Why do people even have backgrounds? What is a background? Something you see while you are loading the first program after booting?
<rant> I think logos on backgrounds, even text or symbols is not aesthetically pleasing. A background should be equally attractive in full view or if only a snippet is peaking out through overlapping windows it should also look good through a semi transparent window, it should enhance the transparency look. That's why Mac backgrounds are so great, they carry no message but work aesthetically. The user already knows he's using Ubuntu. </rant> On 31/07/2007, at 6:14 PM, Filipe DA COSTA wrote: > Hi all! > > Tanks for you comments, they were really helpful! > > Here you have an updated version on my first idea with the ubuntu > font: > > http://www.play.lu/host/test_01_003.jpg > > And now a new idea that I had yesterday : > > http://www.play.lu/host/test_02_001.jpg > (inspiration: > http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Bouygues+pub/video/ > x13j6m_pub-bouygues-telecom-cubes_ads) > > And a simple edit of the colors (my favorite): > http://www.play.lu/host/test_02_002.jpg > > @Ken: > > I know about the color palette and I understand that you want to stay > with these colors but you have the same colors everywhere … it's some > kind of boring (personal opinion)! A little contrast to the system > colors would make the system more "fresh-looking". I think that we > have > to play with the colors to find the most exiting combination rather > that > hold to the default palette! Hope you understand my point of > view ... I > know it's not that easy because of my broken English ^^ > > > Thx, > DA COSTA Filipe > > > Kenneth Wimer wrote: >> Hi Filipe, >> >> On Monday 30 July 2007 09:40:56 Filipe DA COSTA wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Here you have my first idea for a wallpaper: >>> >>> http://www.play.lu/host/test_01_002.jpg >>> >>> I try to find a perfect color combination for an orange/brown >>> theme. For >>> now this orange-to-blue seems not that bad ... >>> >>> Comments welcome ... >>> >>> >> >> Nice pic :-) >> >> I agree with the comment that the stars are pretty Mandriva-ish - >> you probably >> didn't know that when making it though...too bad, really, it looks >> pretty >> cool. >> >> You definitely would want to use the ubuntu-title font to stay >> within the >> branding guidelines. >> >> I like the blue to brownish grey background, it seems simple and >> decent. >> >> If you are interested in working on something which could be >> default for Gutsy >> stick more to the brown/yellow-orange colors - the older artwork >> is a good >> starting point. In addition, using a logo so prominently is >> probably not the >> best idea as it draws the eye too much. >> >> Ken >> >> > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
