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Ultimately, the Art Team should be responsible for all art-related aspects of the Ubuntu distribution. In many of these cases, there is already a plethora of art available. Part of the challenge facing the Art Team is how to organise that material, how to make it accessible, how to have an appropriate level of consistency (e.g., many of the promotional items work best when there is only one item of a given class, a single look and feel, etc). As this is a relatively new team, we'd like to suggest specific, near term goals for the Breezy Release. Ultimately, the Art Team should be responsible for all art-related aspects of the Ubuntu distribution. In many of these cases, there is already a plethora of art available. Part of the challenge facing the Art Team is how to organise that material, how to make it accessible, how to have an appropriate level of consistency (e.g., many of the promotional items work best when there is only one item of a given class, a single look and feel, etc). The Art Team started post Hoary and thus ought to have had enough time to settle in. Below are some of the goals we want to work towards:
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 * The Art Team should develop and select six desktop calendar images to be used within the Breezy release cycle. The desktops can be selected in any method the team chooses. Disputes, if any, will be resolved by the Community Council. This should be a Breezy goal.
 * We would like to develop an Ubuntu-specific icon set. [mailto:andrew@fitzsimon.com.au Andy Fitzsimon] is already working on this, and will continue to lead the effort. Contributions and comments from the Art Team will be appreciated. This should be a Breezy goal.
 * There should be official "powered by Ubuntu" or buttons (or similar) developed. Many community members have made versions of these. The Art Team should select those which should be officially endorsed and make them readily available (note that while new art solicitations are encouraged, there is a danger to having too many variants of the same object). This should be a near term goal.
 * Many community members would like to have posters and banners which can be printed for use in local conferences. The Art Team should establish some standard promotional material. This should be a near term goal.
 * The Art Team should identify the tools and processes needed to organise themselves and the artwork. This wiki should be used where appropriate; Canonical will make a site (art.ubuntu.com) available for purposes not as well suited to a wiki. This should be a near term goal.
 * In the future (likely post-Breezy, due to current timelines), we would like to rely on the Art Team for other aspects of the distro (e.g., login, splash, etc). This is a longer term goal.		  * The Art Team should develop and select six desktop calendar images to be used within the Breezy release cycle. The desktops can be selected in any method the team chooses. Disputes, if any, will be resolved by the Community Council. This was a Breezy goal, and should continue to be something the Art Team should work to produce.
 * We would like to develop an Ubuntu-specific icon set. [mailto:andrew@fitzsimon.com.au Andy Fitzsimon] has begun this, starting with a theme called "Etiquette". Some of the other members have inquired about this icon set namely in regards to adding to it themselves. This icon set was a Breezy goal, though definitely should remain on the list as a Dapper goal. An update on what is happening would be appreciated.
 * There should be official "powered by Ubuntu" or buttons (or similar) developed. Many community members have made versions of these. The Art Team should select those which should be officially endorsed and make them readily available (note that while new art solicitations are encouraged, there is a danger to having too many variants of the same object). This should be a near term goal, especially for it is something that is simple and could be done in an evening.
 * Many community members would like to have posters and banners which can be printed for use in local conferences. The Art Team should establish some standard promotional material. There are already some marketing and promotional materals available on the DIYMarketing page. Perhaps the Art Team can have a look at what is already there, incorporate it to whatever the Art Team wishes to also create and then update that page. This should be a near term goal.
 * The Art Team should identify the tools and processes needed to organise themselves and the artwork. This wiki should be used where appropriate; Canonical has established an art site available for purposes not as well suited to a wiki (art.ubuntu.com). It is running the art-web system which has had some criticism in regards to it's functionality. The Art needs to decide what it wants and consult with some of the people who set it up. There is a to-do page - [http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt_2fToDo GnomeArt/ToDo] - on the GNOME wiki which has outlines some suggested improvements that could be made to the art-web system.
 * In the future (likely post-Breezy, due to current timelines), we would like to rely on the Art Team for other aspects of the distro (e.g., login, splash, etc). This was a long term goal and should now begin to become a short term goal.
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 * IconGuide for all ArtTeam members who would like to help contribute to the production of the Icon set. '''You do not have to be an artist to help out'''
 * WebsiteButtons is a nice collection of "Powered by Ubuntu" buttons to look at, comment, edit, and use as reference.
 * UbuntuTitle is the official Ubuntu font used in the ubuntu logo. It is released under the LGPL		  * IconGuide for all ArtTeam members who would like to help contribute to the production of the Icon set. This page really requires an update. '''You do not have to be an artist to help out'''.
 * WebsiteButtons is a nice collection of "Powered by Ubuntu" buttons to look at, comment, edit, and use as reference. This, as mentioned above, should be cleaned up by the art team to include the officially endorsed set.
 * UbuntuTitle is the official Ubuntu font used in the ubuntu logo. It is released under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL].
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 * Note that the [http://udu.wiki.ubuntu.com/BreezyReleaseSchedule Breezy Release Schedule] now incorporates an Artwork Deadline of '''29 September 2005'''. The Art Team must respect this deadline.  * The [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperReleaseSchedule Dapper Release Schedule] does not yet include a  reference to the Art Deadline, but when it will the The Art Team must respect this deadline.
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 * There are some valuable pieces on the CommunityArtwork page.
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 * HumilityIcons - Ubuntu-specific icon set project  * HumilityIcons - Ubuntu-specific icon set project. This really needs an update to where it is going.
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 * [mailto:4pascal@tpg.com.au Pascal 'klepas' Klein], Canberra, Australia
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Read more on the CommunityArtwork page.

