[ubuntu-art] Logo Help Needed
I've been working on the bzr website. I'm not a true artist, but I can fake it OK. I'm using the tango color palette. The current website didn't use a logo, but one existed already (I didn't know about it though). While creating the website I became inspired and made the merge logo attached. I've also attached the branch logo. Both are good, but each have a problem. The merge logo was created by tracing a bmp of a merge sign. Therefore it looks lumpy. The branch logo is a little too thin to be used as an icon or in areas where the image needs to be small. Plus it doesn't use the tango palette, but that's easy to fix. I could really use a little help if someone has some time before the end of the weekend. If anyone wants to touch up either of these logos, recreate either of them or even create something from scratch, it would be 100% welcome. I've attached a png and a link to the svg if you feel inspired to help out. I don't want this to be a big deal, so just contact me separately if you want and are able to help. Here's the SVG: http://newz.gotdns.com/tmp/bzr/BazaarLogoOptions.svg (For some reason the branch doesn't show up when viewed in firefox, but its there when you open it in Inkscape) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode Bazaar Logo Options.png Description: PNG image -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] 16 colour glassy
As we discussed earlier, glassy effect in 16 colours could get interesting. Actually, what I noticed is that due to the limited palette of Ubuntu, it's pretty easy. Look at the attached example of my previous logotype which I simply downsampled to 16 unique colours - looks pretty good imo! No tweaking needed. I'll look into if there's some from-the-scratch methods that might be useful for 16col, but as it looks we can go pretty advanced in the glossy effect as long as we keep to the restricted ubuntulogotype palette. /weidel logo-glass-16.gif Description: GIF image -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Re: 16 colour glassy
Oh, here's the palette I've used. Actually the logo and effect uses 14 colours, as one is reserved for white and one for transparancy. So there's plenty of room for a background colour in the boot and a text colour. I attach both a photoshop palette and a windows .PAL. Sorry about my windowsness, but gimp simply isn't my cup of tea. /weidel2006/7/13, Niklas Weidel [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As we discussed earlier, glassy effect in 16 colours could get interesting. Actually, what I noticed is that due to the limited palette of Ubuntu, it's pretty easy. Look at the attached example of my previous logotype which I simply downsampled to 16 unique colours - looks pretty good imo! No tweaking needed. I'll look into if there's some from-the-scratch methods that might be useful for 16col, but as it looks we can go pretty advanced in the glossy effect as long as we keep to the restricted ubuntulogotype palette. /weidel 16col.act Description: Binary data 16col.pal Description: Binary data -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS
I have created a proposal sub area of the incoming section on the wiki. Thus far, I have dropped Niel's early work on some logo props: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/LogoProposal and the full contact that I have churned out: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/BackingTexturesProposal For centralization, let's keep them under EdgyProposals. If anyone can provide them, some good loose logo proposals would be appreciated. Don't worry about fine tuning -- just get them out the door. Obviously we can comp against the default logo, but having some glossy variations would be nice. Here is Who_'s work, but it would be nice to see many more for variations in the comping. (I moved it to the Edgy bin as well): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/GlassyLogo signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS: Update
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/ Root page now shows subchildren as per the template. I have probably missed several wiki pages that need to be moved here. Sorry if I overlooked some pages -- I was in a huge rush and must escape. Please migrate accordingly. Thanks. CHANGED: Added Niklas' glossy samples. (Could Niklas perhaps pinch off one or two with the default Ubuntu text featuring the dynamic gloss effect? Thanks) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS
Regarding Niel's work on logoproposal, I would say that the top left one has the best lighting - if it could be centered just a tiny bit so the last u has the same shade as the first. When one edge of a text like that is darker it offcenters it. /weidel2006/7/13, Troy James Sobotka [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have created a proposal sub area of the incoming sectionon the wiki.Thus far, I have dropped Niel's early work on some logo props: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/LogoProposaland the full contact that I have churned out:https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/BackingTexturesProposal For centralization, let's keep them under EdgyProposals.If anyone can provide them, some good loose logo proposals wouldbe appreciated.Don't worry about fine tuning -- just get them out the door.Obviously we can comp against the default logo, but having someglossy variations would be nice.Here is Who_'s work, but it would be nice to see many more forvariations in the comping.(I moved it to the Edgy bin as well): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/GlassyLogo-BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBEtnuCar0EasPEHjQRArekAJ42AKPTkojkDOzMCQbSRqfmIMsibgCg6DZR79JVLXiM8y6YUut0XMH7Khw==oRrO-END PGP SIGNATURE---ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS: Update
