Ubuntu Studio 11.10 Oneiric artwork brainstorming/discussion

[Ralf]

On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 13:09 -0700, Jorge G. Mare wrote:
> Hi Cory,
> 
> Thanks for making the effort to include the rest of us in this
> discussion. Can't speak for others, but personally, I really
> appreciate it. ;)
> 
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 9:28 AM, C K <coryisatm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As noted in the "Artwork FYI" thread I've reached out to Izo
> > (www.design-by-izo.com and http://tinyurl.com/42t496w) for help on
> > developing an overarching thematic idea to use for the disrto and
> > website in time for our 11.10 release.
> >
> > Things are still early but here goes: (hopefully the formatting
> > doesn't get screwed)
> >
> > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Izo <designbyizo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>I had a little bit of a brainwave over the weekend, largely influenced by the interface of Tweetbot. Have a look at the app: >http://tapbots.com/software/tweetbot/
> >>
> >>Ubuntu Studio uses a very similar colour scheme, so if the GTK theme uses mainly darkish grey with blue highlights, kinda like Atolm but with lighter >blues, that would make sense. Plus, the Faenza icon theme would work lovely with this kind of GTK colour scheme. Furthermore, influenced by the >Tweebot interface, the word "etched" very much entered my consciousness as a possible overarching concept for this releases artwork.
> 
> For those who (like me) may not know the Stolm theme:
> 
> http://skiesofazel.deviantart.com/art/Atolm-191381339
> 
> This theme does not seem to depart very much from the current one
> color-wise, which I think it is good, as IMO the existing UbuntuStudio
> theme colors already have some brand equity that you would want to
> build on top of. So, FWIW, I think this is a good direction to take.
> 
> >>With that in mind, here's a couple of wallpaper examples, so you can see what I mean.
> >>http://imageshack.us/m/683/6924/ubuntustudiowallpaperdr.jpg
> 
> Just as a general observation: I like the simplicity, as I believe the
> current wallpaper is too busy/distracting (as in, it gets visually in
> the way to using the computer). So, style-wise, I like the direction
> of non-obstructive simplicity.
> 
> > I do dig this look. I'll let others chime in. (and note: this isn't a
> > wallpaper we're gonna use. it's just an example of the style we're
> > going for) I'll get those technical requirements I gave Izo up on the
> > wiki ASAP.
> >
> > So what this thread is for is to brainstorm on the overall look and
> > feel for the distro and website. To determine exactly what images will
> > be needed and formatted. On the distro side, I know it will be the
> > wallpaper and images for LightDM. (i've yet to look into theming for
> > it but will very soon) As far as the website goes, that's where Jorge
> > and Scott will come in the most.
> 
> Thank you again for sharing; this early insight in the thought process
> makes it a lot easier to start building in my head images for the
> website that would fit well in the overall theme of the distro. Thanks
> again Cory.
> 
> Jorge

Professional, topical, keep it this way or similar.

Personally I'll use a shade lighter and warmer theme, regarding to
reflections by daylight and because I used blue themes very often during
the last years, I tend to use complementary colours.

By default without FX or real transparency. The example looks good
without transparency :).

OT: No desktop-sound for DAWs!

2 Cents,

Ralf