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Description
There is a wide community of online artists capable of creating brilliant, unique artwork.
heading: Get your artwork on 10 million desktops
Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution, needs a new theme. The winner will appear in the default desktop of Ubuntu 8.10.
We're looking for original wallpapers, that match Ubuntu's color palette. You entry should also include a suggested combination of application, icon, and window themes. These can be existing themes, or your own original works - you only need to submit a wallpaper to win.
Work must be CC licensed, and be openable in either Inkscape or Gimp (rest of criteria continues)
Submit your works to DeviantArt and include the words [Ubuntu810].
Good luck!
Developer comments
At this point in time it is unclear as to whether we can realize something like this. In any case we cannot promise to include anything as default without having already seen it. This might be a good way to find alternative wallpapers to also include on the CD and/or universe as an extra package.
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jamessnell wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:23
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Brilliant idea!
Aesthetics really matter too. Where grace comes from is making things look good while keeping them as simple as possible.
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openartist wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:27
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The artwork shouldn't have to be made in inkscape or gimp, that's silly, but of course editable in inkscape or gimp. And why limit it to the existing color palette?
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hfb wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:34
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As sad as it sounds, the default colour scheme of Ubuntu is what made me a convert to this particular distro
So yes, I fully agree that aesthetics are important. Switching themes in Linux is plenty easier than Windows, and they look better to boot
-hfb
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tyrakos wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 01:49
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Amazing idea.... are there many people out there
with talent to make the best profs feeling ashamed...
and knowing that their work is going to be used in a popular distro
like ubuntu is a strong motivation to do their best
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meticulo wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 03:42
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mikemaccana wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 04:33
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What do people think of having an open-ended palette, but still based around the idea of 'human' or 'Linux for humans'?
Ie, preserving the uniqueness of Ubuntu, and the 'human' concept, but with a different color scheme?
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FastZ wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 04:54
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This is a great idea! The default wallpapers for Ubuntu have all sucked, my personal opinion of course.
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neon wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 06:34
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Hell yes, this is an awesome idea. :D
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slider2800 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 08:44
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Woa. thats a great idea.
i'd love to contribute this way.
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belovedmonster wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 09:29
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YES!!! Ubuntu needs to engage the wider creative community that perhaps dont even use Ubuntu to help come up with a new look. I looked through the proposed artwork ideas a few months back and I was shocked at how few ideas were being put forward and frankly the very low quality of many of those ideas. This would help to change that.
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salutis wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 09:44
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Perfect!
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master5o1 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 11:23
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>RE: FastZ
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>This is a great idea! The default wallpapers for Ubuntu have >all sucked, my personal opinion of course.
I like the Hardy Heron theme that I have on my Alpha4 laptop atm.
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kukuku wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:08
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It's an excellent idea in general, though it's another question whether or not DeviantArt should have anything to do with this particular idea.
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Omaha wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:38
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I do not have a position on whether DeviantArt or not should handle this, but something should be done about this.
The challenge is that this is a part of Ubuntu's identity. On the other side, this identity dissapears as most users changes the appearance as a part of the post-installation setup. No point in a strong identity that dissapears?
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bigdufstuff wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 13:23
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I really like the idea, but agree that it shouldn't HAVE to be done through deviantArt.
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ezekielnin wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 15:10
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Yes! Ubuntu can beat MAC's designs!!!
:D :D
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johan wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:40
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Actually I think gutsy and hardy look quite good. And about beating Apple at design.. well that shouldn't be too hard seeing how Apples stuff are ugly as hell. :)
Though, I think this idea is a good one. However, some shade of dark orange/brown is still nice. The thing that always bugged me is that the panels weren't themed at all. A nice looking background-image for the panels would do fine for me.
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quenturi wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 23:21
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Engage deviantart for everything not only theming.
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rotarychainsaw wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 23:36
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Great idea! Deviant art always has a lot of really cool designs floating around at any time, and I'm sure someone would do it just for the portfolio building aspect of it. GTK can do the alpha channel now, so a lot of the more exotic designs can become reality.
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Hagar wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 23:45
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Yes, modern look for ubuntu would be great. Transparent bars, menus, nice wallpaper and icons set. What we have now is.. mhm.. boring:)
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romulobr wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 09:12
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I don't think the image must be done using OSS, I mean, this is design, if the artist feels good with photoshop why don't we let him use it? It s not fair, if OSS want o ge popular it must ave quality, not force people to se it.
