WALLPAPER

[Chris Gummin]

Please post your suggestions for desktop backgrounds in UGR. Please only post your own work/ work we can use without royalty.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's my first idea for a wallpaper. It's the default Gnome 3 wallpaper, branded for UGR.

[Coz (cosimo321)]

Hey guys,
 was asked to do this wallpaper for ugr;

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/132551/UGR/babies.png

coz

[Coz (cosimo321)]

ok need to attach the file instead of url for babies.png

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

I like the themes shown here so far. Someone needs to track down what package in ubuntu/gnome wallpapers go in though in order to ship them.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

I've made a tar.gz package already. I'm looking for the package. Why can't we just look in synaptic?

[Coz (cosimo321)]

a few test images with an original image that was a way different resolution and not really mean as wallpaper :)

[Coz (cosimo321)]

hey guys,
another bird ,, there is one more after this

[Coz (cosimo321)]

Last bird

[Coz (cosimo321)]

ok this is birdsong

[Coz (cosimo321)]

This is birdsong-variation

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's a basic tar.gz with all the wallpapers we have so far. Please post some more!

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's an updated tar.gz with our newest wallpapers.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Well, we now have 20 wallpapers. We'd still like some more, so we can vote for our favourites. I'd really appreciate some activity here... Here's a tar.gz with all 20 and credits

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Are we able to use "Ubuntu Gnome Remix" or does it have to be "UGR"?

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

It would be preferred if you use UGR, because we may re-purpose the Acronym. I have included one logo here. I'll upload the other in the next post.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's the light coloured version of the logo.

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

I posted a variation on this along with a full-text logo concept over in the "Gubuntu as project name" bug. Here is it again for simplicity. The logo you uploaded (especially the dark one) has some issues with anti-aliasing. Also I feel that the r should stick out a bit more to the right so it doesn't blend in too well with the g. What ya' think?

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

@ Tyler those logos look really good, but we have been told by the GNOME and Canonical people that we cannot modify their logos or incorporate their logos into other logos.

@ Chris thanks for the wallpapers so far. Note that we need an open format of graphics work to be fully open source. A GIMP .xcf file for the UGR logos is sufficient, I don't think we need anything for the wallpapers

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

All I can say is 'Wow!' These are excellent!

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Hrmm. Well, I guess I have more work to do since we can't use the Ubuntu/Gnome logos. I will work something up and post an update as soon as possible.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

If you could remove the circle of friends logo for now, that would be great.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

I believe we can use the Ubuntu font.

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Here is the UGR "full" and "icon" logos in high(er)-res, transparent PNG.

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Hrmm. Couldn't do more than one attachment per post, so here is the "Icon" logo.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Okay. I like the full logo, but I have a minor issue with the icon logo in that most of the wallpapers are basically set in stone now. I think we could restyle the imagery after the first major release? Once Andromeda comes out, we can change logos and stuff.

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Yeah, I think a full re-brand including logo/icon, new wallpapers and a new
website would be a great target for Andromeda. What is the target release
date for Andromeda?

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Chris Gummin <email address hidden>wrote:

> Okay. I like the full logo, but I have a minor issue with the icon logo
> in that most of the wallpapers are basically set in stone now. I think
> we could restyle the imagery after the first major release? Once
> Andromeda comes out, we can change logos and stuff.
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> Bug description:
> Please post your suggestions for desktop backgrounds in UGR. Please
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[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

Er.. not Andromeda, whatever the next release is. Cosmic?

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Logo with a "saturn ring" to fit with the naming.

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

logo but without "staurn ring" and "g".

[Tyler Morgan (digismack)]

I'm creating a new bug to focus on the logo. I think we've hijacked the wallpaper thread long enough. :)

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

wallpaper (1600x1200) with logo

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

Finally a break from iso-testing. There were seven full rounds for Natty final.

Just checking over all of this and I'm very impressed.

I particularly like the addition of the Saturn ring to the logo Daniel Sandman posted in post #28. It really adds a bit flare, hard to explain I guess, but it seems to just visually "pop" for me.

Sort of like the difference between a "well dressed man" and a "sharp dressed man" a la ZZ Top ;^)

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Here is a little reworked wallpaper of my previous attempt.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Cosmic should be released today. The next release is Constellation, due May 8th. I think we really need to focus mostly on making stuff work, but I think that we should have branding, once we figure out where to put the files.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Also, I like the saturn ring, but the G blends into the U a bit too much, making it look like an 8 or something... Can you lower it a bit?

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Also, Can we leave the wallpapers alone for now? It would be kind of a pain to go in and change all of the logos for 25 pictures. I don't have a version without a logo for most of them...

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Actually, the version with the Saturn ring is better. I'll add it to a few of the wallpapers, but it would be great to have a white-based option for darkly colored wallpapers.

