Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown banner competition

2012-03-22 Thread Matthew Nuzum
about) the 27th of March. The winner is Silviu-Ionut Radu. He's graciously updated his design slightly so you'll be able to see the final draft soon. The two runner ups are JavierGMXD and Gerhard Großmann. Thank you all! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Website/PreciseCountdownBanner --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown banner competition

2012-03-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
by me personally to be chosen as a finallist are welcome to create a complete set and attach it to the wiki (or link it from the wiki) by Monday. Thank you all for participating! On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > *Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is just around the corner!* > >

[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu 12.04 Countdown banner competition

2012-02-22 Thread Matthew Nuzum
If you have questions or would like to discuss this, please email the Web Presence Team mailing list[1] or hop onto the IRC chat room, #ubuntu-website on freenode. I can't wait to see your ideas! [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-website -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on f

[ubuntu-art] Winning countdown banners chosen

2011-04-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
latest version automatically. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin and twitter "My aim has always been to get to the truth rather than to support some position. And in criticizing others, I have always tried to understand what their position was and not to misrepresent i

Re: [ubuntu-art] Count down banner design contest

2011-04-01 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ill be tough. ;-) On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > *Ubuntu 11.04 is just around the corner!* > > As in the past, we'd like to create a new countdown banner to share across > the web. If you would like to make a highly visible contribution to Ubuntu, > th

[ubuntu-art] Count down banner design contest

2011-03-18 Thread Matthew Nuzum
questions or would like to discuss this, please email the Web Presence Team mailing list[1] or hop onto the IRC chat room, #ubuntu-website on freenode. I can't wait to see your ideas! [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-website -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype,

Re: [ubuntu-art] Improving What We Do! (Martin Owens)

2010-10-18 Thread Matthew Nuzum
change regarding the wiki. > > The wiki is not going away or changing drastically in the near future. It still serves tons of projects quite well. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -Benjamin Franklin -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Improving What We Do!

2010-10-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
. The flickr pool backgrounds, dust, and new wave are all from the community. Icons are always in demand. Also, the software center provides an opportunity for community themes to get increased visibility. Do it because you love to do it and share your work, not because you want to be the default

Re: [ubuntu-art] Counting Down to Ubuntu 10.10

2010-09-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
at 3:55 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > Announcing the chosen banners: > > First, it was a very tough decision. The entries this time around were > fabulous! It took us a whole extra day to decide which ones to use because > there were so many great choices. But, we have to choose and

Re: [ubuntu-art] Counting Down to Ubuntu 10.10

2010-09-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
more e-mail from me once these get to their final resting place. On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > OK, the time to enter designs has come to an end. > > You have done outstanding work! Choosing will be tough, but > fortunately, it's not my job to make the fina

Re: [ubuntu-art] Counting Down to Ubuntu 10.10

2010-08-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
tdowns for another week. I think it puts less burden on you artists to aim for about 30 days. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter "Never stop learning" –Robert Nuzum (My dad) -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] 1010 CountdownBanner

2010-08-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
great work, at this pace you're going to make it very challenging to make a choice. By the way, does anyone feel like doing something animated? There are a couple coders itching to flex their javascript skills but need some creative direction. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype

[ubuntu-art] Counting Down to Ubuntu 10.10

2010-08-13 Thread Matthew Nuzum
g list[1] or hop onto the IRC chat room, #ubuntu-website on freenode. I can't wait to see your ideas! [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-website -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter "Never stop learning" –Robert Nuzum (

Re: [ubuntu-art] To Web Designers

2010-05-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
; > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > thorwil's design for free software: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on

[ubuntu-art] Countdown banners

2010-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
e release. :-( We're very disappointed but doing so might force us to not accomplish other tasks that are also very important. Therefore we will need your help getting the word out about the countdowns! Thank you to all who contributed a design, we're so grateful for your work! :-) --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Countdown banner for 10.04

