[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] 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] 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

[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

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!* > >

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] Hi and a suggestion

2005-07-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
lone, I'm surprised people aren't jumping at the chance to use it. The link for the gallery project is at: http://gallery.sf.net I'm sure they'd love to see more high-profile sites like Ubuntu using the G2 interface. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] art website wiki page

2005-09-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
om the first line and paste it into the wiki. Make sure to hit preview before saving because with Wikis you have no control over formatting and you could easily mess up the look of the page. This could easily satisfy the short-term needs of the designers on this project and it wouldn't

Re: [ubuntu-art] art website wiki page

2005-09-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/2/05, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is free image hosting. I added a thumbnail to the wiki page and a > link to the full-size image. Here's the code I used to do this: > (added by Matt Nuzum: But you can use a free service such as > [http://imageshack.

Re: [ubuntu-art] [suggestion] Art Contest

2005-09-06 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ever* works. The art.gnome site recently had a contest and Garret from linuxart was the judge. That's smart. If user's pick the winner we could very likely end up with art that could be offensive or too "artsy." A contest is a good idea even if the only award is, "Hey, Joe

Re: [ubuntu-art] PHP/MySQL tasks on the art.ubuntu.com website

2005-09-06 Thread Matthew Nuzum
; $ok = `/usr/bin/mogrify -geometry $width2"."x".$height2 $thumb2_temp"; // create the final thumbnails $ok = `/usr/bin/composite $thumb1_temp $white96x96 $thumb1`; $ok = `/usr/bin/composite $thumb2_temp $white200x200 $thumb2`; -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Let's talk about ART baby...

2005-09-07 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ng myself to pay the upgrade to CS2 yet) -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: eyecandy GAIM and Firefox

2005-09-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
doing it the way we have it now. (Usually the individual recieves the reply much faster than if the reply is sent to the list). -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Quote: It's 6.04 that will be up against Windows Vista, so let's make it a zinger and give folks a real choice... It will get even more polish than we put into Breezy... And so, after much deliberation, it has been decided that 6.04 will be known during development as: The Dapper Drake

Re: [ubuntu-art] daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ition I'm familiar with is a "young dragon." If I had to choose, I think a dragon seems a little more cool. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/14/05, Luka Cehovin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thilo Six wrote:>Matthew Nuzum schrieb am 14.09.2005 16:50:>>The definition I'm familiar with is a "young>>dragon.">>Maybe I am completly wrong, but my dic says> >dapper = dressy, elegant>drake

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/14/05, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A dragon and a duck! Of course, in real fantasy the duck wouldn't last long hanging out with a dragon. BTW, male ducks (or male anything) aren't "cute." They're handsome, suave, studly. Maybe (just maybe)

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/15/05, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 15 September 2005 05:31, Nicholas wrote:> Thank goodness we finally sorted out the ducks from the dragons! I'd> love to see some submissions, less aimless discussion (there, I said> it). OK, Just to kick off the submissions and encourage peopl

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/15/05, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was browsing through my stock photos I've purchased and came across two perfect pictures that I actually shot myself. Unfortunately, I shot them with an old mavica (the ones with the floppy disk drive built in) so the res is low an

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-16 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/15/05, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was browsing through my stock photos I've purchased and came across two perfect pictures that I actually shot myself. Unfortunately, I shot them with an old mavica (the ones with the floppy disk drive built in) so the res is low an

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: daper drake - woo hoo!

2005-09-16 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/16/05, Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ON the other hand (and yes I'm considering a submission too!) that duckdoes look eerily like a human with a duck's head. I think you're a better illustrator than me (judging by your portoflio). As a matter of fact, I'm not an illustrator at all. I've

Re: [ubuntu-art] Spreading the word

2005-09-23 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/23/05, Oliver Grawert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i'd like to point out that its very important that the licensing forartwork ubuntu can ship must be the cc-sa-2.5 (*) license and that alsocontained third party pictures need to be under a opensource license (in the above case i suspect the glas

Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie

2005-09-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
you can set the compression level to 12 (the highest setting) and you will rarely see a jpg artifact, even on text. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie

2005-09-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ds help. I'm newz2000. I have to work later on this morning and through the afternoon, but will have some time now and closer to night-time (GMT -6). -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Re: Matthew Nuzum -> THANKS .. I have sent you the files.

