Just to comment on first post. For the best feeling after 15-20 sec 1 Vista 2 Leopard 3 Gnome (Ubuntu)
as a second opinion >> KDE desktop can beat those listed, even Windows 7 - but is not on the list ;) 2009/10/4 Cory K. <[email protected]>: > Dávid Horváth wrote: >> Hey Dear Artists! >> >> I read a topic on Ubuntu.hu (Hungarian Ubuntu forum), and i would like to >> bring you the message what i think is the conclusion of the discussion. >> First have a look of these pictures, and observe them slowly. Try to >> concentrate what feeling you have when you have a look at the first second, >> and later on lets say in 15-20 seconds. If this is done, go to the next one >> and try to analyse what you felt and compare them. Try to be objective. >> >> Computer 1 <http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/dx35/img31.jpg> >> Computer >> 2<http://seanmcgrath.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/sean-leopard-desktop.png> >> Computer >> 3<http://reformedmusings.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/jaunty-rc-desktop.jpg> >> >> I think it is quite obvious that the first one it the most engineered. You >> start with your eye at the right upper corner at the clock, than follow the >> line downwards, you loose interest, but you see now the wind-generators, so >> you fallow them. It gets boring( in a few milliseconds) but there is the >> horizon, so you fallow that. You have a look at the icons, what are quite >> nice. You finish, but you still can observe at the clouds and the tray, what >> has a decent colour. >> >> Have a look at the second picture: >> First you see the welcoming colours and lines. You focus on the middle of >> this miracle(a bit down, in the middle) and observe it. Its nice. You have a >> look next to the icons in the bottom, make you feel there are many >> functions, and possibilities, and you stop at the smiling face. Welcoming. >> Precise, safe. Have a look at the stars( freedom, space) and go to the right >> side of the screen with your eye. than the right top and left side. Nice. >> The first one had a lot more impression so far. >> >> Lets observe the third one. >> Nice welcoming warm colours, you stop at the middle line. Observe it a bit. >> Nice, smooth lines.. As there is nothing at the bottom your focus goes up to >> the upper right corner. Bob. Red button, punctuated icons, no structure. You >> go on the tray to the right side, a big empty space, than an unpleasant >> question mark.. blue.. how this came here? A too simple envelope.. and >> firefox. Firefox.. like that. Fox and fire, and a bit blue, earth etc. Than >> the signs, too narrow, too close, but i like the Ubuntu sign. Forgettable. >> >> Dont get me wrong. I love Ubuntu. I really do. I want to make it better, and >> in these days marketing is one of the most important thing everywhere. We >> cannot afford adverts, so we have to use other tools. We cannot afford a 20 >> person big team for design, so we have to do it ourselves. Than do it nice! >> If its big, lets make it Huge! (If its a goose, make it fat :) >> Hungarian byword). >> >> >> My opinion is that we should redesign Karmic Koala, and from now on make >> Ubuntu a lot prettier. Compiz made a lot for Ubuntu's reputation. Why not >> using it? Wobbling windows, special effects, turned on by default, if we >> have a working 3d accel. Why not? We coul even do a startup script what >> would show a 3d cube and slowly zoom on to on of the desktops. Would be >> amazing. >> > > Generally, I agree with your post (welcome btw) but as we (being this > list) having no control over the default art, it will be a little hard > for us to: > > "redesign Karmic Koala, and from now on make Ubuntu a lot prettier." > > This list is for community art. We do have projects aimed to "make > Ubuntu a lot prettier" just not by default. :) That's Canonicals call. > > Stick around though. There are many projects going on lately that are > alot of fun. > > > -Cory K. > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > -- Nemes Ioan Sorin -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
