[ubuntu-art] Theme subteams

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On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Hylke Bons <h.bons at student.rug.nl> wrote:
> Cory K. wrote:
>
> > Hylke Bons wrote:
>  >
>  >> I like the sub-teams idea. But I think it's  a little unfair to let for
>  >> example 5 teams work on a full theme, while only one gets chosen.
>  >>
>  >
>  > If all someone wants to do is default art that's the wrong motivation.
>  > It ain't gonna happen. Ignoring getting into the default art is the best
>  > and most freeing way to go about it. No limits.
>  >
>  > -Cory \m/
>  Why is that the wrong motivation? Isn't that the goal for 8.10?
>  If someone wants to do a default theme to stroke their ego's or just for
>  fun, I don't really care, it's the result that counts.
>
>  What I wanted to make clear is that it's a waste of time when a lot of
>  teams put a huge amount of time in their themes when we all know the
>  most are not going to make it. Instead I think it's better and "fairer"
>  to set up teams by purpose. Like an icon team, gtk team, wallpaper team
>  etc. So we are sure we get the best of all worlds and the team leaders
>  can elaborate with each other about the direction and adjust the styles
>  to each other and get one awesome style for 8.10!
>

There is _one_ default theme, and a lot of people with vastly
different ideas, pulling in lots of directions.

If different people with different visions lead the teams in separate
_parts_ of the main theme we get no overall style, decreased impact,
decreased polish

BUT if the people with vision run theme teams we get
- cohesive vision, complete theme
- Much greater richness in Ubuntu design
- Proof that the people on the artwork list can create something
complete and convincing

If you think that not having something you did as default means the
time is wasted then this is NOT a place you are going to find
reqarding UNTIL we have proved to sabdfl that we can do great work and
better alternative for a default theme.

The style of work required to make something _towards_ being default
is almost entirely opposite to the style of working required to make a
complete and original theme in a short space of time. So we have this
curious situation where the only way we could expect to make something
capable of being the new default is to _forget about being default all
together_!

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