2010-03-22 Thread Matthew Nuzum
on is made. The deadline is mid-morning (UTC) Tuesday March 23rd. Keep up the great work! On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > Hi, this is your last weekend to work on a submission for the countdown > banner. Even if your draft is rough, get your ideas up on > https://w

Re: [ubuntu-art] Countdown banner for 10.04

2010-03-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
(which is Tuesday). On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > Hello team, its time to start telling the world about 10.04 LTS! > > As in past releases we'd like to create a new count down banner for > syndication across the web. If you want to make a highly visible

Re: [ubuntu-art] Countdown banner for 10.04

2010-03-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
what's on the branding page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brand -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Countdown banner for 10.04

2010-03-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ong Term Support (LTS) and the new branding. Please attach your suggestions to the wiki page listed above. If you have questions or would like to discuss this, please email the Web Presence Team mailing list or hop onto the IRC chat room, #ubuntu-website on freenode. I can't wait to see yo

[ubuntu-art] Countdown banners - your time to help

2009-09-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
hics. Unless you can figure out how to make them highly social, computer using koalas. :-) Please attach your suggestions to the wiki page listed above. If you have questions or would like to discuss this, please email the Web Presence Team mailing list or hop onto the IRC chat room, #ubuntu-

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-07-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Cory K. wrote: > > So, 2 months later. Can we assume this effort has fallen by the wayside? > > Yes, from my perspective. I will not be able to pursue it any further. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-04-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
I'll be going through my inbox and todo list to set priorities. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tricky Wiki

2009-04-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Cory K. wrote: > Matthew Nuzum wrote: >> Interestingly (or maybe unfortunately) enough, the person to talk to >> on the matter is me. > > So is it also you I gotta stalk to get SVG display support added to the > wiki or some lonely Canoni

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tricky Wiki

2009-04-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
design the Ubuntu.com website which will start later this year. Therefore I'm hesitant to make sweeping changes at this point. But I can add some styles to the default stylesheets and work on some macros that teams could use for their project pages. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype,

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
t the lock-down on the desktops so that they could change their wallpaper and colours. This makes me reminisce about the days of the "Helix" (later "Ximian") desktop. Upon first login it presented you with a wizard to customize your desktop. I wonder why this concept went away. --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
y that the end-game is to ship with Ubuntu. That means that there are some compromises that need to be made in the interest of making it compatible with that scenario. That said, it is very realistic this will be just another contributed theme package, which is OK too. I see no reason not to aim

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
n application open on the desktop, and if so, what? -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
main application is the web browser. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
;ll start with some of the colours from the "Ubuntu Intrepid" palette that Ken posted a year ago. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Powder

2009-03-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
l when they see it that it was designed for a designer. My point is that you can impress people at a glance. We could make a theme that would make a typical western women feel comfortable and special, like she was using a computer designed for her. It might help us reach people we don't currentl

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Countdown Banner

2009-03-27 Thread Matthew Nuzum
2009/3/27 Steve Dodier : > Hello, > > Has the PHP version been given up ? > > Cordially, SD. > I'm sorry, there is no PHP version. If you use the static version I'll change it on release day so that it will turn from "it's coming" to "it's

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Countdown Banner

2009-03-25 Thread Matthew Nuzum
you will have an answer. ;-) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Count down banners needed for 9.04

2009-02-27 Thread Matthew Nuzum
; Radu, you rock! Thanks a bunch for *jumping* right in to kick things off! :-) (cross posting to web presence team) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca and twitter -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Fwd: Count down banners needed for 9.04

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Hi, here's the call for help with the countdown banners. The proper place to discuss this is the Ubuntu Web Presence team mailing list or IRC channel. Details about that team are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Website -- Forwarded message -- From: Matthew Nuzum Date

Re: [ubuntu-art] Future Ubuntu Studio design guideline and Jaunty/+1 idea

2008-11-11 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Do you think your orange will have the same quality or will you go a little warmer? (I don't know which is better, just curious) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Canonical's approach to Jaunty ?

