I have been spending time in the Gimp making graphics for my wife's web site, so I decided to make a logo for my blog. It is not fancy, just a retro tech font with a transparent background. Here's what it should look like in the header bar for thatlinuxbox.com:



I like the way the new logo text looks against the purple background.

Apparently so do the Ubuntu folks. It looks like the next Ubuntu (Lucid Lynx 10.04) will also use a purple theme. I am certain that the Ubuntu folks liked my site so much that they decided to incorporate purple into their next release. Here are some screenshots from the next Ubuntu: