[CREATE] proposal site renew and logo.

[Jon Phillips]

On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 22:51 +0200, Peter Čuhalev wrote:
> Jon Phillips wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 14:11 +0200, Peter Čuhalev wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>hello,
> >>i got around a little time and made a logo for create and a little 
> >>redesign on the css theme of the planet blog on create at fdo.org.
> >>i took jon's lightbulb and styled it a little as the idea was to have a 
> >>lightbulb or so i remember.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Very cool! My only concern about the Create logo with the bulb is that
> >its similar to the jabber logo (jabber.org). However, I like the little
> >swatches net to the bulb.
> >  
> >
> Hmm. jabber lightbulb, there is a similarity that's true. I wonder can 
> two projects have similar logos and co-exist I believe it is possible, 
> but I'll try to think of a new thing maybe.
> 
> I have another idea and I'll try to realize it and twick it soon too.

Cool!

That is why I originally started to create some more detailed images of
lightbulbs.

> >I wonder what other ways we can get the logo to convey the ideas of
> >collaboration between other open source creative applications and
> >sharing?
> >  
> >
> I tried also to include crop marks into the logo, but it didn't come out 
> nicely so I just left the swatches, which I think are a nice addition.

Agree...

> >Also, I'm curious to why you made the two 'e' letters grey.
> >  
> >
> E's grey. Hmm I wanted to make something new from the name. Like to make 
> a difference in the name. Create is a normal word, but if you colour the 
> two e's in it it makes a more unique style. You could say The Create 
> project, the one with grey E's. (just had an idea to colour it. and it 
> balances the logo nicely too.)

Ok, I guess I've become too functional in my concerns for design ;)

> >However, I love the simplicity of the lightbulb, but think the lines in
> >it should be thickened so that it can also exist in black and white.
> >  
> >
> black and white. Hmm. i'll make a grayscale version also, and purely b&w.

Awesome, this is always the ultimate test for a logo. Is it faxable?
copyable? (generally, does it stand up on its own?)

> >>anyways a preview of logo + how new css looks with it. + logo and .css 
> >>files for switching included.
> >>am open to suggestions on improving and further developing the idea or 
> >>things if needed.
> >>
> >>regards,
> >>peter
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Cool! I wonder if there is even more tweaking you could do to the planet
> >layout. It still looks pretty similar to openclipart planet. 
> >  
> >
> Just got a great idea for tweaking the main site, planet and wiki. Will 
> prepare a preview in the next week or soo when I get to the time. I'll 
> try integrating a more unified layout, I'll see what I can come up with.

Cool...thanks for the patches. Are you comfortable using SVN and command
line? After I commit one of your patches, I will give you free reign on
the server to tweak...we need more developers :)

> >Thanks so much for undertaking this and making some cool ideas.
> >
> I believe it is the least I can do as I find the project really great 
> and as things start to develop and integrating, like Scribus looking 
> into the Create folder now also, a good image will be important.
> 
> regards,
> Peter

Thanks Peter, you are cool!

Jon

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