Dear John,
Thank you for you letter which seems to represent an excellent summary
of the session proceedings from all three sessions we have had at UDS-N.
I, for one, look forward to the agreed tasks taking shape!
Kind regards,
Ivanka
On 26/10/10 20:14, John Baer wrote:
Ivanka,
As a follow up to the UDS-N discussion titled “Reinvigorate the Ubuntu
Artwork Team” I would like to offer additional comments for your
consideration.
It is agreed there is risk to embracing a team who has not performed
well in the past and to the risk they may not perform well in the
future. However, community is what drives Ubuntu and I believe there
is a solution which adds value.
Consider for the moment receiving a request to create a new logo for
the Ubuntu One web site. Accompanying this request are the
requirements and notes from previous discussions.
In the current paradigm you may assign this task to a Design Team
member you feel will deliver the best result, or you may offer it to
the member who has availability, or you may solicit a volunteer who
expresses interest in doing the work.
Folding the “Artwork Team” into the mix I would consider the following
paradigm.
1. Take the request and create a specification. The specification
should have enough detail an artist ( Design Team or Artwork Team )
can create submissions for your consideration.
2. Post the meta data to a web site as a task and the specification to
the wiki. Meta data in this context may include elements like request
number, description, owner, due date, links, etc.
3. Include as part of the specification the instructions on how to
offer submissions.
4. Assuming a Ubuntu artwork repository, the site would permit the
uploading of images and the creation of thumb-nails. In a blog like
manner users may comment as desired. The site may manage versions or
it can be assumed the last submission is the most current version.
5. At some point in time you or the business owner may select the best
candidate, announce the decision to the group, and mark the request as
complete.
To mitigate the risk an Artwork Team member may not participate or the
quality of the submissions are in-adequate, plan to engage a Design
Team member. You are no worst than the current paradigm and as this
process matures you will find participation and quality become non issues.
Other paradigms such as contests would work the same way.
The result in my opinion is folks will flock to this team to learn, to
contribute, and to be a part of a winning community.
Design Team members will assume leadership roles expanding
contributions in ways I can not imagine.
Respectfully,
John Baer
Artwork Team
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