Re: [ubuntu-art] Portfolio and Graphics

2013-07-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Devyn Devyn Collier Johnson wrote on 16/07/13 13:22: > ... > > I would like to contribute to Ubuntu by making and editing icons > and wallpapers. > > ... Welcome! Here are some bug reports about icons that are missing or need revising. Softwa

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu software update icon submission

2013-02-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Reda Lazri wrote on 30/01/13 14:26: > > Trying to stand out by getting rid of the over-used arrows. Credits > to Sam Hewitt, I build upon his orange/metallic shape and added my > idea and improvements. :) > > ... That's pretty classy, thanks Reda.

Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater

2013-02-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bruno wrote on 31/01/13 12:52: > ... > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas > > ... >> It's quite a lot taller than wide. I wonder if that's a problem >> at typical sizes. For example, what w

Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater

2013-01-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Bruno Bruno Alacoque wrote on 24/01/13 13:42: > > Please find my two cents as a tetris airdrop ;) hope you guys like > it > > http://www.energumene.com/ubundrop2.png ( 500px ) > http://www.energumene.com/ubundrop3.png ( 100px) > > ... That loo

Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater

2013-01-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Krzysztof Węgliński wrote on 23/01/13 19:46: > > How about something like this? ubuntupackage.jpg (35 KB) > > ... I like how that suggests the presence of a parachute without actually showing it. Clever. The style is a bit unusual. Most icons in Ub

Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon idea for update manager

2013-01-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 brent wakey wrote on 26/01/13 04:42: > > For future consideration, an icon idea for the update manager. thx > Brent I don't know of any software available for Ubuntu that can open Paint.NET files. Could you use a more standard format, e.g. SVG or PN

Re: [ubuntu-art] The new ubuntu update icon submission.

2013-01-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Carlos Eduardo C. do Val wrote on 23/01/13 15:25: > > If the problem is the A... > > ... That looks pretty good! However, the problem isn't *just* the A. :-) If you've run Software Updater yourself, you'll see that it uses the standard Launcher pro

Re: [ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater

2013-01-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey Vish Vish wrote on 24/01/13 10:42: > ... > > While the idea of an airdrop/parachute is nice, as someone else > also pointed out, people are more used to the arrows and it is > easier to use that "known metaphor" for updates to make it easier > fo

Re: [ubuntu-art] The new update icon

2013-01-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Kai Kai Macmaster wrote on 23/01/13 15:07: > ... > > I'm not sure exactly what your after but I thought I would submit > an icon that I've just created based on the ubuntu logo. My first > submission :) Thanks. Unfortunately that isn't really app

[ubuntu-art] New icon needed: Software Updater

2013-01-23 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks We have a usability problem in Software Updater (formerly known as Update Manager). The problem is that when the updates dialog appears by itself, there's no visual clue that this is an official Ubuntu thing. In Ubuntu 12.10 and earlier, the

Re: [ubuntu-art] Self-announcement‏

2013-01-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 dali liu wrote on 18/01/13 14:05: > > Hello! I have joined the mailing list for a while but I havn't > done anything yet. I like to design user interfaces and how to > interact with it, but what I can do is very limited. designing > icons or some simp

Re: [ubuntu-art] Self-announcement

2013-01-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Krzysztof W?gli?ski wrote on 18/01/13 08:09: > > Hi guys, I've just joined your team so as Ubuntu Artwork says I'm > introducing myself. > > ... Welcome Krzysztof. Have you found things to help with? In the next few days I hope to start posting vis

Re: [ubuntu-art] Center Design

2013-01-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 27/12/12 22:19: > > A mockup > > -- anonymous As I said for your previous mockup, it probably isn't a good idea to require horizontal scrolling for the list of categories. Grouping a dozen of them under "Other" isn't really a good s

