Re: [ubuntu-art] Dust theme implementation

2008-08-22 Thread Julian Oliver
, and some apps have problems (most notably Firefox, due to quirks in the Aurora engine). Anyone care to help? is it possible to see a screenshot? i'm travelling with a laptop that doesn't run Gnome (dwm) and i'm curious.. if not, no hassle, cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Dust Theme

2008-08-18 Thread Julian Oliver
Gnome-Look. it's not unilaterally representative of the Ubuntu user-base, but it's a pretty fine start. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Dust Theme

2008-08-18 Thread Julian Oliver
on Ubuntu forums would generate vastly more information about the relative public potential of a theme than we generate here alone, on this list. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-art] Brown rocks. Get over it and being default.

2008-08-12 Thread Julian Oliver
to be said for cultural differentiation where colour theory is concerned.. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Theme

2008-08-11 Thread Julian Oliver
unimaginative. my 2 bytes, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] More Mockups

2008-07-28 Thread Julian Oliver
they could, however, change to just as they appear in those mockups. keep up the good work. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-art] More Mockups

2008-07-26 Thread Julian Oliver
down to the 'glowing' monochrome Ubuntu logo, mark a great improvement on their predecessors. looking good, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-art] More Mockups

2008-07-26 Thread Julian Oliver
/albums/y111/raraken/kin_piano_btns.png cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark has Thrown Down the Gauntlet!

2008-07-24 Thread Julian Oliver
-metal desktops. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark has Thrown Down the Gauntlet!

2008-07-24 Thread Julian Oliver
by small groups working on unique projects in the hope they might become publically popular, let alone garner the attention of Mark et al. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] GTK-theme proposal

2008-07-23 Thread Julian Oliver
be it. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] GTK-theme proposal

2008-07-20 Thread Julian Oliver
is the challenge here. anything short of that is selling that investment out, IMHO. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] // Ken's Kin (was Kith Intrepid) //

2008-07-17 Thread Julian Oliver
/y111/raraken/kin.png a friendly prod: i'm sure there are more than a few of us looking forward to updates along this line.. any inclination to make a wiki page for Kin, Ken? -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Kith Intrepid

2008-07-13 Thread Julian Oliver
. ah, i get it now.. that was a 'meta-top-post'. -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. On Jul 13, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Klaus Bitto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, on a side note, apologies for the top-posting, I

Re: [ubuntu-art] Kith Intrepid

2008-07-13 Thread Julian Oliver
and Union and even (going back on this one) Basic Ideals. Link below. Should I build the Emerald theme and give it a real whirl? http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/raraken/kin.png now you're talking. nice work. that is very strong. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http

Re: [ubuntu-art] Kith Intrepid

2008-07-12 Thread Julian Oliver
) as an graphics programmer/game-developer and artist. one of the first things i do is disable Compiz on all the computers on which i teach and work: it simply interferes far too much with various 3D applications. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread Julian Oliver
it might we workable as a theme. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] // successful use of dark colours: 2 examples //

2008-07-04 Thread Julian Oliver
as strong hints in a theme design process. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-07-01 Thread Julian Oliver
interested in your experiences with blah-de-blah...Thanks for trying this build and aiding in the growth of such and such. i think this is a good idea.. if the Tomboy notes aren't feasible, at the very least it could be a glaring README.html on the desktop. -- julian oliver http

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-07-01 Thread Julian Oliver
having tweaked my login screen a bit, but I do know a little about color theory and typography and design, and I'd like to help. Is this the right place for me? I note: On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 4:42 AM, Julian Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i really do think Mark needs to consult someone

Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?

2008-06-30 Thread Julian Oliver
theme as part of a class project, coming up with a few mockups within the scope of what's doable in GTK? at the least we could give them existing screenshots and have them manipulate the colour field until better results are found.. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http

Re: [ubuntu-art] dark theme for alpha

2008-06-30 Thread Julian Oliver
a link to the thread in the release notes, or just direct them to the top level of the forums. we could read their complaints/suggestions here. that said, this strategy would only cover the English Ubuntu users.. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave Icons

2008-05-29 Thread Julian Oliver
they'll be a hit. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave

2008-05-14 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:36:46AM +0200, Oliver Grawert said: hi, Am Dienstag, den 13.05.2008, 21:44 +0200 schrieb Julian Oliver: good comments. that dotted line around the icons has always driven me nuts, appearing more as an artifact than something intended. did you ever try

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave

2008-05-13 Thread Julian Oliver
unneccesary complexity to the visual field. my two bytes, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Windows? Mac? Gnome? KDE?

