Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting IRC log - Wallpaper

2008-09-14 Thread Justin Dugger
On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Rico Sta. Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I'm the one who's produced this wallpaper, and I have my own criticisms on > it: > - It's chaotic -- as an OS default, I was thinking it'd be nice to have > something a little more subtle. > - It's not wel

Re: [ubuntu-art] Extending the art direction on a per-program basis

2008-08-18 Thread Justin Dugger
ed on a few packages that are receptive to the idea. This means you'll have to also consult them. FYI, there are cases where Ubuntu might be able to do better without patching upstream. The Aisleriot program is a good example. Have you seen the Ornamental cardbacks? They're in hard

Re: [ubuntu-art] Music Idea

2008-08-15 Thread Justin Dugger
page is. If you have any work that meets the guidelines, add it to the wiki! Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Getting something done

2008-08-05 Thread Justin Dugger
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:23 AM, SzerencseFia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE

Re: [ubuntu-art] Getting something done

2008-08-05 Thread Justin Dugger
. Create preferable an Ubuntu-wiki or Launchpad page for the project. > 4. Upload the project on the site. > 5. Bug hunting. > 6. Bug fixing. > 7. Pack the stable version and upload it to the proper site. > > What do ya think about this checklist? Very nearly perfect, but I

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
a select anachronistic few insist. It's 2008, and it might be time we wrote some software to smooth the rough ends our systems still have. Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
7;t post to the list. > > http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette#head-c70bc55ce24849bd82885e8b0f7e972465944b5a > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting I'm getting a bit tired of this eternal Top Posting rant. In the future mail, please perceived

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The sarcasm passed right over you. :P > > -Cory K. Sorry. Someone offered the same sentiment on IRC and I think they were serious. Perhaps Linux Hater broke my sarcasm meter? Justin Dugger -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
rth of MacOS 9, I think. Intrepid is the perfect time to try out new themes and UI -- the last release was an LTS so people wary of retraining have something else to fall back on, and we'll have the largest amount of time possible for feedback and testing. Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] logo / branding for ubuntu-women?

2008-08-03 Thread Justin Dugger
would like to have a branding for our group. > > I hope you like at least one of these. > If so, tweaking and adding text will be next: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/ubuntu-women/ This discussion appears to have migrated to ubuntu-women; you may want to consider crossposting

[ubuntu-art] More inspiration

2008-07-31 Thread Justin Dugger
://www.tansu-style.com/robert-j-lang/robert-j-lang-web-gallery/pages/20-P2010150.html http://www.langorigami.com/art/gallery/gallery.php4?name=sentinel And yes, the software he wrote is open source, and built for Hardy: http://www.langorigami.com/science/treemaker/treemaker5.php4 Justin Dugger

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

2008-07-23 Thread Justin Dugger
ld be nice to automatically track the progress of a theme, rather than manually manage themes and variations floating around. Launchpad can help with bzr branches and PPAs. We have the technology, let's use it to win that whole beauty pageant thing! Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Font talk by droid author

2008-07-20 Thread Justin Dugger
onferences that host videos of varying quality. I found some oriented towards art but the video production quality was terrible, despite leading with an ad for River Valley Multimedia. I dare say we never hire these folks! I should figure out how to put together a quality feed for all that just for the

Re: [ubuntu-art] GTK-theme proposal

2008-07-20 Thread Justin Dugger
n that this theme appears to have wheels, have you considered setting up a launchpad project for the theme and using bzr to coordinate some of the changes. Even if this theme doesn't wind up as the 8.10 default, it seems reasonable to say there's a couple of people interested in it r

[ubuntu-art] Font talk by droid author

2008-07-20 Thread Justin Dugger
background, the second part illustrates the design process a professional foundry goes through to make a font, and the final part talks about Droid in technical terms. I think it's valuable to know the author's opinion about the fonts, before we push too hard on supporting one or the o

Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 37, Issue 54

2008-07-19 Thread Justin Dugger
h alert status. It's not something you notice until you use it yourself. One more reason mockups aren't worth much, I guess. Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] GTK-theme proposal

2008-07-19 Thread Justin Dugger
On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Nicholas Kraak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi everybody, >> >> I wordking on the details of the theme, and I was able to create nice >> comboboxentry-widgets. I attached a screenshot where one can see the >> difference. >> >> That's all, >> >> ~Kim Kahns (Kimmik

Re: [ubuntu-art] Color for the Gtk

2008-07-19 Thread Justin Dugger
tion of the Ubuntu desktop. It reinforces the idea that using Ubuntu is easy, when people use the recognizable theme visible ways. I think we can satisfy both the value of a distinct default desktop and accommodate people who would like a different color. We wholly expect people to change the bac

Re: [ubuntu-art] logo / branding for ubuntu-women?

2008-07-19 Thread Justin Dugger
The loss of rotational symmetry does look a little silly though, and the transformation of the circle from a group of people into one "person"'s head may cause cognitive friction. I've attached a draft .SVG for anyone else to play with. I don't think it's finished, but it should offer visual evidence to my suggestions. Justin Dugger <>-- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Justin Dugger
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Jan Claeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Op woensdag 16-07-2008 om 22:37 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Justin > Dugger: >> I'm not saying that we should necessarily override these, but we >> should at least understand them, accept t

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Justin Dugger
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> The font is used in other promotional materials and lettering. Just a >> quick listing off the top o

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-17 Thread Justin Dugger
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I'm not saying that we should necessarily override these, but we >> should at least understand them, accept

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-16 Thread Justin Dugger
least understand them, accept that which is good and improve that which can be improved. Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-14 Thread Justin Dugger
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I appreciate the offers to find another font, but I'd rather put my >> effort into something unique to Ubuntu tha

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-14 Thread Justin Dugger
d release. At the very least, can we agree that the g glyph shipped in hardy is not correct? Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-13 Thread Justin Dugger
n: can anyone get FontForge to use the ubuntu-title.sfd provided in source package ttf-ubuntu-title in Hardy? All I get is blanks =( Justin Dugger -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art