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doan wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 13:40
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I think the artwork must be in SVG. Why? It can scaled up and down in combination with compiz, and is usable for all screen resolutions.
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alastairthegreat wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 14:00
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Brilliant idea, this is an absolute must
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thierry.eamon wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 15:12
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Great idea!! Why not using photoshop & illustrator (or any other), the artwork itself will be CC licensed. I don't see why the artwork has to be made with oss. deviantART has many talent's!!
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pescez wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 20:04
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definitely yes.
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yorian wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 01:07
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Simple but great plan! Don't hesitate to do this!
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Kingoftherings wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 03:08
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A good idea, but does the new theme have to come from DeviantArt?
I wouldn't mind some ideas coming from there, but I think we should broaden the spectrum a bit.
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thevirtuesofxen wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 05:15
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Brilliant Idea. Tired of the uninspired brown swirly wallpapers. However, I would like to say that the Hardy Heron wallpaper is very refreshing from the rest of the wallpapers in previous versions
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lifeless85 wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 11:25
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maybe the winne should receive also a real reward like a 22" monitor :D
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Vi.Neon wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 12:09
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Great idea!!!!
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jollyr0ger wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 13:37
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really great!
deviant art guys rocks. they improve the ubuntu look and feel in great way
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sam wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 14:30
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I am not a fan of the default theme of Ubunut, and that’s what I first change in a fresh install(witch is easy!). But still, I do believe the brown colour is very clever, cus it makes the Ubuntu desktop stand out compared to others(like all the "blue" ones). You will know right away that the “screen shot” you are looking at is an Ubuntu desktop. With all the attention Ubuntu is getting on the net these days, its smart to have a theme that stands out.
Latest wallpaper for Ubuntu(in Hardy), is very nice and imho., very unique. The first Ubuntu wallpaper that I truly like.
When it comes to the suggestion above I believe they have already done it, look here; https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork?action=show&redirect=ArtworkTeam They could stress it more with making a competition, so I vote it up.
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tomko222 wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 19:14
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Superb idea!!!
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Kent88 wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 01:37
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Also, see what they think of Linux graphic editing programs.
Seriously, they might be able to give some decent advice.
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desertz wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 08:55
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The theming is a GREAT idea, but dont be an idealist and force them to use the (crippled/useless) GIMP.
I vote for theming, but for better results:
Allow the artist to do their job with any tool they see fit asl long as they provide PNGs, SVG.
(Yes, inkscape is great. No, gimp sucks. Stop the discussion, let the artist be free to choose.)
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larryfroot wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 17:47
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Agree totally that it is an excellent opportunity to get feedback from creatives, many of whom obviously have a real understanding and mastery of the tools they use. Some of the stuff on gnome and kde look is simply stunning, and the standard rarely slips below very good. I think it would be a very good opportunity for creatives to be allowed to use the tools of their choice as well. OK it would be nice to have the thing done in OSS - but if we are into getting honest feedback about the why's of creatives not using OSS then forcing them to seems a little self - defeating. And PNG's or SVG's only - perhaps a separate category for both would be fair?
And my instinctive reaction to seeing this post. Tears of joy that I may be spared the orange and brown stuff...Pretty harsh colour scheme to assault a newbie with...makes me shudder to think about it...
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shovelhead wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 20:19
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1) Mikemaccana: I like the way you come to the point and how you can put a complex task in very few words. Do you live in France? Send your paperwork/email pdf to my company! you can find my email adress by checking the launchpad community - it's the same ID
2) I think this is a great idea. If someone from Cannonical will publish this in the "graphics community" or university networks, there could be tenthousand entries!
3) Hop! NOW!
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Madsrh wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 08:38
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Great idea!!! Perhaps other creative community's should have the opportunity too (I can't name any sites, but there are properly more sites like DeviantArt out there) and the event should be promoted on various Ubuntu related sites, and social news media.
Actually, I really like the default theme and wallpaper in Ubuntu - sure it could use an update, but it doesn't deserve the harsh comments it so often receives.
About the colorscheme/designs, it is my opinion that the artists should have absolutely free hands to submit whatever they like. Who knows what brilliant and unique artwork looks like.
