Create countdown banners for Intrepid:

The banners will be made available from 30 days prior to release on October 30th. 

There is no issue with making a number of these available. It is not desirable to use the code name for Ubuntu 8.10. Ubuntu is for everyone, for novice users especially and Intrepid Ibex is 'insider-speak', great for our internal reference but exclusionary to new arrivals. 

Other than that  - go for it - the more creative the better.

== Historical ==

8.04 countdown for syndication -
{{http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/804/partner/804countdown_01days.jpg}}

note that it is too big for most sites - should have been a standard
banner size like 180x150 ([[http://www.iab.net/iab_products_and_industry_services/1421/1443/1452|standard sizes can be found here]])

8.04 countdown for ubuntu.com -
{{http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/804/ubuntu/804UbuntuCountdown_04days.png}}

designed to mate against the masthead banner on the homepage

7.10 countdown for syndication -
{{http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/dist/710countdown_14days.png}}

7.10 countdown for ubuntu.com -
{{http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/optimized/710countdown_14days.png}}

Javascript to display them is quite simple and can be seen here - http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/display.js
(it gets modified at release time in order to change the image from
"almost ready" to "its here" when the release team gives the ok.

== Concepts ==
Put your ideas here

=== MadsRH ===
Here are my suggestions:

{{attachment:hardy_w_reflect-countdown.jpg}}
{{attachment:green-countdown.jpg}}
{{attachment:orange_or_yellow-countdown.jpg}}
{{attachment:gray-countdown.jpg}}

//MadsRH (6/7/08)

I just learned that the banners above isn't the right size. So I've made some new ones in 180x150 px

{{attachment:gray_blue-with-cal-icon.jpg}}
{{attachment:grunge-with-cal-icon.jpg}}
{{attachment:grunge-countdown-banner.jpg}}

//MadsRH (31/9/08)
=== VBabiy ===
Here is my suggestion:

{{attachment:ubuntu-countdown.png}}

Updated (7/8/08)

=== thorwil ===

{{attachment:tw_intrepid_countdown_02_edited.png}}

Comment from nealmcb:
thorwil - I love the counting by hands approach - very human!

It might be too esoteric or difficult to lay out, but would also be cool in other ways, to use Sign Language, which takes fewer hands: http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/Counting-on-Numbers-in-Sign-Language.id-1972.html
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{{attachment:tw_intrepid_countdown_06_spiral.png}}

Thorsten Wilms | t_w_@freenet.de | http://thorwil.wordpress.com




=== Lizzeh ===
Here are two banners that I've done...

{{attachment:binarydigit_blue_countdown.png}}
{{attachment:binarydigit_brown_countdown.png}}



Some more - Updated 7-Sep-08

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=== Other counter ===

Look here for more counter http://www.the-pc-board.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1636