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On 21/07/15 18:57, Patrick 'P. J.' McDermott wrote: > On 2015-07-21 12:21, Will Hill wrote: >> What do you most want associated with the Gluglug? There's >> Libreboot, the free software firmware with Respects Your Freedom >> certification. Anything else? >> >> On Monday 20 July 2015, Francis Rowe wrote: >>> Title says all. Any graphics designers in here? >>> >>> I'll pay for the work. > > Maybe a seagull is a good piece of imagery: > > * Birds are commonly associated with freedom * A seagull is > commonly associated with water (even though they're also found far > inland), where one could "drown in freedom" * "Gull" sounds similar > to "Glug"? > > Alternatively, one could play with the lettering, as I did with > Libiquity's logo (the "L" is in the shape of a stack diagram) and > the Taurinus logo (the "T" is in the shape of a gnu's head) [1]. > Maybe the serifs of a capital "G" could be a bird's wings and the > curve of the "G" could be a long tail? > > So maybe a "G" in the shape of a seagull. Or a swallow, so the > long tail makes more sense. > > Another thing to consider with a logo like this is where the logo > will be used. If it will only ever be used on a Web site, you can > use any colors and size you like. If it will ever be printed in > grayscale or black-and-white (e.g. on shipping labels or faxes) or > silkscreened or stitched onto any surfaces, a logo that uses at > most two colors [1][2] would be better. If it will be printed in > small sizes, the features need to be large and clear. (Designing a > versatile logo is a tricky thing.) > > [1]: > https://shop.libiquity.com/media/images/taurinus-coming-soon.png > [2]: http://libiquity.com/media/branding/logo.full.288x66.png > That sounds good. I also mentioned that the logo could possibly be a bird, in the libreboot IRC channel: <francis7> bird = wings <francis7> it's wings are unclipped. it's free -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVrpIKAAoJEP9Ft0z50c+Um3EIAMXnhIAekyTFvKBVnxhb/c2Q u7TA53AvD4+bxGJYpUIFYAOxwFaESjpN0/9gwUjmkDvtzHZ/VT4ppfQZzRkXGUix dCnPIi+vT+rE5WnsQ6vbHqMQJhKeHbIQCfxl2h7WNmxafnKSLUaWNXISSSnAcwen vYKC7RieLPfB+IDgoo8fZ1XOa+KgCLGznhfapQDaYfedWtoPmHUvRjt/0xZlrmv5 WFG+/cK7budzrV7AK9c/37YMOtWVC4MEG54iKkBMOt3Q8agwlx/CmNNgjbmJglbo 1VpCxZG3Uk28yBHhpE3EQO+QxDZsJMyzZAopkaU0NKDqvOhEHq73hBBkwngaPVQ= =rYV3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
