Hi Carl, ive added a new heavier version of the logo here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12399146/qpid_logo_test10.png
I tried it out on the website by modifying it locally, Id say it looks better than what is there. Be sure to change the image size in the html though if you use it, its 185x69 now. I started it from scratch and made it up using a couple of different fonts and a bit of manual moving and pruning (gimps text capabilities are awful :P), so its not quite the same but I think it works nicer this way, the exact same style didn’t really work with the heavy text. I tried feathering it, but gimps idea of feathering is pretty much just using a tapered translucency and it certainly didn’t look like the Apache logos text, which is somewhat reminiscent of resizing artifacts hehe. I don’t really know what else to try in that respect, so if someone else wants a shot ill turn over the original gimp xcf file and they can have a bash. I think it looks nice the way it is though :) Robbie -----Original Message----- From: Robbie Gemmell [mailto:gemme...@dcs.gla.ac.uk] Sent: 26 January 2009 18:12 To: dev@qpid.apache.org Subject: RE: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT SCANNED] I'll have a look at it later in the week, times a bit tight for the next couple days, and i'll have to do the logo from scratch if I am changing the font etc, plus figure out how to feather text in gimp :) I think the other main thing to decide is how wide it should be (relative to height), and I can aim for that size with the original rather than resizing it afterwards. With the sizes being imposed on it by the page at the moment its currently being made around 75% wider than it was originally meant to. Robbie -----Original Message----- From: Carl Trieloff (JIRA) [mailto:qpid-...@incubator.apache.org] Sent: 26 January 2009 14:54 To: qpid-...@incubator.apache.org Subject: [jira] Commented: (QPID-53) Create Project Logo[MESSAGE NOT SCANNED] [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-53?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12667257#action_12667257 ] Carl Trieloff commented on QPID-53: ----------------------------------- having placed one logo on our web site, I think if we make the font a bit heaver, and then feather the text, QED with gimp. That should make it look a bit better. For example see how the ASF logo text has been feathered. Carl. > Create Project Logo > ------------------- > > Key: QPID-53 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-53 > Project: Qpid > Issue Type: Task > Reporter: Debbie Moynihan > Priority: Minor > Attachments: MoreAMQPLogos.pdf, qpid_logo_medium.png, > qpid_logo_medium2.png, qpid_logo_medium3.png, qpid_logo_medium4.png, > qpid_logo_small.png, qpid_logo_small2.png, qpid_logo_small3.png, > qpid_logo_small4.png, qpid_logo_test5.png, qpid_logo_test6.png, > qpid_logo_test7.png, qpid_logo_test8.png, qpid_logo_test9.png, > qpid_logo_test9_resized.png, qpid_logo_test9_resized_padded.png, > QpidLOGOS1023.pdf > > > Create a logo for the project. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation Project: http://qpid.apache.org Use/Interact: mailto:dev-subscr...@qpid.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation Project: http://qpid.apache.org Use/Interact: mailto:dev-subscr...@qpid.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation Project: http://qpid.apache.org Use/Interact: mailto:dev-subscr...@qpid.apache.org