2005-09-28 Thread Matthew Nuzum
(India). its (8.45am here now) > > regards > -Vijay Kishan I'll finish them in the morning my time. Nice work. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: Matthew Nuzum -> THANKS .. I have sent you the files.

2005-09-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/29/05, volvoguy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/28/05, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Send more! Those are gorgeous. You have taken excellent photos and so > > little touch-up is needed. I've merely cropped it and boosted the > >

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: uploaded / submitted

2005-09-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 9/30/05, Pascal Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:30 pm, you wrote: > > No worries mate. Shall I stick them up under your name then? :-) > > > Cheers, > Pascal Yes, please put them under Vijay's name if that's possible. -- Matthew N

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tango

2005-10-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
distributions *should* differentiate themselves. Be careful embracing Tango at the expensive of Ubuntu's distinctive look. I'm not saying it's bad to give users that choice, but we ( or maybe I ) want Ubuntu to be a *unique* thing of beauty. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfrui

Re: [ubuntu-art] Tango

2005-10-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
d used before. However your point b is well taken - I know creating one icon is tricky, and since Ubuntu doesn't differentiate itself from others now in the icons it uses, then if a new suite of nice looking icons is available then it makes sense to use it. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Humanity: Unhinged

2005-10-24 Thread Matthew Nuzum
; realized that I could arrange them to be like the people in the Ubuntu > emblem, so here we go; Humanity:Unhinged > > Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us > <http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=humanitysplash5ti.png> > (thank you imageshack!) > > Viper550 Visually

Re: [ubuntu-art] Metacity Idea

2005-12-07 Thread Matthew Nuzum
#x27;t find it. Maybe it's on one of my old slackware CDs from 1995. There were some other jems in there too, such as man woman (the manual page for women). -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Dell vs Ubuntu Swirls (special att.: volvoguy)

2005-12-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 12/30/05, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Please look at the following screen shot:http://www.daimi.au.dk/~kamstrup/dell-vs-swirls.jpgPay attention to the Dell commercial. Then go to art.ubuntu.com and findthe Swirls background:http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/3Set

Re: [ubuntu-art] Example Content

2006-02-09 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 2/9/06, Henrik Nilsen Omma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Suggestions and contributions on the OpenOffice files especially isstill very welcome. Like: can anyone think of some interesting numericalmaterial (!?) that can be used in a spreadsheet and yield nice plots? (if not, we end up with my astrop

Re: [ubuntu-art] Example Content

2006-02-10 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ds for each continent for each month in 2005. If anyone has any suggestions, or better yet, interesting data that is freely available, let me know. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Themes for polishing

2006-03-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
it's about time we upgrade those old Dapper computers..." Their thoughts about the look and feel could be one of the following: - "Remember when these came out? They really set the bar for the next few generations of desktops." or - "Wow, can you believe someone thought

Re: [ubuntu-art] Is colour useful in high-viz icons?

2006-03-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
colour to the set or making a separate set > with 4-5 base colours. For now I'm just seeking some advice from our VI > experts. > > - Henrik > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] trash icon looks like a battery

2006-04-25 Thread Matthew Nuzum
#x27;m already plugged in and think it's a bug. Then I click on it to investigate it and realize it's the trash. This has happened at least 3 times already, so soon I'll learn I guess. Should I file a trouble ticket for this? -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailin

Re: [ubuntu-art] Re: ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 11, Issue 54

2006-05-22 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Does anyone have a link to an image of the usplash used in breezy? -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Fwd: [ubuntu-art] Meeting proposal

2006-05-25 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Forwarding to the list for all to consider -- Forwarded message -- From: Pascal Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 25, 2006 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Meeting proposal On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 10:11 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: On 5/25/06, Pascal Klein <[EMAIL

