Well, I also like https://github.com/SiddheshRane/apache-netbeans-9.0-spash/blob/master/Apache-NetBeans-9.0-IDE.png but it's not perfect.
The feather and bands are super nice and flat. The logo is not flat all all and looks a bit off superimposed like that. It might be a good idea to bring back the red wireframe NetBeans logo that we had in previous versions. See eg. http://imgur.com/ZKajQPp or http://imgur.com/ZVH8RB7 The font is nice because it's thin but it irks me the little curl on the lowercase `n'. With that in mind this other variant is simpler https://github.com/SiddheshRane/apache-netbeans-9.0-spash/blob/master/Apache-NetBeans-9.0-IDE-alt-2.png --emi On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Siddhesh Rane <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a link to the history of Visual Studio logos along with timeline. > http://logos.wikia.com/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio > > If you'll observe there are just 3 logos as such and these follow the design > language of whatever Windows version Microsoft had at the time. The first > ones are clearly matching Windows XP, the infinity one suits Vista/7 and the > current flat logo they have was introduced in 2012 to match windows 8. > Microsoft changed logos to be consistent with their product range, not for > the sake of change alone. > > I saw the old logos of Intellij IDEA, PyCharm and RubyMine as well as > Jetbrains. And I saw their current logos. What their current logos have is > consistency of design language. So I can show you a logo of their least > popular products and you'll still be able to identify that as an offering > from Jetbrains. Here again their motive was consistency across their entire > product range. > > I did a quick Google Image search for Intellij IDEA splash screens and it > seems Jetbrains is a bigger fan of vibrant images than us. Netbeans splash > screens have been flat in comparison. > Even with their current text in a black box logos they haven't ditched > vibrancy, with the gradient beams. > I guess their designers use 72" 4K LCD TVs as monitors. > > Common to Microsoft and Jetbrains is that their logos are not too generic to > have accidental correlation to any other brand's logo. And we have identified > already 2 companies that have similar logos. We also don't have to abide by > any operating systems ui choices because we are platform independent. > If at all we have to put out a message then it has to be about the Apache > branding, as something good because Oracle's move raised a lot of questions > about the future of Netbeans. > > People in this thread have rightly pointed out to consistency, design > philosophy and uniqueness to stand out. That's what they are asking for in > the redesign. > > Regards > Siddhesh Rane > > ---- Christian Lenz wrote ---- > >>Please have a Look to the history of visual Studio. Everyone already Knows it >>after redesigned it from.time.to.time. the Logo and the ui. See the jetbrains >>Logos, and still known. It is more a marketing Thing to present a redesign >>and why. New organistation, why not having a new look/brand? >> >> >> >>Von: Michael Müller >>Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. Juli 2017 22:54 >>An: [email protected] >>Betreff: Re: AW: Possible new splashscreen for NetBeans 9.0 >> >>BTW: I'm talking about the solid silver cube, not about the old red line >>drawing which is a sibling of a Visual Studio drawing. >> >>And I like that proposal for a new splashscreen with that old logo too. >>Personally, I prefer the word "NetBeans" a little bolder. >> >> >>Herzliche Grüße - Best Regards, >> >>Michael Müller >>Brühl, Germany >>blog.mueller-bruehl.de <http://blog.mueller-bruehl.de/> >>it-rezension.de <http://it-rezension.de/> >>@muellermi >> >> >>Read my books >> "Web Development with Java and JSF": https://leanpub.com/jsf >> "Java Lambdas and Parallel Streams": >>http://www.apress.com/de/book/9781484224861 >> "Visitors" a photographic image book: https://leanpub.com/visitors >> >> >>On 07/11/2017 10:07 PM, Michael Müller wrote: >>> But there are lots of reasons not to change it. >>> >>> The old logo is well known and associated with NetBeans. A little >>> facelifting, especially vectorize the logo would be fine. >>> >>> The new hexagon, with something like a cube inside might be anything. >>> Siegwerk or Liferay, but NetBeans. >>> >>> Who knows Beiersdorf? But everybody knows their Nivea. They will >>> loose, if they replace that logo by a new one. Keeping the old >>> fashioned logo now sells lot more than just a cream. >>> >>> Usually developers and designers love to re-invent the wheel. But we >>> shall not forget about the real importance: Improving the great IDE >>> and platform over creating modern but characterless logos. >>> >>> Just my two pence. >>> >>> >>> Herzliche Grüße - Best Regards, >>> >>> Michael Müller >>> Brühl, Germany >>> blog.mueller-bruehl.de <http://blog.mueller-bruehl.de/> >>> it-rezension.de <http://it-rezension.de/> >>> @muellermi >>> >>> >>> Read my books >>> "Web Development with Java and JSF": https://leanpub.com/jsf >>> "Java Lambdas and Parallel Streams": >>> http://www.apress.com/de/book/9781484224861 >>> "Visitors" a photographic image book: https://leanpub.com/visitors >>> >>> >>> On 07/11/2017 01:09 PM, Christian Lenz wrote: >>>> This shouldn’t be a reason to not Change it 😉 >>>> >>>> >>>> Gesendet von Mail für Windows 10 >>>> >>>> Von: Michael Müller >>>> Gesendet: Montag, 10. Juli 2017 23:42 >>>> An: [email protected] >>>> Betreff: Re: Possible new splashscreen for NetBeans 9.0 >>>> >>>> one more sibling: liferay developer tools >>>> >>>> The old cube is unique - and that is a greater worth than thousand >>>> modern icons. >>>> >>>> >>>> Herzliche Grüße - Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Michael Müller >>>> Brühl, Germany >>>> blog.mueller-bruehl.de <http://blog.mueller-bruehl.de/> >>>> it-rezension.de <http://it-rezension.de/> >>>> @muellermi >>>> >>>> >>>> Read my books >>>> "Web Development with Java and JSF": https://leanpub.com/jsf >>>> "Java Lambdas and Parallel Streams": >>>> http://www.apress.com/de/book/9781484224861 >>>> "Visitors" a photographic image book: https://leanpub.com/visitors >>>> >>>> >>>> On 07/09/2017 06:09 AM, Siddhesh Rane wrote: >>>>> ---- Michael Müller wrote ---- >>>>> >>>>>> Theses are commonly used for other products. I've seen something >>>>>> similar >>>>>> within Visual Studio and the logo of Siegwerk: >>>>>> https://www.siegwerk.com/de/startseite.html >>>>> Thanks for pointing this out Michael. >>>>> The logo of siegwerk is very similar to the new netbeans logo at >>>>> http://netbeans.apache.org and the concept is also pretty widespread >>>>> in modern designs so you'll also come across many similar logos. >>>>> I think we should stick to the old logo for a while now. We can >>>>> improve upon it. We currently don't have a vector graphics version >>>>> of it, so someone can rework it in SVG or PSD. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Siddhesh Rane >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >>
