[ubuntu-art] What is the art team?

[Cory K.]

Who wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Cory K. <coryisatm at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>   
>> There really is no proper definition on this.
>>
>> So in the interest of defining that, here are my thoughts.
>>
>> What we are not:
>>
>>    * A team that creates art for the default of Ubuntu.
>>
>>
>> What we are/should be:
>>
>>    * A team that creates artwork for community packages to be released
>>      in the repos or on disk (not default) as disk size permits.
>>
>>
>> Anyone have issue with the above?
>>
>> What do *you* think the definition of the art team is/should be? *If*
>> your idea is to make default art, that's not on the table. Now the
>> definition I'm trying to get down to should be simple. 1 or 2 sentences.
>> What comes out of this discussion will be the official definition of the
>> team. So think well about it. :)
>>     
> I thought about this a while ago, but the post to the list didn't get
> much response.
>
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2008-July/006963.html
>
> I proposed:
>
> "Ubuntu-artwork is a team of people who are interested in making
> additional themes for Ubuntu. If you've got an idea for a new look
> that could ship alongside the default, or want to work towards
> something that you think might one day challenge for the default spot,
> then jump in, the water's great. We tend to work in small groups on
> themes, so alongside people with a strong vision who can lead a team
> we need plenty of others that can work together to help get a great
> complete, cohesive look. This involves designers, packagers, GTK+
> themeing experts (hey, even QT theme experts are welcome :P) and we
> could certainly do with a few more hackers. If you're any of those
> things, or think you want to be soon, then you should be at home in
> this team.
>   

Could this somehow be distilled down to 2 sentences for Launchpad?

But on the wiki, I think it's fine.

So I'm gonna let this go for a few days to let the people who care chime in.

-Cory K.