[ubuntu-studio-devel] Default Wallpaper Design, WAS: Re: ubuntu-studio-devel Digest, Vol 106, Issue 15

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On 2016-02-17 22:33, Jimmy Sjölund one.com wrote:
> On 2016-02-17 22:23, Kaj Ailomaa wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016, at 08:44 PM, Kaj Ailomaa wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016, at 08:39 PM, Kaj Ailomaa wrote:
>>>> I have an idea, which I do think we should be able to get done. It's
>>>> pretty simple, and symbolic. It should not be hard to make it look 
>>>> good.
>>>> 
>>>> These are some possible elements of the image that we could develop
>>>> together:
>>>> 
>>>> * Incorporate the CoF somehow
>>>> * A fairly dark and neutral background color.
>>>> * Three fuzzy lights, like stage lights, each one representing a 
>>>> main
>>>> category (blue for audio, but the exact colors for graphics and 
>>>> video
>>>> need to be reevaluated).
>>>> * Visual elements from the kind of digital tools we provide, like
>>>> sequencer graphics (not a real sequencer, but a simple design), 3D 
>>>> model
>>>> fundamentals, a photograph, that sort of thing
>>> The visual elements could be in a single color, using the category
>>> colors for each. That way, three fuzzy lights may be superfluous, and
>>> the image would be even more focused.
>>> 
>> # Did a mockup, but not going to show you yet
>> 
>> I took some time to play around. I found that using three colors for 
>> the
>> background works pretty well. It sits right, both visually and
>> symbolically. So, I really feel like doing something with the three
>> colors as basis is the way to go. I don't have a mockup worthy to show
>> you, but just want to spill my thoughts on that, in case someone wants
>> to pick this up and do some stuff with it.
>> 
>> # About the colors
>> 
>> The colors that feel the most right to me are:
>> 
>> * blue for audio (our standard blue, used for our CoF)
>> * orange for graphics
>> * purple for video
>> 
>> The logic behind the colors:
>> Purple is a mix between red and blue, just as video is a mix of audio
>> and graphics. Orange is not red, but close enough. Pure red may be too
>> aggressive. On top of that, both orange and purple are used a lot of
>> Ubuntu vanilla, so there's that too.
>> 
>> If having the colors side by side, purple seems the best fit to have 
>> in
>> the middle, considering the relationship between the colors. I would 
>> put
>> blue to the left (which from a western POW is the start of a page).
>> 
>> We are already using those colors in ubuntustudio-menu, but that 
>> doesn't
>> mean we can't change them, if we want. I would like to revisit the 
>> exact
>> hue of those though.
>> 
>> # Schedule
>> 
>> I'm not going to work too intensively on this myself during the next
>> week, at least. But, I will revisit as soon as I'm able.
>> We should have a final candidate of the default wallpaper ready about 
>> 1
>> month before release (final beta), but we can always make last minute
>> changes, if we really need to.
>> 
> Sounds like a plan to me!

Nice! I agree with the direction in terms of colors and direction
I created this page:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Artwork/OfficialXenial
I invite you all to help me keep it up to date.

The look and themeing and iconing has many different branches in 
launchpad,
i have listed all those that seem to fit for anything related to look 
and feel.
Probably included some that shouldn't be there or missed other, but i 
can't
help but notice that it is infact many different , ehm, "sources?"
I need help to understand how these things are packaged. :) To tighten 
up the
consistency of the look, we could benefit from tightening up these 
branches.
I'm not sure, as y'all know i'm still trying to familiarize myself to 
the
launchpad system.

ANyways! lets do this! :)

Yours,
Set