Re: [Unity-design] Let's talk about sorting arrows

2014-02-21 Thread Sam Hulick
On 2/21/14 1:53 AM, Thorsten Wilms wrote: On 02/21/2014 12:39 AM, Sam Hulick wrote: Check out this collage of just a few different applications (both native and web) that show that an arrow pointing up means sort in ascending order, and an arrow pointing down means sort in a descending order

[Unity-design] Let's talk about sorting arrows

2014-02-20 Thread Sam Hulick
Hey all, I wanted to bring up something which I feel has been a glaring design issue in Linux in general for ages now. While we can't change every distribution out there, I'm hoping the Ubuntu design team will consider this. The direction of sorting arrows in Ubuntu (and most GTK apps) is

Re: [Unity-design] Make File manger more intuitive

2014-02-18 Thread Sam Hulick
From a design standpoint, I have to disagree with multi-color tabs. For Ubuntu it would be a step backwards, IMO, in trying to achieve a cleaner, more modern look, which I know is one of their goals lately. My suggestion would be to thicken the borders and/or shadows between tabs to make them

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-12 Thread Sam Hulick
Hey all, Thanks for the input. I totally get the importance of sound for users with visual impairment, and I'll definitely keep that in mind while working on these sounds. I think the important factors really lie with the lightdm sound to let the user know the computer is booted up.

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-12 Thread Sam Hulick
JOBARD wrote: Hi Sam, Le 12 sept. 2013 17:16, Sam Hulick s...@samhulick.com mailto:s...@samhulick.com a écrit : Hey all, Also, I'm happy to say that I'm now working officially with Canonical, and will be sending some ideas for startup sounds and ringtones within a couple weeks, which will wind

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-12 Thread Sam Hulick
, no? No one can take copies of Ubuntu and sell them to keep the profits? -Sam On 09/12/2013 01:29 PM, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: On 12 September 2013 19:07, Sam Hulick s...@samhulick.com wrote: Not sure at this point as far as licensing. I feel like the startup sounds and ringtones should be free

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-11 Thread Sam Hulick
is big enough (and I belive so, espesially because you're famous) your request/contribution will get heard quite fast. But only if they fit the Ubuntu spirit ;-) Sid Am 10.09.2013 19:24 schrieb Sam Hulick s...@samhulick.com mailto:s...@samhulick.com: Hey Rick

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-10 Thread Sam Hulick
; forwarding to the list properly. A Canonical representative proper should show up sometime soon.) On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Sam Hulick s...@samhulick.com mailto:s...@samhulick.com wrote: Hey all, My name is Sam Hulick, and I've been writing music for ten years professionally

Re: [Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-10 Thread Sam Hulick
to anyone. Here's a link for getting started with the Ubuntu Community: http://community.ubuntu.com/ Check out especially the community structure and Code of Conduct parts. :) Cheers, Rick On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Sam Hulick s...@samhulick.com wrote: Hey all, My name is Sam Hulick

[Unity-design] Ubuntu startup sound for 14.04 LTS

2013-09-10 Thread Sam Hulick
Hey all, My name is Sam Hulick, and I've been writing music for ten years professionally, and longer than that experimentally. ;) I'm most known for my work on the Mass Effect video game trilogy, but have several other game credits as well as some film work (most recently a PBS documentary