Re: [ubuntu-art] Portfolio and Graphics
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Devyn Devyn Collier Johnson wrote on 16/07/13 13:22: ... I would like to contribute to Ubuntu by making and editing icons and wallpapers. ... Welcome! Here are some bug reports about icons that are missing or need revising. Software Updater: http://launchpad.net/bugs/510212 Ubuntu Software Center: http://launchpad.net/bugs/1036217 Error tracker: http://launchpad.net/bugs/1079639 App directory: http://launchpad.net/bugs/1034372 If you are interested in taking on any of these, e-mail me. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlHv3P0ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecp74gCfQOBs0Df5uJLQS30b5LQMmHCM 5OUAn0n9+Bk2hLGLlhZDymgLay/wCCSJ =I+1b -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bruno wrote on 31/01/13 12:52: ... On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas ... It's quite a lot taller than wide. I wonder if that's a problem at typical sizes. For example, what would it look like in the Launcher? ... well: two options ( see screenshots ) Yes, that's quite muddy unfortunately. Very difficult to tell that the orange blobs are the Ubuntu logo. Fixing that might involve using a single unbroken box, and/or making the box larger. Another small issue is that the red of the parachute competes with the orange of the logo. - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEQ5rIACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqD0QCdHJFhwO5PEFTBaqJJd3cyIAzw 1BoAoMEoWPR0pnf1Dy8gYYywyaQOpx7Q =MbBu -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Krzysztof Węgliński wrote on 23/01/13 19:46: How about something like this? ubuntupackage.jpg (35 KB) ... I like how that suggests the presence of a parachute without actually showing it. Clever. The style is a bit unusual. Most icons in Ubuntu are drawn as objects with hyper-realistic shading and outlines, and no backdrop of their own. Even Ubuntu One, which is a solid flat logo in print and on the Web, has subtle lighting and shadows when drawn as an icon. So an icon like yours, with flat and nearly-flat shapes and a circular backdrop, would be a bit incongruous. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEKSbUACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqcxACeOmRWWXpbdIwEmgITn7GMdQUT jlEAoKqJAxooWoyuWt5dQxq5Y4N9S44K =ThYo -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Bruno Bruno Alacoque wrote on 24/01/13 13:42: Please find my two cents as a tetris airdrop ;) hope you guys like it http://www.energumene.com/ubundrop2.png ( 500px ) http://www.energumene.com/ubundrop3.png ( 100px) ... That looks pretty cool! It's quite a lot taller than wide. I wonder if that's a problem at typical sizes. For example, what would it look like in the Launcher? Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEKROAACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecoeCACdErRVLnYj/Gbb356g0w8t06IA 6P8AniWYCgN5h0/0XukdDuzjrQLYI5uJ =dLVL -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon idea for update manager
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 brent wakey wrote on 26/01/13 04:42: For future consideration, an icon idea for the update manager. thx Brent I don't know of any software available for Ubuntu that can open Paint.NET files. Could you use a more standard format, e.g. SVG or PNG? Thanks - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEGVP4ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpRXQCgqCLrCWW58noJvERGIEU8f6aD OS0An1sYVnNZ2d3hxgpLl+xxJiIizqJh =iJ6A -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey Vish Vish wrote on 24/01/13 10:42: ... While the idea of an airdrop/parachute is nice, as someone else also pointed out, people are more used to the arrows and it is easier to use that known metaphor for updates to make it easier for people to recognise updates. It may be true that people are more used to arrows. I have nothing against using arrows. But that doesn't mean it's the only known metaphor. For example, most often when people install software updates anywhere, they're doing it on Windows. Windows doesn't use arrows for its updates icon. Since updates are something that need to be a part of Software centre, it is better to have a Software Updater icon that is a derivative of the original Software centre icon rather than making it look like a completely different/unrelated app. If anyone ever implements updates in USC, it will be one way of installing application updates. It will not be the only way to install any updates. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#approaches Besides that, installing updates has nothing to do with shopping. So a Software Updater icon that looked related to shopping would have a non-sequitur problem like the current icon. Your proposal is extremely well drawn (nice job!), but unfortunately it has all three problems. It still has the A, it still has the fake progress bar, and it looks like shopping too. :-) Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlECdtMACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecoHQgCgwM100DLZoY7tTJQJbWdtEAO/ Kc0AoJEaSndNWvMWFAgELr+YDeZiSH9B =4Nxz -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] The new update icon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Kai Kai Macmaster wrote on 23/01/13 15:07: ... I'm not sure exactly what your after but I thought I would submit an icon that I've just created based on the ubuntu logo. My first submission :) Thanks. Unfortunately that isn't really appropriate because it prominently features the English word update. This would not be meaningful for people who did not know English. It's best to use text in an icon only when that's essential for what you're trying to convey, e.g. Italics or word processor. