[Ayatana] New "branding-ubuntu" package allows for branding arbitrary graphics in a derivative friendly way

[Mads Rosendahl <madsrh@xxxxxxxxx>]

> A simple idea I had at UDS was to make it easy for artists to provide
> Ubuntu branding for various programs in a derivative friendly way.  I've
> just uploaded a first version of the package, branding-ubuntu, which so
> far only has a replacement for the Gnometris background. Gnometris
> doesn't yet enable it; see this upstream bug:
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=584788
>
> It is very simple to extend this package with arbitrary components that
> could use branding, such as koala card backs for the solitaire games.
> If you'd like to add your own branding, please check out
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/branding  for the process - or just make some
> artwork and ask me personally and I'll take care of it for you.
>
> Now that I have this infrastructure in place, I'd like to discuss
> various things that could use some slick branding.  So far I've thought of:
>
> Solitaire card backs
> Gnometris background
> Mahjongg Tileset
> Four-in-a-row marbles
>
> Some of these could be release specific too, eg a koala rather than an
> ubuntu logo.
>
> Thanks,
> Scott Ritchie

Fantastic idea!

> ...So far I've thought of:
> Solitaire card backs
> Gnometris background
> Mahjongg Tileset
> Four-in-a-row marbles

How about creating a new background for games like AisleRiot or
perhaps even Nibbles? Changing the default green stripes to something
like: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MOCs5B8LekE/SY2upfVIsuI/AAAAAAAAAIg/RpNdUEoVuW4/s1600-h/tiled_background_gray.jpg
that will look like this tiled:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MOCs5B8LekE/SY2vDDc8vAI/AAAAAAAAAIo/5c64DkCF4es/s1600-h/example.jpg

I'm sure there's other places that could use some slick branding, but
I can't think of any. We could of course start the discussion of the
Nautilus trobber again.

Though only one version is needed, lot's of community artist will
probably want to submit suggestions to this project. Should we create
a wiki page for suggestions in
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Karmic/





Best regards
//Mads Rosendahl (MadsRH)

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