2008-11-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
hat crazy things happen in this team I believe there are going to be some discussions on this subject at UDS. In the past there have been ways to listen and participate even if you weren't there so maybe you will be able to get the scoop. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode --

[ubuntu-art] Metacity compositing

2008-09-26 Thread Matthew Nuzum
be able to get all the > features of compiz with metacity and be able to ditch compiz fusion? This > would open up a lot more possibilities for themes, wouldn't it? It's ok to start new topics, no need to apologize. The correct way to do it is to change the subject so that people kn

Re: [ubuntu-art] Confirmation that Canonical is making a new default theme

2008-09-26 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ctive development cycle here on the art-team and there are several great themes in progress. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Stunning Ubuntu video presentations

2008-09-23 Thread Matthew Nuzum
y are waiting and watching for the opportunity to use their talents for something meaningful) * Produce it. :-) I am a firm believer in, "see a need and fill it." The points you made are good and I think you should go for it. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mail

Re: [ubuntu-art] dust is good

2008-09-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Kido Mariano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 22:30 +0200, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote: >> 2008/9/12 Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > http://code.bearfruit.org/~matt/tmp/menu-bar.png > That's Thun

Re: [ubuntu-art] dust is good

2008-09-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
bigger than the free space in the scroll bar Ah, yes, this happens to me too. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] dust is good

2008-09-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
r.png -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Transparency

2008-08-13 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What Vista does is the only thing we can think of that works - > duplicate the text, using a contrasting color and put a heavy blur on > the background text. This produces very readable results. > Unfort

Re: [ubuntu-art] Transparency

2008-08-13 Thread Matthew Nuzum
s but I haven't heard anything about it since then. Its not that no one wants transparency, its just that it hasn't been technically possible to do it in a usable way yet. I'll ping MacSlow again to see if there's been any change. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors

2008-08-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
s adapt just fine, though maybe not in the first 8 seconds. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] dark theme probs

2008-08-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
r looks like something you can grab and the menu bar doesn't. Speaking of patches, anyone hear if we can now use bluring around title bar text? That would allow even active windows to have some transparency without messing up the readability of the text. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on fr

Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors

2008-08-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
There are only a few people here who have created .deb files successfully so doing so would not only brand you as an extraordinary artist but also land you among the ubuntu art-team elite. Recent instructions can be found here: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2008-July/007043.html

Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors

2008-08-07 Thread Matthew Nuzum
cusing" problem I mentioned observing with dark themes. It uses dark window chrome and pannels but the lighter gray for the toolbars. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Aiming for Main?

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
he proverb, "he who is trustworthy with a little can be trusted with much." Community created themes exist in Universe but nothing new has been added recently (that I know of). First we'll get stuff into a PPA, then we'll work on Universe. Then we can aim for main. --

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Michael Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/8/4 Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> There are a ton of icons. If you just want to make a subtle change you >> can re-use the icons from another theme, but if you want to ma

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

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
w the original message. Its not my job to educate them, I simply lead by example. I would suggest that we've probably lost more opportunities to do something great as a team because of this top-posting fascism than probably any other issue we've addressed. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
al of creating a theme is absolutely achievable. You can accomplish this. Aim for excellence and in so doing, you may come up with something good enough to be included in the distro. But even if you don't get on the cd at least you achieved your task and joined the elite few who have tasted such glory

Re: [ubuntu-art] Wall-light

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ragement, feel free to ping me on IRC and I will tell you to shoot for the stars. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
e default for Ubuntu. That said, I love the wallpaper and the flat theme/icons. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] art concept

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
/archives/ubuntu-art/2007-December/004618.html -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Getting something done

2008-07-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
out something else let the team know more specifically what you'd like to do. Or if you're just suggesting we write a book on how to participate in the art-team - it's a good idea but will probably have to get done at a later time. Sorry for being gruff in my previous reply. -- Matthe

Re: [ubuntu-art] Getting something done

2008-07-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
way. In > fact it does not limit to achieve the target *only* on that way. > No, that's wrong. You should try to do it based on the information already posted to this list (some good stuff within the last 7 days) and when you run into a hurdle you should ask for help. -- Matthew

Re: [ubuntu-art] Human 2 .deb

2008-07-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ating the package. You have just moved the art-team a tremendous step forward. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Getting something done

2008-07-24 Thread Matthew Nuzum
t, you can benefit from his hard work by starting with the bluebuntu source package and using it as the base for your own theme. If in doubt, ask for help either here or the MOTUs. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- 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!