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlECcaIACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrfIQCeNNs8l0MSXp8t4zruBo2cgaK9 SU8AnjdNNntm5tsMTfLAKiXUdhYnnFRE =aD+R -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] The new ubuntu update icon submission.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Carlos Eduardo C. do Val wrote on 23/01/13 15:25: If the problem is the A... ... That looks pretty good! However, the problem isn't *just* the A. :-) If you've run Software Updater yourself, you'll see that it uses the standard Launcher progress bar when updates are installing. So it's a bad idea for the Software Updater icon (or any Launcher icon) to include a fake progress bar of its own. Otherwise one can get confused for the other, and when there's actual progress you end up with two progress bars visible at once. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlECc9UACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpfmwCgo6qRgbs+RgHmEmYPc0SkSZ2X +ScAoJlqjpTLT1kKRyvG7fEzC0oQvawR =Rv+r -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks We have a usability problem in Software Updater (formerly known as Update Manager). The problem is that when the updates dialog appears by itself, there's no visual clue that this is an official Ubuntu thing. In Ubuntu 12.10 and earlier, the icon is just a brown box with an orange arrow. And in Raring right now, it's an A with a progress bar and arrows around it - -- again, nothing obviously to do with Ubuntu, and a bit of a non sequitur too. So, it would help if we had a new icon, one which obviously communicates that these are official updates for Ubuntu. One possibility that I've suggested is an airdrop -- a wooden box being lowered by parachute, where either the box or the parachute (but not both!) features the Ubuntu logo. http://www.google.com/search?q=airdroptbm=isch Maybe you have other ideas too. Please post your proposals here, or DeviantArt, or Imgur, or wherever suits you, and link to them in a reply here. Let's get something really classy into Ubuntu 13.04. Thanks! - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlD/wkkACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpyOACcCck2lgRBaC6y/7NcZuxeIw4V k1AAoJBQrQT053Cb/aWuJ7gfwH2WiOsO =1lgt -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Self-announcement
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 dali liu wrote on 18/01/13 14:05: Hello! I have joined the mailing list for a while but I havn't done anything yet. I like to design user interfaces and how to interact with it, but what I can do is very limited. designing icons or some simple bottons is capable for me, i think I love ubuntu and I wish to contribute its development as much as I can. P.S. I am still a highschool student, and i am chinese. Hey there, and welcome. Do you have a portfolio or gallery online of previous work you have done? Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlD9EJcACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecofzgCgw7BTq+An19XtoTVn3R6vEVHn Wa4AmgMgPaf+Fx6BnLqsT4Dxv84wLlZt =m+O3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Self-announcement
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Krzysztof W?gli?ski wrote on 18/01/13 08:09: Hi guys, I've just joined your team so as Ubuntu Artwork says I'm introducing myself. ... Welcome Krzysztof. Have you found things to help with? In the next few days I hope to start posting visual design tasks to this list for people to help out with. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlD9C0sACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqx4ACfZkC/AxNhoDqoozFjDJxprbxv m2IAn1TjawBFNSfnVhi1CJC9Wsz0CZkz =1W8T -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Center Design
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 27/12/12 22:19: A mockup -- anonymous As I said for your previous mockup, it probably isn't a good idea to require horizontal scrolling for the list of categories. Grouping a dozen of them under Other isn't really a good solution. This mockup also introduces Mystery Meat navigation for the top-level sections, without actually saving any space. :-) - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDsAE8ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecogbACgntZDAd6jNB6xEiLatnNNxxR0 fY4Anig5FFI7elp0ahyWYsr0B5/SvId2 =9oi9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Center Instalation
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 13/12/12 19:37: Mockup -- anonymous Interesting idea. It does give more room to the featured applications. However, it probably isn't a good idea to require horizontal scrolling for the list of categories. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDS5FwACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecriDwCffrDjviFrvmVw1UBHxuuJIvRo 98YAn0R11q5W0bK9sDbKIKPNp9eZ79Wu =AMJ5 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Introduction
