Who wrote: > There is _one_ default theme, and a lot of people with vastly > different ideas, pulling in lots of directions. > > If different people with different visions lead the teams in separate > _parts_ of the main theme we get no overall style, decreased impact, > decreased polish > Of course the team leaders must be well experienced in their area and usability and have the same vision for the most part. The leaders will work closely with each other and passing the vision on to the team participants giving guidelines and such.
> BUT if the people with vision run theme teams we get > - cohesive vision, complete theme > - Much greater richness in Ubuntu design > - Proof that the people on the artwork list can create something > complete and convincing > I agree. We have to find the right people. > If you think that not having something you did as default means the > time is wasted then this is NOT a place you are going to find > reqarding UNTIL we have proved to sabdfl that we can do great work and > better alternative for a default theme. > > The style of work required to make something _towards_ being default > is almost entirely opposite to the style of working required to make a > complete and original theme in a short space of time. The default will have to follow some guidelines. You can make something that's very creative and artistic and the most beautiful thing in the world, but it's never going to work as a default, and people know it. That's an example of "wasting time". We have to be clear and honest to each other what will not get in, can get in or is possible to get in with adjustments (all of these have passed the mailing list). At the time there is nobody that does this. Hylke > So we have this > curious situation where the only way we could expect to make something > capable of being the new default is to _forget about being default all > together_! > > Who > > -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
