UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This page is for hard info. Although it will get revision, please keep thoughts/comments to the discussion page.

Idea

Ubuntu's icon theme could benefit from a refresh. Oxygen is a good, comprehensive and modern icon set. It doesn't have overly heavy outlines like Tango, but for our needs, it lacks the "Human-touch". So we will use it as a starting point.

We start with a base Oxygen set and replace the icons as suitable ones are created. The idea is to create as modern a set as Oxygen but with that distinctly Human feel.

Guidelines

Technical

• All source icons will be in .SVG form created at the size they are meant to be used.
• Sizes = 16px, 22px, 24px, 32px, 48px and scalable. Scalable to be created at 256px.
• 16-48px will be rendered in the built package with .svg used for anything larger.

• License - Creative Common Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License

Aesthetic

Palette

Process/Planning

Define a set of background colors to make sure the icons will look alright against Ubuntu themes. This should also have the effect to set a certain tendency in the palette, without defining it directly. (It should be evaluated, if icons can be adapted to varying backgrounds simply by applying gradation curves)

Create abstract icons like a sphere and a box to give an idea about perspective and lighting.

Define the virtual environment: Lighting and surfaces that are hinted at in reflections. It seems Human and Oxygen assume light straight from above. This simplifies shadows. I think the default theme and the icons should assume the same light direction.

Resources

Templates

• Inkscape - SVG -Drop "Breathe_Icon_Template.svg" in ~/.inkscape/templates. It should then be visiable from "File->New" in the Inkscape menu.

Links

• Discussion

• Icons

Contact

All technical discussion regarding this project is coordinated here:

• Mailing List - Ubuntu Artwork

• IRC - #ubuntu-artwork on Freenode.