I like your artwork! > OK, this is my first post over here. Is this the right place to post > this? Yes, of course. > I have been browsing ubuntuforums.org for a while, especially the > Feisty development section. Have been an enthusiastic Ubuntu user > since Dapper. I was quite satisfied then with the interface, however, > I have seen that no major interface changes have occured since 6.06 > and can predict that Feisty will be no exception. I don't want to hurt > anybody's feelings, but the artwork team should be doing a much better > job especially now, when more and more users are switching to Ubuntu. > The artwork evolution is stagnating, the only new and nice idea I have > seen is the Edgy beta artwork which did not make it to the final > release unfortunately. > Even though Ubuntu's interface can be easily changed in a second, but > when switching to Linux from Windows for example, first impression > means quite a lot. And by first impression I mean the default > interface, which appears in all kinds of reviews, screenshot galleries > and at ubuntu.com. If we take the average Linux newbie, he/she listens > to his/her heart [interface] not to the real things [performance, > stability etc.] because he/she does not have technical knowledge on > this area. How should he/she know about Beryl and Compiz or other > stuff? We are tlaking about newbies here and Ubuntu is mainly targeted > to newbies and intermediates. And many distros like Sabayon for > example have more default eye candy than Ubuntu has, and since > bandwith is cheap nowadays, users might prefer it more. > In ubuntuforums.org I have visited the topics about the new artwork > Feisty has, and noticed that the most critiques were referring to: > -the lack of consistency in startup GUI [boot+GDM+desktop] > -the pinkish colors > -the lack of process log on the bootscreen > -the exaggerated and useless simplicity of the panels and wallpaper > > So I've grabbed Photoshop, and after an hour and a half and several > snacks and 2 liters of coke I've came up with these. > > 1. The bootup screen > (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubuntubootaltyd7.png) > As you see, it is very minimalistic. I have read that less content on > the bootscreen reduces boot time, so only the ubuntu logo and the > progress bar is displayed. The event log only shows the current > operation Ubuntu handles and can be deactivated by pressing <F2>. > The progress bar takes the full width of the screen, and by increasing > its length, users get the impression of higher speed as the progress > bar advances quicklier than on the current bootscreens. Very slick. The bootup screen might include word "Ubuntu" under Ubuntu logo. Anyway, it's pretty cool. > 2. The GDM > theme(http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubuntuloginaltie8.png) > On all OS releases except Mac OS X it can be notuced a gaping hole > between the bootscreen and the login screen. In order to solve this > problem on Ubuntu, I opted for a black GDM theme. The Ubuntu logo is > in the same position, now has a very subtile reflection, and on the > right side it is grouped the login information and the text box with a > nice fade in the background. All users need to know can find here, the > options menu and the computer info is near, so it is more visible, and > no large mouse moves are necessary to turn off the computer for > example. You see the subtile chocolate curves in the background? They > are part of the consistency. The GDM theme has a lighter overall > feeling, the whole interface gets lighter as the user advances trough > the starting-up process. Looks nice too, but the background is too much OSX-like. > 3. The splash > screen(http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubuntusplashalt3ra3.png) Maybe ubuntu logo should look better if centered? > 4. The > desktop(http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ubuntudeskaltba3.png) > The overall desktop is friendly. The wallpaper uses the colors of > cherry wood/chocholate, which users can feel more close to the home > feeling than the alien pinkish hue Feisty currently has. Now, as the > starting-up process is over, the desktop is fully enlightened and > ready for the user to work on. See the three curves on the wallpaper? > They were included (in a darker hue) in the GDM theme. Now the panels > have background. Very subtile. Very consistent. Great! Icons in gnome panel are OSX-like, those should be replaced with appropriate Ubuntu Human icons. > I think a linux user's first encounter with a new edition of an OS and > the first time he/she boots up is on of the most marking moments of > using an OS. The interface presented above is high to that challenge, > and makes the user's first impression a quite good one. Feisty should be eyecandy, besides that Beryl/Compiz won't be included by default. New interface for current users and impressive for wholly new users of ubuntu is really amazing. > See my original topic on ubuntuforums.org >>> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=369414
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