2008-07-23 Thread Matthew Nuzum
got nothing." Whoever is managing the various theme projects should recruit a packager who will take ownership of that aspect for the theme you manage. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- 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 Matthew Nuzum
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Justin Dugger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I agree - that bug you pointed out shows the need for attention. >> > > Could you mark it confirmed, noting your

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu-Title font

2008-07-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
repid > release. At the very least, can we agree that the g glyph shipped in > hardy is not correct? I agree - that bug you pointed out shows the need for attention. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- 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 Matthew Nuzum
nious (but non-free) substitute. Another nice rounded font that was suggested by the Web Presence team is MgOpen Modata, and one that was recommended but which I haven't tried is LMSansDemiCondensed Regular available in the lmodern package in Ubuntu (part of TeX). -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000

[ubuntu-art] descriptive email subjects

2008-07-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
can better decide if its something that needs to be read or can be skipped. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Usplash - the masters are working

2008-07-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
lash won't fill the whole screen leaving a black border. By having the logo on a black background it makes the black border unnoticeable. At least this was the historical reasoning. I remember when we switched to black... -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mai

Re: [ubuntu-art] How to provide more alternate wallpapers without influencing CD size requirements

2008-07-08 Thread Matthew Nuzum
lish and a little integration with the appearance applet it could be a nice solution. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Being Loud

2008-07-03 Thread Matthew Nuzum
only two hours from a three day weekend, so maybe my opinion will be different on Monday. :-) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] graphic designer fyi

2008-07-01 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Hi, I just wanted to draw your attention to the ubuntu employment page at www.ubuntu.com/employment. There is a graphic designer position open. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- 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 Matthew Nuzum
used, which is the wrong place to do that. :-( Just the feedback we wanted but not in a way we can easily use. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Liberation Fonts

2008-06-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
roperability with MS Office users. That means with Liberation, if you receive an office document it's lines will wrap in the same places for you as it did for the author. This is a good thing the liberation font team has done but our themes are not Word documents and therefore don't need

[ubuntu-art] dark theme for alpha

2008-06-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
the matter (I'd just prefer it not to be the bug tracker since I get plenty of bug mail already). -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Is There an Official Palette We Have to Stick With?

2008-06-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 2:27 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -Name: Newbuntu >> +Name: Ubuntu Intrepid > > how do you patch stuff? In this case, just edit the file and change the name from Newbuntu to Ubuntu Intrepid. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode

Re: [ubuntu-art] Is There an Official Palette We Have to Stick With?

2008-06-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
alette -Name: Newbuntu +Name: Ubuntu Intrepid # 049 000 000 MainWarm_1 085 032 011 MainWarm_2 -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Contrast problems with dark themes - was: murrine in intrepid

2008-05-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ir screen's brightness at different levels. When I unplug my laptop my screen's brightness decreases to 50 - 60% to save power. A low contrast theme will be very hard to see in that condition. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] flat icon/dark theme inspiration

2008-05-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 1:01 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, I saw this and felt inspired: >> http://www.htc.com/ > > I'm not trying to swat you down here, but I th

[ubuntu-art] flat icon/dark theme inspiration

2008-05-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
n needs to communicate "warning" or "urgent need." -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] petition for more descriptive email subjects

2008-05-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Wave title bar transparency." I'm not trying to start another 50+ thread rant like top posting subject, it's not the end of the world, but it would help me to keep abreast of what is going on. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] sources of Ubuntu advertising

2008-04-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
s will change from animated to the shorter height non-animated banner on Friday. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] sources of Ubuntu advertising

2008-04-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
n answer?) > > see you Art Team Sorry nicao, that was created by a design firm and the source was not provided to us. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

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

2008-04-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
e, but as who stated, it is a very ambitious plan for a single release cycle. Still, if something was avail (even in rough form) by alpha 1 or alpha 2 it would generate a lot of useful bug reports. [1] http://guentherbeyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ubuntu_804_theme_test_02b.png -- Matthew Nu

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

2008-04-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
HO, shoot for the moon. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Usplash change?

