Ubuntu Studio artwork proposal

[C K]

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Brian David <beejunk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's a another one, with reflections, since people seem to like those:
>
> http://www.sunmachine.coop/ubuntu/made_with_ubuntu_studio_reflect.png
>
> Good to hear from you again, Cory.
>
> I would love to revamp the studio artwork.  Do you have any links to some
> documentation on creating a theme, particularly with Plymouth?  I can Google
> it, and probably will, but it might save me some time if you point me in the
> right direction.

Honestly, Plymouth is something I'd have to dig into myself as well.
IIRC, there's a good bit of info out there though.

> It would be awesome to get a hold of the current Lucid font, because I think
> it looks good.  I'd disagree with changing the COF to fit the font, though.
> I'm fond of the Ubuntu Studio COF.  Of course, if people prefer that it'd be
> changed, then so be it.

For me, the angularity of the new font vs. the COF is very striking.
Might work better if we do something like the Ubuntu COF where it's a
negative/cutout/whatever. Using out blue.

> I'm new to this type of thing, so how would be the best way to go about it?
> Should I start by submitting some sketches/mock-ups and see if the community
> approves?

I'm sure you can make a page with ideas under out artwork section on the wiki.

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-Cory K.