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Connor P wrote on 28/09/12 03:33: ... Hi. As you can tell by my email address, I'm Connor Peet. I've been a fan of Ubuntu for neigh on four years now, and have recently started looking at giving back to the community. Welcome! ... With that said, is there anything that needs to get done? ... Yes! Right now there are 63 bugs reported in the mono icon theme, and many of these require new or tweaked icons. For example: * Something very simple to start with: the rain icon border is the wrong color. http://launchpad.net/bugs/592402 * Something that causes problems in usability tests: the wired network icon isn't understandable. http://launchpad.net/bugs/532522 There are also 27 bugs reported in the Humanity icon theme. For example: * The warning icon doesn't use the Ubuntu font. http://launchpad.net/bugs/904682 * The Desktop folder icon has a white bar on it, and shouldn't. http://launchpad.net/bugs/951220 If you need any help, you can find me on Freenode IRC (mpt). Thanks - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlBtSHEACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpTkQCaA/mdiTvKcINztYStcYt8udj7 vpsAn0mSlG0Z5VNqucKyyJH/8zjFk7yr =xvAV -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu UI Design Concept
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Radu Silviu Ionut wrote on 03/09/12 08:15: ... I have played around on a Ubuntu UI mockup, after I have seen the work of Sputnik8 http://www.redmondpie.com/this-mockup-brings-metro-to-the-legacy-desktop-in-windows-8-images/ here are 2 mockups: http://sealview.deviantart.com/#/d5diae4 http://sealview.deviantart.com/#/d5dia2j ... I like the use of Ubuntu Medium instead of Bold. In Canonical we have been evaluating Ubuntu typography, and that's one of the changes we've considered too. In a deeply nested folder, moving the window might be difficult, because the folder hierarchy would span most of the title bar. It's odd that the brightest part of the window is an Eject button. Why did you make all the icons monochrome, both in the sidebar and the list view? - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlBEbooACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpaJwCfX9LlZSVrW8Dxd0F2ZZ9e1COA pHAAoJbXySydSiVkTXHlpATjkakSNBGy =H1Zd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] mockup the evince
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 25/08/12 00:50: http://anonimo1245.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5cesjd Interesting mockup. Using a borderless menu, with Ajustar al ancho de pagina as one of its options, would have one of two results. Either the menu would change in width when you chose other options, so the triangle and the folder icon would wobble about. Or there would be a large gap between the value and the triangle with most of the options (50%, 100%, etc). Progress bars should be used only where humans are waiting for computers to do things. To use them for anything else, like pages here, is confusing. Use a custom scrub bar graphic instead. As soon as you got to page 100, Anterior would have to jump to the left to make room. That could get annoying if you had to flip between pages 99 and 100 for any reason. - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlA8fIoACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrPswCdGTX77XbQmja1uWhUxCbs+6sW sqkAn2Xblput+4rvdi/p7HWZ9VgaYSnc =Hz8A -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Help with usability issues etc.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Kristina Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for usability https://launchpad.net/~ayatana, accessibility https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility, and desktop software in general https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop.) Kristina Charis wrote on 27/12/11 18:39: Hello everyone, Feel free to contact me if you need any help with Human Computer Interaction related issues, e.g. usability, accessibility, user experience etc. and I will be happy to help. I am a masters student in Human Computer Interaction, have been using Ubuntu for about 2 years. ... If you would like to help out with design work, that would be excellent! Here's a simple task to start off with: redesigning the Jockey tool. Open System Settings. Under the Hardware section, choose Additional Drivers. You should see a window something like this: http://imgur.com/jCUXR Now, think of half a dozen ways to present this interface differently. For example, as: * its own panel inside System Settings (instead of a window) * part of the System Info panel of System Settings (since it's about hardware) * part of Ubuntu Software Center (since it's about installing/removing software, specifically drivers) * part of Update Manager (since installing a proprietary driver, like installing updates, is something you may need to do shortly after installing Ubuntu). Identify benefits and disadvantages of each approach, and make a recommendation. :-) Some questions you might consider when choosing a design: * What should its title be? http://launchpad.net/bugs/635640 * If there is an additional driver available, how should an Ubuntu user learn this automatically? http://launchpad.net/bugs/617392 * What should happen if the interface is invoked manually, when no extra drivers are available? http://launchpad.net/bugs/520871 * How can people make an informed decision about whether to install a driver? http://launchpad.net/bugs/397465 http://launchpad.net/bugs/512902 http://launchpad.net/bugs/550083 * What should happen if there's no Internet connection when you try to download a driver? http://launchpad.net/bugs/299023 * How should progress be shown? http://launchpad.net/bugs/290242 http://launchpad.net/bugs/614827 * What should happen if a driver fails to install? http://launchpad.net/bugs/311650 * What should happen after a driver is installed or removed? http://launchpad.net/bugs/739242 * Should searching for a printer driver use the same interface, or a custom interface? http://launchpad.net/bugs/596141 If you're interested in this task, or if there's something else in particular you'd like to work on, let me know. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk8NVTEACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqcdACgvss0uqembdPOGSfaIv7ZxNru uZEAoMZD+7ROKI8xrFIC1r1uOnxHRlUc =zhfK -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 74, Issue 7
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Leute Graphic wrote on 31/08/11 12:44: Banner for Chromium ... Unfortunately that banner isn't usable, because: * It does at least two of the Things You Can't Do with Google trademarks http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html: remove, distort or alter any element of a Google Brand Feature (the logo on the right), and incorporate Google Brand Features into your own product name, service names, trademarks, logos, or company names (the Chromium logo embedded in the USC icon on the left). * It includes static text. Banner artwork will have translated text overlaid on it using HTML, so as I said on Tuesday, the artwork itself shouldn't use prominent text in any particular language. (That at least is easily fixed.) * It stops sharply at 700 pixels width, which would look bad for any USC window wider than 700 pixels. Cheers - -- mpt -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk5fdisACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrirwCbBuKVWncAhzt/DAwlM73mVkJR ZNUAoKINcuEz7NmgE940ynRtkKi7fNZY =wO1L -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Vishnoo wrote on 11/12/10 07:13: On Sat, 2010-12-11 at 00:04 -0500, Saleel Velankar wrote: While I agree that we need spec for generalized tasks, looking at the wiki page Matthew linked to is pretty detailed and clear as to what is needed as to the scope, artwork aspects etc. Only thing we really need is a general date. I humbly put forwards skipping the spec in this case and just creating a link to /DepartmentVisualDesign under our tasks page. with a due date. User interface freeze for Natty is March 24th, so I think February 24th is reasonable to decide on a style, before applying it to all the departments. ... Included the task to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Tasks I have updated https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter/DepartmentVisualDesign to include the Artwork team task data. @Matthew, Once you set a due date, Any plans for announcing this to a wider audience? I just posted it on Twitter and Identica. I may post it on design.canonical.com later too. Thanks - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0GLf4ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecokHgCgi+e4UdabWShKB7FCGEwQ2qbJ PhkAn1BLeQF82xrsOidTy0SpsQTqJ3BU =/FL6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Software Center department screens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Saleel Velankar wrote on 11/12/10 07:12: Got tired of studying (read: about to hurt someone); and decided to give this a go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/islington/5250369749/ That's a good start. ... A question for matthew: what kind of programs are under accessories, and system? cant check since I am on kubuntu. The categories are probably the same http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html, though the label may be different. Examples: Activity Journal, Alarm Clock, KTimer, LeafPad, Disk Usage Analyzer, Docky, Gourmet Recipe Manager, Kate, Waterfall font viewer, Zipper. Also I am assuming that universal access is just accessibility programs? ... Yes. Virtual keyboards, screen readers, magnifiers, etc. Thanks - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0F/PoACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrJugCffbJUPAI6XG3pEWq+PHgKFnza vngAn3HYW8WChS4Kw3QAhoPWmLFk7D+8 =OGPU -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Сергей wrote on 11/12/10 17:07: Matthew, Is there a way to use GTK theme colors? You know, white background looks too bright in dark themes, and the blue color used in Maverick is neutral and unobtrusive, but doesn't feel consistent with the rest of the desktop. ... The white background in USC already follows the GTK theme. For example, in the High Contrast Inverse theme, it's dark blue. But the existence of themability shouldn't prevent us from using color to distinguish