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brettalton wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 15:10
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How is this a 'work in progress'? Can a developer please comment?
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k99goran wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 15:40
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A few thoughts on this.
1. If successful, it will tap into a creative pool much larger and diverse than what we have now.
2. The winner will be chosen by Shuttleworth and Canonical, so there is no real risk involved in having 'outsiders' contribute.
3. I'm not sure exactly how DeviantArt will be engaged in this challenge, perhaps an announcement on their forums?
4. Will the artists be asked to create actual functioning themes, or only mock-ups of themes?
5. Some grand-price or recognition for the winning artist may be in order to further spark interest.
6. Limiting the artists to open source software is just crazyness. The result must be the deciding factor, not the means.
7. Don't be too strict when it comes to color schemes and such. Give the artists more freedom and they just might surprise you.
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Aeuta wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 17:23
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I really hope the winner is not brown/orange.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 23:15
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brettalton: This brainstorm doesn't involve any software development asides from packaging, and is being handled by the ubuntu-artwork team, to be discussed at their next meeting.
DeviantArt and Mark Shuttleworth's PA have been contacted, and if they approve, we'll send DeviantArt copy, get some artwork arranged for the competition, and approach Dell for hardware prizes.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 4 Mar 08 at 23:21
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k99goran:
"3. I'm not sure exactly how DeviantArt will be engaged in this challenge, perhaps an announcement on their forums?"
The intention is that the competition be announced on the front page of their site, and promoted via social media. Artists will be asked to either submit works (combinations of wallpaper, application theme, and/or icons) with the string 'ubuntu810' in them, or we'll make a special DA category for entrants.
"4. Will the artists be asked to create actual functioning themes, or only mock-ups of themes?"
Only working themes will be eligible to win. While mock-ups of application themes may be added to the category, they must be turned into GTK engines by a particular cut off date in order to remain eligible to win.
"5. Some grand-price or recognition for the winning artist may be in order to further spark interest."
Yes. The intention is to provide credit in the theme name 'Foo Bar by Joe Blogs', as well as prizes.
"6. Limiting the artists to open source software is just crazyness. The result must be the deciding factor, not the means."
As discussed in the blueprint, we're not limiting to Open Source software, just files editable by Open Source software - PS is fine, just no layer effects.
"7. Don't be too strict when it comes to color schemes and such. Give the artists more freedom and they just might surprise you. "
Agreed. We've preferred to emphasize that themes be distinct rather than keeping with brown/orange/burnt orange/beige of previous ubuntu releases.
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rogerp wrote on the 5 Mar 08 at 12:02
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The best idea in brainstorm. Someone should really do this!
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knego wrote on the 5 Mar 08 at 23:46
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Excellent idea!! One of the best this far.
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DARKGuy wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 01:30
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Excellent idea, there is a lot of very talented people in DeviantArt! just like *ahem* me! (just kidding! XD)
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LostOverThere wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 06:13
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Fantastic Idea! Thumbs Up!
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jam wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 13:12
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Great Idea Mate!
Jam :)
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ubby wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 14:39
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Great idea!
I am curiously to the results.
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kaddar wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 23:56
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I would love to see this idea happen. Really good idea.
Awesome.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 02:22
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it's probably worth noting that the spec is still in development.
Kenneth Wimer from Canonical proposed limiting the contest to wallpapers, to be simple enough to test
the idea without going all out the first time around.
In order to create a cohesive look and feel, entrants would e required to submit a screenshot of their wallpaper along with their suggested combination of icon, application and window themes.
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k99goran wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 08:52
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Does that mean that a new, special theme will not be created for Ubuntu, but that you will use an already existing one (say from gnome-look.org)?
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ubby wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 09:27
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I don't hope so because a new theme will be much better.
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epritchett wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 17:52
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For icons I think you should really mention the Tango Project (the icon guidelines Ubuntu uses) for one of the requirements for the icons. More info on Tango can be found at tango-project.org
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Lorenz wrote on the 7 Mar 08 at 21:02
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Fantastic idea, just really good :)
Hope this will happen!
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bcsnv wrote on the 8 Mar 08 at 21:58
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This is a very good idea indeed!
