Get excited and make things! – Wallpaper edition!
Canonical
on 8 July 2011
Tags: 11.10 , Design , illustration , inspiration , Oneiric Ocelot , submissions , Ubuntu , Ubuntu Desktop , wallpaper
Not that long ago Matt Jones of BERG fame came up with a really lovely idea! In response to the keep calm and carry on posters from the Second World War that had become so popular again he decided that a more positive statement was needed!
“It occurred to me that this was exactly the wrong sentiment for this age …
I started sketching on the paper a contrary statement, where stiff upper lip was replaced by a stiff upper arm from soldering…”
The Get Excited and Make Things poster was born.
With this in mind I’d like to open up the wallpaper submissions process for the next release of Ubuntu, Oneiric Ocelot! The Flickr group for submissions is now open and can be found at http://www.flickr.com/groups/oneiric-wallpaper-submissions/ and just like last time we’re accepting both photos and rendered/ illustrated wallpapers.
For guidance on what formats are best to submit can I suggest you look at the excellent wiki page on the subject which can be found on the Ubuntu wiki at – wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Documentation/Backgrounds.
We recommend a minimum resolution of 2560 x 1600 and templates for GIMP can be found on the wiki page.
In order for us to make the UI freeze we need just over a week to review and shortlist entries so we will be closing the group for entries on the 11th August at 12pm UK time. From there as with previous cycles the contributors whose images were selected last time will be invited to select a shortlist that will make it into Ubuntu 11.10.
So what are you waiting for?! Get excited and make things!! I am! 🙂
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