Re: [ubuntu-art] AGENDA: Dapper Evaluation

2006-05-25 Thread Matthew Nuzum
r the windows to actually look nice. (but please, resist the urge to turn wobbly windows on by default...) -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Website art request

2006-05-27 Thread Matthew Nuzum
e involved with changing the home page content (i.e. translations, approval, etc.). If you'd like some help and Monday will fit into your time line, let me know. It's a holiday here in the USA and I have some free time. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Website art request

2006-06-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 5/27/06, Henrik Nilsen Omma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,I'm just giving the website a bit of a face lift before the release. I'mgoing to simplify the front page a bit, adding some images and directlinks. I've also updated the side menu a bit.- Henrik Awesome work, Henrik. The homepage looks ve

Re: [ubuntu-art] Main page discussion

2006-06-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
d microsoft home pages would fit the culture of the Ubunutu community well. Instead of starting with the Ubunutu website and looking for a way to improve, I think it's better to look at innovative and exciting home pages from other sites and see what we can use. Others I like as inspiration ar

Re: [ubuntu-art] Idea regarding themes

2006-06-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
works. I've never deliberately looked at the source of an SVG file to see how the colors are defined. Maybe it still is far-fetched. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Idea regarding themes

2006-06-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 6/19/06, Michiel Sikma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Op 19-jun-2006, om 16:44 heeft Matthew Nuzum het volgende geschreven: > On 6/19/06, Michiel Sikma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > What would be cool is to create the artwork in such a way that you > could then

Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu title font

2006-06-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
reated the text in the original logo. I've not used the title font so can't speak with authority on that aspect. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Idea regarding themes

2006-06-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 6/19/06, Matthew Nuzum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You know what would be sweet... Illustrator has that new-ish feature where you can genereate an artwork template and then have it create variations of the artwork based on a database... What would be cool is to create the artwork in

Re: [ubuntu-art] Idea regarding themes

2006-06-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
another? I'll get a working prototype together and send it out for interested parties to experiment with. I don't think I'll get to touch this again until Thursday eve though. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] [Ponder] WAS: Mouse Cursor

2006-06-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
inwheel of dots, but it circles AROUND the front and back of the cursor! We might wanna see if we can do that but with maybe orange, yellow, and red dots! Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- Matthew Nuzum w

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark's Comments on Branding

2006-06-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
are some great designs out there. Even if we don't put the [U|ED|K]buntu logo on the graphic, I think we can come up with something truly exciting to look at... something where people won't want to put icons on the desktop because they don't want to cover up the picture. -- Matthew Nu

Re: [ubuntu-art] Starting the Ponder phase for Edgy Eft

2006-06-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ons and I want you all to go ahead and provide > feedback to each other as well, so that we have an open discussion on what > ideas will work and which ones won't. Ferrofluid has an amazing looking glass-like look to it. Check out this too for some inspiration: http://www.wondermagnet.com/

Re: [ubuntu-art] Mark's Comments on Branding

2006-06-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On 6/29/06, Michiel Sikma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Op 29-jun-2006, om 16:14 heeft Matthew Nuzum het volgende geschre > For inspiration, I strongly suggest looking at what other OSs are > doing. Most computers come from the manufucaturer with the maker's > branding on the w

Re: [ubuntu-art] Kubuntu.org look - really not a feast for the eyes

2006-07-06 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ere. This also means that if you see something on the website that needs addressed, the bug tracker for ubuntu or kubutu website is an excellent place to file it. Oh, by the way, I've recently started working on the Canonical team as the ubuntu (et al) webmaster. If you'd like to cont

Re: [ubuntu-art] ideas for kubuntu edgy...glass effects, colors, textures, etc.