Pinch off? You mean you'd like to see the same gloss effect I made on the ubuntu-logo for the textlogo?2006/7/13, Troy James Sobotka [EMAIL PROTECTED] :https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/ Root page now shows subchildren as per the template.I have probably missed several wiki pages that need tobe moved here.Sorry if I overlooked some pages -- Iwas in a huge rush and must escape.Please migrate accordingly.Thanks.CHANGED: Added Niklas' glossy samples.(Could Niklas perhaps pinch off one or two with the default Ubuntu text featuring the dynamic gloss effect?Thanks)-BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux)iD8DBQBEtn7Ear0EasPEHjQRAsHVAKC7Wzth3FOW1NJYw12YSdj+0uT/0ACdE+3NVYcuVnpcrny0+dRsdzRUX7g==OnJm-END PGP SIGNATURE---ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS: Update
On Thu, 2006-13-07 at 22:19 +0200, Niklas Weidel wrote: Pinch off? You mean you'd like to see the same gloss effect I made on the ubuntu-logo for the textlogo? Bingo! With variants. Don't worry about polish. Let's get a good set of design directions going first, then we can work our way towards the production end of things. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] PROPOSALS: Update
On Thu, 2006-13-07 at 22:39 +0200, Niklas Weidel wrote: I'll look into it. I tend to overwork everything, but I'll try to keep it moderately simple. :) At this development point, it is more useful to have many variations. Various applications of your sheen would be very useful to compare against each other. Perhaps even using tones etc. One side benefit of this is that at any point the CC can check in and see our work. This is very important. Finally, it is desperately important to leave a paper trail for all the newer members, with design directions. Sincerely, TJS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] kubuntu philosophy wiki page
Hi all, I have created a wiki page (hurray for me!) concerning the philosophy of the kubuntu artwork. http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Documentation/KubuntuPhilosophy Check it out and let me know what you think. I am sure that we could tweak it a bit. Bye, Kenneth -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Closing the Theme Team application process for the Edgy Eft release
Hello fellow artists, Today marks the end of the Theme Team application process which started on the 3rd of July. Over the past ten days I've received three team applications to form the following Theme Teams: - Dash Theme, lead by Michiel Sikma (see below) - Peace Theme, lead by Chuck Huber - Tropic Theme, lead by Viper550 I've assembled a list containing the theme descriptions and which elements each theme will provide on the following Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/ThemeTeams If you want to work on one of these teams, you should now try to get in contact with the team lead to try and work out your role within the team if you hadn't done so already. Michiel Sikma is currently on a holiday, I'll be standing in for him until he gets back around the 28th of July. So, if you want to contribute to the Dash Theme, I'm the one you should get in touch with right now. Along with the exciting event of the Theme Teams being assembled, let me be the first to congratulate all theme leaders and wish them good luck in getting some great themes ready for Edgy. In the next few days we'll get in touch and start up the work. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, as always. Reply to the list or privately and let me know what you're thinking. Thanks for reading. With kind regards, Frank Schoep -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Closing the Theme Team application process for the Edgy Eft release
Frank Schoep wrote: Hello fellow artists, Today marks the end of the Theme Team application process which started on the 3rd of July. Over the past ten days I've received three team applications to form the following Theme Teams: - Dash Theme, lead by Michiel Sikma (see below) - Peace Theme, lead by Chuck Huber - Tropic Theme, lead by Viper550 I've assembled a list containing the theme descriptions and which elements each theme will provide on the following Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/ThemeTeams If you want to work on one of these teams, you should now try to get in contact with the team lead to try and work out your role within the team if you hadn't done so already. Michiel Sikma is currently on a holiday, I'll be standing in for him until he gets back around the 28th of July. So, if you want to contribute to the Dash Theme, I'm the one you should get in touch with right now. Along with the exciting event of the Theme Teams being assembled, let me be the first to congratulate all theme leaders and wish them good luck in getting some great themes ready for Edgy. In the next few days we'll get in touch and start up the work. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, as always. Reply to the list or privately and let me know what you're thinking. Thanks for reading. With kind regards, Frank Schoep --ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art Great Work...but you kinda mixed up the descriptions for Peace and Tropic on the wiki page. I fixed it up, and gave Tropic my new official description A nice Tropical theme, inspired by of all things: the lights on my network router!...but of course the theme description in the Gnome Theme Applet will be A nice Tropical theme, I'll leave out the offical inspiration for the actual distribution, it will be one of those I'll tell you if you ask me things... Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Wallpapers and logos
