Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
Hi all, I'm working on the usplash...here are 3 variants that I think address the issues that Etienne mentioned. http://sinecera.de/usplash_1.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1a.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1b.png What do you think? Bye, Ken On Sunday 11 February 2007 12:29:04 Étienne Bersac wrote: Hi, Here are some through about usplash artwork : * although increase font weight, font is a bit too bold imo. * progress bar are gray in gtk because app are grey, but since usplash is black, it would be nice to apply the progressbar tile to black. I don't know if i'm clear * new logo gradient are nice, but red color should be more red, this kind of pink/violet does not fit ubuntu colors, imo Ken, it's all for you :). Please comment Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 13:38 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi all, I'm working on the usplash...here are 3 variants that I think address the issues that Etienne mentioned. http://sinecera.de/usplash_1.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1a.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1b.png What do you think? Hmm. I don't know if it's just me but the status bar and the logo(text) don't seem aligned. Apart from that, I think they're looking good. -- Help me get to Venezuela! http://tibsplace.co.uk/venezuela -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
On lun, 2007-02-12 at 16:43 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: On Monday 12 February 2007 13:51:41 you wrote: On lun, 2007-02-12 at 13:38 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi all, I'm working on the usplash...here are 3 variants that I think address the issues that Etienne mentioned. http://sinecera.de/usplash_1.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1a.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1b.png What do you think? Might not be entirely related, but is there no way for widescreen monitors to show the usplash properly instead of stretched out? There is a pic for certain resolutions included, but to fit all monitor sizes we would have to include lots of pics which is simply not possible. Ken Er... I don't know much about monitor sized, but are not most monitors either 1024x768 or 1280x800, or some other size with the same proportions? I would think that adding those would suffice, but I could be entirely wrong of course. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Prieto wrote: On lun, 2007-02-12 at 16:43 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: On Monday 12 February 2007 13:51:41 you wrote: On lun, 2007-02-12 at 13:38 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi all, I'm working on the usplash...here are 3 variants that I think address the issues that Etienne mentioned. http://sinecera.de/usplash_1.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1a.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1b.png What do you think? Might not be entirely related, but is there no way for widescreen monitors to show the usplash properly instead of stretched out? There is a pic for certain resolutions included, but to fit all monitor sizes we would have to include lots of pics which is simply not possible. Ken Er... I don't know much about monitor sized, but are not most monitors either 1024x768 or 1280x800, or some other size with the same proportions? most of the stuff that I have is 1280x1024. I would think that adding those would suffice, but I could be entirely wrong of course. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF0I//rmnybSDmzlsRAi+cAJ9eQb2VqitfBPskX0ct7zQPSvK2GQCgxgQc hiQ7y8Ef3Xr03BkBJJPzNg0= =3Ym9 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
Hi, I prefer the upslash_1.png variant. Can you round progress bar corners ? Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Prieto wrote: Er... I don't know much about monitor sized, but are not most monitors either 1024x768 or 1280x800, or some other size with the same proportions? Incorrect. Monitors fall into a vast array of aspect ratio and resolutions. Namely, 16:10 and 4:5. That said, you factor in multi-head displays, SVIDEO/HDTV out, etc., and the rest of situations and you quickly end up in a very complicated situation. Sincerely, TJS -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF0J9Uar0EasPEHjQRAgmIAJ9lQ9x22+Fn8ZCv/L9jSb3X+lpivgCbBw+j runXiq1IF6C6FW8yy2Nd+48= =d79s -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
On Monday 12 February 2007 17:53:39 Étienne Bersac wrote: Hi, I prefer the upslash_1.png variant. Can you round progress bar corners ? Étienne. Hehe, too late, I already did it! I noticed that it after the color reduction the corners were not rounded and fixed them. The package should appear sometime soon. In case you want to see the pics, here it is: http://sinecera.de/usplash-theme-ubuntu_0.9.tar.gz Have fun! Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Étienne Bersac wrote: As i noticed during the dapper cycle, the update-notifier icon is wrong. It has one goal : tell the user to manually trigger update. I notice that neither my father nor my mother nor any other membres of my family understood that (that's almost all the clueless people i can observe). Even if i tell them several times the meaning of this icon. up2date icon from RH is far better : a glowing red circle with an exclamation mark. Also, there is something very confusing in this icon : it follows the label's convention i.e. flat orange background + white sketch. Notification icons are icons similar to menu icon. They must follow the same guideline ! Ubuntu has very very nice notification area icons, thanks to Gnome (see how ugly are Windows® Vista systray official icons !!!). So i found that this icons fail to warn the users (please tell be about your clueless users) and does not fit well in the panel. What are we going to do in order to fix that issue ? Etienne, if I understand you correctly your main concern is that the icon is not aggressive (red) enough. I agree that the icon needs to attract attention, but am not sure I agree that it needs to be a big red warning sign. I just updated my package list to see the icon again and it seemed to me to be very adequately serious - and when you mouse over it, it tells you what you need to see. In short, I myself don't think it needs to change, but I'm sure Ken and other artists will consider suggested updates. Mark -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art
