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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. I want KDE on Ubuntu by default... by bogaboga · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and here's why:

    1: All issues that prevented this from happening are non issues now.

    2: KDE is much faster now

    3: KDE is easier to develop for

    4: KDE is easier to use for those coming from the Windows environment

    5: KDE is much more flexible

    6: KDE apps are more pleasing to look at

  2. Re:Dear Ubuntu by linhares · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The first impression people get is extremely important. Here is a video with the ubuntu theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM

  3. Re:Dear Ubuntu by houghi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I do not like the Microsoft UI. I absolutely hate the Apple UI. Luckily on Linux I can select what I want and easily adapt it to my needs. I started with Enlightenment!, then went to Windowmaker and now am using XFCE. However I am probably not the standard user. The first thing I do is disable icons on my desktop. I detest all the 3d stuff and rounded themes.

    So first I select the UI I want and then I select the colour I like.

    And on my Windows machine the first do is go back to the 'old' layout.

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  4. Re:Excuse me? by mcgrew · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm curious, why do you have two SUVs? They are the most wasteful and dangerous vehicles on the road; more people die in SUVs per passenger mile than in any other type of vehicle.

    I assume you live way out in the sticks and have a dirt road leading to your house? I assume you have an f-150 because you own a construction company (nobody else needs one), but since you have that, why have the Cherokee? Why not something safer and less wasteful?

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