2008-03-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
a replacement should strive to meet these same ideals. P.S. Don't some of the teams have some type of integration between the forum and the mailing list so that users can participate either way? It seems a shame that there's two separate places. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -

Re: [ubuntu-art] postetr

2008-03-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
, and if they're not working on one they'd likely greatly appreciate having access to what you've already done. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Public advertising for 8.04

2008-03-25 Thread Matthew Nuzum
part of that team but you should probably discuss it there. I've seen posters for the various releases in the past so there is probably already something in development. They tend to be a very exuberant bunch who love to creatively spread the word. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode --

[ubuntu-art] which theme will be default?

2008-03-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
g quite fond of the outline on selected fields in the human clearlooks theme. It would be nice if whatever theme becomes the default has that. It's a subtle but elegant effect. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-art] Hacking / Kludging - WAS Re: gtk theme

2008-03-06 Thread Matthew Nuzum
well documented and understood what you're trying to do. // TODO: is there a better way to show animated scroll bars? // This is a HACK but it works // (optional extra explanation if your code is particularly clever and hard // to understand) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] gtk theme

2008-03-03 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ult selected widget (referred to in my previous e-mail). To add to my previous list (this isn't related to Dylan's comment), the Murine's progress bar is using black text on a dark orange/orange-brown bar which is somewhat low contrast: http://code.bearfruit.org/~matt/tmp/low-contra

Re: [ubuntu-art] gtk theme

2008-03-03 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ne at all. In human clearlooks there definitely is no outline. In human there is a slightly darker outline compared to non-default buttons. I have a general rule of thumb in my designs that things that are important should not use subtle differences to set them apart. I use subtilty for power-user types

Re: [ubuntu-art] Anyone else notice the default theme has appeared in hardy alpha?

2008-02-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
se when the buttons are on colored backgrounds instead of just a bit of color in the corner there's a white box around the whole button. http://code.bearfruit.org/~matt/tmp/widgit-probs.png -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Here's my hacked version of clearlooks and 3 themes to go with it. (updated)

2008-01-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
gt; > > _ > > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > > > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 > > -- > > ubuntu-art mailing list > > ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Fwd: [Usability] few things

2008-01-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
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Re: [ubuntu-art] panel icons

2008-01-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
o come join us. Windows and MacOS both have guidelines for icons that show in their notification areas and it looks and works good. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] moving from ubuntu-looks to clear-looks

2008-01-23 Thread Matthew Nuzum
that says "grab me - not the toolbar just below" to avoid doing a +1 for looks and a -10 for usability. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] inkscape packages available

2008-01-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
rs<https://launchpad.net/%7Einkscape.testers> > > Ooh, it's like Christmas in January! Thanks for pointing this out. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Choosing color palettes

2007-12-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
of this one is that you can generate a > palette from a wallpaper picture. That will ensure that the wallpaper will > fit well to the color scheme. > > Molumen > > > > - Original Message - > *From:* Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Discussion o

[ubuntu-art] Choosing color palettes

2007-12-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
is done. Still, I've seen artists do this by eye and come up with spectacular results that make any auto-generated theme look calculated and mathematical. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Expressing dislike

2007-12-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
concerns are specific. Just my two cents. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] OpenOffice Icons

2007-12-17 Thread Matthew Nuzum
-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] A random user's interface thoughts.

2007-11-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ure without interrupting the gradient too much. Just enough to make it look grab-able. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Dark Themes Again

2007-11-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
s need more polish. Regarding another comment about dark rooms and light backgrounds, every monitor I've seen, LCD or CRT, has a readily accessible feature for dimming the screen. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

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