On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 31, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Rob Weir <rabas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On May 30, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Donald Whytock <dwhyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Hagar Delest <
> hagar.del...@laposte.net
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Le 30/05/2013 22:53, Rob Weir a écrit :
> >>>>
> >>>> I think the important thing is to realize that long-standing
> >>>>> OpenOffice users, like you and me, have strong opinions and
> >>>>> perceptions on this that are not necessarily reflective of the views
> >>>>> of the broader user base. We're too close and too familiar with the
> >>>>> old logo. So I discount your views on this just as I discount my
> own.
> >>>>> I look more toward the survey for an unbiased view.
> >>>>
> >>>> OK but we should allow the users to decide if they want to keep the
> >>>> current logo. If it's not among the other candidates, it denies this
> >> right
> >>>> to the users.
> >>>>
> >>>> I thought the current logo was among the surveyed logos...?
> >>
> >> The current logo is not really eligible since we have no vector source
> >> for it. It was a quick hack for AOO 3.4.0 using a composited bitmap.
> >> But it doesn't work with the full range of uses we need the logo for.
> >>
> >> Of course if anyone wants to make an vector version of the old logo,
> >> using a free font, etc., then we can certainly consider it. That was
> >> always a possibility, though it didn't seen to interest any designer.
> >>
> >> -Rob
> >
> > My feeling is that we put out this survey to actually find out what the
> > responders liked. It is certainly true that many of us really LIKE the
> > existing logo. But I think that we should respect the outcome of the
> > survey.
> > There seemed to be a consensus both for the flat logo and the thinner
> > letters
>
> I'm wondering if it is worth creating some processed versions of the
> top logos to validate how well they handle expected transformations
> like:
>
> 1. Rendered at 1-bit color (non dithered black & white) like a silk
> screened tee-shirt image might have.
>
> 2. Rendered monochrome dithered,such as in newsprint.
>
> 3. Rendered smaller to see still distinctive / recognizable
>
> 4. Rendered larger to verify quality of vector paths
>
> 5. Rendered on an off-white background rather than pure white to check
> contrast. (Our blog for example is not pure white)
>
> 6. Render with color filter to reflect common color blindness
> varieties to confirm image still is coherent.
>
> These are all transformations we can expect in real use, so it will
> good to pick a logo that preserves it's character and recognition
> under such transformations.
>
> There may be other such technical checks that the designers would be
> more familiar with.
>
> -Rob
>
These are probably useful to do, esp #3, 4, and 6 I would think.
>
> > .
>
> > I think doing the survey and honoring the results is a good way to keep
> > Apache OpenOffice relevant.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> Don
> >>
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