| === Toma-- is now known as Toma- | ||
| JohnC | Hi all | 02:28 |
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| JohnC | can anyone help me to get started? | 02:39 |
| JohnC | i'm kinda lost atm | 02:39 |
| Toma- | started with what? | 02:39 |
| JohnC | welll i've joined groups and what not, launchpad, etc | 02:40 |
| JohnC | but how do i actually get involved with designing artwork? | 02:40 |
| Toma- | design something, add it to the wiki, spam it on the mailing list or in here | 02:41 |
| Toma- | thats one approach | 02:41 |
| JohnC | lol ok | 02:41 |
| Toma- | constructive criticism on the mailing list is another good one | 02:41 |
| Toma- | but its alot more productive to actually do some work than point out small problems | 02:41 |
| JohnC | my wiki won't seem to save personal settings | 02:41 |
| JohnC | its taking 4eva | 02:41 |
| JohnC | yeh i want to do work | 02:42 |
| JohnC | but i don't know where to start, how to view where the current theme is headed and add to it? Where can i see the most recent artwork? | 02:43 |
| nothlit | yeah the personal settings, they're incredibly laggy-- if its not important just leave it alone | 03:44 |
| troy_s | JohnC: What are youlooking for? | 04:17 |
| JohnC | i'm not sure exactly, i just don't know where to look or where to contribute | 04:17 |
| JohnC | or where to see what way the project is headed, is there a color pallette for all to use or anything like that? | 04:18 |
| troy_s | JohnC: there is no contribution. there never has been really. occasionally for one reason or another a tidbit gets integrated with random decisiveness. | 04:18 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Nope. Nothing. | 04:18 |
| JohnC | oh so its sort of just here's a suggestion use it if you want | 04:18 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Not even that. | 04:18 |
| JohnC | well whats the point of i tall | 04:18 |
| troy_s | JohnC: There isn't one. | 04:18 |
| JohnC | it* all* | 04:19 |
| JohnC | lol | 04:19 |
| JohnC | ridiculous | 04:19 |
| troy_s | JohnC: It is what it is. | 04:19 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Truth be told, there is _some_ point to it -- occasionally you will bump into an individual or what not that you might spawn some sort of creative relationship with. | 04:19 |
| JohnC | i see | 04:19 |
| troy_s | JohnC: The reality is that it is a highly coveted distribution from the hierarchy at the top of Canonical. The 'need' isn't exactly there. | 04:20 |
| JohnC | yeh | 04:21 |
| troy_s | JohnC: And from a community standpoint, there still exists the inability to deal with fundamental design principles and concepts. | 04:21 |
| troy_s | JohnC: All in all, more or less the same state of affairs across FOSS. | 04:21 |
| JohnC | it would just be nice if there was a system where canonical gives out a template of all the things it needs then designers put in a sample and a few are selected to do the artwork for the entire OS or something like that | 04:22 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Canonical is no more enlightened than the bulk of the community when it comes to the complexities of art and design. | 04:23 |
| troy_s | JohnC: It would seem logical that process is a critical element, but to be honest, the current state of affairs would dictate that it falls in around 67th important factor. | 04:24 |
| troy_s | JohnC: With art and design 101 probably falling in first. | 04:24 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Maybe even a precursory high-school study in art and design instead of 101. ;) | 04:24 |
| JohnC | haha | 04:25 |
| JohnC | well is anyone interested in my work? | 04:25 |
| troy_s | JohnC: I might be. Link to your work? | 04:26 |
| JohnC | http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6747/wall1md6.jpg | 04:26 |
| JohnC | i've only done one thing so far | 04:26 |
| JohnC | i only just got on 2day | 04:26 |
| JohnC | its a draft too | 04:26 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Hrm... | 04:26 |
| JohnC | i didn't try to do anything special i've only just started it as a concept, meh its a waste of time tho right? | 04:27 |
| JohnC | i'm used to doing different stuff tho | 04:27 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Nothing ever is a waste of time. | 04:27 |
| troy_s | JohnC: At the very least, doing leads to learning. | 04:27 |
| JohnC | http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8849/originalyx2.png | 04:27 |
| JohnC | this is stuff like i normally do | 04:28 |
| troy_s | JohnC: What are you seeking? | 04:28 |
| JohnC | i just think ubuntu and similar open source OS are great, i just wanted to get involved | 04:29 |
| JohnC | i'm just a student in Nanotechnology who does graphics in his spare time | 04:29 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Interesting. | 04:30 |
| JohnC | was that graphic any good? | 04:31 |
| JohnC | it would be nice to know if i am any good at design from someone who knows what they are talking about | 04:32 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Well you certainly don't have the right guy if you are looking for someone who knows what they are talking about. | 04:33 |
| JohnC | hahaha | 04:33 |
| JohnC | well did u like it then? | 04:33 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Which one? | 04:34 |
| troy_s | JohnC: The wallpaper? | 04:34 |
| JohnC | either | 04:34 |
| troy_s | JohnC: I am not a fan of branding. | 04:35 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Both works seem to also suffer from a need for a more carefully considered tonal range or palette. Some fundamental colour theory might help? | 04:36 |
| JohnC | branding? | 04:36 |
| troy_s | JohnC: The Ubuntu logo in this case. Also, compositionally, I believe the works could be elevated with a little more formal knowledge. | 04:36 |
| JohnC | well i just do it for fun | 04:37 |
| JohnC | i'm not planning to do a course in it or anything | 04:37 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Even a brief look at wikipedia might help with some of the more familiar concepts of classical composition. | 04:38 |
| JohnC | ok | 04:39 |
| JohnC | thanks | 04:39 |
| troy_s | JohnC: Nice chatting with you. | 04:39 |
| elwo0d | hi all | 11:30 |
| kwwii | ok, time to answer emails | 15:25 |
| kwwii | btw, I pushed some updates to the simplified icons | 15:25 |
| kwwii | I think that we should go with the simple 2D version for now, perhaps looking into the etched stuff in the future, once we have the basic shapes figured out | 15:25 |
| kwwii | anyway, the simple 2D stuff will match the text which is already on the panel | 15:26 |
| kwwii | _MMA_: you have sponsorship for the next UDS? | 18:25 |
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