On Tuesday 15 April 2008 16:25, Jaime Villate wrote:
> Hi, I have already expressed my support for the work that Alexey is doing
> with the Website.
> However, changing the logotype without a previous general consensus is a
> bad idea. Whether we like it or not, the old logotype is already spread
> all over the Web as the icon for this project (see for example
> http://www.ohloh.net/projects/302).
> I propose that the old logotype be recovered in the new web site. If it
> is ever changed, there should be a previous discussion and it would be
> best to change on the occasion of a new release and the change should be
> made globally (documentation, etc) rather than just in the Website.
OK, here are my arguments for the new logotype:
* The new logotype is not completely new and it's based on the the old
version.
* The new logotype is easy to be reproduced.
* The old logotype could be read like "Ksi-M-Sigma"---I guess it's not
intended.
* The old logotype contains overlapping symbols so it couldn't be
transformed in a readable printable version; the new sign is easy to be
printed b/w (actually, we can set arbitrary background color).
* The new logotype could be scaled up and down nicely while the big version
of old one is rendered roughly.
So, the old sign is a bit old-fashioned and less practical.
I suggest other project participants to choose from these versions.
--
Alexey Beshenov <al at beshenov.ru>
http://beshenov.ru/
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