Ubuntu Studio 11.10 Oneiric artwork brainstorming/discussion

[C K]

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Ralf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net> wrote:
> Less is more, but also for supposed simplicity. I'm sure that most
> people like today's common desktop vogue. And as I've written before,
> the layout is good, but OTOH, why not doing something that isn't the
> current whim of trend? Not for Oneiric, but e.g. for the release that
> will follow.

I've always had plans to do something very out there. Thing is, far
out ideas tend to appeal to a very narrow audience.

The current plan, while Mac-like in that it uses AWN will tend to be
even more minimal. But still very productive. I have been testing the
proposed layout on 3 other family members and they adapted very
quickly. I detest the idea of moving the menu items away from the
focused window. To me, it doesn't make sense as it tends to make for
more mouse travel instead of moving within the currently focused
window.

All that aside, Ralf, after this release I think Scott would welcome
anyone who could plan and implement (<-this being key) something far
out yet productive. :)

So does anyone have a counter idea to this "etched" look? Should we
just let Izo loose? :)


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-Cory K.