-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Donn wrote: > I am nobody from nowhere - but I have been lurking and thought I would add > that surely those emblems should be linked to the system locale in some way? > It's the only way that you will have icons that make sense in differing > cultures. Now, don't ask me how to do it, but it seems pointless trying to > design a "money" icon that doesn't confuse/insult/enrage/amuse someone else > in another locale... >
I think you have perfectly hit the nail on the head. When discussing design, the first thing one must address is target audience. Do we have one for Ubuntu? The simple question actually breeds many more complicated issues. - From "Creativity for Graphic Designers" ISBN 1-58180-055-X: "Remember the Audience, in Spite of the Client. [...] So ask yourself if the design works from the point of view of the audience." - From "Design Basics Index" ISBN 1-58180-501-2: "Concept may be King (and Queen, and Czar, etc.), but AUDIENCE is the force that governs over all. When you get right down to it, we, as designers, are not being hired merely to create pretty designs and pictures. Designers are hired to create visuals that effectively deliver a specific message to a specific segment of the population (a.k.a., the 'target' audience). [...] The thing that makes certain designers _great_ is their ability to deliver well aimed messages that are also conceptually and aesthetically beautiful. [..] _The needs and tastes of the audience should lie at the root of any design solution. Begin there and grow outward._" Notice how defining our audience at the onset would alleviate many of the issues that are raised as 'bugs' in Malone. Even the corporate operating systems have gotten this wrong. Ubuntu is heading down the proper track with locales, but it extends far further than mere language bias. 1) Ubuntu needs to establish a mechanism to bind the design with the locales. 2) Ubuntu needs a method to establish working memes for icons, etc., for each locale. 3) Locales should be expanded to include particular subsets regarding physically challenged individuals, as each general class of challenge requires specific and particular needs. It is a tremendous amount of work, but such is the nature of contemporary operating systems. An operating system should feel _natural_ and completely immersive to the user utilizing it regardless of their origin or physical needs. Sincerely, TJS -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFh+23ar0EasPEHjQRAm9YAJ9yS3F13NnGZbcXzrqQDu/S0Xao6ACfRZqR djq/FiYdn7uEasRSW7UZHjE= =jQWN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
