On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 16:36:10 UTC, ixid wrote:
I think the logo would look nicer without the light effect crescent that goes all the way across.
I always thought this "light effect crescent", also present in the old logo, was meant to represent the contour of the planet Mars. I think it is part of the signature and that we should try to keep it. Likewise I see the "clouds" in the old logo as representing Martian atmosphere.
The new logo I think is an improvement over the old one because not only is it clearer (fewer ornaments) it also enhances the Mars image: widening the horizon and an increased aspect ratio gives a cinematic view of the D, suspended in weightlessness, in alignment with the two moons. Increasing the distance from the D to the edges of the logo (where does it end?) compared to the classic logo (which now looks cramped) actually strengthens the focus on it: it is the only thing there. Loosing the clouds also enhances this outer space impression. Like when carefully homing in on a space station after a long interplanetary flight.
So, in my eyes this enhancement of the logo has been done in all the right ways considering proportions, focus, signature features, recognisability and the strength of the impression it leaves.
Walter, I know you like [1] the current version of the logo for all the features that are removed here. Maybe the above helps a bit to see the ups of this version :)
[1] https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/853#issuecomment-71565627
Bastiaan.
