Who created the default Ubuntu wallpaper? I mean the wallpaper displayed at this link. It is beautiful and I am curious: was it Mark Shuttleworth himself?
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Looks like a mix of the 10.XX wallpaper and the 11.xx, add to that the purple at the far right. – Uri Herrera Apr 02 '12 at 18:46
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I think it's a worf of the Canonical Design Team Blog.
Update: Now that i've read a little, i believe Canonical held some sort of contest where users could contribute with artwork, Wallpaper competition i believe, and maybe some user won and got his wallpaper published.
You can read more here:
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers/0.31.6
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers/+bug/621287
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers/+bug/625193
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/629216
- https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/design-m-wallpaper-competition
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The wallpaper contest ones are in addition to the default wallpaper. – Jorge Castro Apr 02 '12 at 16:12
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The default wallpapers in Ubuntu since 10.04 have been made by Otto Greenslade (Portfolio).
Prior to 10.04, the wallpapers were mostly created by Ken Wimer (Blog). I say "mostly" because my memory is a bit hazy if he created every single older wallpaper, but he was the designer of the wallpapers prior to 10.04.
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