On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 14:01 +0100, julian wrote:
as i've said earlier, i'm into the idea of a public vote on mockups (and
including the current theme) made by list members within the first two
6-8 weeks of each release cycle. i think most of the time ubuntu-art is
shooting in the dark, so to
..on Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 11:14:49AM +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 00:27 +0100, julian wrote:
then so be it. i strongly believe Ubuntu artwork development needs to
follow the same consensual process as any other aspect of the project's
development: users needs to be
On Dec 27, 2007 5:45 AM, Thorsten Wilms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 14:01 +0100, julian wrote:
as i've said earlier, i'm into the idea of a public vote on mockups (and
including the current theme) made by list members within the first two
6-8 weeks of each release
..on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 01:59:53PM -0800, Ken Vermette wrote:
On Dec 27, 2007 5:45 AM, Thorsten Wilms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 14:01 +0100, julian wrote:
as i've said earlier, i'm into the idea of a public vote on mockups (and
including the current theme)
I think we should do some forum vote. Not to make the whole decision,
but as a guideline. Ubuntuforums is rather big, so the feedback would
probably be pretty good as well. From noobs to geeks...
Also, in some time, we should have some prototype, and be able to test
it on target users, and
julian wrote:
even mockups to this list are distributed across several wikis and sites
in a way that is not productive when getting a sense of the overall scope
of contributed designs.
what i'm talking about is not too dissimilar from this:
http://gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com/
..
On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 00:27 +0100, julian wrote:
then so be it. i strongly believe Ubuntu artwork development needs to
follow the same consensual process as any other aspect of the project's
development: users needs to be able to report what they consider 'bugs'
in the art and design aspects
On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 21:37 +0100, Damian Vila wrote:
But the problem is not at brown vs. blue (or green or whatever).
I've never questioned the use of color. I rather constrained to the
given guidelines. And I believe this is the way I should work if I want
to collaborate with Ubuntu.
What
On Mon, 2007-12-24 at 10:04 -0800, Troy James Sobotka wrote:
Thorsten Wilms wrote:
Having a clearly defined target audience would be of advantage. But I
have to say that during my industrial design studies, this part was
mostly guesswork.
Then you didn't go to a very good school or
Troy James Sobotka escribió:
The point of choosing an audience is not exactly as murky as you
wish to paint it. It is perhaps one of the most valuable discussions
this list has _ever_ seen.
Unfortunately, in the end, the default installations presence
and audience are outside of the scope
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Thorsten Wilms wrote:
For projects taking 4 months max, the time you can spend worrying about
your target audience is quite limited.
Perhaps ignoring the time constraints is worthy? Maybe get the 'broad'
strokes in place then finesse in the
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Damian Vila wrote:
And Ubuntu won't be brown, that's for sure.
I wonder if the trend toward eco friendly products could
be embraced by a very 'earthy' feeling operating system.
(Well 'earthy' in the 'idea', not the presentation)
Unbleached CD
..on Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 06:19:28PM +0100, Damian Vila wrote:
Troy James Sobotka escribió:
The point of choosing an audience is not exactly as murky as you
wish to paint it. It is perhaps one of the most valuable discussions
this list has _ever_ seen.
Unfortunately, in the end, the
On Sun, 2007-12-23 at 22:58 -0600, xl cheese wrote:
That is the question we need to ask. Do we want to target noobs to
linux or the vets of linux? Maybe I'm wrong, but new linux and
novice computer users are typically enticed with eye candy. It's
the veteran linux users that like
Firstly Merry Christmas - I am off and wont be back 'till after. Hope
santa is good to you all!
Secondly I agree. When I undertake a traditional graphic design project
or website, I'll usually do a mockup, the client will then say if they
like it/hate it and suggest changes. When your
On Mon, 2007-12-24 at 11:18 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
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I had users and environment, so I should also mention tasks.
Quick draft:
- Research
- Browsing the web
- Communicate
- Email
- Chat
- VoIP
- Video conferencing
- Create
- Graphics
- Photography
- Graphic design
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Thorsten Wilms wrote:
Having a clearly defined target audience would be of advantage. But I
have to say that during my industrial design studies, this part was
mostly guesswork.
Then you didn't go to a very good school or for long enough.
We
That is the question we need to ask. Do we want to target noobs to linux or
the vets of linux? Maybe I'm wrong, but new linux and novice computer users
are typically enticed with eye candy. It's the veteran linux users that like
things functional and plain.
I would submit that we want
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