Hi Markos, Hi all, I like it - aligns with other ASF logos, imho.
Any other thoughts / feedback from the rest? Gruß Richard > Am 04.01.2026 um 20:03 schrieb Markos Volikas <[email protected]>: > > Hi all, > > Thanks again, Richard, for the feedback. I think I have improved the design. > :-) > > Please find attached the logos. > > I made the following changes: > > Removed tiny details that were rendered as noise for small sizes. > Made the spider symmetric. > Made thin parts thicker and decreased the length of very fine shapes. Made > the bounding box as close to a square as possible. (This is also important > for the ASF "Powered by" badge) > Used negative space instead of multiple colors (like in the Apache Parquet > logo). This is also nice because it reflects the "Component" nature of > StormCrawler. > IMHO, it looks much cleaner while retaining the top level characteristics. It > also appears to render nicely when resized, although I wouldn't recommend > less than 64px. > > I tried multiple alternatives and further simplification rounds, but then the > spider starts looking more like an octopus and the logo loses anything > distinctive. > > Regarding the colors, the idea was that the gray variants should work for > both light and dark backgrounds. Having separate versions would be better, > but I'm not sure if GitHub supports rendering the version based on the theme. > > What do you think? > > Best, > > Markos > > On 12/30/25 20:02, Markos Volikas wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Thanks a lot for the feedback! >> >> I had similar thoughts, and I now have some ideas I want to test :-) >> >> Best, >> >> Markos >> >> >> On 12/29/25 16:24, Richard Zowalla wrote: >>> Hi Markos, hi all, >>> >>> Thanks a lot for the update and for explaining the design process; it’s >>> clear a lot of care went into this, and it shows :-) >>> >>> I think you missed to attach the GitHub image (or ASF mailing list did drop >>> the image attachment in which case you would need to upload it some where). >>> >>> One suggestion that might help further improve the logo would be to >>> optimize it a bit more for very small sizes (favicons, headers): slightly >>> thicker legs, fewer tiny details, and keeping the red accent focused mainly >>> on the lightning bolt so it remains the clear focal point. Simplifying the >>> silhouette a little could also help with readability across different >>> backgrounds (that was a + of the first draft). I think shrinking the spider >>> could also help. >>> >>> What we would need is the colored version and a monochrome version. >>> >>> Overall, this is a strong direction already, imho :) - if we get some >>> further input we might be able to do a vote soon. >>> >>> Gruß >>> Richard >>> >>> >>>> Am 28.12.2025 um 17:31 schrieb Markos Volikas <[email protected]> >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I think I managed to improve it. >>>> I have attached the icon itself and the full logo as SVG files. I have >>>> also attached a screenshot that shows how it will be rendered on top of >>>> GitHub's dark background. >>>> For anyone interested, I started with a real spider image that I >>>> simplified and vectorized using LLM tools and Inkscape tracing. I then >>>> assembled the pieces, refined the details, and adjusted the colors so that >>>> it is visible on top of both light and dark backgrounds. The red color is >>>> a dark shade of the ASF Style Guide, and the font used is the recommended >>>> one (Montserrat). >>>> In my honest opinion, it is minimal (no shades, very sharp edges, or tiny >>>> details) while keeping most of the character of the original. >>>> I would be glad to hear your opinions, and I wanted to mention that it was >>>> a really fun process for me, regardless of whether we are going to choose >>>> it in the end :-). >>>> Thanks, and my best wishes for the new year, >>>> Markos >>>> On 12/25/25 18:14, Markos Volikas wrote: >>>>> Happy to hear :-) >>>>> >>>>> I might be able to improve it a bit now that I have some time. The colors >>>>> also need some adjustments to have sufficient contrast on both light and >>>>> dark backgrounds. >>>>> >>>>> Merry Christmas, >>>>> >>>>> Markos >>>>> >>>>> On 12/24/25 13:38, Julien Nioche wrote: >>>>>> Yes, looks good to me >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy Christmas to you all >>>>>> >>>>>> Julien >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 24 Dec 2025, 11:09 Richard Zowalla, <[email protected]> >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I totally forgot about that discussion. Actually, I like the SVG you >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> sent, Markos. >>>>>>> Aside from the "TM" (which we need to follow up on), it looks fine, >>>>>>> imho. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What does the rest think of it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gruß >>>>>>> Richard >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2025/07/17 19:43:19 Markos Volikas wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I play around with inkscape from time to time and I had attempted to >>>>>>>> create a minimal version of the stormcrawler logo :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The spider was generated mostly by chatgpt with some tweaks by me >>>>>>>> afterwards, but I was not very satisfied with the result. The text >>>>>>>> part >>>>>>>> follows the apache style and I think looks nice. I share it anyway. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Markos >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 7/17/25 11:26, Julien Nioche wrote: >>>>>>>>> It was someone I found online more than 10 years ago. Here are the >>>>>>> original >>>>>>>>> files he delivered >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://dw3i9sxi97owk.cloudfront.net/uploads/stream/2015/11/452959/25183545/Logo.ai >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://dw3i9sxi97owk.cloudfront.net/uploads/stream/2015/11/452959/25183555/Logo.png >>>>>>>>> and the individual parts >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://dw3i9sxi97owk.cloudfront.net/uploads/stream/2015/11/452959/25183909/Spider.png >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://dw3i9sxi97owk.cloudfront.net/uploads/stream/2015/11/452959/25183917/StormCrawler.png >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 at 09:01, Sebastian Nagel >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [2] is a formally PDF (created with Adobe Illustrator): converting >>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>> using >>>>>>>>>> pdf2svg [4] results in a small (40 kiB) SVG. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> > The current tooling doesn’t handle the .ai file well >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Looks like it's because of the canvas. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> > Possibly add “Apache” to our logo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We need the font as well. Looks like, [4] was used. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Or is there an "official" ASF font to switch to? >>>>>>>>>> Need to look into [5,6] or ask about it. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> But maybe the main question: >>>>>>>>>> @Julien, do you still have contacts to the creator of the logo? >>>>>>>>>> We should first ask them before anybody "amateurishly" modifies the >>>>>>> logo. >>>>>>>>>> ~Sebastian >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [3] https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/pdf2svg.1.html >>>>>>>>>> [4] https://fontm.com/adam-font/ >>>>>>>>>> [5] https://www.apache.org/foundation/press/kit/ >>>>>>>>>> [6] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://apache.org/foundation/press/kit/ApacheFoundation_StyleGuide.pdf >>>>>>>>>> On 7/16/25 13:44, Richard Zowalla wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>> We uploaded our StormCrawler logo for automatic logo generation [1]. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>>>>> source file is available here [2] or in our StormCrawler website >>>>>>> repository. >>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have decent Photoshop skills? I think we should consider >>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> following: * >>>>>>>>>>> Update our logo by creating an SVG version that scales properly for >>>>>>>>>> graphics. The current tooling doesn’t handle the .ai file well, which >>>>>>> makes >>>>>>>>>> the generated “powered by” logo look terrible [1]. * >>>>>>>>>>> Possibly add “Apache” to our logo similar to how it’s done with the >>>>>>>>>> Storm logo here [3]; I believe it would improve the overall look. >>>>>>>>>> This >>>>>>>>>> might also be important, if we plan for the Trademark route. >>>>>>>>>>> What do you think? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Gruß >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Richard______________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> References: >>>>>>>>>>> [1] https://www.apache.org/logos/poweredby/stormcrawler.png >>>>>>>>>>> [2] >>>>>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/comdev/project-logos/originals/stormcrawler.ai >>>>>>>>>>> [3] https://www.apache.org/logos/poweredby/storm.png >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> <sc-new-icon.svg><sc-new-logo.svg> > <logos.zip>
