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Ubuntu Gets a New Visual Identity

Posted by samzenpus on from the it-cleans-up-well dept.

buntcake writes "Canonical has launched a new visual identity for the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu is shedding its previous brown look and adopting a more professional color scheme with purple and orange. The colors will be used in a new GNOME theme and boot splash for Ubuntu 10.04. According to updated design documents that were published in the Ubuntu wiki, 'light' is the underlying concept behind the new visual identity. It displaces the 'human' concept that has been part of Ubuntu's theming and brand vernacular for the past five years. Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon has posted a screenshot and additional information."

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  1. Re:Orange and purple are more professional? by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't you worry. In the 15 years I've been doing web and interface design, I've never heard the words 'purple', 'orange' and 'professional' used in the same sentence.

    Then you'd hate the suit I wear to work...

  2. Re:Dear Ubuntu by Sark666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah I can see the plan.

    'Hmm... What colour could potentially be uglier than brown...'

    'Purple!!! Of course!!!'

  3. Re:Still brown... by aliquis · · Score: 5, Funny

    True that.

    "We changed the wallpaper!" OMG! NEWS!

    Also everything about Ubuntu and the word brown, such as:
    "Ubuntu is shedding its previous brown look"
    always reminds me of Apples Zune ad, can't find it on YouTube but it's like they talk about all the colors options and then mentions "[pause] brown ..."

    Hurray for brown!

  4. Okaaaaay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You might wanna get that checked out.

  5. Re:Orange and purple are more professional? by Etrias · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is the mascot gig going anyway?

  6. Re:Orange and purple are more professional? by migla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Visually, light is a prerequisite.

    --
    Some of my favourite people are from th US; Vonnegut, Chomsky, Bill Hicks.