Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Brainstorm title.
Denis Jacquerye wrote: The Ubuntu Brainstorm title could definitely be improved. The letters of the word brainstorm seems to be have ad hoc. Could it simply use the letters from the font Ubuntu Title, available in the package ttf-ubuntu-title, or from Ubuntu Titling. [ http://betatype.com/node/36 ] The Ubuntu font has always been rather sad in terms of execution in addition to being rather derivative of Fedora's official font. Yes, Christian's work is exemplary and elevates the font to a professional level regarding spacing and ascents etc. Judging from his blog post comments however, I can understand why he probably isn't absolutely thrilled with his intended audience. Short of getting Christian's work implemented as the new official Ubuntu font, there are only two options as far as I can tell: * Manually adjust the bleak font spacing to help rid the nasty typographic colour. * Use the official font _only_ for the term Ubuntu. It simply doesn't qualify as a font for other uses unless we as a group are happy with a rather amateur presence. I would give a huge vocal plus one to Ken if he can get Christian's work on the map regarding the power structure. Licensing can apparently be sorted out as he seems open to making changes. Sincerely, TJS signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Brainstorm title.
On 28/02/2008, Thorsten Wilms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ubuntu part in my version is straight from the official logo. Setting ubuntu in one those 2 fonts looks quite different. I think it's bad to set ubuntu in a similar but still clearly distinct font. Even worse would be combining the original with just brainstorm set in one of the fonts. They are not compatible (that closely together). The Ubuntu logo was made by the same person as the font Ubuntu Title, Andy Fitzsimon, unless I'm mistaken. Only the 't' has been modified between the two. Nothing prevents you from keeping the 't' as in the original logo. On top of that, I strongly dislike the m and r in Title and somewhat dislike the r in Titling. Your 'r' and 'm' are better than in Ubuntu Title. But there's something strange about the 'a', and the 's' is very distorted. I'll gladly hand out the SVG to anyone who thinks he can improve my letters but I remain against using one of the fonts here. The problem is that if each Ubuntu artist start making new characters to match the official Ubuntu title for every new project, we'll end up with many typefaces. If there's something wrong with Ubuntu Title, why not fix it there so every one can benefit from it? Cheers, Denis Moyogo Jacquerye -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Brainstorm title.
On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 10:14 +0100, Denis Jacquerye wrote: The Ubuntu logo was made by the same person as the font Ubuntu Title, Andy Fitzsimon, unless I'm mistaken. Only the 't' has been modified between the two. Nothing prevents you from keeping the 't' as in the original logo. Wrong. All letters have at least been straightened out a bit. Just take a close look at your own comparison. Your 'r' and 'm' are better than in Ubuntu Title. But there's something strange about the 'a', and the 's' is very distorted. I admit that I'm not too happy about the s. But I tweaked it for what felt like an eternity and finally went with what I had. Nobody complained before the launch, although there was plenty of opportunity. The problem is that if each Ubuntu artist start making new characters to match the official Ubuntu title for every new project, we'll end up with many typefaces. True. If. If there's something wrong with Ubuntu Title, why not fix it there so every one can benefit from it? This was no option, because as I said, there are changes to all letters between the official logo and either font. I don't have the energy or time to create yet another font, especially as I see no chance of getting everyone to use that one, then. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Brainstorm title.
On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 18:06 +0100, Denis Jacquerye wrote: The Ubuntu Brainstorm title could definitely be improved. The letters of the word brainstorm seems to be have ad hoc. Could it simply use the letters from the font Ubuntu Title, available in the package ttf-ubuntu-title, or from Ubuntu Titling. [ http://betatype.com/node/36 ] I've attached a image with the current brainstorm logo, one with Ubuntu Title and one with Ubuntu Titling, in that order. The ubuntu part in my version is straight from the official logo. Setting ubuntu in one those 2 fonts looks quite different. I think it's bad to set ubuntu in a similar but still clearly distinct font. Even worse would be combining the original with just brainstorm set in one of the fonts. They are not compatible (that closely together). On top of that, I strongly dislike the m and r in Title and somewhat dislike the r in Titling. I'll gladly hand out the SVG to anyone who thinks he can improve my letters but I remain against using one of the fonts here. -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
