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This is a short list of resources which can be useful for Ubuntu artists. See Canonical design toolkit for guidelines and http://spreadubuntu.org/ if you are looking for a base for your work.

Branding

Ubuntu Logo

• For Ubuntu brand guidelines, Ubuntu logo in various formats and Ubuntu color palettes see http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/ubuntu-brand-guidelines/

• Logos of derivatives can be found at Artwork/Official

Ubuntu Pictograms

• Guidelines

• Official pictograms

• Community pictograms: event pictograms, your submission here!

Ubuntu Font

• http://font.ubuntu.com/

Ubuntu Websites

• Website guidelines

• You can check out style sources of any Ubuntu website at https://code.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website

• There's no unified and reusable CSS yet, but you can check out these files if you need an Ubuntu style sheet right now and don't mind some rough edges.

Theming

GTK themes

• We need a simple yet comprehensive introduction and Murrine engine documentation or examples.
• Natty is using GTK+ 3.0! What's new for designers?

Window border

• Window border will be handled by Metacity-like thing, right?

Icons

• Ubuntu uses an original icon theme - Humanity, based on Elementary icons

• For Humanity guidelines see Artwork/HumanityIcons/Guidelines

• See https://bugs.launchpad.net/humanity for open bugs in Humanity. Every bug is actually a request for a [relatively] highly-sought improvement.

Unity theming

• Unity is not themeable yet

Boot splash

• For introduction and theming tutorial see Artwork/Documentation/Plymouth

• An example of script-powered Plymouth theme

• Reusable Plymouth theme examples: Plymouth themes packaged in Ubuntu

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