Well, for one, the current theme doesnt use a prominent brown- its an off white. I still think we should use an orange/brown combination, but I am at lost about how to implement it.
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ubuntu Art Team- >> >> I have been doing some thinking about the color of the theme, the >> buttons, etc. I also was thinking about some things that Mark >> Shuttleworth told me and things he has said in interviews regarding >> the desktop of Ubuntu. He has said that it is something that needs >> work on , something that we need to improve to the point of being the >> "Golden Standard," something that he currently believes rests in >> Apple's hands with OS X. I will agree with him. We need a theme that >> meets, improves upon, and is superior to OS X's strong points. What >> are things people like about it? They like its seamless, integrated, >> and unified design. What are things we can do to help Ubuntu do this? >> >> (The following are just my thoughts- carefully thought out and >> considered as my own opinion I fell free to share) >> >> Color - Our current theme uses a mix of a light grey and a medium >> brown. This combo lends itself to looking outdated or out of fashion. >> Ubuntu is an operating system, a tech product- we want it to look >> modern, and with Ubuntu in particular, we want it to look forward. >> Mark thinks it is necessary to retain the Orange/Brown look of Ubuntu >> - we can do this in ways other than trying to make the Gtk widgets and >> panels these colors. I have seen many brown colors, created many >> gradients, and brown just doesn't seem right as a panel color or >> window color. I think that we need something that is neutral, yet >> looks beautiful and futuristic ( not as in robots and the Jetsons, but >> more like a true futuristic look). We also want Ubuntu to look unique. >> Therefore black as in Vista and grey as in OS X are taken. What is >> left besides brown? What is Ubuntu? Nothing in the logo will work. >> What about what we have? Its a much lighter grey than OS X - why not >> make it lighter, say to an off white? There is a way to do it where it >> does not feel cold, or is too bright. Just a thought. > > If I might try a rhetorical trick to alter your perception: instead of > a light brown, why don't we use a dark orange? > > If that fails, then perhaps it's time to color parameterize the theme. > I think Mark's right about the identification of the Ubuntu desktop. > It reinforces the idea that using Ubuntu is easy, when people use the > recognizable theme visible ways. I think we can satisfy both the > value of a distinct default desktop and accommodate people who would > like a different color. We wholly expect people to change the > background; if it were just as easy to change the theme color I think > there'd be little to complain about. > > Justin Dugger > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > Well, for one, the current theme doesnt use a prominent brown- its an off white. I still think we should use an orange/brown combination, but I am at lost about how to implement it. With the current theme, it is easy to change the colors if you are looking for it. GO to Appearance>Theme>Customize>Colors. -- Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