2008-05-10 Thread Julian Oliver
this approach has the best chance of success, most things considered. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ideas

2008-05-05 Thread Julian Oliver
of the x client in the stack z-order: the lightest border would be for clients in a position deepest in the stack. for continuity, the client on top of the stack could have borders the same colour as that of the panel. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave

2008-05-05 Thread Julian Oliver
like more? The darker with thinner borders or the greyish with bigger borders? i far prefer the thinner borders. finally, is it possible to give the panel a gradient as seen in the new wave theme? i suppose this question has been answered many times previously. -- julian oliver http

Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 35, Issue 6

2008-05-03 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Sat, May 03, 2008 at 06:24:31PM +0200, Julian Oliver said: it's refreshing to see the titlebar removed when the window is active. oops.. i meant to say inactive here, of course.. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML

Re: [ubuntu-art] Stop top posting!

2008-04-30 Thread Julian Oliver
-reader and find it equally difficult to follow threads with top-posts. i doubt you'll find many people switching to another reader - lest of all one dependent on a browser - just to work around this (unnecessary) problem. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net

Re: [ubuntu-art] Random Thoughts on Mail Burst

2008-04-30 Thread Julian Oliver
in there and have a go at directly implementing my own ideas as a GTK theme but am currently too busy with some upcoming exhibitions. so, here i am again giving mere opinions rather than actually doing something about it! cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Panels

2008-04-29 Thread Julian Oliver
spec at the time of release? (it would be ironic that the wallpaper has an 'earthy' theme yet is itself the most energy expensive element of the UI when idle). cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing

Re: [ubuntu-art] Stop top posting!

2008-04-29 Thread Julian Oliver
of intent - top-posts will most often be interpreted as a selfish form of reciprocation. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-art] Itrepid theme inspiration ?

2008-04-25 Thread Julian Oliver
back to the known (for an LTS release). moreso, i think it's safe to generalise that people appreciate attempts at improvement, being often far more generous in this respect than fear would advise. oh, i like both mockups. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net

Re: [ubuntu-art] Borderless windows: Goods and bads?

2008-03-24 Thread Julian Oliver
combinations by heart. regardless, it is refreshing to see. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. ..on or around Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:04:13PM -0700, Dylan McCall said: Hi! Sorry, this is a tad rambly, but I feel like

Re: [ubuntu-art] creamlooks-gtk

2008-03-21 Thread Julian Oliver
but gets self-conscious about it along the way. my 2 bytes. -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. ..on or around Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 01:17:52AM +0100, Sebastian Billaudelle said: Oops... sorry.! Here with the right subject

Re: [ubuntu-art] creamlooks-gtk

2008-03-21 Thread Julian Oliver
have 1 pixel thin border for all windows. when near the corner of any window i can simply hit ALT-LMB and the cursor changes to the resize cursor. it's simple. i really like it. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read

Re: [ubuntu-art] creamlooks-gtk

2008-03-21 Thread Julian Oliver
precious pixels - a lesson in K.I.S.S. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] creamlooks-gtk

2008-03-21 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:35:26PM +0100, Julian Oliver said: personally, i prefer to use DWM as my primary work WM. in my setup i have 1 pixel thin border for all windows. when near the corner of any window i can simply hit ALT-LMB and the cursor changes to the resize cursor

Re: [ubuntu-art] creamlooks-gtk

2008-03-21 Thread Julian Oliver
the pointer is within 3 pixels of the window edge. this would also make it more apparent for those transitioning from other windowing environments. cheers, -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. On Mar 21, 2008, at 3:45 PM, Julian

Re: [ubuntu-art] Some Themes Ideas

2008-01-15 Thread Julian Oliver
Porsche and more Human might make an interesting experiment. i appreciate that alternative to the tired old min/max/close icons.. -- julian oliver http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net messages containing HTML will not be read. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntulooks 2.0?

2008-01-13 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 02:53:07PM -0600, xl cheese said: It would look just like this: http://www.gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=1id=67957file1=67957-1.jpgfile2=67957-2.jpgfile3=67957-3.jpgname=Human+w%2Fgummy+clearlooks.++ the caramel brown of the window title really

Re: [ubuntu-art] MeMaker Theme Feedback Request

2008-01-09 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 10:07:49PM +0100, Thorsten Wilms said: Hi! I'm working on a semi-realistic MeMaker theme and could use some feedback. I have been staring so long at this ... somehow it seems to be off but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Union Theme

2007-12-25 Thread Julian Oliver
how this would look with an existant dark background. what do you intend to do with the buttons? they, i thought, didn't have such well chosen colours in your previous mockups, reminiscent of that-other-operating-system. Feliz Navidad, julian oliver -- http://julianoliver.com http

Re: [ubuntu-art] Union Theme

2007-12-25 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 12:35:15PM +0100, Álvaro Medina Ballester said: 2.- Maybe transparency in the active window will not work well, and the background colour of the content area should be white (I mean, the place where there will be the icons if you're on nautilus or your

Re: [ubuntu-art] Anyone Remember this idea?

