[OpenFontLibrary] New design work

[Laval Chabon]

Hi 2!

Suggested Fonts to use with your future LOGO: VEGESIGNES 1 internationals.

Bye 1

2011/7/18 ricardo lafuente <bollecs at sollec.org>

> Hi Robert!
>
> Thanks a lot for your really useful feedback. Truth is, we are still
> brainstorming on the logo in order to find what works best; so the timing of
> your critique is, well, perfect!
>
> We did mention that the version that's online is still a mockup, and we're
> not that fond of it either. You raise several great points and we will
> definitely consider them in the design process.
>
>
> On 07/14/2011 08:10 PM, Robert Martinez wrote:
>
>> 1. raising the brightness with an extra box under the logo reduces the
>> contrast and makes the upper section too vivid without emphasising the
>> logo itself.
>> - why not make the font less bright and skip using the box?
>>
>
> Good point. Using a coloured background made more sense before we started
> on the layout, but you're totally right -- the navigation bar being a
> different colour from the page does away with the need for yet another
> coloured box up there.
>
>
> 2. the two-colored logo scheme reflected in the type is too much:
>> -it makes the "f" fall apart from the rest of the logo and defeats the
>> reason for a clear monochrome logo: it adds to the extra vividness
>> around the logo.
>> -it puts an emphasis where none is needed, i think the connection to the
>> open clipart library does not necessarily have to be reflected in the
>> logo itself more than it already does.
>>
>
> Yes -- thanks for clarifying that the logo was, indeed, made for monochrome
> usage. We were just trying out different approaches, and will respect your
> direction. Also agree on unneeded emphasis.
>
>
> 3. the aligned text on the left of the logo is a weakness.
>> -the current layout starts with two right aligned lines, continues with
>> centered and then stays left aligned.
>> starting with the logo followed by left aligned text would put a natural
>> emphasis on the logo.
>> It even offeres to do something interesting with it there, like scaling
>> it up a bit and putting some catchy visual elements around it that add
>> to the general style.
>>
>
> Very good points, thanks for this insight.
>
>
> I really like the preview feature a lot it works great, and the
>> additional information for every font is awesome and readable, too. Much
>> better than before.
>> The fonts are now better separated from each other and the fonts-row
>> stands out, while the sidebars fade away. Also there is more room for
>> the actual fonts and less "head" space.
>> I'll stop commenting for now since the mail is lon enough already :P
>>
>
> Wow, thanks for all the feedback! We'll be posting on our blog as soon as
> we have better results.
>
> :r
>
>
> On 07/14/2011 03:06 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
>>
>>> On 14 July 2011 08:12, Dave Crossland<dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://blog.**manufacturaindependente.org/<http://blog.manufacturaindependente.org/>
>>>>
>>> http://**manufacturaindependente.com/**oflb/20110712-homepage/<http://manufacturaindependente.com/oflb/20110712-homepage/>:)
>>>
>>
>>
>


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