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beetlejuice321 wrote on the 9 Mar 08 at 06:36
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I aggree. Ubuntu can improve is theme's immensely, and this will make the os much more fun to use, as well as attract newer users as well.
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zarlino wrote on the 9 Mar 08 at 22:44
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Yes, this is brilliant.
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zarlino wrote on the 9 Mar 08 at 22:49
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From the blueprint: "Kenneth Wimer from Canonical suggested limiting the scope of the competition to wallpapers, in order to increase focus and allow people to participate without going all out. The spec above has been modified accordingly."
So we're not talking about a complete theme, just a useless wallpaper.
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lupz wrote on the 10 Mar 08 at 09:42
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I totally disagree limiting the scope to the wallpaper only.
Good wallpapers are already available on the web and on deviant art.
A "personalized" wallpaper is in no way a challenging scope.
This idea has got this popularity because we're talking about redesigning the *whole look* of the system (Colors, Bars, Icons, Menus etc. etc. well integrated).
A challenge for all the talents on that community, to design a next-generation desktop theme that will show on every PC running a so popular distribution.
Design a *wallpaper* is in no way appealing.
Nobody is interested in designing a *personalized wallpaper*, nobody is interested in having a better *default wallpaper*.
Please retarget the scope of the competition to the whole theme!
p.s.: anyway wallpaper is the first thing that gets changed by *a lot* of people..
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GortiZ wrote on the 10 Mar 08 at 10:10
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I agree with lupz, the idea was to design a whole theme.
In my honest opinion it's not true that if we do this a lot of people will get off, we simply could ask for a picture of how it will look and then let the winner collaborate with someone who know how to implements it's picture.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 01:01
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kaddar / GortiZ / zarlino / lupz
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***PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT ENTIRE THEMES.***
***HOWEVER PRIZES ARE FOR WALLPAPER ONLY.***
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The competition (ie, what people win prizes for) is limited to original, author-submitted wallpapers.
However the entry must be accompanies by a screenshot showing a suggested complementary application, window, and icon themes.
- This allows artists who are not GTK developers (or even Linux users - for example, much of DeviantArt) to participate.
- Wallpaper artists who can program GTK themes may include their own new application, window, and icon themes.
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zarlino wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 11:44
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mikemaccana: you don't need to be a GTK dev to create a MOCKUP of a theme.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 12 Mar 08 at 01:10
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zarlino: That's correct. But we need working code to include in the distro.
Entrants who wish to use new GTK themes should have code ready by the time the contest is judged.
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mikemaccana wrote on the 12 Mar 08 at 21:33
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justin: Thanks, there's a few ideas from the Freespire contest rules that are useful to us.
Everyone: things are going ahead nicely - check the blueprint for updates.
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browny_amiga wrote on the 13 Mar 08 at 01:50
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great idea!!!!
+1
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njukey wrote on the 14 Mar 08 at 17:25
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thumbs up to this!
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fliegenderfrosch wrote on the 14 Mar 08 at 23:36
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I would require a wallpaper + theme mockup, as the design should be consistent. If the deadline is early enough, the theme can be implemented, after the winner is announced. Don't require the submission to be based on an existing/working theme.
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Vadim P. wrote on the 15 Mar 08 at 17:22
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Could a bounty or something be started for the prizes? I'd like to pitch in also.
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mcwest wrote on the 17 Mar 08 at 20:22
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making ubuntu shiny is a very good idea,human is not bad but there could be better theme
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Wokm4n wrote on the 19 Mar 08 at 00:47
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Good idea.
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buggyman wrote on the 21 Mar 08 at 05:14
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fabulous idea, you could make another vote platform which show the different themses done by the artists!
bye
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hthetiot wrote on the 22 Mar 08 at 13:49
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i regster only for that, i think it's a "open idea" like ubuntu spirit.
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flounder wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 21:07
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The Problem: Brown and orange SUX as a color scheme; it's depressing, and mundane. (sorry Mark)
The "Solution": Pour even more effort into making a design that is so cool that it makes people overlook the fundamental color scheme.
Can you say Wookie defense?
SLES10 looks pretty nice (and the system menus are actually fast, BTW), but I think that the best option is draw inspiration from SLES, OpenSUSE, RHEL, Fedora, Mandrivia, OS-X, Vista, AmigaOS, BeOS. Then create a nice scheme in blue/gray and in brown/orange.