2006-07-11 Thread Matthew Nuzum
erver:NS1.WEBHOSTING-FRANKEN.DE Name Server:NS2.WEBHOSTING-FRANKEN.DE Name Server:SNS.WEBHOSTING-FRANKEN.DE Finally the third one resolved so I put your IP address in my hosts file. 213.239.206.5 bootsplash.org -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Wiki homepage suggestion

2006-07-11 Thread Matthew Nuzum
in the next version. -- 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] Wiki homepage suggestion

2006-07-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 14:07 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > I think the wiki homepage could do a better job of explaining what the > art-team's purpose in life is, and that its process is orderly and > directed through the use of specs on launchpad. Done. -- Matthew Nuzum newz20

[ubuntu-art] Logo Help Needed

2006-07-13 Thread Matthew Nuzum
For some reason the branch doesn't show up when viewed in firefox, but its there when you open it in Inkscape) -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode Bazaar Logo Options.png Description: PNG image -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] art.ubuntu.com

2006-07-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
t > deal of submissions ended up there. > > AFAIK AUC is being revamped (by Matthew Nuzum maybe?) The server AUC is on is getting re-organized, but the content won't go away. I spoke with Troy (troy_s) and Pascal (klepas) who are stake-holders on that server. I think the reason the

Re: [ubuntu-art] art.ubuntu.com

2006-07-14 Thread Matthew Nuzum
n give accounts out to the LoCo teams. This will be your run-of-the mill, FTP accessible, cgi/php/MySQL/html type of setup. I had simply planned on moving the existing auc site as is, and I will do that, but if someone wants to use this as an opportunity to install Jumla or Gallery or similar that&#

[ubuntu-art] Fwd: Bazaar needs help with Windows icons

2006-07-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
th transparent > > > because it was easier. > > > > John's ico with transparent background also not ideal. This ico is > > designed with antialiased edges, so it looks rough at windows. So I > > prefer to use ico on white background otherwise you need to

[ubuntu-art] art.ubuntu.com

2006-08-21 Thread Matthew Nuzum
accepted. If it is decided not to add more artwork at least doing the above will get the current artwork up above the fold. Still, I was hoping we'd modify the system so that more artwork could be added; seems to be a popular place. If some resources are needed that I can help provide, please

Re: [ubuntu-art] Fwd: Re: Pretty System Consoles

2006-08-29 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ked? If a series of images, you could be crafty and get around the color limitation to some extent because each image would have its own palette. -- 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] Workflow management

2006-09-11 Thread Matthew Nuzum
got it all figured out yet. If there are a few enterprising souls out there who want to try it out, please, be my guest. I'm working on the rdns/mailserver issue now. If it turns out gallery2 isn't suitable, we'll trash it and find something better. But since its free and we

[ubuntu-art] ubuntu calendar

2006-10-06 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ously with the edgy+1 desktop. No need to follow the trend of the original calendars; instead each new calendar could vary quite a bit from the others with the common thread being its cohesiveness to the rest of the theme. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list

Re: [ubuntu-art] Logout sound

2006-10-09 Thread Matthew Nuzum
opriate length ran from 1500ms (1.5s) to 50ms (0.05s). I'll be excited to see how fast my computer shuts down with Edgy. If its less than 1.5s I'll probably faint. Then the trick will be getting bootup to be that fast. :D -- 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] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
To me, it looks like we're making tremendous progress. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] bringing good things to life

2007-01-03 Thread Matthew Nuzum
420 and decided to get my it in gear and actually do something (send this e-mail). How about some people +1 this if they like the idea, ensuring to note if they feel competent enough to contribute a monthly background. We'd also need a person willing to be the scape goat and be the first aic..

[ubuntu-art] screenshots needed for the new site

2007-02-27 Thread Matthew Nuzum
u > >1. Desktop >2. Applications Menu >3. OpenOffice Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation >4. Firefox browsing -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] screenshots needed for the new site

2007-02-27 Thread Matthew Nuzum
Just got an e-mail from Henrik saying he took some screenshots. These still need resized though, so if someone could help, I'd really appreciate it. Here are the images I have so far, many still need to be shot: http://people.ubuntu.com/~mnuzum/projects/screenshots/ On 2/27/07, Matthew

Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Wallpapers

2007-07-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
hree background images all sharing the exact same color pallete. Some variety would be good. (however, all should be harmonious with the Ubuntu color pallete) -- 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 Wallpaper

