Hey all,
On 15 jun 2009, at 08:39, Ashley Yakeley wrote:
Thomas Davie wrote:
We had a lot of "fun" deciding Haskell's new logo, and while I
don't agree with the final result, it would be nice if we could now
start consistently using it. With that in mind, I realised that
the Haskell Platform's logo is totally different, and did a quick
mock up of a version reflecting the current Haskell logo. It needs
someone with the original vector graphics to have a play and
improve it a little bit, but hopefully you'll se a concept you like.
I rather like the fact that the Haskell Platform logo is distinct
from the Haskell logo. I think it helps prevent confusion (even
though the Platform logo is based on one of the Haskell logo
competition entrants).
For new users, when they "install Haskell" they will install the
Haskell Platform. I don't think we need to have a big distinction
between that. Therefore, I think that the Haskell Platform should
share the Haskell logo. I think the Haskell platform is an excellent
name for internal communication, but to the outside world, it *is*
Haskell. This is what you get when you install Haskell. Otherwise it
will probably only confuse users.
I think a typical new user would do something along the following
lines: I want to play around with Haskell. I'll google for "install
Haskell" or "download Haskell" (here, the Haskell Platform download
page should be the #1 hit). There, the user sees the Haskell logo and
doesn't have to know *anything* about the platform effort, cabal, ghc
or whatever. Therefore, I think it should have the Haskell logo, not
the platform logo.
-chris
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