things. One possibility is that each department should have a different overall color. Green for Science Engineering, purple for Fonts, red for Education, and so on. Another possibility is that the screen for each application should have a gradient based on the color most used in its icon, like the Unity launcher does. If the final set of background art is monochrome, the version used in the code will be black with transparency, so that USC can tint it to the appropriate color at runtime. - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0GLhwACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpvwwCgv0coQOZdJhCkM7DcdePSg3Zc OwQAoMJxksJyms9nl6OnZlvZZyQCkUVH =tWRy -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks I'm not a regular on this list, so please forgive me if I get anything wrong. The Ubuntu Software Center developers are on a mission to make USC a joy to use. We're doing this in several different ways: adding new features, making it faster, making it more responsive, and running user tests and fixing usability problems. While we're doing all those things, we would also like to make USC prettier. As part of that, we're considering adding some custom artwork to each of the individual department screens -- Games, Internet, Sound Video, and so on. I have written up a design brief for this work. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter/DepartmentVisualDesign I'd be delighted if anyone here can propose a beautiful style of artwork we could use across these screens. Feel free to publish it wherever you like, just reply here with a link to it. If you have any questions, please also reply here and I will answer them on Monday. Thanks - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0CoRkACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecpUAACfRexQpR/4qVksQDLdC4N7ZWgg LZEAn2PlBFiDWcbnDnBPoDVGSBJCsLEi =5LZB -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] [Ayatana] Meerkat volume control design
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dylan McCall wrote on 13/10/10 18:08: ... Right now a regular menu item is used as a title in one place (Rhythmbox), and an action in another (Mute). The font and spacing is identical in both cases. ... It's an action in both cases. - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAky20lgACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqqMACgysAkrpBacDxuDhokCmCX7tne scIAmwcDq8ibQ/N7FxDUHekMxXIW28lk =pkAk -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Meerkat volume control design
come up with a solution that will work for every GTK menu, without special-casing this one. http://imgur.com/WkgcB?full (This screenshot shows a fix for *only* this problem, not any of the other problems.) In other cases, however, an active choice was clearly made but that choice doesn't address the element's purpose. Why should a volume control menu be labelled Mute? Etc. ... Because that's exactly what the item does. (If the speakers are already muted, it says Unmute.) I just wanted to offer my observations, though I wasn't too sure how to go about it. It's strange that there isn't a dedicated mailing list for design issues. Are these handled on a component-by-component basis? How do the designers interact with the engineers? It's mostly component-by-component. Unfortunately, there isn't a browsable directory of Ubuntu components to get involved with. For the Ayatana project, we use the #ayatana IRC channel https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/ChannelList and mailing list. How would I go about changing the design of the volume control menu myself? ... The code for the sound menu, the Ubuntu Mono icon theme, and the Light themes, are all on Launchpad. https://code.launchpad.net/indicator-sound https://code.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mono https://code.launchpad.net/light-themes Thanks again for your feedback. As drfugly wrote in http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/dpowc/1010_volume_control_menu_design_fail/#c11zste: | | We need more of this. Lots more of this. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAky1wMIACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqYmgCeMnBo+D/5tDGd4LsrHDVlcwZy KP8AnjYSyHHMUqFjZ3LbAcDL8oL/1rcg =+iVD -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] gconf schema default for ubuntu wallpaper
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Cody A.W. Somerville wrote: ... Currently the gconf schema default for the ubuntu wallpaper is set to warty-ubuntu-final.png. Although we'd like to update this to have a release agnostic name, unfortunately updating the default gconf schema does not update existing installation and we can't leave upgrading users without a desktop wallpaper. ... What happens if someone logs in and their chosen background picture can't be found? If the answer is anything other than it reverts to the OS default (or it uses a cached version, and if that's missing too, it reverts to the OS default), that's a bug that can be fixed. Once it's fixed, you can change the OS default at will. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHf7tW6PUxNfU6ecoRAgbmAJ45039uQioplvgySc83cFiOJAnPfACeKC4B v3/XnVs/TNZ5TsKIWHXYCt4= =U3CE -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
