[ubuntu-art] Artwork specs for Edgy

[Matt Zimmerman]

I've been looking over the artwork-related specs for Edgy via
EdgyArtworkPlan, and am very pleased to see this kind of integration and
advance planning happening for artwork this time around.  Thanks for the
work you have put into this effort.

So far, I see the following list of targets:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-art-usplash
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-art-login-manager
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-art-login-splash
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntu-art-wallpaper

I've approved most of them as targets for Edgy, so that they their status
can be tracked in Launchpad, and they're on the list of release goals now:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/edgy/+specs

I've been fairly liberal about approving specs, since I don't think we can
expect the same level of definition for creative targets as we currently do
for technical ones.  However, there should be some basic guidelines in place
so that it's clear in what direction you'll be going.  The usplash spec, for
example, needs some expansion.

I noticed that you've set milestone targets for them; please don't do this.
We'll (possibly) use milestone targeting later on in the planning cycle to
set more fine-grained deadlines for landing certain targets.  We're not
ready to do this, however, and haven't created the appropriate milestones
yet.

I would like for the artwork team to submit weekly status updates, either in
person at the weekly development meeting, or in advance via email to me (and
I will present the update to the team).  These should document progress made
during the week, and point out any issues which are relevant to the team
(questions which need answering, resources which are needed, etc.)  Who can
take responsibility for this?

It looks like the specs are set to status "Needs Infrastructure", but it
isn't clear what this means in this context.  Is there something blocking
the work from starting?  If so, please specify what it is in the status
whiteboard and we can work to resolve it.

I'm looking forward to a much more rigorous approach to artwork in this
release, with closer coordination between the development team and the art
team.

-- 
 - mdz