looks great!
On 24.08.2015 05:14, Tim Cuthbertson 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