Who wrote: > Good points. > > I share some of these concerns, and eagerly await an answer :) > > On Dec 28, 2007 11:03 PM, Andrew Laignel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've been subscribed to this list for a few months now, and have been >> slightly disappointed at how things are progressing. I have seen quite >> a lot of good ideas go by, with people saying 'yes, I like that' and >> then it disappears into history and someone else posts something and it >> all starts again. There seems to be a mockup->post->dissappear cycle. >> >> I think it's the result of their being no actual official input, and no >> officially managed archive of contributions. There is the wiki, but >> each entry could be anything from a photograph of a sketch to a complete >> mockup. It's also hard to know when anything new has been added without >> checking each link individually each day. >> >> At this point I think what is really needed is an official voice to have >> a look at all the contributions, group all the viable ideas in one place >> and then say why each idea is good/bad and what the official opinion on >> it 'making it' as the default theme is. It would provide an excellent >> reference point on whats already been done, and what is being looked for >> in an official theme. >> >> I like to think I am fairly good at design but I have no idea if my >> current mockup is anything like anything that could be official. I >> cannot work on problems and refine it to meet the specifications if I >> have no idea what they are and I see this symptom in quite a lot of >> posts - the designer simply stops due to a lack of direction. >> >> I do not think it would take much to refine the wiki slightly with the >> current potential candidates and run them past Mark, or at least someone >> official so they can say a bit about each one and what is >> liked/disliked. At the least it would spur people on to improve on >> things and respond to the comments. >> >> One of the most important parts of a design brief in my opinion is a: >> the brief, and b: liasing with the clients at various stages to make >> sure things are going the way they like. We just seem to be missing >> both of these and seem to be just spinning our wheels. There is a lot of >> talent on this list and the wiki, and its a shame to see it >> under-utilised. :( >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-art mailing list >> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >> >> > >
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