Hi Kalem,
this concern is occasionally raised. Besides personal taste we need to consider
legal and branding aspects - the logo (what you refer to as "LibreOffice icon")
is trademark protected and essential part of our branding. We can modify the
mimetype icons, though.
You should not be confronted too much with this particular icon, except on
macOS. All other OS use the mimetype icons for the modules at the app launcher
or on the desktop.
Some ideas for new mimetype icons are available at
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Icons/Proposals. Feel free to add
yours there (or somewhere else) and share the link here - attachments are not
accepted on this mailing list.
Other resources:
*
https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2022/07/15/vote-on-the-libreoffice-branding-icons/
* https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132398
* https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Branding
Best regards,
Heiko
On 15.10.26 00:23, Ahlam Omry wrote:
Hello,
The current LibreOffice icon is visually poor. The black ribbon in the upper
corner closely resembles a memorial photo frame, with its black ribbon
traditionally used to display the image of a deceased person. And its blank
white page design is dull and lacks visual appeal.
I suggest redesigning the icon with a more distinctive color and a modern, and
vibrant visual style, moving away completely from its current plain, lifeless
white look.
As an example, I have created the attached icon design as a possible
alternative, and I hope you may find the concept interesting.
The design uses the initial “L” prominently in the center to represent
LibreOffice. The five horizontal colors represent the LibreOffice applications,
following the same color order in which they appear in the application menu.
The green and blue bands are slightly wider to give greater visual emphasis to
Calc and Writer, which are the two most widely used applications, while keeping
the other application colors clearly visible even at the small icon size used
in the taskbar.
Regards
Kalem
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