I like logo-slant-half best. They're all good though! On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 03:20:20 +0000 Luke Clifton <ltclif...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tim, > > Nice work, I quite like the look of the 'hex' variations. > > Regards, > > Luke > > > On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 at 13:14 Tim Cuthbertson <t...@gfxmonk.net> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I'm a big fan of Nix / NixOS, but I've long felt that the logo could > > do with a bit of work. So I toyed about a bit with inkscape, and came > > up with a few ideas: > > > > https://github.com/gfxmonk/nixos-logo-ideas/tree/master/exports > > > > They mostly keep to the existing logo structure, but with some changes: > > > > - Make the lines wider, and remove the rounded caps. The existing > > logo feels too thin, as if it's made of lines rather than shapes. This > > feels fragile, particularly when scaled down. > > > > - Made the lambda structure more obvious. To be honest, it wasn't > > until fairly recently that I noticed that the logo was made of > > lambdas. I've added gaps between each one so they don't run into a > > single shape as much. I've also added some subtle gradients at the top > > of each, to turn it into more of a woven structure, rather than a > > snowflake. > > > > - Rotated the shape so that there's an upright lambda, and the shape > > fits better into a restricted-height context (e.g a header bar). > > > > # Shape variants: > > > > "straight": More or less equivalent to the current logo, but with > > straight (not rounded) edges > > > > "hex": Blockier in general, and gives the short foot of the lambda a > > triangular edge. This aligns all outer points to a hexagon shape, > > mirroring the inner hexagon. > > > > "slant": The lambdas in this one have a fatter head and thinner feet. > > This makes the overall structure look more dynamic and organic, but > > de-emphasizes the clean lambda shape somewhat. The shapes on this one > > may need some tweaking, as the outer shape (made by the feet) still > > seems a little disorganized still. > > > > # Highlight variants: > > > > "none": every lambda has the same shading > > > > "half": every second shape is darker (as in the current logo) > > > > "feature": the right-way-up lambda is the only darker shape. This > > makes the repeating lambda structure more obvious, but obviously > > affects symmetry. > > > > I haven't done too much experimentation with the colours, but feel > > free to crack open the svgs (in the parent directory) and try whatever > > you like. > > > > Let me know what you think! > > > > Cheers, > > - Tim. > > _______________________________________________ > > nix-dev mailing list > > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev