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Subject: Kollaboration
From: Janet Theobroma <theobroma () revelinux ! com>
Date: 2005-01-26 20:55:04
Message-ID: 200501262155.05579.theobroma () revelinux ! com
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I really would like your thoughts on the following:
There are many of us artists at kde-look.org who desire to contribute to the
KDE Project. We would like to work cooperatively with developers and existing
artists who are building a beautiful, powerful and unified desktop
environment. For our part I propose using a combination of kde-look contests
coupled with a full featured collaborative web site.
Contests:
The contests we are having at kde-look.org just flat out work. We are
attracting many talented artists a lot of whom have joined kde-look just to
take part in the contests. Our last contest received 86 SVG wallpapers in a 3
week period. The artwork was amazing and the selection extremely diversified.
A lot of the artists are looking for a starting point. The contests give them
opportunities to make a valuable first impression. I have heard many people
on the kde-artist mailing list say that we need more artists. I believe they
have them in the artists at kde-look.org.
Full featured collaborative web site:
KDE-Look is a great place for the artists to contribute their contest entries
and personal artwork. As time goes on though we are going to need a place
where these artists can go to for reference and more direction. Artists are
very visual people. That is one of the reasons that KDE-Look works so well.
The wiki, the kde-artist mailing list and the buglist are great for
developers however artists need a more visual space where they can feel
comfortable and work collectively.
A site like this would be a great space for developers to connect with our
artists (new and established) as well as great space to keep track of the
current state of various artwork projects. A collaborative web site could be
a place for artists to submit ideas, talk to and learn from the masters,
learn new "tips and tricks", find guidelines, find re-usable color palettes,
find re-usable icon elements (add, delete, edit, locked, folder, page, etc)
for the different icon themes, easily see which icons are missing, easily get
involved with the "official development", talk about how things should look,
vote for preferences, establish standards, help coordinate the look and feel
of each release, develop art to go with different themes and styles, and a
space developers could request specific artwork that they need such as icons
for new programs or new versions of programs. The site should be a space used
for "Kollaboration":)
Specifically this web site would have the following modules news, reference,
instructional, and a kollaborative modules for our kde artist and developers.
We would use the forums to kollaborate on each individual project.
I would also like to start a mailing list called kde-contest. The reason for
this is it is taking a lot more people to coordinate these contests as they
are getting bigger. This could be an excellent starting place for many new
and innovative contests to be held in the future.
We need a place...
1. for the developers to submit there contest requests.
2. to discuss the guidelines for the contests; as they can vary from contest
to contest.
3. to coordinate the sponsors and prizes.
4. for the judges to discuss issues that arise during the judging process.
5. to discuss future contests.
I think this mailing list could also be a great place for others groups within
KDE that are having contests to learn from our experience. We also be able to
help them with finding judges and sponsors.
To summarize:
We propose to use kde-look contests to bring in fresh ideas and new artists.
We are asking the KDE community for a visual space for developers and
artists to Kollaborate. Specifically we would like to resurrect
artists.kde.org for this propose. I am volunteering to set-up this web site
and maintain it. We are also asking for permission to set up a mailing list
called kde-contests.
Through this proposal we believe that we can help move KDE artwork and
development forward while maintaining a unified community.
Janet Theobroma
Special thanks go out to Robert Wadley and the artists at kde-look for their
thoughts and inspiration that helped shape this proposal.
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Fudd"> <p>I really would like your thoughts on the \
following:</p> <p></p>
<p>There are many of us artists at kde-look.org who desire to contribute to the KDE \
Project. We would like to work cooperatively with developers and existing artists who \
are building a beautiful, powerful and unified desktop environment. For our part I \
propose using a combination of kde-look contests coupled with a full featured \
collaborative web site. </p> <p></p>
<p>Contests:</p>
<p>The contests we are having at kde-look.org just flat out work. We are attracting \
many talented artists a lot of whom have joined kde-look just to take part in the \
contests. Our last contest received 86 SVG wallpapers in a 3 week period. The artwork \
was amazing and the selection extremely diversified. A lot of the artists are looking \
for a starting point. The contests give them opportunities to make a valuable first \
impression. I have heard many people on the kde-artist mailing list say that we need \
more artists. I believe they have them in the artists at kde-look.org.</p> <p> </p>
<p>Full featured collaborative web site:</p>
<p>KDE-Look is a great place for the artists to contribute their contest entries and \
personal artwork. As time goes on though we are going to need a place where these \
artists can go to for reference and more direction. Artists are very visual people. \
That is one of the reasons that KDE-Look works so well. The wiki, the kde-artist \
mailing list and the buglist are great for developers however artists need a more \
visual space where they can feel comfortable and work collectively. </p> <p></p>
<p>A site like this would be a great space for developers to connect with our</p>
<p>artists (new and established) as well as great space to keep track of the current \
state of various artwork projects. A collaborative web site could be a place for \
artists to submit ideas, talk to and learn from the masters, learn new "tips and \
tricks", find guidelines, find re-usable color palettes, find re-usable icon \
elements (add, delete, edit, locked, folder, page, etc) for the different icon \
themes, easily see which icons are missing, easily get involved with the \
"official development", talk about how things should look, vote for \
preferences, establish standards, help coordinate the look and feel of each release, \
develop art to go with different themes and styles, and a space developers could \
request specific artwork that they need such as icons for new programs or new \
versions of programs. The site should be a space used for "Kollaboration":)</p> \
<p></p> <p>Specifically this web site would have the following modules news, \
reference, instructional, and a kollaborative modules for our kde artist and \
developers. We would use the forums to kollaborate on each individual project. </p> \
<p></p> <p>I would also like to start a mailing list called kde-contest. The reason \
for this is it is taking a lot more people to coordinate these contests as they are \
getting bigger. This could be an excellent starting place for many new and innovative \
contests to be held in the future. </p> <p>We need a place...</p>
<p>1. for the developers to submit there contest requests.</p>
<p>2. to discuss the guidelines for the contests; as they can vary from contest to \
contest.</p> <p>3. to coordinate the sponsors and prizes.</p>
<p>4. for the judges to discuss issues that arise during the judging process.</p>
<p>5. to discuss future contests.</p>
<p>I think this mailing list could also be a great place for others groups within KDE \
that are having contests to learn from our experience. We also be able to help them \
with finding judges and sponsors.</p> <p></p>
<p>To summarize:</p>
<p>We propose to use kde-look contests to bring in fresh ideas and new artists. We \
are asking the KDE community for a visual space for developers and artists to \
Kollaborate. Specifically we would like to resurrect artists.kde.org for this \
propose. I am volunteering to set-up this web site and maintain it. We are also \
asking for permission to set up a mailing list called kde-contests.</p> <p></p>
<p>Through this proposal we believe that we can help move KDE artwork and development \
forward while maintaining a unified community. </p> <p></p>
<p>Janet Theobroma</p>
<p></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9pt">Special thanks go out to Robert Wadley and the artists \
at kde-look for their thoughts and inspiration that helped shape this proposal. \
</span></p> </body></html>
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