I think that a few thing are going in the wrong way on this mailing list, and if we don't move our asses, nothing good will come for Dapper. the first is that we aren't doing anything. the second is that we don't know what are our goals the third is that we don't have any work to do.
We can't do anything if we don't have any goals or projects or something, thus I'm asking you, the people who created this list. WHAT IS OUR GOAL ? - create artwork for ubuntu ? - review artwork for ubuntu ? - create artwork guidelines and defining the ubuntu appearance ? - helping developpers to fill their apps with artwork ? - doing grunt artwork (making sure differents apps have consistant artwork) I don't think that our goal is either review artwork, or creating artwork guidelines, because this is a one man job. People have different tastes, and we can't simply vote on "what is good, what is bad" There should be an "Art Director" who creates guidelines for the whole ubuntu desktop. He should also act as a "Art Dictator" who said "this work sucks", "this work is good but not enough", "this is excellent, ready for inclusion into ubuntu". In a perfect world, this guy would be the one wo defined the actual ubuntu appearance. So if our goal is to create artwork for ubuntu we need : - A clear and super detailed "Ubuntu style guide" -- this guide should be used as a reference of what is good for inclusion and what isn't. -- this guide shouldn't just be just a color palette but explain what is the thinking behind the current design, what to avoid, what to reach. What are the fonts to be used in artwork, When illustrating an object, should we prefer picturing it in plastic, metal, something alive, Using a Symbol instead ? These are all questions to be answered. - An Art Director who can give offical critiques and approval for the contributed work. What do you think ? -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
