| === andreas is now known as andreasn | ||
| === andreas is now known as andreasn | ||
| troy_s | _MMA_: http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/ | 18:45 |
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| troy_s | The trends from 2006 are funny too. | 18:45 |
| * _MMA_ looks. | 18:46 | |
| troy_s | _MMA_: http://www.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk/article/8-web-cliches-of-2006 | 18:47 |
| troy_s | Sadly, the trends of 2006 are still a mainstay in most of those damn mocks. | 18:48 |
| troy_s | "#6 Wet Floor Effect" | 18:48 |
| troy_s | lol | 18:48 |
| thorwil | dang! ubuntu should so have a mascot!! | 19:00 |
| troy_s | LOL | 19:21 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Rather interesting though. | 19:21 |
| thorwil | troy_s: we could depict it standing on a wet floor with a nice gradient in the background. it should have a weird name | 19:23 |
| troy_s | lol | 19:24 |
| troy_s | lol | 19:24 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Wait, we already have much of that. | 19:24 |
| * thorwil thinks platypus | 19:24 | |
| troy_s | thorwil: http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28586 | 19:27 |
| troy_s | thorwil: and 2007 - http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/STEPMagazine/Article/28730 | 19:27 |
| troy_s | some rather amazing works in the 2k7 summary | 19:27 |
| * thorwil looks at pictures and can't be bothered to read | 19:30 | |
| troy_s | amazing palette on the | 19:31 |
| troy_s | 2nd page of 2007 -- the 'styling' category. | 19:31 |
| troy_s | retro palette | 19:31 |
| troy_s | orange and blue. | 19:32 |
| thorwil | troy_s: the wine bottle makes me think that area has something we might want | 19:32 |
| troy_s | thorwil: From 2k6? | 19:32 |
| troy_s | thorwil: That one? | 19:32 |
| thorwil | http://assets.stepinsidedesign.com/stepicons/14278.jpg | 19:33 |
| troy_s | thorwil: There are three pages to the 2k6 summary -- scroll down too. | 19:33 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Yes... that 2d flat illustration look | 19:33 |
| troy_s | thorwil: has been around in various 'flavors' for a couple of years now. | 19:33 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Not limited to variations into DIY / Grunge / etc. | 19:33 |
| troy_s | thorwil: There was a reference I sourced out for u2 a while ago... let me see if I can find it. | 19:34 |
| thorwil | troy_s: not just that. rather the grown quality aspect | 19:34 |
| troy_s | thorwil: It completely successfully embraced an earthy palette, 2d illustration, and a victorian elegance. | 19:34 |
| troy_s | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubun2design/u2Reference/u2OfficialDesignGuidelines | 19:35 |
| troy_s | scroll down to darling room | 19:35 |
| troy_s | I'll try to find the real link | 19:35 |
| thorwil | troy_s: i only recently stumbled over u2 in launchpad. what happened? | 19:35 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Well I work in a demanding career and I ended up getting rolled into a few projects that demanded my attention -- namely Fluxbuntu and then Mythbuntu (which more or less rolled away) | 19:36 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I'll probably hit away at it again sooner rather than later. | 19:36 |
| thorwil | troy_s: so you're the one and only driving force, despite a list of members? | 19:37 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Actually, much of my output early going was steered along with a collaboration with a few other folks with design degrees. | 19:38 |
| troy_s | thorwil: The reality is that in general, people of the sort I was hoping to attract are deadly busy. | 19:38 |
| troy_s | thorwil: As I have been of late. | 19:38 |
| troy_s | thorwil: (As an aside, that hammerpress design site has some amazing work (the site that the darling room was sourced from) | 19:38 |
| thorwil | troy_s: i wonder if a project at some design academy could be initiated to get students to work on theming :) | 19:52 |
| troy_s | thorwil: The idea has been brought up before. I think it is a wonderful idea, that said, | 19:52 |
| troy_s | thorwil: It is problematic if the actual fundamental 'show stopper' issues can't be addressed. | 19:52 |
