On Thu, 2006-31-08 at 20:16 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote: > > Completely unrelated and out of sync to Edgy release cycle I put up > > a glass panel suggestion on the wiki: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/GlassPanel > > > > I've been using it on my desktop for a few days and thought - "Hey, > > the artwork team has been going glassy all over the place lately. > > Perhaps I better share...". Anyways, not specifically targetted at > > Edgy (could be cool though), just for debate. The bling factor is > > pretty high if you ask me :-)
> I definitely think we should explore this idea further! > > Mark I love the idea of tweaking that panel -- at the very least to get the colours in line for Edgy. Translucency is also a lovely twist. Is there something that we could do with the panels that is a little more what 'Ubuntu' seems to represent -- Earthy, Human, Real, Grounded, Communal, etc? I fear the glass takes us into the domain that the two commercial operating systems are heading -- one that has echoes of a previous era rather than of futures and humanity. There might be something to run with as defining Ubuntu _against_ those cliches. Where the two commercial operating systems are about money, fast cars, and those other trivial symbols of 'worth', Ubuntu offers us real _worth_ on many more levels. In terms of a marketing approach, it certainly has a powerful underpinning. Thoughts? Perhaps a little pondering on the subject could lead us to a very trademark and distinctive resolution? Sincerely, TJS
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