[20:12] <mikebeecham> Who would I speak to, to find out if I could contribute to the design work in Ubuntu?
[20:15] <thorwil> same minute gotta be record
[20:23] <thorwil> mikebeecham: if you have something other than wallpapers and alternative themes in mind, you could try talking to iainfarrell during london office hours
[20:24] <mikebeecham> thorwil, I'm an interface designer...so yeah it would be more than wallpapers and alternative themes (which I would be surprised if they wern't inundated with!!)
[20:24] <mikebeecham> would you have an email for him...I could perhaps drop him an email with my previous experience in it.
[20:27] <knome> mikebeecham, iain.farrell@canonical.com
[20:27] <mikebeecham> knome, thank you very much.  I'll be sure to contact them.
[20:28] <mikebeecham> Just out of interest...do you know if they only accept 'professional' help? or will they accept contribution from anyone who will have the talent to bring something?
[20:29] <thorwil> mikebeecham: it seem the intended channel for contributions regarding interface design is the ayatana list.
[20:30] <mikebeecham> ok.  Good to know.  I've worked on the XBMC and Plex projects, as well as carrying out work on the Android platform...I'm just making sure that I wouldn't be wasting an email, thats all
[20:30] <thorwil> mikebeecham: i'd say design contributions have to convince on a case by case basis ... but you very rarely see input from the community making it
[20:30]  * thorwil -> pudding
[20:32] <mikebeecham> thorwil, is that because there are so few talented individuals within the community (design-wise) or because Canonical choose not to use the community for it's projects?
[20:43] <thorwil> mikebeecham: yes and it's just that designers working full-time, face-to-face in london work to a different beat, i think
[20:44] <thorwil> mikebeecham: aside of the quality of a contribution, it's about filling a niche. cover a need, show something at the right time ...