Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper
Hi everyone, I'm the one who's produced this wallpaper, and I have my own criticisms on it: - It's chaotic -- as an OS default, I was thinking it'd be nice to have something a little more subtle. - It's not well polished -- as Thomas has pointed out, the wood background would benefit from having a little less presence. - It's a little too dark -- As an OS default, I think something more vibrant is in order. - It's trendy -- It's not a 'timeless' piece, it's something that looks cool because it takes advantage of recent graphic art trends/cliches. IMHO, I'd rather see a default wallpaper that's clean and subtle -- perhaps even just a plain photograph, or something like dust/smoke as pointed out earlier. I'll try to see if I can give it more polish and be more worthy of the Ubuntu brand, and also try to see if I can provide higher-resolutions of this. What do you guys think would be ideal? 1680? 1920? :) -Rico S. Thomas L.G wrote: Cory K. skrev: Brian wrote: I personally really really really love the one on the dust wiki page (found here: http://tinyurl.com/ibexwall) I've gotten nothing but compliments on it. (: Without the branding (not that I'm against branding. I just don't think it works here) and a little less, presence, to the wooden background. But I love the Ibex made up of what looks to be lots of bits of organic stuff and paint. -Cory K. Anyone who knows whether this wallpaper is available in larger formats? Like 1440x900? I like it, the wooden background could have some less contrast, and the logo could maybe have been incorporated in a better way, but I like the sharpness, the wood, the abstract art of it... - Thomas L.G -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Meeting-IRC-log---Wallpaper-tp19471244p19478334.html Sent from the ubuntu-art mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper
On Sun, 2008-09-14 at 01:35 -0700, Rico Sta. Cruz wrote: - It's trendy -- It's not a 'timeless' piece, it's something that looks cool because it takes advantage of recent graphic art trends/cliches. I might agree with your other points, but not this one. We are talking about 6 months, not a place in the Museum of Modern Art ;) I'd say trendy is alright, as long as it's not just a me too design. Regarding size, just think of the common aspects: 4:3, 5:4, 16:9, 16:10 and look at with what resolutions displays and laptops have been sold with. Hard to find good statistics, it seems, but here's one, at least: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper
Rico Sta. Cruz wrote: - It's chaotic -- as an OS default, I was thinking it'd be nice to have something a little more subtle. It doesn't have to be default. I wouldn't make it default either. - It's not well polished -- as Thomas has pointed out, the wood background would benefit from having a little less presence. What's stopping you from working on it? ;) - It's a little too dark -- As an OS default, I think something more vibrant is in order. See above. - It's trendy -- It's not a 'timeless' piece, it's something that looks cool because it takes advantage of recent graphic art trends/cliches. That's the point of wallpapers being tied into a release theme/name. I don't see an issue with this. IMHO, I'd rather see a default wallpaper that's clean and subtle -- perhaps even just a plain photograph, or something like dust/smoke as pointed out earlier. I'll try to see if I can give it more polish and be more worthy of the Ubuntu brand, and also try to see if I can provide higher-resolutions of this. What do you guys think would be ideal? 1680? 1920? :) Do *not* care about default. (have you read the list lately? :)) Just make a killer Ibex wallpaper. :) For Studio, I require 2560x1600 (16x10) where I can. I'd like to see that. Maybe a 1600x1200 (4:3) as well. -Cory K. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper
On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Rico Sta. Cruz [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I'll try to see if I can give it more polish and be more worthy of the Ubuntu brand, and also try to see if I can provide higher-resolutions of this. What do you guys think would be ideal? 1680? 1920? :) I would say you should go with 2560x1600 and 1920x1440 for the sizes. I usually go with Interfacelift's guidelines for wallpapers when creating mine, since their standards are higher than most. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper
On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Rico Sta. Cruz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, I'm the one who's produced this wallpaper, and I have my own criticisms on it: - It's chaotic -- as an OS default, I was thinking it'd be nice to have something a little more subtle. - It's not well polished -- as Thomas has pointed out, the wood background would benefit from having a little less presence. - It's a little too dark -- As an OS default, I think something more vibrant is in order. - It's trendy -- It's not a 'timeless' piece, it's something that looks cool because it takes advantage of recent graphic art trends/cliches. IMHO, I'd rather see a default wallpaper that's clean and subtle -- perhaps even just a plain photograph, or something like dust/smoke as pointed out earlier. I'll try to see if I can give it more polish and be more worthy of the Ubuntu brand, and also try to see if I can provide higher-resolutions of this. What do you guys think would be ideal? 1680? 1920? :) Personally, I think 1600x1200 is ideal, since that's the resolution my LCD is built to. As far as dark / bright, it's something I think you should evaluate in the context of the desktop. Does it make file object text hard to read, or blend in with common icons? It's too bad most wallpapers are evaluated in the absence of those concerns. Justin -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Dust menubar evolution
Hi all. I've been testing Dust theme since its first release, very kind of it, but I think we're getting away from the original mockup, sometimes it's good, but sometimes it's bad : looking at the menubars, the original mockup is very clean. It's dark, compact, and the gradient is very soft, quite clean in fact. Looking back at the actual version of Dust, there are gradients everywhere in the top of a window :). Three of them in a Nautilus window, which is a little confusing I must say. Plus, the colors have gone lighter and lighter, and we now have a dark _grey_ theme, instead of the original dark one. Now Dust feels much glossier, I think, and less usable IMHO. Screenshot : http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8178/dustmenubargv6.png . And keep up the great work ! Steph. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Dust menubar evolution
*Hi all. I've been testing Dust theme since its first release, very kind of it, but I think we're getting away from the original mockup, sometimes it's good, but sometimes it's bad : looking at the menubars, the original mockup is very clean. It's dark, compact, and the gradient is very soft, quite clean in fact. Looking back at the actual version of Dust, there are gradients everywhere in the top of a window :). Three of them in a Nautilus window, which is a little confusing I must say. Plus, the colors have gone lighter and lighter, and we now have a dark _grey_ theme, instead of the original dark one. Now Dust feels much glossier, I think, and less usable IMHO. Screenshot : http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8178/dustmenubargv6.png . And keep up the great work ! Steph.* Totally agree. Dust had me in the beginning but it has gone way off the first released mockup. I think the 3 different gradient areas in Nautilus should be worked into one unison color gradient. Here is where I prefer New Wave, however Dust has a great metacity theme and the black is better than the gray at times in my opinion. Keep up the good work. -- Manuel Mas -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