2007-12-22 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 05:19:04PM -0800, Ken Vermette said: The idea of combining the themes has me curious. Although the theme we could see coming out of it might be less bold or concepty (is that even a word?), I could see something like that being a much more popular theme...

Re: [ubuntu-art] Anyone Remember this idea?

2007-12-22 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 03:40:31PM -0800, Troy James Sobotka said: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 xl cheese wrote: I thought is was a good use of brown. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2620273#post2620273 Seriously folks, look at the details on

Re: [ubuntu-art] Anyone Remember this idea?

2007-12-21 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 02:58:11PM -0600, xl cheese said: I thought is was a good use of brown. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2620273#post2620273 yeah, i agree. the mockups we've seen here recently are too rich and heavy for my tastes. this is far less intrusive, it

Re: [ubuntu-art] Anyone Remember this idea?

2007-12-21 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 02:58:11PM -0600, xl cheese said: I thought is was a good use of brown. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2620273#post2620273 i just ran through the 15 pages of comments on this mockup. while most of it is praise from users, there are some

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Mockup

2007-12-20 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 01:10:13AM +0100, Thomas L.G said: Oh well since we're all mocking up now, let me throw in a suggestion as well: http://www.portefolje.net/div/mockup.jpg Based on Ken's suggestion on this list. Some modifications (darker top area + some reflection,

Re: [ubuntu-art] Theming Hardy Heron

2007-11-09 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 11:37:14PM +1300, tonic said: This theme was posted before but I've got a screenshot of it with the human icons and an appropriate background. http://picasaweb.google.com/ghatanothoa/CurrentProjects/photo#5130780973349261154 The black window decoration

Re: [ubuntu-art] [Ubuntu-Art] Hardy GTK theme

2007-11-09 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 12:10:54PM -0500, Matthew Nuzum said: On Nov 7, 2007 12:14 AM, Troy James Sobotka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMHO, I like these: http://guentherbeyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ubuntu_804_theme_test_02b.png agreed. this is the best use of black (in itself)

Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-06 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 09:42:58AM +, Neil J Patel said: A friend pointed me to this thread, I'm the author of those mockups :-). congrats. I've never really had the time to work on this, life stuff keeps getting in the way, but if anyone does take it forward, I'd

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme / A great mockup

2007-09-03 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 12:16:42AM +0200, Steph said: It has also been said that this mockuphttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=437694highlight=mockup this is the best mockup i have seen so far. i'm not a fan of the OS\X like dock at all, but the overall remaining approach is

Re: [ubuntu-art] First idea ...

2007-08-17 Thread Julian Oliver
. its job is to work as graphic atmosphere, not function as a picture in itself. cheers, julian -- http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net emails containing HTML will not be read. On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 12:10 +0200, Julian Oliver wrote: ..on or around Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 09:40:56AM

Re: [ubuntu-art] First idea ...

2007-08-14 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 09:40:56AM +0200, Filipe DA COSTA said: Hi, Here you have my first idea for a wallpaper: http://www.play.lu/host/test_01_002.jpg I try to find a perfect color combination for an orange/brown theme. For now this orange-to-blue seems not that bad ...

Re: [ubuntu-art] panel background

2006-09-27 Thread Julian Oliver
i like it. i'd roll with that for sure.. julian ..on Wed, Sep 27, 2006 at 04:05:46PM +0200, effraie wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 i updated the page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EffraiePanel with a white version comments are welcome ??tienne Bersac

Re: [ubuntu-art] Knot 3 Wallpaper - comment

2006-09-26 Thread Julian Oliver
Sikma wrote: That is total nonsense. It's a very good wallpaper, and I don't think that the balance its composition currently holds should be compromised because a design element vaguely reminds you of a logo. That's just silly. Michiel Op 26-sep-2006, om 11:38 heeft Julian Oliver het

Re: [ubuntu-art] Knot 3 Wallpaper - comment

2006-09-26 Thread Julian Oliver
=windows+xp+wallpaperbtnG=Suche julian Michiel Op 26-sep-2006, om 11:38 heeft Julian Oliver het volgende geschreven: ..on Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 01:13:29PM +0200, Andreas Haller wrote: Hi, i just saw the new Wallpaper for Edgy Knot3 (http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/knot3) and wanted

