Hi Phil, I don't like the diamond in the back, nor the colors (looks old). Also the square brackets and vertical bar are not horizontally centered.
I still like the concept though. I couldn't see the golden ratio. Can you overlay it? Regards! Esteban A. Maringolo 2017-05-03 9:38 GMT-03:00 p...@highoctane.be <p...@highoctane.be>: > I got a shot at this and this gives the following. > > What we should do: > > - ensure the [|] shape has the gold ratio (so it is naturally attractive). > - make sure the square is positioned so that the golden ratio is also > all over the place. > > Color wise, I went for blue because Smalltalk has a natural elegance > and goes for no crap. > > Phil > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 12:49 PM, horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Esteban A. Maringolo wrote >>> A decade+ ago I created the one attached, and I've seen used in some >>> Smalltalk related sites. I still like it but it can be done better. >> >> *[|]* seems to be a popular choice. I got two votes for this at LinkedIn. >> >> It looks rather plain to me, though. It lacks sizzle. >> >> Maybe the best way to settle this is to have a Smalltalk logo competition. >> People can submit their logo designs and a panel of judges can decide on the >> best one. The winning entry would be the "official" Smalltalk logo. >> >> For the panel of judges, I would like representatives from each of the >> following: >> >> o ESUG >> o the Pharo project >> o the Squeak project (Alan Kay?) >> o Cincom >> o Instantiations >> o GemTalk >> >> Of course, my stylized hot air balloon would be Logo Candidate Entry #1. >> >> If you think this is a good idea, I'll start organizing it. The submission >> deadline for the competition would be July 18, 2017 (the first anniversary >> of my TechBeacon article, " How learning Smalltalk can make you a better >> developer >> <https://techbeacon.com/how-learning-smalltalk-can-make-you-better-developer> >> "). >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://forum.world.st/A-Logo-Proposal-for-Smalltalk-tp4945122p4945390.html >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >>
