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[Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

 On 03/09/10 21:44, Diego Moya wrote:
> One word of warning - if  this feature finally gets included in
> Ubuntu, please make sure that the orange highlights are always kept
> subtle and never run out of control. 
>
> In Owens' demo the generated wallpaper looks great mainly because it
> contains very few and faded orange splashes. On the other hand, the
> original wallpaper that generated so much controversy contains no less
> than three big, highly saturated stains.
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/ubuntu-1010-default-wallpaper.html
>
> The new Ubuntu color palette takes an aggressive stance by combining
> purple and orange. While this combination can achieve a vibrating
> effects in the hands of a skilled designer, it's simply too risky to
> use in a random generator. So please put a constraint so that the
> orange highlights are always restricted to low saturations.
>

+1

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