[ubuntu-art] Design of a complete user interface

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Nick Russell wrote:
> Just a quick question for discussion sorry if this has been discussed
> before).
> 
> Who in Ubuntu is responsible for the /overall/ main user interface? i.e.
> Placement of gnome panel or panels, placement of menu and icons on the
> panel and how this fits in with the theme. Because it strikes me that
> many of the themes which are currently only mockups require more or less
> radical UI changes. Ones which are already 'in production' like New Wave
> are ones which haven't messed with the UI layout.
> 
> I'm not necessarily suggesting we /should/ radically change the UI, I'm
> just suggesting that from a design point of view it seems odd to have an
> art team which doesn't appear to be able to make decisions about the the
> UI as a whole. Or am I wrong? If so, how do we communicate with those
> people who do make UI layout changes? Are some of them on the art team?
> Or are we in fact just a glorified colour changing team? (Excuse the
> provocative last question, I just want to provoke discussion).
> 

Here is the answer from wiki.ubuntu:
"The decisions are made by our Self Appointed Benevolent Dictator for all final say and direction
for the default artwork in the Ubuntu product." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABDFL

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Cheers,
Erno
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