Re: ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 3, Issue 33

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to upload my wallpapers...can somebody email me with instructions?
Mark

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Today's Topics:

   1.  Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
   2.  Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
   3.  NewBie (Vijay Kishan)
   4.  Another Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)
   5. Re:  Another Wallpaper Proposals (volvoguy)
   6. Re:  NewBie (volvoguy)
   7. Re:  NewBie (Senectus .)
   8. Re:  NewBie (Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen)
   9. Re:  NewBie (Pascal Klein)
  10. Re:  Another Wallpaper Proposals (Nikolai Dunkel)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:59:04 +0200
From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx >
Subject: [ubuntu-art] Wallpaper Proposals
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <744ff86605092713597556be46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hey everyone,

I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com aswell!

firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
being a wallpaper....
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50

then my medicine masks... welknown by now ;)
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18

see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....

thanks!
n.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:18:39 +0200
From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ubuntu-art] Wallpaper Proposals
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <744ff86605092714183f8172fe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hey everyone,

I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com as well!

firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
being a wallpaper....
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50

then my medicine masks... well known by now ;)
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18

see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....

thanks!
n.
--
https://wiki.ubuntu.com//UbuntuLogoMascotSuggestionMedicineMask



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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:41:22 +0100 (BST)
From: Vijay Kishan <vijaykishan@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20050928034123.95469.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

Hello all,

   I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
as this is one distribution which I found to be close
to nature.

   I would like to know

   * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
(Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
purposes)

   * what is the criteria for acceptance

   * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
submitted in ?

   * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?

  I would like to present a small'er version of the
picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
to upload the same.

Thanks for your time
-Vijay Kishan



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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:55:32 +0200
From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx >
Subject: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <744ff866050927215559fe99f7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hey everyone,

I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com as well!

firstly, my breezy badger...was made for the competition, to which a
winner was never announced... these mascots were supposed to be in the
developer releases of breezy... now my badger has retired to simply
being a wallpaper....
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/50

then my medicine masks... well known by now ;)
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/51
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/18

see the link at the bottom of this page for more on them....

thanks!
n.
--
https://wiki.ubuntu.com//UbuntuLogoMascotSuggestionMedicineMask



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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:43:58 -0400
From: volvoguy <volvoguy@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <acf3da30050928004329f96472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On 9/28/05, Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com as well!

I'll throw in my two cents. :o) Personally I like the illustrations,
particularly the mask in this wallpaper:

http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26

*but* (there's always a but, right?), my own feeling is that they may
be too complicated and/or culturally specific to be used as the
defaults for the distro. That's just my own opinion though, so if
others feel differently about them, let us know.

One thing to look forward to (at least I'm looking forward to it) is
the future of the "gnome-art" app tied in with art.ubuntu.com and
possibly part of a default Ubuntu desktop install. That will be the
next best thing to having one's artwork directly in the distro, as
people will be able to browse and install AUC ( art.ubuntu.com) artwork
with just a few clicks of the mouse.

Another suggestion I would make to you Nikolai, would be to release
SVG versions of your wallpapers. In Inkscape, just leave everything
as-is, but delete the background - making it transparent. That way,
people that like your illustrations but not your color schemes could
choose whatever background colors they want, and your graphics would
sit on top of that. Just a thought. :o)

I really appreciate your enthusiasm here, and I'm glad you decided to
become a part of our team!

--
Aaron

Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
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Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K. Chesterton

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:17:41 -0400
From: volvoguy < volvoguy@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: < acf3da3005092801177142601e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On 9/27/05, Vijay Kishan <vijaykishan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>    I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
> used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
> some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
> want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
> as this is one distribution which I found to be close
> to nature.

Welcome!


>    * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
> (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
> purposes)

It seems as though on most sites, the high-end for wallpapers is
1600x1200, but there are other things to factor in like widescreen
displays with different aspect ratios (my brain isn't working well
enough at the moment to tell you what they are) and possibly dual and
triple monitor wallpapers (one image that spans two or three monitors
- so max sizes might be 3200x1200 or 4800x1200).

>    * what is the criteria for acceptance

For photos, I'm not sure. There's currently no option on the art site
simply for photos. If they were to be submitted as wallpapers for
potential use directly in Ubuntu, they would need to be licensed in a
specific way, but for the life of me I can't find the link that
explains all that right now. It's some variation of the GPL, LGPL or
one of the Creative Commons licenses.


>    * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
> submitted in ?

Actually, JPG (with as little compression and artifacts as possible)
is probably the best option for straight photos. If the Ubuntu logo
appears on the images though, PNG is the best bet as you won't get the
typical JPG blotchy artifacts in the in the logo. With high resolution
images though, you may need to do some experimentation. A JPG with
little compression may end up with a significantly smaller file size
than any kind of PNG.

>    * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?

Hmm.... The issue hasn't come up before, so it may require some
discussion here. On one hand I'd like to see some nice photography
done by an Ubuntu user that is suitable for wallpaper use, but on the
other hand, I don't think it's quite right that art.ubuntu.com turn
into a photo gallery hosting service. Perhaps you could submit some of
your favorites with the logo included, and mention in your profile
page that you have more photographs for potential wallpapers hosted
elsewhere. If you have a website and can do a gallery, that would be
great. If not, you could use a service like flickr.com. Then as you
(or others, if your photos are licensed as such) make Ubuntu
wallpapers out of them, they can be added to art.ubuntu.com. That's my
"up way too late, sleep deprived" thought. :o)


>   I would like to present a small'er version of the
> picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
> the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
> to upload the same.

