On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2008/8/14 Who <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all, > > (summary: check out > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incubator/SecretGarden and give me > > some feedback, if you like :) > > > > I managed to spend a little bit of time thinking about some designs on > > holiday and tonight I've tried quickly mocking some of them up. I am > > under no false illusions - some of this stuff is UGLY at the moment, > > but it is ideas I'm playing with... > > > > First some background: I wanted the theme to make the computer feel > > more real... and I wanted to convey some sense of what is going in > > inside as it boots. To me, it feels like a computer is coming alive... > > So I took that idea and poked around a bit. The work that I've put on > > the wiki is the result of me musing on the ideas of growth. There are > > some drawings from my notebook that I will try and get around to > > putting up later... > > > > The idea is that each subsequent step in the boot process will have > > 'grown' from the previous one... > > Usplash-->GDM-->Lsplash-->Desktop should be transition > > > > So, so far I've just messed about with usplash and GDM. I am not so > > sure about the technical possibilities of my GDM - I'd like some > > suggestions on that. I did a quick lsplash (session-splash) idea but > > tbh I'd really like the session splash to be fullscreen... and > > animated :P... > > > > So, finally, some actual work. > > There is a mock up Usplash > > 4 GDM mockups - which do you like best? Why? > > 1. Lsplash, but see the note on that one > > > > If anyone likes the ideas I'd be really happy for some help working on > > this. You might notice that I have created a 'Incubator' section of > > the Art Team wiki. This is to indicate I see this as a long term thing > > - I don't have the time to push it out for any specific release - > > it'll be done when we do it... etc... I would like to think of it as a > > 'theme team' style project. > > > > If you like the ideas then get drawing, put up some sketches or > > mockups :) At this stage I would suggest anyone contributing to this > > theme do quite quick work not really precise stuff, but because that's > > likely to be a waste of time as the end result might be quite > > different from the ideas on the page right now. I don't want anyone > > feeling like they wasted their time :) > > I like the general idea of the computer coming to life. And using the > plant metaphor. > > Some comments: > > - Is the intent to have the final artwork in the same simple lines > and color spectrum as the mockups? I can not fully extract your > intentions here... > > - Watch out for a tentacle-like feel... > > - I like the black with the orange bar best. It is somehow more in > line with the standard ubuntu artwork. > > - Second best would be the white with the thin orange bar. Simpler in > composition than my prefered one, but bordering on just way to simple, > but maybe with a bit of subtle details it could shine. The danger in > this one is going to Mac-style. > > - Maybe a synthesis of the two I mention above. Grayish/Cream > gradient as background, thin orange bar... > > - About the technical sides of usplash I suggest you contact Troy (I > am not sure he's on this mailing list anymore). He has done some > pretty interesting thing for Mythbuntu. I was the person working on the usplash stuff for Troy. With usplash you can pretty much do anything, just don't expect it to do it well - anything processor intensive is going to slow your boottime horribly. However this sort of simple animation should be quite achievable if you stay within some considerable constraints. cheers, Tonic
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