2007-07-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
n 7.10 releases. Best avoid using that phrase. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] wallpaper inspiration

2007-07-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
s most of its surface, in some places even glossy. There were creases running up and down close to the spine. I think something like this would make a great looking desktop background for the human theme. -- 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] white blur around text wanted/needed

2007-08-24 Thread Matthew Nuzum
anslucent chrome) is that there is a heavy blur applied to the translucency. It makes the text on the title bar much more readable. -- 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] Blubuntu GDM Theme with face browser

2007-09-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
round? Stéphane wants to contribute to the blubuntu theme. -- 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] My new Wallpaper

2007-09-09 Thread Matthew Nuzum
lel curved lines? That's an interesting technique and I can't think of any easy way to do that. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Art.ubuntu.com

2007-10-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
l idea... the post can contain a mix of (some) html and any number of attachments. There is ample support for categorizing and categories can be listed in the left hand nav. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] Art.ubuntu.com

2007-10-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
l idea... the post can contain a mix of (some) html and any number of attachments. There is ample support for categorizing and categories can be listed in the left hand nav. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] release day & website

2007-10-19 Thread Matthew Nuzum
ging. Therefore the pages on the ubuntu.com website tend to look very bland. What ever your area of interest, Ubuntu would benefit from your help. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] screen shots showing off effects

2007-10-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
king the thumb-nail then feel free to do it. I'm happy to optimize the images and generate thumbnails if needed (but am also happy to let you do it). -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] web 2.0 gallery effects for ubuntu.com

2007-10-31 Thread Matthew Nuzum
10 Its one of those things I've been wanting to do for a while, but at the rate I'm going it will be a long time before I can do it personally. Send an "I got it" to the list if you want to do this. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@l

Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-02 Thread Matthew Nuzum
otoriety) I think the time to make major changes was with the 7.04 and 7.10 releases and maybe instead of changing the theme engine for Hardy we should work on polishing what we're already using. -- 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-Art] Hardy GTK theme

2007-11-07 Thread Matthew Nuzum
sdecisions-so-many.html I especially like the way the buttons on this theme look similar to the keyboard buttons on the new macbook. -- 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] What are we working towards?

2007-11-12 Thread Matthew Nuzum
a package of wallpapers, which is the equivalent of "Hello World!" in packaging. I'm moving on to creating theme packages, which I've started and need to get a little assistance on. -- Matthew Nuzum newz2000 on freenode -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

[ubuntu-art] using a dark theme

2007-11-15 Thread Matthew Nuzum
io theme's dark gloss could support transparency even on the active window. * The Orange and grey theme I've been using has turned a lot of heads. Like the Apple doc, it's long-term usability is questionable (since the lighter grey affords less contrast) but it sure does attract

Re: [ubuntu-art] more hardy mockups

2007-11-16 Thread Matthew Nuzum
xperimenting with it. My first impression is that it has a lot of promise. It's a bit too colorful (the light brown looks pink, the gradients on the tabs and buttons is a bit flashy), but it's actually an interesting mix of dark and light. It seems to be avoiding some of the problems I&

Re: [ubuntu-art] Members details

2007-11-20 Thread Matthew Nuzum
it's too private for some of us ? > > > I'm Steph, 17 years old and living in Montpellier, France. > I'm Matthew Nuzum, age 32, from Des Moines, Iowa, USA. I've been subscribed to this list since the beginning (well, about 24 hours from the beginning). My first pos

Re: [ubuntu-art] yet another mockup (greenish one)

2007-11-26 Thread Matthew Nuzum
rious if anyone can answer this part of the question on the list. -- 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] looking for feedback on a theme.

2007-11-26 Thread Matthew Nuzum
gt; http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2537/screenshotpv8.jpg > > > -- > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Connect > now!<http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007> > > -- > ubuntu-art mailin

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

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] 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

[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

[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

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

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] 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] 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

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

2008-01-30 Thread Matthew Nuzum
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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

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

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