> I added some dimension to it with bump mapping and shadows. It needs fine-tuning, but otherwise it looks much better (on screen)
> Is there any way we can get our Avalon graphics in a SVG format so that > we can generate PDF documentation with graphics that actually look pretty? > GIFs don't tend to scale very well. Well, I made 'em in vector format in CorelDRAW 9, so that should be a matter of saving as SVG. Can also provide Adobe Illustrator or PDF format if you want them? > Also, while I appreciate the hard work that went into our logos, I think > I can offer a couple of suggestions that would make them even better. > The first thing you notice is the stark shallow-chromatic-ness of > the logo. > In other words, it looks as if it were designed solely for > monochrome printers. It was designed to print well. Shading/shadow 'degrades' poorly. > This is in distinct contrast to the previous logo that we had. > It was nice > looking, colorful, and it printed well. Yup. I think that one was a bit too colorful though =) It didn't print as good as the new one on my B/W DJ... > I think that with the subtle use of shadows we can achieve this > again--still > using our current design. Check out the logos of some of the > other Jakarta > packages (I enclosed what I think are the best of the crop). All of them > have a certain level of dimension. Whether the dimension is created by > color variations (i.e. tomcat), or by shadows (i.e. jetspeed) > they all lend > a visual interest that our logo doesn't grab. agreed. Of the lot, I definately like the james logo best. The log4j one is beautiful but impractical. > I guess I am jumping on this bandwagon now that I am in publication mode, > and I want our project to be well presented. don't we all? I'm attaching a PDF version of the logo. I'd really like to see the 'source' logo stay in a completely vector format. I'll download SVG export capability and send you that. Export from CDR to AI seems a bit lossy. I'll fiddle with it a bit tomorrow. cheers! Leo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
