- its an
off white. I still think we should use an orange/brown combination,
but I am at lost about how to implement it. With the current theme, it
is easy to change the colors if you are looking for it. GO to
Appearance>Theme>Customize>Colors.

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