[ubuntu-art] More Mockups

[Julian Oliver]

..on or around Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 10:15:29PM -0400 Ken Vermette wrote: 
> 
> New batch, I tried to get everyones ideas in here. The only thing I did
> differently from the suggestions was the buttons, the gray background to
> them just made it all feel more "solid".
> 
> http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/raraken/kin_piano_kith_r2.png
> http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/raraken/kin_piano_clouds_r2.png
> http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/raraken/kin_piano_rocks_r2.png
> http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/raraken/kin_piano_trnthtfrnupsddwn_r2.png
> 
> aaand... The development SVG. One thing about the SVG is that it's -very-
> rough.
> 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/Kin_Intrepid?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=kin_piano_rev2.svg
> 
> As a thought, please tell me if you like the idea; but what if we create an
> all-brown dark theme for the root account? With the root set as a matching
> all-brown theme, users will still see when they're using the root account,
> and the windows will look half-decent (as opposed to using the most generic
> theme settings)
> 
> Again, any suggestions will be implemented one way or another! Also, I'm
> thinking of getting a team together to work on a complete version of this
> style, from login screens to avant colour schemes aswell assuming thingskeep
> going in the right direction.

looking good, though i'm not sure about those buttons: they stand out
too much. with several windows it could be a little harsh. 

as a possible direction, what about simply dropping the background of
those buttons and changing the button icons to that same light grey? you
could give them the same soft 'glow' you're using for the Ubuntu logo. i
don't think they need a border and/or individual backgrounds/containers
at all..

on a mouse-over event they could, however, change to just as they appear
in those mockups.

keep up the good work.

cheers,

-- 
julian oliver
http://julianoliver.com
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