Re: [ubuntu-art] lsplashes based on Dapper GDM + GDM Logo

2006-09-24 Thread Julian Oliver
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/Produce/Incoming/WhoDefaultAttemptsFailSafe IMO the bevel on that splash is not good and the colours give it a sepia 'aged' effect. unfortunately, i think the current splash is simply fresher and cleaner. the danger of using a bevel like

Re: [ubuntu-art] lsplashes based on Dapper GDM + GDM Logo

2006-09-24 Thread Julian Oliver
ok, after that criticism i'll try and actually make some constructive suggestions ;) why not just have the Ubuntu logo, eg sans ubuntu in the splash? the user already knows they are running an OS called 'Ubuntu' at that stage as they've seen the name in the bootsplash. in this way use of the

Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wallpaper proposal

2006-09-17 Thread Julian Oliver
i also dislike the current Knot3 wallpaper alot. it's both boring and un-original, especially when seen as a brown version of the blue wallpaper predominating on OSX. this is a comment/criticism i've heard several times of Dapper's default wallpaper. we need to break out and be bold. this is what

Re: [ubuntu-art] That's a wrap everyone!

2006-06-01 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 02:26:29PM +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: I don't think that's a very good idea. We need to select a theme based on good discussion about the propositions in which we provide good arguments. We're all graphic designers, so we know what usability means and what

Re: [ubuntu-art] That's a wrap everyone!

2006-06-01 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 06:30:20PM +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: Op 1-jun-2006, om 18:27 heeft Tom Moitie het volgende geschreven: Julian isn't saying that the users should be choosing the direction that the Ubuntu artwork should go, but to gain critique from them, so that you, as the

[ubuntu-art] // External opinions on Ubuntu Art //

2006-05-30 Thread Julian Oliver
hi list, i think it may be useful to produce some objectivity on the state of the art at this stage. by this i mean offering Ubuntu art up for some rigorous external critique! as it stands the only feedback we get is from forum rants, the occassional article and friends. alot of this

Re: [ubuntu-art] // External opinions on Ubuntu Art //

2006-05-30 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, May 31, 2006 at 12:38:13AM +1000, Pascal Klein wrote: I'd like add that perhaps it would be useful, especially as a comparison, to do a similar things to people who are new to Ubuntu and do not have any design training ie. an average end-user. there's a good idea.. I think that

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human or Tangerine for Dapper by default?

2006-05-26 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Fri, May 26, 2006 at 09:57:33AM -0400, Jean Pierre Rupp wrote: I must say I downloaded today the new artwork upgrade, and the Human icons have polished the few rough edges there were. Now it looks much better. They've done a great work indeed. i'd say it's 90% there for sure - it does

Re: [ubuntu-art] // panel icon distributions //

2006-05-24 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, May 24, 2006 at 12:41:57PM +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: Op 24-mei-2006, om 12:38 heeft Julian Oliver het volgende geschreven: here is a link to a screenshot with a few small criticisms that i think would be great to address before Dapper goes live. I'm afraid that's no longer

Re: [ubuntu-art] Artwork vote results

2006-05-23 Thread Julian Oliver
good results i think, though it's shame Silicon didn't make it into the theme list - Resilience looks a bit all over the place IMO. Gray is a well-resolved theme and perfect for those inevitable minimalists out there, or even just those that want to a complete change from the Ubuntu palette.

Re: [ubuntu-art] usplash wiki update

2006-05-17 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, May 17, 2006 at 12:13:30PM +0200, Frank Schoep wrote: On Wednesday 17 May 2006 06:56, Troy James Sobotka wrote: I took some initiative and thumbnailed all of the work at the usplash proposal portion of the Wiki. That's great work, thanks a lot for doing that, it was well worth

Re: [ubuntu-art] usplash pics

2006-05-17 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, May 17, 2006 at 02:47:50PM +0800, Jerome Gotangco wrote: A nice wiki page was created just for this and was posted earlier by a list member: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Usplash/DapperPropositions thanks for doing that, great to see them all together! what immediately strikes me is how

Re: [ubuntu-art] tangerine

2006-04-20 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Apr 20, 2006 at 08:07:05AM +0200, Petr Tome? wrote: The tangerine icons are SPECTACULAR: brilliant work. Please get them into human as default They do a great job on toning down the bright orange, and are very pretty and intuitive too. Hi all! I fully agree with this and

