AW: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website)
Von: Brian David An: Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion Gesendet: Montag, den 25. Oktober 2010, 2:29:07 Uhr Betreff: Re: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website) Alright, I've finished the next updates on my theme. It has been converted to a dark theme (using some of the more flashy graphics I have been working on. I felt the flat colors of the light theme just didn't work well in the dark version), and I've separated it into a landing page and a content page. You can find the images, as well as some descriptive text, at the revamp wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/TaskWebRevamp I named the theme 'Impact' (cheesy, I know) and it is below Benjamin's 'Audio Horizons' theme. Let me know what you all think. Hello, thank you for your efforts and input! I personally like the lighter versions better. Maybe because I live in an area that is currently getting darker every day, therefore I like a lighter design. Thanks again! Sincerely, Stefan -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
AW: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website)
Von: Benjamin Turner An: Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion Gesendet: Samstag, den 16. Oktober 2010, 19:29:30 Uhr Betreff: Re: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website) Hi Benjamin! > >Very cool! I like it a lot and would like to learn whether all your creations >were done using Ubuntu Studio applications? > >For example, one can create a great looking image in GIMP resembling a >website, >but how does one proceed further. Which tools would one use to turn the GIMP >file into an HTML file? I guess this could be something included in the tasks >section. > >Thanks again. > >Stefan Hey Stefan -- To answer your question, I do use Ubuntu Studio (with some other packages added) to create digital graphics. In terms of designing things for the web, I will typically layout and build things using Inkscape. If i'm doing something that requires altering a photo then I will fire up GIMP, but not until it is necessary. My main rational for this is that with raster (bitmap) images and layouts, things degrade quite quickly as you make changes. Also, in terms of personal preference, I think that I just think in 'vector' style. I do know that some people use GIMP for creating the prototype, however for me I prefer Inkscape. I think that it boils down to a couple of things. 1) Inkscape is a drawing program, as opposed to image editing program. By that I mean you make lines, circles, rectangles, text blocks, etc... as opposed to making selections and changing the color of pixels (what GIMP does). 2) Because it is a vector editing program, you can scale it to any size without pixelation of the image. You can also export the page, or any part of it to any resolution that you want (see File:Export Bitmap in Inkscape) 3) Also because Inkscape is a markup language (it uses SVG) it has many similarities to HTML. In addition svg is slowily becoming supported by browsers (chromium does mostly, firefox a bit - its quickly coming about.) Anyway, check out inkscape. I will also be trying to document my process (beyond just inkscape) at the very least for the current wiki, and hopefully for the various 'tasks' that we'll highlighting. -- Benjamin Hi Benjamin, thank you very much for your reply! I am totally with you regarding the use of vector graphics for design aspects. Like you mentioned, the possibility of going back to edit something precisely and accurately makes a vector graphics application like Inkscape an essential tool. I know you've mentioned that you will document your development process in the "tasks" section, may I ask you to describe briefly (2-3 sentences) which applications to use to go forward in web development once your layout in Inkscape is finished? Do you use something like KImageMapEditor and Quanta Plus? I am currently working on a project myself and have used Windows based applications in the past, but would really like to get away from it. Your advise on Inkscape has me using it now (it does look similar to Macromedia FreeHand - a tool I was very very fond of). Thanks again! Sincerely, Stefan -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
AW: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website)
Von: Benjamin Turner An: Ubuntu Studio Development & Technical Discussion Gesendet: Samstag, den 16. Oktober 2010, 17:53:40 Uhr Betreff: Re: Putting the cart before the horse. (was: Final Notes on the Ubuntu Studio Website) I updated the revamp wiki to include a fictionalized "target audience" - his name is James! I do this profile creation a lot when I'm working on a project -- kind of puts a face to who I'm trying to design for. Anyway, I tried to create a person that we want to be using Ubuntu Studio (even though he isn't the only one, he is the 'main' one) Have a look, and see if it's kind of who everyone imagines our target user to be. Also, I made some updates to the Audio Horizons theme: Keeping James' needs in mind, I tried to simplify things down, and make it easy to a) find out why Ubuntu studio is right for him and b) once he tries it, how he can get various tasks done. So in reference to a) the main page is almost entirely devoted to What Ubuntu Studio *is* and how it can help *you*. As for b) I tried to make it easy to navigate lots of information. The main categories are accessed from the top 'main nav' while secondary navigation changes on the left with each 'category' selection. Specifically for the Support section, I envision a brief blurb for the major programs included, (Why is it that Jack is the first thing you start for everything audio?) with links to additional help. Additionally there would be a 'Task' section that would outline the workflows and tools needed to get a task done. So yeah, let me know what you think! -- Benjamin Hi Benjamin! Very cool! I like it a lot and would like to learn whether all your creations were done using Ubuntu Studio applications? For example, one can create a great looking image in GIMP resembling a website, but how does one proceed further. Which tools would one use to turn the GIMP file into an HTML file? I guess this could be something included in the tasks section. Thanks again. Stefan -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