I've been playing around a bit with both desktop ideas and the textlogo. I know we're in a basic-ideas-phase, but as usual I couldn't stop, so these are somewhat advanced.First off is a little wallpaper thing I got together, with strange little soft spotthings (looks like bloodcells sort of) and a reflective ubuntu-logo just for show. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/desk1_withlogo.pngAnd without the logo. It has almost a painted feel. Wanted to keep it organic, a little strange and unique. The original blobs were generated by a filter which i've tweaked. It *is* a bit cluttered, i suppose, but I've found no good solution for that yet, and I'm quite convinced it's a habit thing when using the wallpaper. I have it on my desktop now and will see how it works. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/desk1_nologo.pngHere's the textlogo. It's a somber look, not really shiny-gloss. If we want to opt for brighter colours, it could go bright like the previous logo, but it looks real strange with dark browns in those cases. Will try a brighter one later on. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/textlogo.pnghttp://www.weidel.se/gfx/textlogo.psd - photoshop original for your tweaking enjoyment Here's a little fractal wallpaper I've messed with. Not ubuntu-coloured yet, just a draft.http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_1.pngSame one sombered down and coloured. Really like this one. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_satin.pngAnother one from the same base (believe it or not), very non-intrusive and clothy and just a tad more interesting than a single coloured background. :) Still, I can't help but like it. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_satin2.pngThat's it for me! Hope it might inspire someone. Let me know if you want PSD's for the wallpapers. /Weidel -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Wallpapers and logos
Niklas Weidel wrote: I've been playing around a bit with both desktop ideas and the textlogo. I know we're in a basic-ideas-phase, but as usual I couldn't stop, so these are somewhat advanced. First off is a little wallpaper thing I got together, with strange little soft spotthings (looks like bloodcells sort of) and a reflective ubuntu-logo just for show. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/desk1_withlogo.png And without the logo. It has almost a painted feel. Wanted to keep it organic, a little strange and unique. The original blobs were generated by a filter which i've tweaked. It *is* a bit cluttered, i suppose, but I've found no good solution for that yet, and I'm quite convinced it's a habit thing when using the wallpaper. I have it on my desktop now and will see how it works. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/desk1_nologo.png Here's the textlogo. It's a somber look, not really shiny-gloss. If we want to opt for brighter colours, it could go bright like the previous logo, but it looks real strange with dark browns in those cases. Will try a brighter one later on. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/textlogo.png http://www.weidel.se/gfx/textlogo.psd - photoshop original for your tweaking enjoyment Here's a little fractal wallpaper I've messed with. Not ubuntu-coloured yet, just a draft. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_1.png Same one sombered down and coloured. Really like this one. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_satin.png Another one from the same base (believe it or not), very non-intrusive and clothy and just a tad more interesting than a single coloured background. :) Still, I can't help but like it. http://www.weidel.se/gfx/Fractal1_satin2.png That's it for me! Hope it might inspire someone. Let me know if you want PSD's for the wallpapers. /Weidel Awesome wallpapers, the last one is pretty nice! I might want to use that one as the official wallpaper for the Tropic theme. But, I will need it in Greyscale, 1600x1200 in order for me to make it into the right colors (as it will grace most of the Tropic artwork, from Login Screen to Desktop). Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] WIKI: Please wiki Wallpapers and logos
On Fri, 2006-14-07 at 03:09 +0200, Niklas Weidel wrote: I've been playing around a bit with both desktop ideas and the textlogo. I know we're in a basic-ideas-phase, but as usual I couldn't stop, so these are somewhat advanced. Unfortunately my time is horribly crimped at the moment, so please -- everyone learn how to Wiki the items. It _isn't_ difficult at all (take you about 5 minutes to learn the ropes) and is _very_ helpful to all as it leaves a paper trail. Thanks again, TJS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
