That’s what we want the Ubuntu desktops in Natty to feel like. We’re changing things a little bit for the coming release too. We’ll still feature some fantastic photography sourced from our Flickr group but this time we’re reserving at least 3 places for non photographic wallpapers, so things that are rendered or drawn.
The wallpapers from the last cycle were one of the finest collections we’ve ever had and we’re excited to see what you’ve all got to share with us in 2011. If you’ve got an amazing photo you’d like to submit simply head over to the Ubuntu Artwork group on Flickr, join up and add your photo(s) to the group. Please tag anything you’d like us to consider with the tag NattyWallpaper so that we know to look at it when judging comes around.
If you have a rendering or drawing you’d like to submit we have a new site set up for handling submissions. It can be found at http://art.ubuntu-owl.org/. As with the Flickr group images should be tagged NattyWallpaper so we can review them more easily.
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.
Lastly we have to have selections made and a package accepted into the distro in time for the UI Freeze on the 24th March so we’ll stop accepting entries after 13th March 2011 so get snapping, sketching and thinking and we’ll look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
Great move, but with so many talented artists out there I don’t envy your job trying to pick just three! :P
Heh, exactly. :)
For Natty you should IMO use “Relax” for default wallpaper, not again some ugly, generic purpe something created within a few seconds…
Watch and learn :)
http://big-sb.deviantart.com/art/Relax-172678061
submissions site is down. I’ve added and tagged a contribution on flickr instead. peace!
Hi there, thanks for sharing, it’s a nice piece of artwork. However, if we could please keep comments positive and with a focus on submissions that would be appreciated.
Members of the design team took great care in creating and selecting the default wallpaper in Ubuntu. The same care we and everyone else involved in the project takes to try and make the best distro we can and it’s unfair to dismiss their work in this way.
“Bright, light and beautiful!” That’s the last thing I feel when I look at the dark Ambiance theme. Natty’s Unity looks like winter depression. ;-)
“Bright, light and beautiful!” Really sounds like KDE 4.5/6 and Qt :)
Or W7 :)
I agree, Ambiance is not that bright. Radiance is a lot brighter and therefore I use that.
Maybe from design point of view, but both are heavier than Gnome if you look at the system requirements.
Considering that the linked wallpaper is CC 3 NC that isn’t an option. GPL explicitly allows commercial resale.
Of course I expect you’re simply linking to your own work, an insulting spammer, just what the Internet needs.
It’s not my work and neither was i insulting..
That wallpaper is indeed nice, but unfortunately it’s not released under a license that could be used in Ubuntu.
“…not again some ugly, generic purpe something created within a few seconds…”
If that’s not insulting I don’t know what is.
I really like that “ugly, generic purpe [sic]” wallpaper in Maverick.
But hard on those eyes when it’s late at night! :)
Hi, It’s up again, you can add it now. (The illustration/render might get lost among the photo pool.)
The alpha site couldnt take the load of all the audience from various blogs/news sites all at once.. :)
Truth hurts, doesn’t it? :P
I really appreciate the branding effort going on right now (Ubuntu font etc.) … in this context, how about having also availabl a more “branded” wallpaper (i.e. with the name Ubuntu)?
can you actually switch to Radiance in new Unity? for me didn’t work out, everything is still dark. Though maybe because I’m using it in 10.10 :\
hmm… i tried to register about 10h ago, but i still got no email
I hope that a new sound scheme will be implemented in Natty as well!
A beautiful wallpaper :D
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=drdln#/d30otbn
The submission form seems to be broken, generating this error:
“/srv/www/art.ubuntu-owl.org/htdocs/cchost_lib/cc-events.php”(222): Parameter 2 to CCEditorials::OnGetSysTags() expected to be a reference, value given [2011-01-18 20:56 pm][174.62.222.222][/submit/fullmix]
There’s also no indication on art.ubuntu-owl.org as to where this error should be reported.
You’re right, I cannot upload, at least with Chromium
I’ve now tried it in Windows, Ubunt, and on a Mac, and I’m getting the same error everywhere. Is this really going unsolved?
Hi there, I’ll speak to the guys running the site and see if I can find out what’s going on.
I really appreciate it. Thanks for your help!
Hm, Now i am ok with this nevertheless not wholly confident, therefore i am gonna research a bit more.
Maybe we could contact the author and ask them to relicense it?
Is there any way you will accept submissions one day late? I just found out about this and have tons of Ubuntu-themed wallpapers (non-photography) that I made for personal use… It would be great if they were actually included in Natty.
i joined the group after the deadline, but i posted my works for ubuntu 11.04 wallpaper before the deadline, i’m out?
here my works:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hokmaph/5506310162/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hokmaph/5506310160/
Is it too late to submit wallpapers for 12.04?