Re: [ubuntu-art] Center Instalation

2012-12-20 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 13/12/12 19:37: > > Mockup > > -- anonymous Interesting idea. It does give more room to the featured applications. However, it probably isn't a good idea to require horizontal scrolling for the list of categories. Cheers - -- mpt

Re: [ubuntu-art] Introduction

2012-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Connor P wrote on 28/09/12 03:33: > ... > > Hi. As you can tell by my email address, I'm Connor Peet. I've been > a fan of Ubuntu for neigh on four years now, and have recently > started looking at giving back to the community. Welcome! > ... > > W

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu UI Design Concept

2012-09-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Radu Silviu Ionut wrote on 03/09/12 08:15: > ... > > I have played around on a Ubuntu UI mockup, after I have seen the > work of Sputnik8 > > > > here a

Re: [ubuntu-art] mockup the evince

2012-08-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 anonimo wrote on 25/08/12 00:50: > > http://anonimo1245.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5cesjd Interesting mockup. Using a borderless menu, with "Ajustar al ancho de pagina" as one of its options, would have one of two results. Either the menu would chang

Re: [ubuntu-art] Help with usability issues etc.

2012-01-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Kristina Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your message until now, because it was posted to the artwork list. (Ubuntu has other mailing lists for usability , accessibility

Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 74, Issue 7

2011-09-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Leute Graphic wrote on 31/08/11 12:44: > > Banner for Chromium >... Unfortunately that banner isn't usable, because: * It does at least two of the "Things You Can't Do" with Google trademarks :

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Software Centre Banner

2011-08-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Leute Graphic wrote on 27/08/11 21:02: > > Hi, > I'd make a banner for Ubuntu Software Center > > Rendered Image (file .jpg) UbuntuSoftware.jpg (image/jpeg) 175K >

Re: [ubuntu-art] Home page of ubuntu.org

2011-08-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mr Mozee wrote on 28/08/11 10:21: > > Hey, I was looking into the home page pf ubuntu.org and I discovered so > many art bugs! I think we should discuss about it. > for example under "Explore Features" there is a toggle menu which I > think is a mess!

Re: [ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens

2010-12-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
color most used in its icon, like the Unity launcher does. If the final set of background art is monochrome, the version used in the code will be black with transparency, so that USC can tint it to the appropriate color at runtime. - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Software Center department screens

2010-12-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
d, Disk Usage Analyzer, Docky, Gourmet Recipe Manager, Kate, Waterfall font viewer, Zipper. > Also I am assuming that > universal access is just accessibility programs? >... Yes. Virtual keyboards, screen readers, magnifiers, etc. Thanks - --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens

2010-12-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
esign> to include the Artwork team task data. > @Matthew, Once you set a due date, Any plans for announcing this to a > wider audience? I just posted it on Twitter and Identica. I may post it on design.canonical.com later too. Thanks - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BE

[ubuntu-art] Wanted: Artwork for Ubuntu Software Center department screens

2010-12-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
reens. Feel free to publish it wherever you like, just reply here with a link to it. If you have any questions, please also reply here and I will answer them on Monday. Thanks - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linu

Re: [ubuntu-art] [Ayatana] Meerkat volume control design

2010-10-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
action in both cases. - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAky20lgACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecqqMACgysAkrpBacDxuDhokCmCX7tne scIAmwcDq8ibQ/N7FxDUHekMxXIW28lk =pkAk --

Re: [ubuntu-art] Meerkat volume control design

2010-10-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
ady muted, it says "Unmute".) > I just wanted to offer my observations, though I wasn't too sure how > to go about it. It's strange that there isn't a dedicated mailing > list for design issues. Are these handled on a component-by-component > basis? How do the desi

Re: [ubuntu-art] gconf schema default for ubuntu wallpaper

2008-01-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
ult (or "it uses a cached version, and if that's missing too, it reverts to the OS default"), that's a bug that can be fixed. Once it's fixed, you can change the OS default at will. Cheers - -- Matthew Paul Thomas http://mpt.net.nz/ -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: