Re: new logo on debian.org
John C. Ellingboe wrote: Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: John C. Ellingboe wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null I kinda understand the logo. The new logo is ok I guess, but it doesn't seem to connect me to anything Linux like the chick did. John Debian is arguably the best linux (and other OS) distribution out there, but in my humble opinion it's new logo isn't. Give me 'ole blue eye' any day. John -- Powered by the Penguin
Re: new logo on debian.org
Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: John C. Ellingboe wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null I kinda understand the logo. The new logo is ok I guess, but it doesn't seem to connect me to anything Linux like the chick did. Johnbegin:vcard n:Ellingboe - KE4BPW;John C. x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:The Guntersville Computer Center version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Owner/Admin note:www.guntersville.net x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:John C. Ellingboe - KE4BPW end:vcard
Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], egm2@jps.net writes: What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Because that particular kind of hat is well known and it is the kind of thing that sticks in people's minds. It is actually valid to call it clever. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. Why not? It is a mascot. Not all mascots have any direct relationship to whatever they represent? Besides, a penguin is a lot cooler than the platypus that is on my old Guerilla Unix Development T-shirt.
Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
On Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 12:02:53AM -0400, Shannon wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], egm2@jps.net writes: What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Because that particular kind of hat is well known and it is the kind of thing that sticks in people's minds. It is actually valid to call it clever. OK, so a bunch of people think that the swirl sticks in people's minds as well. I find it more memorable than the hat, actually. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. Why not? It is a mascot. Not all mascots have any direct relationship to whatever they represent? Nor do all logos. This was my original point. (well, do a sed -e 's/direct/obvious/' on that first) -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
Re: The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
On 26 Jul, Matthew Cordes wrote: | I'm not sure it's really necessary, though. If there's any meaning | behind that hat, I don't know what it is. | |-Michael | | The 'Hat' is a clever marketing icon. The Debian Swirl is a little too abstract. I theorize that it will be changed relative soon (1 year or less). What was wrong with the clever looking bird, prior to the swirl? | | -matt | | What exactly is clever about the Hat? I got the jinni thing. Furthermore, what's with the penguin? That never made any sense either. -- Eric G. Miller Powered by the POTATO (http://www.debian.org)!
Re: new logo on debian.org
John Foster wrote: andreas pålsson wrote: I saw the new logo on www.debian.org and I'm curious.. Exactly what is it supposed to symbolize? I don't have much of an artistic mind, but to me it looks like a pigs tail. I do not care for it either. maybe there is more to the logo (as a symbol) than we realize. For now I will stay with the Penguin, more recognizable. -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 19460173 I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboebegin:vcard n:Ellingboe - KE4BPW;John C. x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:The Guntersville Computer Center version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Owner/Admin note:www.guntersville.net x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:John C. Ellingboe - KE4BPW end:vcard
Re: new logo on debian.org
John C. Ellingboe wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story
Re: new logo on debian.org
Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story It's a nice idea, but it's too hard to get a grip on when only the swirl is visible. I am sure that people who who never seen the logo before will at some point ask what it supposed to look like. I've seen the swirl and the bottle together and my first reaction was a bottle with smoke or a bottle with something hot in it.. On the other hand maybe it's just me who is less intelligent than the rest of the world and doesn't get it :) I'm not complaining on the author or his artwork, in a artistic level I'm sure it's a fine piece of art. But for the normal guy/girl it's too hard to relate to something than a bottle with a puff of smoke. Just my opinion. ./Andreas -- --
Re: new logo on debian.org
I miss the debian bird image. -matt On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 02:58:44PM +0200, andreas pålsson wrote: Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: I'm with you also. The chick connected us with Linux but the new logo doesnt do anything for me at all. John C. Ellingboe don't you never see a Genius going out from it's lantern ? like Aladin's story It's a nice idea, but it's too hard to get a grip on when only the swirl is visible. I am sure that people who who never seen the logo before will at some point ask what it supposed to look like. I've seen the swirl and the bottle together and my first reaction was a bottle with smoke or a bottle with something hot in it.. On the other hand maybe it's just me who is less intelligent than the rest of the world and doesn't get it :) I'm not complaining on the author or his artwork, in a artistic level I'm sure it's a fine piece of art. But for the normal guy/girl it's too hard to relate to something than a bottle with a puff of smoke. Just my opinion. ./Andreas -- -- -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/nu ll
Re: new logo on debian.org
On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 02:58:44PM +0200, andreas pålsson wrote: It's a nice idea, but it's too hard to get a grip on when only the swirl is visible. I am sure that people who who never seen the logo before will at some point ask what it supposed to look like. I've seen the swirl and the bottle together and my first reaction was a bottle with smoke or a bottle with something hot in it.. On the other hand maybe it's just me who is less intelligent than the rest of the world and doesn't get it :) I'm not complaining on the author or his artwork, in a artistic level I'm sure it's a fine piece of art. But for the normal guy/girl it's too hard to relate to something than a bottle with a puff of smoke. I'm not sure it's really necessary, though. If there's any meaning behind that hat, I don't know what it is. -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
The Hat: was Re: new logo on debian.org
I'm not sure it's really necessary, though. If there's any meaning behind that hat, I don't know what it is. -Michael The 'Hat' is a clever marketing icon. The Debian Swirl is a little too abstract. I theorize that it will be changed relative soon (1 year or less). What was wrong with the clever looking bird, prior to the swirl? -matt
Re: new logo on debian.org
I saw the new logo on www.debian.org and I'm curious.. Exactly what is it supposed to symbolize? I don't have much of an artistic mind, but to me it looks like a pigs tail. - -- I do not care for it either. maybe there is more to the logo (as a symbol) than we realize. For now I will stay with the Penguin, more recognizable. Hmmm...I downloaded the source from potatoe for linuxlogo (to fix what got broken in slink with my K6 cpu) and see that it now uses the swirl. Wonder if I can put Tux back? (Hey if you want that stupid bottle have Barbra Edan (holding a penguin!) come out of the bottle instead of the smoke!) === Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or . _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
new logo on debian.org
I saw the new logo on www.debian.org and I'm curious.. Exactly what is it supposed to symbolize? I don't have much of an artistic mind, but to me it looks like a pigs tail. ./Andreas - Let's say oink! to Linux
Re: new logo on debian.org
andreas pålsson wrote: I saw the new logo on www.debian.org and I'm curious.. Exactly what is it supposed to symbolize? I don't have much of an artistic mind, but to me it looks like a pigs tail. I do not care for it either. maybe there is more to the logo (as a symbol) than we realize. For now I will stay with the Penguin, more recognizable. -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 19460173
