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Countdown banners for Ubuntu 9.04

Post your ideas for a countdown banner here. Guidelines are:

• width: 180px
• height: 150px
• optimized png, gif or jpg, or
• iframe containing interactive content (using static html, css, js and images - no PHP)
• no flash - must work perfectly with only free software

A successful implementation will countdown the days from the Beta to final release. This means 30 images numbered 1 - 30 plus one for day 0 that says "coming soon" and one more that says "it's here" (32 images total).

For reference see the IntrepidCountdownBanners

Post your drafts and mockups here along with any extra information you feel is useful then send a message to the web presence team mailing list so we can discuss it.

A few of the best will be selected to be syndicated from www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/countdown and one of the best that harmonizes well with the Ubuntu website's colors and look will be shown on the Ubuntu.com homepage.

Template

In case anyone else would like to create a banner where something more than just the number changes, here's an SVG template. It's derived from the set I created last time.

Usage: Keep the export_targets layer locked until you want to export. Then unlock it, lock the other layers. Select all in the export_targets layer (simply hit Ctrl-A). File -> Export_Bitmap. In the export dialog, switch on "Batch export all selected objects". This will result in a bunch of PNG images with filenames like "countdown_09-04_a_15_days.png". The template is prepared for 5 series (a, b, c, d, e), if you use less, just delete the superfluous columns (don't forget to include the contents of the export_targets layer).

The background, logo and "ubuntu 9.04" text are all part of cloned copies, so you can change all of them by editing just one, but you have to unlink a clone to make it different.

I left the text and numbers in for orientation, feel encouraged to change everything or to start from scratch.

Thorsten Wilms | t_w_@freenet.de | http://thorwil.wordpress.com

Simple Jaunty Countdown

I have used some of the 3 color tints of ubuntu logo, and I wanted to keep it simple. Here it is!

Jaunty! I really like it (Gerry C)

A Brown One

Countdown by MadsRH

by madsrh(a)gmail.com

I think this one (#1) is amazing! I just love it! (ionuts.radu)

Rugby471 & MiffanR3

I have used the image that Miffan R3 has made from here to create this OpenSUSE inspired countdown (the size is currently not right, however it will be correct in future versions)

Countdown by ff25

by ff25_us(a)yahoo.com

Wikipedia Jackalope

Taken from a photo from the Wikipedia page on the jackalope, mostly a joke but hopefully a good example!

Countdown by harrypopof

harrypopof3(a)gmail.com