[Nix-dev] Logo improvement ideas

[Nathan Bijnens]

There is an open alternative for Myriad: Vegur.

N.

On Sat, Sep 12, 2015, 4:11 AM Tim Cuthbertson <tim at gfxmonk.net> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 2:10 AM, Daniel Peebles <pumpkingod at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Does anyone feel like the S in the NixOS typeface in the new logos is too
> > narrow? I love the new graphical logo proposals, but the typeface
> bothers me
> > a little.
>
> Ahh yes, I meant to mention that - I don't really care about the
> typeface much (well I care, but the existing one looks fine to me).
> But I don't have it installed. According to the current logo svg, it's
> "Myriad Web", which comes with various Adobe products (Photoshop,
> Illustrator, etc). Since I'm using Linux/Inkscape, I don't have access
> to it, and haven't seen any legal way of getting / using it outside of
> purchasing Adobe CS. It apparently comes with acrobat reader, but that
> license does _not_ cover use outside of reader. Or so I read on the
> internet somewhere ;)
>
> So it may be legally OK for someone who has bought Adobe CS to render
> out the logo with the "Myriad Pro" font. But I can't do it, and being
> an open-source project, it's probably a better idea to opt for a more
> openly available font.
>
> So, yeah.. I don't have any motivation to change the font for
> aesthetic reasons, only for practical reasons.
>
> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Tim Cuthbertson <tim at gfxmonk.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I've now updated this form with the remaining options, so I think it
> >> is nearly ready to go.
> >>
> >> I'll let it stew for a few days in case anyone has suggestions for
> >> improvement before we start collecting results, but does anyone know
> >> who we'd talk to to get a link somewhere official (twitter / planet /
> >> etc)?
> >>
> >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Oliver Charles <ollie at ocharles.org.uk>
> >> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 1:35 PM Tim Cuthbertson <tim at gfxmonk.net>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> If nobody authoritative wants to set up a poll, I can certainly do
> one
> >> >> :)
> >> >> I'm a little bit busy at the moment, but as long as we're not in a
> >> >> hurry...
> >> >>
> >> >> To prevent overwhelming people with options, and after letting these
> >> >> stew for a little while, I'd be happy to limit choices to:
> >> >>
> >> >> * shapes: just circle and hex. I think circle is strictly better than
> >> >> "straight", and I think "slant" is too disorganised / unclean to be a
> >> >> winner.
> >> >>
> >> >> * colours: "feature" and "half". The plain versions are probably too
> >> >> boring to bother with.
> >> >>
> >> >> So that only leaves 4 proposals, across those two axis. I can include
> >> >> more if people think it's worth it, but I don't want to overwhelm.
> >> >>
> >> >> I've made a start here:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oMKuPCIz5bmUokrN6mllYpIDH7cmVQTzuZAcUdGH1HM/viewform
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Looks like a step in the right direction! I can't think of anything
> else
> >> > I'd
> >> > add.
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