[ubuntu-art] Random Thoughts on Mail Burst

[François Degrave]

>> I thought it was said during the Hardy process that the Intrepid theme would
>> be worked on from Hardy to Intrepid (as Hardy theme has not changed a
>> lot)... So why don't we continue the work instead of forgetting everything
>> that has be done every 6 months ? There have been some wonderful mockups
>> proposed, we should work on them !
>> Some good concepts :
>>
>>    - Gelatin
>>
>>    <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/gelatin#head-c93bf617109084c9f9c4f0dd1842167cb3fe72f1>
>>    - Dark mockup
>>    <http://bradwjensen.deviantart.com/art/Ubuntu-Theme-Mockup-Dark-67903127>
>>    - Günther Beyer's work :
>> here<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2007-November/004204.html>and
>>    here<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2007-November/004296.html>
>>    - Too human
>>    <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/TooHuman#head-8a4641bf418d9fa0c6e016fb60c84e992fa2bd0f>
>>    - 2D panel icons : this
>> thread<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2008-January/005118.html>and
>> this
>>    one<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-art/2008-February/005245.html>(where
>> are the "2D icons in launchpad" ?)
>>    - BasicIdeals
>> !<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/BasicIdeals#head-7429cd9f17f5b2bc33153dd22a89ad2eff17b0e0>
>>    - Union<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union#head-5451daa7f88b46eaca94a24cfb5f869238c575ab>!!
>>
>> What do you think ?
>>     
I think most of those ideas are heavy, and many things that should be 
color-neutral aren't. The only concept which could be used to start from 
is the "Gelatin" one, even if it should be slightly modified to match a 
black and orange palette IMO, like in the "Element" mockup: 
http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/Elements-VS-82691770

As Sumit said, we should keep main theme elements such as 
dialogue/application backgrounds, menubars, and possibly titlebars 
color-neutral, but give scrollbars and buttons strong colors (Ubuntu 
colors? Orange?) so that they visually stand-out.