I'm embarrased to admit that I haven't submitted anything to the art
site yet (and I won't bore everyone with my aches and pains story
again), but I believe it creates the thumbnails for you automatically
when you submit a piece of artwork.

Welcome aboard! Feel free to ask all the questions you'd like! :o)

--
Aaron

Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K. Chesterton

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:31:26 +0800
From: "Senectus ." <senectus@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <d12e5c9050928013159ee34a8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Does the Ubuntu art group accept Photo submissions?


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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:44:47 +0200
From: Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <kamstrup@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
To: "Senectus ." < senectus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <433A741F.60000@xxxxxxxxxxx >
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There has been some photography talk on the list lately, so I thought I
might as well throw my to cents in here to.

While good photography can provide really good backgrouns, they seldom
cut it if they
are used "raw" - ie. with out being reworked. Simply sticking a logo on
a photo won't do it in most cases either (though there may be exceptions
to this ofcourse).

I'm not saying that everything should be as heavily reworked as
http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/52, but a little touching up
never hurst :-D

If there are photographers out there wanting to share their footage with
the world they could be a great resource for the art team. Not that I
have the time right now, but I would love to work on some quality
photography :-D My own digital camera combined with my own photography
skills is not exactly something that is bound to produce miracles if you
get my drift ;-P

Cheers
Mikkel Kamstrup

Senectus . wrote:

>Does the Ubuntu art group accept Photo submissions?
>
>
>--
>Ubuntu Breezy 5.10
>CNet News.com: So that would be the philosophical difference between
>Microsoft and what Google is up to at this point?
>Bill Gates: Well, we don't know everything they are up to, but we do
>know their slogan and we disagree with that.
>www.modmeup.net
>
>
>




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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:42:56 +1000
From: Pascal Klein < 4pascal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] NewBie
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: < 200509282142.56729.4pascal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"

Please, we need all the good photography we can get. Tomorrow is the deadline
for Breezy Badger artwork (iirc), so if you have any nice shots, upload them
to art.ubuntu.com.

Cheers and welcome aboard.

Pascal Klein


On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 01:41 pm, Vijay Kishan wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>    I am new to this "Open-Source" Art part of it. I
> used to contibute to the kernel code/documentation
> some time back. I have photography as my hobby and
> want to contribute some good photographs to Ubuntu Art
> as this is one distribution which I found to be close
> to nature.
>
>    I would like to know
>
>    * what is the maximum res accepted as wallpaper
> (Typically my pictures are 3xxx,2xxx size for print
> purposes)
>
>    * what is the criteria for acceptance
>
>    * Is png the only format that the pic needs to be
> submitted in ?
>
>    * Is the Ubuntu Logo mandatory on all pics ?
>
>   I would like to present a small'er version of the
> picture I would love submit to the ubuntu art under
> the Creative Commons license. Let me know your where
> to upload the same.
>
> Thanks for your time
> -Vijay Kishan
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo!
> Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Cheerio.
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:47:31 +0200
From: Nikolai Dunkel <n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Another Wallpaper Proposals
To: ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <744ff86605092804475d71bef9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

hey!

thanks! I'll upload the svgs when I get home!

cheers, n.


On 9/28/05, volvoguy <volvoguy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 9/28/05, Nikolai Dunkel < n.dunkel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I heard that we were supposed to explicitly tell people about our
> > proposals...well then I'd like to "propose" my four wallpapers that
> > I've uploaded to art.ubuntu.com as well!
>
> I'll throw in my two cents. :o) Personally I like the illustrations,
> particularly the mask in this wallpaper:
>
> http://art.ubuntu.com/backgrounds/ubuntu/26
>
> *but* (there's always a but, right?), my own feeling is that they may
> be too complicated and/or culturally specific to be used as the
> defaults for the distro. That's just my own opinion though, so if
> others feel differently about them, let us know.
>
> One thing to look forward to (at least I'm looking forward to it) is
> the future of the "gnome-art" app tied in with art.ubuntu.com and
> possibly part of a default Ubuntu desktop install. That will be the
> next best thing to having one's artwork directly in the distro, as
> people will be able to browse and install AUC ( art.ubuntu.com) artwork
> with just a few clicks of the mouse.
>
> Another suggestion I would make to you Nikolai, would be to release
> SVG versions of your wallpapers. In Inkscape, just leave everything
> as-is, but delete the background - making it transparent. That way,
> people that like your illustrations but not your color schemes could
> choose whatever background colors they want, and your graphics would
> sit on top of that. Just a thought. :o)
>
> I really appreciate your enthusiasm here, and I'm glad you decided to
> become a part of our team!
>
> --
> Aaron
>
> Ubuntu SVG Artwork - http://www.volvoguy.net/ubuntu
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. ~ G.K. Chesterton
>
> --
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> ubuntu-art@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
>
>
>


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