Good morning, all. I'm a bit new to this, but I'd like to help with the art projects in any way I can. I do some graphic design, but so far nothing professional. The Ubuntu desktops have been quite calming and, of course, Human, but there aren't many variations of them. At least not on the base installation.
I think that more official background designs would be interesting for another release; maybe patterns from nature, like the classic Windows clouds, or incorporating photographs of animals. I know it's easy to add new ones as a user, but if there were more which fit the 'human' theme, and more customization, I think that quite a few other people would make the switch to Ubuntu. * François Degrave*'s Elements design intrigues me. The Greek Elements incorporated into Ubuntu would make for quite an interesting design. *Anton Kerezov*'s idea for a transparent background is also quite interesting, but I personally would use PNG transparencies. I think that the two soft lines used in the beige background of* Breezy Badger* could make for a good overlay on other colors as well, but other transparencies would also be good. I have recently been working on alternate theme packages for other non-linux operating systems, including Mac and Windows 98. They aren't appropriate for Ubuntu, (i. e. "Emo", which was done for a friend of mine), but I think that some alternate Computer and Home Folder icons from my archives could match Ubuntu's themes well. I could upload some sets of .png icons if anybody is interested in working on icons.
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