On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Rico Sta. Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > Just want to show everyone a few things I've been working on. Note that > these aren't proposed Ubuntu mockups or anything, just more of a "let's see > if anything inspiring can come out of it" thing. > > Just sharing. I hope one of these can inspire someone out there. > > #1) Sin > I've always thought that something interesting can come out of using > textures. Here's a quick test. > http://customize.org/download/screenshots/57766/57576/Sin._(WIP).jpg >
this one is really nice - kinda makes me think of piano's or other musical instruments... I think this is the strongest of the posted themes > #2) Bamboo > What about taking that textures further (to the point of overkill)? Also, > what about thick borders? > http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7209/bamboosk4.jpg > I like this but I agree, overkill. I think perhaps only overkill because you've got so many different textures going on. If you simplified it to only the one in the menu or title bar I think it'd be really nice... > #3) Studio (!) > Here's a refinement of Bamboo to fit the Ubuntu Studio brand somehow. (_MMA_ > are you listening? :) > http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/263/studiomd0.jpg > Again, this is really cool. I like the piano-ish black. Also I think sticking to s single colour/texture combo might be nice... > #4) Spirit > How about excessive use of gradients? > http://dump.ambiescent.com/i/spirit-test-2.jpg > http://dump.ambiescent.com/i/spirit-test-3.jpg > Not as good as those others, but still nice. You might need to think about implementability on these before going much further... Have you ideas on that? > > Cheers, > Rico > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Inspiration-mockups.-tp19810609p19810609.html > Sent from the ubuntu-art mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
