2006/12/21, Nacho de los Ríos Tormo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Nacho de los Ríos wrote: > > > >> The icons suck, and the metaphors suck. They have to be replaced > >> > > > > Very counterproductive and negative approach. > > > > Free software design has a little growing room, and you could get in on > > the ground floor by providing positive techniques to overcome these > > sorts of issues. > > > > Perhaps offering up a design plan, an alternative, or something to build > > on might be more applicable? > > > > There are many that _might_ agree with your position, however, the > > manner in which you state it will garner zero attention. It doesn't > > take much effort for a seagull to fly over and poop on the crowd below. > > It _does_ take a good deal of effort to engage the issues and work to > > resolve them. > > > > Once again, it is always easier to tear down than build upwards. > > > > > > I AM offering suggestions:
You ARE bashing other people work while "offering suggestions" and it is not the best way possible to do it. > > I said the orange disks are too featureless and so they don't stand out > from each other, which defeats their purpose. > > I said that the current drawings on the emblems are oversimplified and > that it is difficult to recognize what they represent, let alone what > they stand for. I also said that some are ugly, which I believe is > indeed a problem. Again I don't think the word "ugly" is a good choice here, "not very good in my opinion" would sound a lot better. [SNIP] > > By the way, the idea to relate icons with locales is an excellent idea, > although I'm afraid we don't have the power to bring it forward. It > would have to be proposed and defended somewhere upstream. Upstream doesn't have enough man power as well atm. Ciao Lapo -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art