Ubuntu Art Team

The Ubuntu Art Team strives to establish and maintain a consistent and familiar look to themes, artwork, wallpapers and other graphics for Ubuntu.

Scope

Ultimately, the Art Team should be responsible for all art-related aspects of the Ubuntu distribution. In many of these cases, there is already a plethora of art available. Part of the challenge facing the Art Team is how to organise that material, how to make it accessible, how to have an appropriate level of consistency (e.g., many of the promotional items work best when there is only one item of a given class, a single look and feel, etc). The Art Team started post Hoary and thus ought to have had enough time to settle in. Below are some of the goals we want to work towards:

  • The Art Team should develop and select six desktop calendar images to be used within the Breezy release cycle. The desktops can be selected in any method the team chooses. Disputes, if any, will be resolved by the Community Council. This was a Breezy goal, and should continue to be something the Art Team should work to produce.

  • We would like to develop an Ubuntu-specific icon set. [mailto:andrew@fitzsimon.com.au Andy Fitzsimon] has begun this, starting with a theme called "Etiquette". Some of the other members have inquired about this icon set namely in regards to adding to it themselves. This icon set was a Breezy goal, though definitely should remain on the list as a Dapper goal. An update on what is happening would be appreciated.

  • There should be official "powered by Ubuntu" or buttons (or similar) developed. Many community members have made versions of these. The Art Team should select those which should be officially endorsed and make them readily available (note that while new art solicitations are encouraged, there is a danger to having too many variants of the same object). This should be a near term goal, especially for it is something that is simple and could be done in an evening.
  • Many community members would like to have posters and banners which can be printed for use in local conferences. The Art Team should establish some standard promotional material. There are already some marketing and promotional materals available on the DIYMarketing page. Perhaps the Art Team can have a look at what is already there, incorporate it to whatever the Art Team wishes to also create and then update that page. This should be a near term goal.

  • The Art Team should identify the tools and processes needed to organise themselves and the artwork. This wiki should be used where appropriate; Canonical has established an art site available for purposes not as well suited to a wiki (art.ubuntu.com). It is running the art-web system which has had some criticism in regards to it's functionality. The Art needs to decide what it wants and consult with some of the people who set it up. There is a to-do page - [http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt_2fToDo GnomeArt/ToDo] - on the GNOME wiki which has outlines some suggested improvements that could be made to the art-web system.

  • In the future (likely post-Breezy, due to current timelines), we would like to rely on the Art Team for other aspects of the distro (e.g., login, splash, etc). This was a long term goal and should now begin to become a short term goal.

Resources

  • ArtTeamTools covers the tools you'll need to start making and helping with the Artwork project

  • IconGuide for all ArtTeam members who would like to help contribute to the production of the Icon set. This page really requires an update. You do not have to be an artist to help out.

  • WebsiteButtons is a nice collection of "Powered by Ubuntu" buttons to look at, comment, edit, and use as reference. This, as mentioned above, should be cleaned up by the art team to include the officially endorsed set.

  • UbuntuTitle is the official Ubuntu font used in the ubuntu logo. It is released under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html LGPL].

Reference sites

Projects

  • HumilityIcons - Ubuntu-specific icon set project. This really needs an update to where it is going.

Members

If you are interested in becoming a member of the team, and think you've got the experience needed - please put your name on the list below:

Technical contact (packaging, uploads etc):

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