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Ok, i'll make some variations of it. I'll add the xcf if someone else want to play with it.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Hey, I tried opening the xcf file, and it didn't work. Maybe I'm using an older version of Gimp.

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Might be.. i am using 2.7.3 from the gimp ppa.

[xermán (xerman.soto)]

First contact to "UGR" Logo.... as name and as simple logo

[xermán (xerman.soto)]

one "no-branded" wallpaper category "nature"

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

A new wallpaper based out of the saturn logo. Though i think a heavy saturated landscape image might be nicer. Maybe one of the Mars surface.

The most important though.. is that they are made from pictures that are licenced to creative commons or otherwice free to use. We do not want a situation where the wallpaper is copyrighted and or not allowed to be used freely.

 I like critique too so feel free to bash it..

[23dornot23d (keithaerospace92)]

I like the saturn logo and the dark background too ..... I always find I choose a relatively dark background as I spend a lot of
time on the computer and too much white or light colours can make the eyes water ,,,,
heres is one I have done based on the initial lettering I saw in the Logo Thread

http://i.min.us/insZkM.jpg

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

I love the new saturn logos and this wallpaper. I think I will use
this wallpaper as our bootsplash theme.

JC Hulce

On Apr 30, 2011, at 6:01 AM, Daniel Sandman <email address hidden> wrote:

> A new wallpaper based out of the saturn logo. Though i think a heavy
> saturated landscape image might be nicer. Maybe one of the Mars surface.
>
> The most important though.. is that they are made from pictures that are
> licenced to creative commons or otherwice free to use. We do not want a
> situation where the wallpaper is copyrighted and or not allowed to be
> used freely.
>
> I like critique too so feel free to bash it..
>
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> Bug description:
> Please post your suggestions for desktop backgrounds in UGR. Please
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[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Improved it little and added some color...

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Made a cleaner simpler looking one..

[lljccoael (lljccoael-deactivatedaccount)]

^Really excellent work. This retro-futuristic style is very unique and befits the Gnome3 Shell look and flow.

[23dornot23d (keithaerospace92)]

Trying to use a similar look in 3D ..... http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/627/ugr22.jpg

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Here's the most up-to-date copy of our wallpaper set!

[Daniel Horak (daniel.horak)]

Hey guys,

just found out your Project and I find it great. As I am always making my own wallpapers and I'm looking forward to your release, I created as well a wp for ugr. I combined the gnome3 default wallpaper with purple ubuntu style and some natties swimming, hope you like it.

[Coz (cosimo321)]

Hey guys,
I am not sure which of you spoke with on irc #ubuntu-artwork
 I see there is a logo..
 can you send me that logo and if you want,, i can put it onto any wallpaper I have submitted if that is preferred to the text logo from before!
I am usually on #ubuntu-artwork , I am not s ure which of you had the nick I remembered on irc :)

coz

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

Hey, Coz. I was the one you spoke with earlier.

It would be awesome if you could actually remove the logos completely from your previously submitted work. If that wouldn't look good, you can find the new logo here:

https://launchpadlibrarian.net/71450644/ugr-clean-saturn-logo1.svg

Also, is it okay if I cut the flower wallpaper out of the final product?

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

Although i am pretty sure Coz will make a much better job on this i though i put up something i made earlier for my phone as a background. It might be the wrong theme on it as it is a forrest. The same technique could be used with space in mind though. Like using planets instead. It was made for 800x480 so the octagons looks bad too... ;)

[Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD' (dasprid)]

Please keep the max resolution in mind: 2560x1600 (I'm one of those users, altho I'm at 5120x1600 here).

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

To include new wallpapers in our upcoming wallpaper package, please file a bug in ugr-wallpapers. We will then consider the addition.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

This is not going to make 0.1.1 due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ugr-wallpapers/+bug/781939 - re-targeting for 1.0

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

I have three more wallpapers..

[Daniel Sandman (almehdi-deactivatedaccount)]

and a 1920x1200

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

We now (or will shortly) have a working wallpaper package in dev (ugr-wallpapers), please test it out.

For new wallpapers, please file a bug in this project, with the tag new-wallpaper and the priority wishlist. Also, they will not be added yet, as the current version of the package needs to be tested. After that is good, we can mess it up again ;)
The process for adding wallpapers to the package and how ugr-wallpapers works needs to be documented on the wiki so we don't make the world end when adding wallpapers.

@Daniel I like those a lot. I have made the bug for you at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ugr-wallpapers/+bug/783861

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

The wallpaper package in dev (ugr-wallpapers) is now working. It had an issue with an empty wallpaper folder when built on launchpad, but I have fixed that. If all is good, I will move it to main soon.

