В 15:00 +0200 на 04.07.2008 (пт), Julian Oliver написа: > while we're on the topic of dark themes, i thought i'd feed a couple of > (publically successful) dark theme mockups back into the pool. > > this very basic mockup represents good use of dark colours i think. > people responded to it very well in forums/blogs/digg: > > http://willwill100.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Mockup-Hardy-Heron-74511244 > > while i'm not taken with the window title style, i do think the artist > has done well to leverage dark colours with highlights that appear to be > cast by light. there is a logical continuity in the lighting model > he/she has used. > > in this example darker colours are used to add vibrancy and depth rather > than simply to 'turn down the lights', reducing both clarity and > contrast overall. > > this other mockup goes darker still while highlighting useability hints > with a brown/orange: > > > http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs23/f/2007/323/0/b/Ubuntu_Theme_Mockup___Dark_by_bradwjensen.jpg > > it is perhaps far too dark for general distribution of course. > > nonetheless i think it is important to recognise those mockups Ubuntu > users have made that many other users respond very positively to. while > being far from feasible, it's my belief these mockups ought to be taken > as strong hints in a theme design process.
I totally agree with you Oliver. It seems that the first idea and New Wave have things in common so the team and I will try to polish the theme as much as possible. Anton -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