I like the usplash1.png ;) -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Hi Mark, I don't want agressive. The red hat example is far too annoying for my taste. And may be very disturbing. (Especially in development release, i sometimes let updates awaiting). The two points are : * Icon is not consistent with panel icon. I just had an idea : a package with the new label like in new directory. Or the same picto as in Add/Remove software + the new label. This will make sense and will be coherent with both panel icons and wide theme. * Icon does not clearly mean update available. See : the prefered app capplet icon refer to boxed cdrom software even if about 99, percent of softwares in the system are downloaded. The same way, the update icon should rely on a known relation between reality and concept. The idea i suggest above is quite good, altough, Ken might have better idea (or yourself !) Thanks Master :) Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Étienne Bersac wrote: I don't want agressive. The red hat example is far too annoying for my taste. And may be very disturbing. (Especially in development release, i sometimes let updates awaiting). The two points are : * Icon is not consistent with panel icon. I just had an idea : a package with the new label like in new directory. Or the same picto as in Add/Remove software + the new label. This will make sense and will be coherent with both panel icons and wide theme. * Icon does not clearly mean update available. See : the prefered app capplet icon refer to boxed cdrom software even if about 99, percent of softwares in the system are downloaded. The same way, the update icon should rely on a known relation between reality and concept. The idea i suggest above is quite good, altough, Ken might have better idea (or yourself !) OK. Make up some suggestions and send them to the list and Ken! Mark -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Yes master :P Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Hi Étienne, My suggestion to change the icon would be to humanize a tango icon: http://tango.freedesktop.org/static/cvs/tango-icon-theme/scalable/apps/system-software-update.svg It seems like a decent metaphor although I am not sure how well it would work at 16x16. That is the best thing about the current icon -it works well at very small sizes. Bye, Ken On Monday 12 February 2007 23:54:16 Étienne Bersac wrote: Hi Mark, I don't want agressive. The red hat example is far too annoying for my taste. And may be very disturbing. (Especially in development release, i sometimes let updates awaiting). The two points are : * Icon is not consistent with panel icon. I just had an idea : a package with the new label like in new directory. Or the same picto as in Add/Remove software + the new label. This will make sense and will be coherent with both panel icons and wide theme. * Icon does not clearly mean update available. See : the prefered app capplet icon refer to boxed cdrom software even if about 99, percent of softwares in the system are downloaded. The same way, the update icon should rely on a known relation between reality and concept. The idea i suggest above is quite good, altough, Ken might have better idea (or yourself !) Thanks Master :) Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Update-notifier icon
Hi, just wanted to add that i think the Tango icon would, or does (http://tango.freedesktop.org/static/cvs/tango-icon-theme/16x16/apps/system-software-update.png) not work on a small size. I also think the metaphor of the Tango icon is not optimal. I like the recycle-arrows, but i am afraid that some people could misinterprete the internet-metaphor (globe to a cable) with something concerning their internet connection. Something like you are online or some internet-settings things.. I have to say that i am used to the small orange a new star is born-icon (good metaphor (?)). Maybe a combination of the recycle-arrows and the clear visible layout of the current icon would be worth trying. bye, andi On Di, 2007-02-13 at 01:31 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi Étienne, My suggestion to change the icon would be to humanize a tango icon: http://tango.freedesktop.org/static/cvs/tango-icon-theme/scalable/apps/system-software-update.svg It seems like a decent metaphor although I am not sure how well it would work at 16x16. That is the best thing about the current icon -it works well at very small sizes. Bye, Ken On Monday 12 February 2007 23:54:16 Étienne Bersac wrote: Hi Mark, I don't want agressive. The red hat example is far too annoying for my taste. And may be very disturbing. (Especially in development release, i sometimes let updates awaiting). The two points are : * Icon is not consistent with panel icon. I just had an idea : a package with the new label like in new directory. Or the same picto as in Add/Remove software + the new label. This will make sense and will be coherent with both panel icons and wide theme. * Icon does not clearly mean update available. See : the prefered app capplet icon refer to boxed cdrom software even if about 99, percent of softwares in the system are downloaded. The same way, the update icon should rely on a known relation between reality and concept. The idea i suggest above is quite good, altough, Ken might have better idea (or yourself !) Thanks Master :) Étienne. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