[wenex (wernerecker)]

something like that?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25769347/ugrhand.jpeg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25769347/ugrhand2.jpeg

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

The wallpapers are now working and have been included in main for some time. Marking as fix released.

For new wallpapers and such, DO NOT put them here, as they will not be considered. File a bug on ugr-wallpapers, and attach your work.

[Julien Olivier (julo)]

Hi,

I think most people want to use UGR because they want to run stock GNOME 3 on Ubuntu, so why not just let them have GNOME 3's default wallpaper, with no branding whatsoever? Most users don't really gain anything from having UGR written on their wallpaper...

[Julien Olivier (julo)]

By the way, the same could be said for the boot and GDM screens. Why not simply use GNOME's default? It's already very nice and elegant.

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

I personally think all decisions regarding default appearance, default apps, etc. need to be left up to JC and Chris. And given the amount of effort Daniel Sandman has put forward he could potentially cast the "tie-breaking" vote should JC and Chris disagree on anything artwork related.

That's not to say opinions aren't welcome, but many decisions will have to be made with the introduction of gnome3 and GTK+ 3 in Oneiric and, in order for those decisions to be made in a timely manner, there will need to be timely responses ;^)

I'd largely consider the implementation of UGR into the Natty base to be a proving ground for what's to come implementing UGR into the Oneiric base. I certainly appreciate the "sane" dev schedule, judging from Oneiric Alpha1 iso-testing much patience is going to be needed.

[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

@Julien GNOME's wallpapers are included. The Ubuntu wallpapers are also included if you do not manually remove them. We use the default GDM 3 theme. GNOME does not have a plymouth boot theme: Ubuntu does, and we have replaced it with ours. The reason we do this is branding - we want some name recognition.

@Erick Yep. We are moving to integrate with Ubuntu more closely in Oneiric, and provide some GNOME 3 parts that are missing/ incomplete (Cantarell, shell extensions, etc). UGR will probably be in the Universe repo.

[Julien Olivier (julo)]

@JC Hulce

I have no problem with the inclusion of UGR wallpapers. But please don't change GNOME's default wallpaper. As for the plymouth boot theme, you're right that GNOME doesn't have one. That's the only place, IMO, where it is logical to use branding, to show which distribution is starting...

By the way, I was just writing this, not because I think that UGR is doing too much branding, but just so that you know that I, at least, like it the way it currently is. Please don't decide to change the GDM theme, the default wallpaper and the default GTK/icon theme as this could possibly piss off people who love upstream GNOME (like Ubuntu does with its very unpopular brown/orange/aubergine themes).

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

RE: Display manager and it's themes. Since Oneiric is changing from gdm to LightDM I think we'll have to take a "wait and see" position. From what I've read ldm is much easier to "theme" but I've yet to play with it at all.

I always preferred a fairly generic gdm theme (after gnome broke gdm easy theming) like Karmic's black background. Otherwise the "flow" from splash to desktop can appear rather unfinished, eg; UGR splash, gnome's blue drapes @ gdm, then UGR wallpaper on the desktop.

[Chris Gummin (proxy-qtz-deactivatedaccount)]

The default ugr wallpaper is supposed to be the same stripes, but with
a small ugr logo in the bottom corner, which i have yet to upload.
currently, I have no internet, since I just moved. hopefully it will
be connected today. i'll upload the ugr stripes wallpaper and the
ubiquity stuff i've been working on. if anybody knows other languages,
please help translate my slideshow work. i just replaced ugr for
ubuntu where possible for everything other than the default english
one. also, i'll need help with packaging.

On 03/06/2011, Erick Brunzell <email address hidden> wrote:
> RE: Display manager and it's themes. Since Oneiric is changing from gdm
> to LightDM I think we'll have to take a "wait and see" position. From
> what I've read ldm is much easier to "theme" but I've yet to play with
> it at all.
>
> I always preferred a fairly generic gdm theme (after gnome broke gdm
> easy theming) like Karmic's black background. Otherwise the "flow" from
> splash to desktop can appear rather unfinished, eg; UGR splash, gnome's
> blue drapes @ gdm, then UGR wallpaper on the desktop.
>
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> Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages:
> Fix Released
> Status in UGR Wallpapers:
> Fix Released
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> Bug description:
> Please post your suggestions for desktop backgrounds in UGR. Please
> only post your own work/ work we can use without royalty.
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[JC Hulce (soaringsky)]

So to recap:
-we have our own Plymouth boot theme to replace ubuntu's
-we have some wallpapers, but the GNOME ones remain installed an the default
-we do not have a gdm theme, and do not plan on making one

[SirTravers (sirtravers)]

When Unity first came out I immediately made up this"UGR" logo as a protest of my own. I know it's rough, but it's my little bit of art that I'd like to add for everyone to have fun with. Hope you enjoy.