Re: [ubuntu-art] Gaim Logo

2006-04-17 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 12:40:16PM +0200, Daniel Holbach wrote: Hi everybody, could somebody of you have a look at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gaim/+bug/10303 and make suggestions on the bug report? the colours in the first example are complimentary with those of the

Re: [ubuntu-art] Changing GIMP splash for Dapper

2006-04-16 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 10:29:44AM +0100, Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote: Petr Tome? wrote: Hello, I think this is absolutely great: http://klepas.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/gimp-ubuntu-splash.png I agree. I think we should use that one. me 2, julian -- __

Re: [ubuntu-art] distributor-logo

2006-04-16 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 11:12:08AM -0300, Evandro Fernandes Giovanini wrote: Em S??b, 2006-04-15 ??s 23:38 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth escreveu: bvc wrote: For consistency, the distributor-logo.png needs shadow. http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/distributor-logo.png Good point.

Re: [ubuntu-art] tango icons request

2006-04-14 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 07:36:59AM +0200, Sebastian Heinlein wrote: Am Donnerstag, den 13.04.2006, 21:18 +0200 schrieb Manu Cornet: Hi ! it would be nice to have a tangerine icon for the update-manager FYI, I made a try at this a few weeks ago :

Re: [ubuntu-art] orange

2006-04-14 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 07:42:12PM +0200, Suzan wrote: Hi, a different opinion about the orange thing from myself: i love it. Orange is fresh an light and fits perfectly with brown and dark-red colours. I love the orange tangerine and the orange human icons. They are so pretty

Re: [ubuntu-art] Changing GIMP splash for Dapper

2006-04-13 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 02:32:52PM +0200, Frank Schoep wrote: Hi all, On Wednesday 12 April 2006 21:56, Viper550 wrote: [... snip ...] Wait a second, the splash screen actually looks better with the weird filter...but it would have gone better with the older theme... If that splash

Re: [ubuntu-art] Changing GIMP splash for Dapper

2006-04-12 Thread Julian Oliver
i absolutely agree. i wrote to the Gimp-user mailing list about this splash in general here: http://www.mail-archive.com/gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/msg09534.html it'd be great to 'Ubuntufy' it for Dapper. julian ..on Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 06:58:26PM +0200, Frank Schoep wrote: Hello

Re: [ubuntu-art] Inconsistence of gradients and artwork colors

2006-04-07 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:20:16AM +0200, Richard Stellingwerff wrote: On 4/7/06, bvc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/progress-scroll-trough-frame.png I've touched it up some more using elements from ubuntulooks to replace the svg mockup elements.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tangerine in universe

2006-04-06 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 04:37:58PM +0200, Eric Feliksik wrote: It's a *GREAT* proposal, this iconset! Orange for the ones who love orange, but not as agressive as in the current theme. Nice, Étienne. Julian Oliver wrote: I'd miss those little orange folder property indicators however - eg

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: (Yet another) new logout dialog

2006-04-05 Thread Julian Oliver
just to catch up, what was the agreed issue with the existing logout dialog? i ask more in the sense of it's layout and relative size than the icons themselves.. julian -- __ _ ___ ___| |___ __| |_ _ __ __ _ _ _| |__ ___ (_-/ -_) / -_) _| _| '_ \/ _` | '_|

Re: [ubuntu-art] Expanding logout dialogue

2006-04-05 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 11:24:48AM +0100, Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote: I'm with Matt and Vincent who think that there are simply too many options on the logout dialogue, so I though I would try making an expanding one where you hide some of the less common options. Mock-up:

Re: [ubuntu-art] Inconsistence of gradients and artwork colors

2006-04-05 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 02:06:26PM +0100, Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote: Richard Stellingwerff wrote: I've made a few new mockups: http://stellingwerff.com/ubuntu-art/sb.png (svg: I like the last ones, though I can see that even rounded scroll bar tips against a rounded edge can look odd.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tangerine in universe

2006-04-05 Thread Julian Oliver
..on Wed, Apr 05, 2006 at 11:04:24PM +0200, Étienne Bersac wrote: Hello, I'm very please to see the incoming Tangerine icon set in dapper repo. I made a screenshot of both theme face to face at http://bersace03.free.fr/pub/captures/dapper-artwork/compare-human-tangerine.png I far prefer

[ubuntu-art] // Flight6 Artwork: First Impressions //

2006-04-04 Thread Julian Oliver
(Disclaimer: I know this is far from a final release, and that the artwork is also experimental at this state. It even says so in the login graphic! These are my immediate thoughts, straight of the chest and written as I played around) After booting the LiveCD I was initially impressed by the