| thorwil | yeah | 19:52 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Being the nature of figuring out where to take a design. What audience, what communication goal / concept that works towards getting that audience emotionally attached to the 'product', and what pattern to follow with regards to the execution of that. | 19:53 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I think the idea in and of itself is brilliant. | 19:54 |
| troy_s | thorwil: You immediately get access to people who are 1) Knowledgeable 2) Interested 3) Guided by knowledgeable folks 4) Plentiful (given say, a standard lecture styled class size) | 19:55 |
| thorwil | exactly | 19:55 |
| thorwil | troy_s: but i don't have the connections, and if i had, i wouldn't feel well until the things you mentioned are cleared up | 19:56 |
| thorwil | so we stay where we are | 19:56 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Exactly! | 19:56 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I could probably wrangle up a few 'high ups' at a few art schools / universities, but that again requires that those issues were 'set'. | 19:57 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I don't know the interest factor. I would suspect there might be some very deep interest from say, an particular core course. | 19:57 |
| thorwil | could be a great project regarding branding, even corporate identity | 19:58 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Well I personally would like to see where someone would take it given that sort of group scenario. | 19:59 |
| troy_s | thorwil: It would make for at least a finished implementation -- of course it would also require some capable folks to be a liaison between the 'tech' and the 'ideas'. | 20:00 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Given a free discussion of constraints versus desire, I don't see why it couldn't work. | 20:00 |
| thorwil | ack | 20:00 |
| troy_s | ack? | 20:00 |
| thorwil | acknowledged :) | 20:01 |
| troy_s | ah lol. not hip enough. sorry. | 20:01 |
| thorwil | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACK | 20:02 |
| troy_s | Weird -- I keep clicking the 'get mail' button to look for julien's daily update. | 20:02 |
| troy_s | It's not there. | 20:02 |
| thorwil | never noticed a pattern | 20:03 |
| troy_s | lol | 20:03 |
| thorwil | a strong believe in democracy, collaboration and equal participation is ... cute | 20:04 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Sad. | 20:05 |
| troy_s | thorwil: It is exactly more or less where we end up now. | 20:05 |
| troy_s | thorwil: File a bug against a given thing and push everything towards a middle grey sh*teness. | 20:06 |
| troy_s | I rather gave up when I read the post that said something about funding. | 20:06 |
| thorwil | troy_s: say, how many on the current active list members were around when that much blogged artwork rollback happened? | 20:06 |
| troy_s | Good design / art / presentation has _nothing_ to do with money thrown at a project. | 20:07 |
| troy_s | If it did, Microsoft's would be stunning for Vista. It certainly isn't (in various capacities). | 20:07 |
| thorwil | nah, don't go black and white | 20:07 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Can't say. | 20:07 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I don't think there is a way to compare active list members to other elements. | 20:07 |
| troy_s | thorwil: I know a few are still reading the list (as I chat with some) | 20:08 |
| troy_s | thorwil: There are about 5-10 who are greatly enjoying the irony of the situation. | 20:08 |
| thorwil | heh | 20:08 |
| thorwil | the list must be good for something, and if it is entertainment | 20:09 |
| troy_s | thorwil: Well it is also a good barometer of numbers - as well as Launchpad's team membership. | 20:10 |
| BHSPitLappy | it... measures... pressure? | 21:40 |
| troy_s | BHSPitLappy: A barometer of 'interest' you fecker. | 22:01 |
| BHSPitLappy | don't you mean a meter of interest | 22:01 |
| BHSPitLappy | you can't say like, "a thermometer of speed" or something | 22:02 |
| BHSPitLappy | measure of interest | 22:02 |
| troy_s | BHSPitLappy: It is used quite often outside of that specific realm. "performance often is used as a barometer for global economic health" "... as a barometer of global health because Australia's exports are seen as ..." | 22:42 |
| troy_s | BHSPitLappy: (Taken from a quick google) | 22:42 |
| BHSPitLappy | troy_s, they're talking about the pressure imposed by global health :P | 22:48 |
| troy_s | lol | 22:55 |
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