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spdaniel91 wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 22:48
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Yes. People need to think of Ubuntu as "Woah, really nice!" just by a first look.
You may say "But yeah, you can customize it later!", but most people don't know or are too bored to do that.
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Toobie wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 09:47
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Great idea! Really looking forward to see the winning submission(s).
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DanRabbit wrote on the 4 Apr 08 at 04:34
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1. Why CC? Why not GPL?
2. Brown and Orange is not a good color pallete. Try Blue and Green.
3. Voted +1
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LostOverThere wrote on the 11 Apr 08 at 03:25
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Disagreed, Brown and Orange are great! Ubuntu is and looks great. Blue and Green is Windows territory. ;)
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Kingskid wrote on the 17 Apr 08 at 13:21
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I love this idea!
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majid_linux wrote on the 19 Apr 08 at 00:05
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I love Brown and Orange pallete:)
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jagadeeshwar_b wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 15:24
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I like this idea.. Ubuntu should rock in everything..
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sealview wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 21:22
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Marvelous idea!
I want to try participate too, but...
Where is this Ubuntu 8.10 Contest Area
I just can't find it!
Can somebody give me a hint please!
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alpikat wrote on the 26 Apr 08 at 12:35
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I think that it's a very good idea!
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_alex_ wrote on the 26 Apr 08 at 18:33
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I think it's a mistake to limit it to wallpapers only. If we have good incentive (the prizes), why not ask people to put some effort in and reap the benefits of great themes?
There are plenty of good wallpapers, why do we need more?!
However, more quality themes that would ship with the OS are desperately needed (currently Human and Clearlooks are pretty much the only two worth mentioning). Also themes should NOT be restricted to the current Ubuntu palette. I'd like some choice, and I am sure I'm not the only one.
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Madlax wrote on the 3 May 08 at 15:33
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I cant express how important aesthetics are to the migration decision of many people, this idea should really be implemented, however..
I dont see why it should be limited to just a wallpaper using the same color pallet, Ubuntu really needs a new set of attractive icons ad window themes.
While the wallpaper may have ubuntu's brownish color pallet, the icon set doesnt necessarily have to,the current default color pallet is just too 'Orange'.
Cant wait to see 8.10.
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Popoi wrote on the 10 May 08 at 04:37
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Brown and orange by the way! And bring the creative hands of those artists, nice idea.
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adrian2 wrote on the 22 May 08 at 18:07
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+1, great ideea, i'd like to see some serious themes around here, i like mixing stuff, but a well integrated theme, with matching colors and easy to the eye, maybe an aggressive one, and maybe 10-12 more that integrate seamlessly would be welcomed ...
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lupz wrote on the 12 Jun 08 at 14:01
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Alpha 1 is on coming up.. Is there any news on this contest?
Idea and blueprint has got no updates since this has been marked as "in development" :D (18 Mar)
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Geissler wrote on the 15 Jun 08 at 17:10
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Wallpaper only is junk. Ubuntu needs a slick default theme.
Judge wallpaper+mockup, then put the artist in contact with someone who can make their theme a reality. This could turn ubuntu into the sickest looking distro available - don't wate the opportunity by limiting it just to a wallpaper, please!
Oh, and Lyrae on Gnome-look is doing some sick work. May I recommend his Reuben theme?
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siyadkk wrote on the 20 Jun 08 at 04:01
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yes,,,,,,,,,,,, very good idea.....
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harish_kd wrote on the 26 Jun 08 at 03:34
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Allow people to work as a group. Not just for individuals.
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neon wrote on the 26 Jun 08 at 04:35
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go me. 101st comment. ^.^
I really really hope this idea goes through, it would REALLY be awesome.
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Vadim P. wrote on the 27 Jun 08 at 12:37
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What is the status on this? The whiteboard in the blueprint wasn't changed for a long while now.
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Cristiano wrote on the 28 Jun 08 at 15:28
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Alpha 1 is on coming up.. Is there any news on this contest?
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neon wrote on the 29 Jun 08 at 17:16
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No news at all, it's not official or anything... :/
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 kwwii (Ubuntu Developer) wrote on the 3 Jul 08 at 20:49
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At this point in time it is unclear as to whether we can realize something like this. In any case we cannot promise to include anything as default without having already seen it. This might be a good way to find alternative wallpapers to also include on the CD and/or universe as an extra package.
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FranciscoPadillaGarcia wrote on the 5 Jul 08 at 18:14
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"At this point in time"? This idea is up since February!
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x3haloed wrote on the 6 Jul 08 at 22:58
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Great idea - hope it's realized in some form.
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Cube wrote on the 9 Jul 08 at 16:06
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Yay, just perfect!
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Jimbo99 wrote on the 9 Jul 08 at 21:37
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Any difficulty in implementing this is one of desire. If they choose not to then they have no desire to thus it won't be done. If they want to they can.
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HermanChess wrote on the 18 Jul 08 at 18:53
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You know, we don't need "Ubuntu's approval" to do this kind of contest. Anyone in the deviantart community can easily start this contest and announce it through forums or whatnot. I'm sure that the Ubuntu devs can be surprised by the work done and end up using them in the release.
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Vadim P. wrote on the 18 Jul 08 at 21:01
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The thing is that they already started something, as you see in the launchpad blueprint. But it got stuck or something somewhere.
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spyyder wrote on the 24 Jul 08 at 03:22
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As usually Ubuntu developers snub the importance of good interface design to fulfill their own development agendas.
Sure go ahead and add that extra feature that no one care about while real ideas are ignored.
EPIC FAIL, DEV TEAM, THIS IS NOT AN IDEA THAT SHOULD BE BRUSHED ASIDE.
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_alex_ wrote on the 27 Jul 08 at 19:04
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I too find it quite surprising that this issue keeps getting ignored. Particularly, in light of Mark Shuttleworth's challenge to out-pretty Apple: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/shuttleworth_apple_challenge/
However, I do not think that a simple wallpaper or a slightly modified clearlooks theme will address this issue. Changes need to be made at the core: GTK needs to be extended to provide animation and hardware acceleration---Clutter is a promising project towards that goal.
Animations need to be smooth throughout the system: from the boot sequence to the desktop, from application launching, minimizing, to within application operations, and from the desktop back to hibernation, suspension and shutdown.
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_alex_ wrote on the 27 Jul 08 at 19:04
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I too find it quite surprising that this issue keeps getting ignored. Particularly, in light of Mark Shuttleworth's challenge to out-pretty Apple: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/shuttleworth_apple_challenge/
However, I do not think that a simple wallpaper or a slightly modified clearlooks theme will address this issue. Changes need to be made at the core: GTK needs to be extended to provide animation and hardware acceleration---Clutter is a promising project towards that goal.
Animations need to be smooth throughout the system: from the boot sequence to the desktop, from application launching, minimizing, to within application operations, and from the desktop back to hibernation, suspension and shutdown.
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xqx wrote on the 2 Aug 08 at 21:00
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AMAZING idea. There are some unbelievably talented artists on DA, and who knows, we might pick up some more users too. ;)
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Peddy wrote on the 11 Aug 08 at 05:47
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Fantastic idea :)
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ubby wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 13:00
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Is there any status of this project?
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FranciscoPadillaGarcia wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 16:40
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If things continue like this, Ubuntu is going to end up being forked. Just wait until another rich CEO takes out his or her own GNU/Linux distribution.
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Vadim P. wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 17:21
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... because of a theme.
Heh, no that's not happening - that and Ubuntu has a ton of derivatives as it is. Use Linux Mint or whatever if you'd like the default theme to be made by devianArt :)
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ubby wrote on the 12 Aug 08 at 17:24
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I am curious wat the status of this project is.
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adrian2 wrote on the 20 Aug 08 at 14:23
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i'm also curious about something, this is obviously not a problem for ubuntu, since more themes means more attractiveness and a better commercial face for the os.
what i don't understand is why is it (if it is) a problem for deviant art??
ubuntu is like a white canvass, it's open source first of all, second almost any aspect of it can be modified in terms of visual appearance. The possibilities are countless for this os.... so....
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zen3 wrote on the 21 Aug 08 at 16:26
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Very Good Idea .
Can we help in any way -painting pictures :P- ?
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aljaber wrote on the 26 Aug 08 at 12:37
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We all agree, but will they one day hear us? Hope so...
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